Tim Newton and Elliott Guiso talk about the Young Adult books we loved as kids, and what it's like to go back and read them now.
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Do you want to spend more time reading but aren’t sure what book to start with? Or are you a voracious reader looking for your next page-turner? Whether you’re a bonafide bookworm or a bookworm in the making, the WE SHOULD ALL BE BOOKWORMS podcast is for you. Peek into magnetic books that have universal appeal — books that will resonate with you and connect with you in a deep way — no matter who you are or where you’re from. Tune in monthly and visit bookwormpod.com to learn more.
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BiggerPockets Podcast : Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building to Help You Get Bigger Pockets
BiggerPockets.com : Joshua Dorkin and Brandon Turner
“You guys have been unbelievable – the best podcast I’ve ever been on in my whole life. You guys are masters of the Podcast Universe” – Grant Cardone, Author of The 10X Rule, show 108 “Thanks to Brandon Turner & Joshua Dorkin at BiggerPockets for what turned out to be the most FUN interview I’ve ever done!” – Hal Elrod, Author of the Miracle Morning The BiggerPockets Podcast The World’s Top Real Estate Investing Podcast. With Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner [visitor] Join BiggerPockets.com to ...
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The Cider House Rules takes a complicated subject (abortion) where there is no black and white answer and discusses it through an entertaining story with intelligence, grace, humor, and humility. Get The Cider House Rules by John Irving (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780345417947 Subscribe to the podcast for more books! https://boo…
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It’s fast-moving. It’s easy to read. And it’s packed with so much…. feeling. That’s the only way I can describe it. You just empathize so much with little Ender Wiggins, the child that is the story’s main character. Get Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781250773012 Listen to the excellent audiobook: h…
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One of the things I love about this book is the voice. It’s so distinct that you really feel as if you’re talking with the heroine — that she’s a real, live, breathing person. Get The Girl with the Louding Voice by by Abi Daré (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781524746094 Subscribe to the podcast for more books! https://bookwormpod.c…
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Long Way Down is Jason Reynold’s love letter to black boys growing up in violent, disenfranchised environments – which, unfortunately, in this country, is way too many black boys. Get Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781481438261 Subscribe to the podcast for more books! https://bookwormpod.com/subscrib…
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This is a quirky little fairy tale that’s fun, magical, and sweet. It starts off in a dark, sunless place, but by the end of it, sunlight comes back to the world in a big, bright, beautiful way that will leave you smiling. Get Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780062014528 Subscribe to the podcast for more …
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Movie tech needed time to grow to more adequately capture the awe and wonder and terror of the book. Many of the iconic elements of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th movies were already in play in this first book. Get Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780345538987 Subscribe to the podcast for more books!…
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
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Stephanie Land, the author of Maid, never expected to be poor. So it shocked her that it only took an unplanned pregnancy and a bad breakup to plunge her into poverty so deep, that she couldn't see a way out for years. Get Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/…
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Although the premise for The Round House, a family recovering from a brutal attack, is heavy, the reading experience is vibrant and rewarding. Get The Round House by Louise Erdrich here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780062065254 Subscribe to the podcast for more books! https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe…
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The real story here is about people, not zombies. The twist is that one of those people is an entirely new kind of person — something humanity has never seen before. Get The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780316334754 Subscribe to the podcast for more books! https://bookwormpod.com/subscr…
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I love how even though the main character of The Good Earth, Wang Lung, isn’t the most likable guy, I still wanted him to win. Get The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781982147174 Subscribe to the podcast for more books! https://bookwormpod.com/subscribe…
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
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Eviction is rarely an isolated incident unique to an individual who doesn’t know how to budget. Matthew Desmond sheds light on this reality and shows us there’s an epidemic of evictions due to a structural problem that's baked into our system. Get Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond here (affiliate link): https://boo…
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In this book, our hero, Charlie, gets a big IQ upgrade. But the smarter Charlie gets, the harder it is for him to make peace with our screwed-up world that has trouble loving and accepting the outliers among us. Get Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keys here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9780156030083 Subscribe to the podcast for mor…
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All of the characters in Tooth and Claw are dragons. Yes - big, scaly, fire-breathing Dragons who hoard treasure. But don’t let that scare you away! You’ll relate to these endearing dragons as they navigate strict societal rules in search of career success, family stability, and true love. Get Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton here (affiliate link): http…
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I first read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry when I was about 11 or 12 years old. It’s the book that introduced me to racism, and it deals with this tricky topic so…. humanely. It’s clear and sharp and true - but also compassionate. Get Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor here (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/a/54551/9781101993880 …
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Do you want to spend more time reading but aren’t sure what book to start with? Or are you a voracious reader looking for your next page-turner? Whether you’re a bonafide bookworm or a bookworm in the making, the WE SHOULD ALL BE BOOKWORMS podcast is your bi-weekly source of information on magnetic books that have universal appeal — books that will…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 105: The MOST Profitable Skill to Learn (From a $200M+ VC Investor) with Codie Sanchez
Successful business owners are addicted to building businesses, sometimes to their folly. For someone like Codie Sanchez, this isn’t a problem, but a superpower. Codie is a journalist, a venture capital partner, an angel investor, and an entrepreneur. She loves, as she puts it, “building herself out of a job”, which means creating businesses with h…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 104: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Start Buying Profitable Real Estate with Andrew Luong
