Proven By Ruben Podcast

As I met with Jordan Jones, a local real estate developer, the day of the podcast, he walks up to me and lets me know he just finished showing institutional investors downtown, the Prince Charles project and discussing the abundant opportunity in investing in Fayetteville. This man loves this city and he loves show casing investments like the historic Prince Charles Hotel! One indication of his love shows in his numbers. Jordan has helped acquire over 1,000,000 sq ft of vacant historic buildings in his career and he’s not slowing down! Quick History: Jordan was born and raised here in Fayetteville and he has seen first-hand just what this community has become. Not only was he raised down the street from the Prince Charles, his great-great-grandfather built the Prince Charles Hotel in the 1920s. Hear more about his empire in the podcast! Quick Project Details: Jordan and his team of long-term wealth investors will allocate approx. $74,000,000 in private money by fall of 2020 that will be invested in our commun

“Feel the fear and do it anyways… You’ve got to believe more in WHO you’re becoming than who you are in this moment” Molly deMattos... One of the funniest, most compassionate, high energy, most down to earth people I have ever met. AND YES, all of this comes through on this podcast! Hear how she went from working in the Girl Scouts to co-creating The Matt & Molly Team with Matt Tavener in 2011, the team closing 228 homes in 2018, and becoming a BOLD COACH for MAPS Coaching within Keller Williams Realty! What lead to her break downs and break throughs? What were some of her limiting beliefs and what were some of the driving factors that kept her pushing forward? With motto's like, “Be open to better”, and “What would future me do?”, she is a student to growing her mindset and skills. This podcast is sure to challenge your beliefs so that you can do what is needed for you to have everything you desire. 2019 GOAL for The Matt & Molly Team: 334 Homes Closed! We’re rooting you on! Check out more here: htt

Matt Faircloth is a powerhouse filled with knowledge and the passion to share it! Just to bring it home real quick, him and his team bought a 198 unit apt complex right here in Fayetteville and he discusses the ups and downs associated with this deal through the very FIRST BiggerPockets documentary soon to air!  On this podcast he also discusses some of the reasons why Fayetteville interest him as a place to invest, what got him started in real estate investing and some of the challenges you can avoid as an investor. Real Quick: Matt is the cofounder of DeRosa Group, a family-owned business that has been investing in residential and commercial property with a mission to “transform lives through real estate.” The founders, Matt & Liz, started investing in real estate in 2004 with the purchase of a duplex outside of Philadelphia with a $30,000 private loan. Fast forward to 2019 and his team will soon be passing 700 doors! More Goodies: - DeRosa Group has completed over 30 million in real estate transac

Victoria Huggins is no stranger when it comes to representing our state with her talents! She’s a motivational speaker, vocalist since the age of seven, and she was a morning news producer. She’s also been on It’s Showtime at the Apollo, Star Search, American Idol (Top 100), the American Bible Challenge and was also crowned 2017 Miss North Carolina! She hasn’t slowed down a bit and has now taken the position of Manager of Community & Media Relations for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers! On this podcast she discusses the wins and challenges Fayetteville faced while working to get the Houston Astros franchise agreement here. She also discusses how the Woodpeckers name was chosen, what we’ll experience in the almost $40 million stadium and the impact this will make for downtown Fayetteville. Check out more here: https://www.milb.com/fayetteville   Proven By Ruben PODCAST (also available on iTunes): https://anchor.fm/provenbyruben  Check out more here: https://www.provenbyruben.com   Create your O

Candy Sugarman, the founder of PlayBig Online Marketing, Motivation Candy, Simply Brilliant Marketing and Gun Powder Gals has tons of energy and I love it!! You quickly find out just why she has so much energy as the podcast goes on. She has true passion for her businesses (plus the “you heard it hear first” business she mentions!) and the impact she’s creating in other businesses when working with them to increase revenue through her marketing strategies! She’s also very passionate about her women-only shooting group, Gun Powder Gals, that promotes women using and mastering firearms to be able to protect themselves and their families, explore the world of shooting sports, and empower them to go outside their comfort zones. Candy also hosts Concealed Carry Fashion Shows, Tactical shooting clinics, and 2-Gun shooting clinics! Check out more here:  https://www.Motivationcandy.com  https://www.Playbigonlinemarketing.com  https://www.Gunpowdergirls.com SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.

