Soli Cayetano spent years flipping homes and scaling short-term rentals before finding her edge in boutique wellness hotels.Today, she’s the developer behind Terra Palm Springs — a 13-key wellness hotel that outperformed revenue projections by 30-40% in its first year and landed features in Forbes, Vogue, Condé Nast, and Travel + Leisure.In this episode, I sit down with Soli to break down what actually creates a premium hospitality brand, why branding and guest experience matter more than most operators realize, and how boutique hotels can compete with massive chains through positioning, wellness, and direct-to-consumer marketing.We also dive into hotel investing, raising capital, designing experiences people remember, and why the future of hospitality is shifting toward wellness, intentional living, and experiential real estate.This conversation is about thinking bigger, building differentiated assets, and creating brands people emotionally connect with.

Blake Dailey has acquired over $20M in boutique hotels and short-term rentals across high-demand travel markets.In this episode, we break down how he finds overlooked deals, why “saturated” markets aren’t what they seem, and how design, amenities, and positioning can completely shift returns.We also dive into creative financing, building moats, and what it takes to operate at a higher level in real estate and business.This conversation is about thinking bigger, executing with intention, and building assets that actually compound

A few years ago, Vince was working as a nurse.Today, he’s built and sold a company that generated over $15M in lifetime sales… all while working full time.In this episode, I sit down with Vince to talk about money, habits, and what it really takes to build freedom while still working a full-time job.We get into why most people avoid talking about money, how that slows their growth, and what high performers actually struggle with when it comes to focus and follow-through.This podcast is about creating optionality and becoming the person capable of the next level.

Daisy Chung spent 10 years in sales, most recently as Head of Revenue at a SaaS company, Orum.At 33, she stepped away from the 9-5 job she loved after building enough cash flow from six real estate properties to cover her lifestyle.In this episode, I sit down with Daisy to talk about what retirement actually means, how she built financial freedom through real estate in just 4 short years, and why the goal was never to stop working, but to gain control over her time.We talk about how high earners can feel stuck despite making great money, how she accumulated 6 properties, moving from California to Las Vegas, and building cash flow without a master plan.We also dive into identity, confidence, taking imperfect action, and how starting with even $100 a month in side income can change the way you see your future.This conversation is about breaking out of the “well-paid but trapped” cycle, creating options for yourself, your family, and creating a life where money no longer dictates your decisions.

Ashley Du is the founder and CEO of Meaningful Beginnings, a growing network of childcare centers in the Bay Area.In this episode, I sit down with Ashley to talk about growing up in scarcity, getting divorced at 24, building a million-dollar business, losing 40% of revenue in two months, and rebuilding after roughly $275,000+ in credit card debt.We also dive into ego, identity shifts, leadership, meditation, healing childhood patterns, and what it really takes to grow into the next version of yourself.This conversation goes far beyond business.It’s about resilience, self-awareness, and becoming the leader your next chapter demands.

Calvin Chin lost $100,000 on his first real estate deal at 24. Today he oversees 1,400 units across seven states and runs multiple seven-figure businesses working just 25 hours a week.In this episode, I sit down with Calvin and talk about the mindset, identity shifts, and discipline required to move from corporate success to true financial freedom.We discuss real estate investing, abundance vs scarcity thinking, finding the right mentors, and why many high performers struggle with focus and follow-through even after achieving success.This conversation isn’t just about real estate. It’s about building freedom, designing your life intentionally, and becoming the person capable of the next level.

Bryan is the founder of Asian Hustle Network and a burgeoning Real Estate investor with 3 multifamily apartment buildings in Ohio, LA and Sacramento. Asian Hustle Network is one of the largest communities of Asian entrepreneurs from all over the world.  In this podcast, Bryan shares with us how he failed miserably in his first venture and his shift from being a software engineer just 3 years ago to being the owner of 3 multifamily apartment buildings. Bryan also dives deep into how he sets himself up for success every day with a solid morning routine, how to transition real estate mentors into real estate partners and how he plans on helping his tenants during this health and economic crisis. Including forgiving up to 50% of their rent in the coming months. I really enjoyed this conversation with Bryan and I trust you will too!

Amanda Nguyen is the Founder and CEO of the booming San Francisco bake shop, Butter&. Amanda is the first guest to come back onto the Trailblazer Show for the 2nd time. We discuss how Butter& is not only surviving COVID-19, but actually thriving in this new environment. Since COVID-19 and the invention of "Quarantine Cakes" which in the past several weeks have been featured by USA Today and twice by People Magazine.  In this podcast, we discuss Amanda's initial reaction after realizing business was being decimated by covid-19, how sticking to the core values of employee centricity helped Amanda come up with the idea for Quarantine cakes, what happened when the quarantine cake was launched, the list of cake makers Butter& compiled from all over the world and the 100's of potential jobs it has saved, how quarantine cakes have broken the existing processes, and why empathy is more important than ever. At the end of the episode, Amanda goes into answering some of your questions. The questions you had after listening to the first episode with Amanda. Amanda goes into exactly the schedule in which cakes are being baked, and the secret sauce to Butter&'s spectacular cakes!   There is a lot of doom and gloom out in the world right now, but there are also many examples of successful adaptations to this new environment. My hope is that this interview with Amanda gives you and your loved ones the hope we all need to make it through this crisis and come out on the other side even stronger. Please enjoy this conversation with Amanda Nguyen.

Kevin is a author, model for Timberland and the founder and CEO of epic gardening, a mega successful digital media property showing people how to grow their own food through the blog Instagram and now TikTok. We discuss how his professional career in poker has helped him become a better decision maker and how the failures and successes that led to Epic Gardening. One of the steps along the way was being an early employee at scribe, the company behind many of my favorite Books including, can't hurt me, by David Goggins

On this podcast, we have Mark Huang. Mark recently closed on his very first real estate investment deal for a 3 unit property in San Diego that generates $1,200 in profits per month. During the day, Mark is a mechanical engineer that builds and prototypes parts and products for the Navy. By night, Mark is the engineer behind many of the EcoQube line of products. In this podcast, Mark and I talk about the steps he took toward finding his first real estate investment, the requirements of the property, the math he ran through before acquire his very first property, the books that he's listened to over 3 times that's helped him acquire the knowledge to execute on his vision of becoming a real estate investor.  We also dig into some of the small things mark and many other people I know do that create massive results. One of them, being intentional with your instagram and youtube news feeds.  I hope you all enjoy this podcast with my dear friend and product design partner, Mark Huang.