A Season of Change: How I Rediscovered My Purpose 

I'll be back on October 7th and will continue to have a more consistent upload schedule going forward. My life has changed so much, and I have learned many lessons that I'm ready to share. I'll also be sharing the origin story and development of my new start-up. Thanks for always supporting me, Dustin. You have always been such a great friend, even if we rarely see each other anymore.

Hi Paquita, thank you so much for the kind words! You’re exactly the kind of person this video was intended for, and I truly hope it resonated with you. It was a tough time for me, but coming out on the other side has given me a stronger sense of who I am and the kind of people I come from. It helped me recognize my strengths and talents in ways I hadn’t before. I hope your experience has brought you similar clarity and empowerment. It sounds like we share a similar style in our renovations! I’ve got a home update coming out tomorrow, and I’d love for you to check it out. Take care and keep pushing forward!

Thanks, man. I hope you're doing well.

Man, you’re really grasping here. I kept things vague in the video because I didn’t want to release anything that could damage my former partner. I get the skepticism, but to clarify, our partnership failed because we weren’t great leaders together, and too much ego was involved. He started as my mentor and then became my partner. I kept growing, but he always wanted me under his thumb. He’s well-intentioned but also very judgmental, to the point where I felt silenced and couldn’t fully be myself. For six and a half years, I had to change myself to keep him happy, which takes a toll on your mind and soul. Our team had a revolving door. By the summer of 2021, I realized we had a leadership problem. People would leave and succeed elsewhere. It wasn’t a ‘them’ problem but an ‘us’ problem. As a business leader, I believe it’s our responsibility to grow our people and help them achieve their goals. But he didn’t see it that way; he called them ‘underlings.’ The truth is, I was getting what I wanted, but the brokers on our team weren’t. They weren’t seeing the same growth in their careers and lives. We had 13 brokers on our team at one point, yet my partner and I accounted for over 85% of the business’s production. That meant we had a lot of broke brokers working with us. That’s a leadership problem. We weren’t delivering on our promise, and I still struggle with the guilt of wasting their time. Time is the most valuable asset anyone has. I was humbled and wanted to turn things around, but he was stuck in his ego. By March 2022, I was ready to leave and start fresh as the sole leader of a new team at a new brokerage. We met for breakfast in April, and I told him I was leaving. He was shaken and begged for another chance. I believed him, and we moved the team to a new brokerage in May, with plans to restructure and work with a leadership coach. But by December, nothing had changed, and I was miserable. In February 2023, I hit the wall. One Wednesday morning, I walked in and told him I was done. The next day, I signed the company over to him and left. I had left everything I built behind. Lost a friend in him, and two months later, my home renovation went sideways. My mom’s health declined (something I’ve kept private, but she's been disabled for 20 years now as a result of multiple brain tumors), and my income was slashed by more than half. I nearly lost everything but dug deep and found my new path, not without the help of my friends and an incredibly supportive dad. I’m happy to report that in December, my new startup will celebrate its first year in business. We’re growing faster and more sustainably than I could have imagined. After my home update video on October 7th, I’ll launch a new series called ‘My Start-Up Story,’ where I’ll share how I’m building a business and culture focused on ‘Leaving everyone we touch better than we found them.’ I hope you stick around for it. Maybe this is REAL enough for you. Take care.

Wow what a a bunch of bs your spouting there. You have so much negative comments on somebody you don't Even know. Your comments really says more about your outlook on life then it does him