Marc White, CEO of The White Group, talks with me about how him and his team finished 2018 second in the Numbero Uno KW office in the UNIVERSE!  Quick Stats:  2018 - 120 Units Closed 2018 - $1.2 million in Gross Commission Income 2018 - 10% increase in units closed with an almost 300% increase in profit! Check out more here: https://marc.thewhitegroup.com/   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://amzn.to/2DWKFKL 

Looking for a firecracker of a leader?? Look no further than Jessica Pegg! Jessica is the Assistant CEO of the KW Ballantyne office in NC (most profitable KW office in the UNIVERSE!) AND the team owner of Pegg Properties! With her team closing 74 units ($19+M in Vol) in 2018 AND her having a leadership position in the office, leverage has served her well! Shes learned a lot in the 6yrs shes been licensed and she tells all in this podcast! Listen to how she got started, when she wanted to quit, what pulled her through and what it takes to stay in the grind to achieve all shes achieved. Video mentioned in podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg-HuNfumZk More info: http://www.peggproperties.com    SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://amzn.to/2DWKFKL 

Joseph was a successful CEO serving two KW offices and now is a co-owner (with his wife) of Salt Marsh Properties in Charleston, SC. In 2017, the Klosiks partnered with The Temple Team (I talk with Kent Temple in PODCAST #29) out of Charlotte, NC where Joseph serves as the Director of Expansion and Lead Generation and in 2018, they did 156 transactions that equated to over $57M in production! Flexing his coaching and training muscle he also serves as the Operating Partner of a Keller Williams Market Center in Charleston, SC and is a KWU approved trainer where he travels to coach and train agents all over the Carolinas! His passions have carried him far and he humbly knows, there’s so much more to learn and give! Listen to this podcast and get the insight to the falls and the wins of his career. MORE INFO:  https://www.facebook.com/joseph.klosik   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ  

Mike and Tianna Dean are serial entrepreneurs and the founders of Cornerstone Design Co. in Fayetteville, NC. Hear in this podcast WHY they started CDC, the challenges they overcame and HOW they have built an amazing team culture! Quick Run Down: Jesus is the Cornerstone of their lives and they believe that the dinner table is the cornerstone of every home. Their hope is that each piece of handmade furniture brings people together in your home, carving out space for fellowship, family meals, work, art projects, or sharing a cup of coffee. Creating space for you to slow down, laugh, and connect is the vision behind each piece of furniture they create. Many of their pieces are a patchwork of pine, oak, mahogany, walnut, poplar, and other reclaimed woods. This blending of materials is a purposeful reflection families, partnerships, friendships, and communities and stays true to the simplicity of the farmhouse style furniture they love so dearly. Creating beauty from the discarded, bringing it to new life, but no

Toby Prudhomme is the CEO/Founder of Military First BnB Solutions and IS the business of my dreams! I’ve personally wanted to get into AirBnB investing but didn’t want to be the person changing towels, doing inspections, cleaning everything, restocking house hold items, guest communications, repairs, monitor the Air BnB market for pricing, etc. For Toby and his team to fill this gap has made my life easier and many others as well! Listen to this podcast and find out how he strategically prices the properties they manage to build up demand and get a sneak peak in the tips and tricks on how they utilize cutting edge tools and systems to make it all work! MORE INFO: https://www.militaryfirstbnbsolutions.com/  SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://amzn.to/2DWKFKL 

Shelby Osborne is the CEO/Founder of Five Pillars Realty Group, Founder of Pints & Properties and no stranger to hard work, persistence and is extremely attracted to growth! How do I know that? As you’ll hear in this podcast, she has only been in real estate for a little over a year and in 2018 is projected to closed 45 units in her sales business! Also, she currently has 16 doors in her investment side of the business, and is projected to have 35 by Feb 2019. Shelby - “Our team members are the best, too. Every member of Five Pillars has huge team and personal goals. We’re comprised of active duty or prior service military who personally invest in real estate so we understand both the military lifestyle and investor mindset. We are driven, focused and passionate about what we do. Real estate pumps us UP and we’re excited to help our clients feel the same.” Some Goodies: -Captain at Ft. Bragg, NC in the 2-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division -Senior Human Resources Manager Company Name

Ann Milton is a small town girl with BIG TIME RESULTS! Based out of Lillington, N.C., her and her team have closed approx. 270 homes in 2017 that equated to approx. $1.2M in Gross Commission Income! With her leadership and team building skills, she left a big box brokerage and opened her own brokerage in January 2018 (Ann Realty Group). We talk about the wins, struggles, hard times and great times in this podcast along with how her days are structured so be prepared to take notes and take action while listening to this Rockstar’s story!  More info: https://www.annmilton.com/    SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://amzn.to/2DWKFKL 

Bill Claydon is the founder of Fayetteville and Fort Bragg's oldest tattoo shop, the world famous Bill Claydon's Tattoo World. Bill started his shop in 1986 and on this podcast, he tells some great stories that lead up to him starting his shop (including his first few tattoos), stories of him getting his shop off the ground, along with what he'd like to be remembered as. Don't miss this podcast with a true LEGEND!  Check out MORE here: https://bit.ly/2EXl8oj    SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://amzn.to/2DWKFKL 

