With Joey and Eric acknowledging that they have allowed the Big Leap to slip down the agenda in recent weeks, they discuss the topics of momentum, time management, prioritization and setting expectations for one’s clients. They advise on how you can balance the time you need off for your own personal wellbeing with the demands of your work, and how setting your priorities must extend beyond the professional arena. Today’s show comes with the announcement that next week’s 20th episode will be the final Big Leap podcast. Be sure to tune in for a special goodbye.   Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

Episode 018 of The Big Leap sees us explore Joey's field of expertise, as we talk about real estate options for your venture. Should you be investing in bricks and mortar? Is the flexibility of renting preferable to the security of buying? How has COVID-19 changed the commercial real estate market? Tapping into his years of industry experience, Joey Torkildson provides some key dos and don'ts when tackling these big questions. Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

On today's show Joey and Eric continue a thought from last week on Risk vs Reward and dive deeper into the subject. Should you dive in feet first or make your transition little by little? Joey shares tales of his law breaking cycle ride, reminisces about Colonel Sander's and the KFC story and discusses his thoughts on age vs risk tolerance. Meanwhile Eric gives us examples of failed and thriving businesses and how they weighed their Risk vs Reward prioritise when launching and how they faired moving forwards.   Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

Very few Big Leaps can succeed without some form of investment or capital, so this week Joey and Eric discuss your various options for financing your project. Whether funding yourself, seeking out a bank loan, turning to investors, or raising capital from within, Eric taps into his financial expertise to help you understand your options. Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

"Be people's secret ally' - Joey Tork This week Joey and Eric take us away from our Big Leap and discuss some of their favorite things and passions in life and how they can be used for personal betterment. In this all action episode we get meditation and mindfulness tips, advice on using travel miles and credit cards more efficiently and even have a viewer Swag giveaway. Eric talks about his passion for travel and music and their shared love for Frank Turner and Amélie.   Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

Like a series of Leaps, both big and small, this week Joey and Eric take us on a journey through the challenges new businesses encounter. From dealing with competition through to operational issues in a pandemic, hear their first hand stories on problems they have encountered and how best to overcome them. It's a challenging time with more pivots ahead - how will you and your Big Leap react to the challenge?  Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

Welcome back Leapers. In this weeks show Eric and Joey focus on searching out the positives and the opportunities created by the current crisis and consider how to best utilize them to form what might be your very own Big Leap. They also discuss the 3 (or maybe it was 4) things you should be conscious of before taking a leap of your own and how to apply these to the times we live in. Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

This week Eric and Joey are joined by serial leaper Clark Varin. Clark is the co-founder of Muvule Financing LTD, a microfinance institution in Uganda that invests in micro, small, and medium-sized businesses, in addition to the co-founder of Minnesota-based Muvule LLC, a microfinance investment vehicle focused on investing in MSME companies in East Africa. The goal of his companies is the eradication of poverty by empowering entrepreneurs in emerging markets through financial inclusion. He believes that the only way to close the $5.2 trillion gap between the need and access to credit is through a for-profit business model that maximizes the social and economic impact of his investors' money. Clark's previous businesses include Travel Young LLC, a high adventure travel agency for young adults and a freelance digital marketing/copywriting agency. His work has been seen in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, the Entrepreneurs Organization, and the Minnesota Business Magazine, where he was named one of Minnesota's "Top 35 Under 35 Entrepreneurs" and "Young Entrepreneur of the Month" in August 2018. He is a casual speaker on entrepreneurship at schools in Africa, and impact investment groups in the USA. He lives in both Milwaukee, WI and Minneapolis, MN.  Also here is the link to his GoFund me page he was talking about in the show: https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-emergency-relief-uganda-food-amp-health?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet   Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson https://www.facebook.com/AbundoWealth    Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

With Eric and Joey treating social distancing seriously, they tried something different this week. Recording remotely during a recent live stream, Joey and Eric discuss taking opportunities in times of upheaval and looking on the bright side of the current crisis where possible.   Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson   Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold

Part II of Eric and Joey's focus on marketing begins with a story of a recent visit to Times Square. In a modern world where we are constantly bombarded with advertising, how do you cut through the noise? Over the course of their discussion the two Leapers-in-Chief strongly agree that the most effective way of earning new clients is through focusing on your existing ones. For them, organic growth through adding value to your client experience trumps any expensive advertising model.   Get in touch with Eric: www.abundowealth.com https://www.instagram.com/abundo_wealth https://twitter.com/AbundoW https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbsimonson   Show Joey some love: https://voilaitsold.com/ https://www.instagram.com/voilaitsold/ https://www.facebook.com/voilaitsold/ https://twitter.com/VoilaItSold