Kent Temple is the CEO of The Temple Team where him and his wife, Pam Temple, run a real estate team that is on track to close approx. $65 Million in real estate in 2018. If that doesn’t keep them busy enough, Kent is also an investor in 6 KW offices, they are actively expanding their business across the Carolinas (including Charlotte, Asheville, Charleston and The Triad) and both Kent and Pam travel across the nation teaching business owners how to think and execute on their vision (approx. 62 classes/workshops in 2018)! The Temple Team is a highly sought after, top-ranked real estate enterprise, focused on growth and success which has solidified them as the #1 group in Lake Norman at KW Mooresville. Other Goodies: Kent and his wife are both members of KW Luxury Homes International Network and Global Property Specialists Network. In 2016, Kent was accepted as a KW University International Master Faculty. Check out more: www.TheTempleTeam.com   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK &nb

"Gross Stinks, Average Sucks" Brian Pate is the former CEO of a real estate office that has over 300+agents! He is now the CEO of the Pate Realty Group. Him and his team have closed 100+ units equating to approx. $26M+ in closed production in the last 12 mths! When it comes to his real estate portfolio, he currently has 54 properties ($33M+) with over 400 doors! On top of that he also owns a title company, he's the elected commissioner of the Town of Wake Forest (Since Nov. 2015) and he's a North Carolina Real Estate Commission Instructor. If I told you this is all he was involved in, I'd be lying. He always has a new plan and a new venture around the corner that will benefit all that he surrounds himself with! Check out more here: https://www.paterealty.com/   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://amzn.to/

Jerome Bell Sr. is a former active duty Marine and the CEO/Founder of Rajj Investment Properties, Inc and ExpressTax Professionals. By the end of 2018, he will had closed over 70 flips and have almost 70 buy and hold investments in his portfolio. Jerome reads approx. a book a week which has put him in contact with the greatest minds in the universe. With his love of reading came his love of writing and he plans to release his first book by the end of 2018 titled “China Rules”. As Jerome combs the landscape for more investments, he has recently started moving his cash into marijuana-based companies. What attracts him to these investments? Tune into this podcast to find out how Jerome built his real estate portfolio and why/how he is moving into marijuana investments!   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://a

Aimee Freeman is the CEO/ Founder of Aimee & Co. Currently, her business in Wilmington, NC is projected to close 150 homes this year (2018) which has secured her and her team in the top 1% of her real estate market! Aimee’s team currently consist of 9 agents and 3 admin with a goal to have 20 agents by the end of 2018. Listen to this podcast to hear just how she has doubled her business from 2017 and how agent referrals have been a huge contributor to that! Check out more here: https://www.searchhomesinwilmingtonarea.com/   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.ly/2NgGRYJ   Real Estate Careers: https://bit.ly/2IqYYwr  Create your OWN podcast: https://amzn.to/2DWKFKL 

Jonathan Rivera is the founder/CEO of the Rivera Realty Group and with only 3 yrs in the real estate business, he has increased his business 443% year over year! After leaving Chicago for NC to pursue a baseball scholarship at UNC-Pembroke he immediately started exercising his entrepreneurial spirit and started a community childhood obesity prevention program that empowered families through health and fitness education. Although he made NC his home, he never let go of the Chicago mentality and applied it in a big way in a small town (Robeson Co.) which has allowed him to dominate that market. Jonathan leverages social media, technology and innovation which has revolutionized his business and has been a great vehicle to tell his story and the story of his clients. As for the future, Jonathan plans to develop his team and expand into different service areas. He is also in the process of earning his GC license to expand his services in development and new constr. riverarealtygroup.kw.com   SUBSCRIBE to the

Blake Ginther started his real estate career in 2003 in NY City where he was also an actor. Although he loved acting, he started seeing his passion lean more towards real estate and architecture which ultimately had him jump into real estate full time. He now lives in Winston-Salem, NC where his business is selling approx 330+ homes a year which breaks down to approx. $75+M in production. He not only is focused on building a BIG BUSINESS, he entends to have 20 people around him create wealth upwards of $1M! Listen closely to what this humble empire builder has to say! Other quick stats about Blake: -His real estate team (The Ginther Group) has sold over 1000 houses since 2015! -His real estate team was ranked #183 in units SOLD in the US in the Real Trends teams rankings! -He opened a KW office in a previously failed city (shut down in 2012) and after opening in 2015, was #1 in Winston-Salem, NC in homes sold in 2017! Check out more here: https://www.theginthergroup.com/   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channe

David Fowler is a Fayetteville, NC native who, along with his family, operated a food truck previously known as The Blind Pig NC, and has now opened their own stand-alone restaurant named FOWLER’S. A premier place to get some of the BEST Quality Smoked Meats around! With David’s stint as a sommelier in Napels, FL, he was trained to become a knowledgeable wine professional. Working in fine restaurants, he specialized in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food pairing. He uses the skills he learned there and has brought a unique flavor to his meats, meals and sauces at FOWLER’S. At this point (Aug. 2018), him and his crew have almost 150 customers a day to taste the meats which are smoked anywhere from 8-10 hours and because of that, the Fowler’s have stapled themselves as one of the BEST places to get BBQ! Check out more here: https://theblindpignc.com/   SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK   Check out more here: https://provenbyruben.com/   MERCH: https://bit.l