It’s hard for real estate investors to get started, especially without a mentor, a background in real estate, or an existing network. Many of those interested in buying profitable, cash-flowing real estate are busy with their 9-5 job or even running their own business. This was at least the case for landlord and founder of Doorvest, Andrew Luong, w…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 103: Are You Seen as Credible in A Customer’s Eye? with Mitchell Levy
What does it mean to be credible? Are you showing up and providing for your customers, your partners, and the world as a whole? These are questions that today’s guest, Mitchell Levy has been asking. Mitchell is an expert on credibility and is trying to make not only business, but the world a more credible place to live and work.Mitchell has been wo…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 102: Are You Ready to Take the Entrepreneurial Leap? with Gino Wickman
Many business owners and entrepreneurs have read books like Traction and Rocket Fuel, both of which talk about how to build a successful business, partnership, and how to use the EOS (entrepreneurial operating system). Today we have on the author of both those books, and a new book Entrepreneurial Leap, Gino Wickman.Gino always had the entrepreneur…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 101: Acquiring a $1.5M Business with Only $10k Out of Pocket with Nigel Guisinger & Sean Ade
We buy and sell a lot of different assets like houses, stocks, and even bitcoin (sometimes). But what about buying and selling businesses? Business acquisitions can seem like an entirely different world, but they aren’t too different from the regular buying and selling of assets we do every day.Today’s show features Nigel Guisinger, who you may rem…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 100: You Can't Fear Failure: Scott Trench on the Evolution of BiggerPockets
How does a 27 year old become the CEO of a major online brand? Not only that, how does a 27 year old take an online brand, build upon it, and create something better? Well, if your name is Scott Trench, the answer is: a lot of hard work, some tough decisions, and looking out for the customer whenever possible.Before he was head honcho at BiggerPock…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 99: Finding Profitable Opportunities Using “Deliberate Data” with Dr. John Johnson
Data can be a confusing topic for most people, but what about when it has to do with your business? How is your business using data? Are you even using data at all? Dr. John Johnson, expert witness, professor, and founder of Edgeworth Economics and Edgeworth Analytics argues for businesses using data to grow.Dr. Johnson understands why so many peop…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 98: Build a Big Life, Not Just a Big Business: Advice from The Hosts of The Empire Building Podcast
How do you build a business that ties in healthily with your life? While you’re trying to bring in millions in revenue, are you there for your children, your spouse, your loved ones, or even yourself? If not, why are you building the business at all? This was a main topic of discussion for the hosts of the Empire Building Podcast, Wendy Papasan, Sa…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 97: Put Profit First: How to Compound Your Business and Personal Income with Rocky Lalvani
Rocky Lalvani came to the United States as a small child. Like many immigrants, Rocky’s parents arrived with a small amount of money, around $25. As hard workers, they were consistently talking to their friends and relatives about how to make more money so they could have the coveted “American Dream”. This is how Rocky started his education in mone…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 96: Starting Successful Businesses with NO Industry Experience with Jeff Fenster
There are often standard prerequisites for starting a company. First, you need to go get a degree for a certain field, then you need to find a job that is in that field, then you need to stay in that job for 10 years to gain connections, and finally, you can start a business. Jeff Fenster, serial entrepreneur and founder of Everbowl thought this li…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 95: Developing Unstoppable Partnerships with Elliot Smith and Tucker Merrihew
Building businesses from the ground up isn’t easy. It requires patience, hard work, and most importantly, a solid team. Without trust in that team, the product, the company, and the vision can completely disintegrate. When a team flourishes, you can create a massive success, where everybody wins.Tucker Merrihew and Elliot Smith have been working th…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 94: How the Science of Humor Can Turn You Into a Better Businessperson with Peter McGraw
What does humor and business have in common? At first glance, not much, but after digging a little deeper, there’s quite a lot that humor can teach us about business. Peter McGraw, behavioral scientist, author of Shtick To Business and The Humor Code, and host of the Solo Podcast kept wondering why we find certain things funny. He decided to put it…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 93: Creating a Plan for Your Business, Career and Life with MIT Teacher Mark Herschberg
An author, a CTO, and a champion ballroom dancer walk into a podcast...it’s Mark Herschberg! Mark is a man of many talents, graduating from MIT, becoming a champion in ballroom dancing, and later becoming a COO and CTO for multiple startups. How does someone do it all, and do it all so well?After college, Mark was working in computer science and be…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 92: The 3 Biggest Mistakes People Make During Negotiations with Kwame Christian M.A. Esquire
Negotiation is all around us, whether we see it or not. Whether it’s a business negotiation, an argument in a relationship, or convincing your child to eat their greens, you’re always negotiating. With us on today’s episode is Kwame Christian M.A. Esquire, host of the Negotiate Everything podcast and author of Finding Confidence in Conflict.Most pe…
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If you’re a new entrepreneur, it may seem like a dream to sell a business for millions of dollars. People like Chris Younger, make that dream a reality. Chris founded Class VI Partners, an investment bank that helps entrepreneurs plan and prepare businesses for sale. Chris will be the first to admit that selling isn’t an easy process, it takes time…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 90: How Solo Entrepreneurs Can Improve Their Products and Businesses with Ben Foster
You may own a small business, some rental properties, or are just tinkering with a new idea. Regardless of where you’re at in your entrepreneurial journey, you’re most likely trying to make something that will not only resonate with customers, but allow them to solve a problem in their life. So how do you make a product that accomplishes this to th…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 89: How David Greene Plans to Sell $150 Million of Real Estate in 2021
For the first episode of 2021 we have David Greene from the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast! We’ve heard from David before on a couple of past episodes, but today he goes over something a bit different: how he successfully scaled his real estate business from being a sole agent to a team doing $90,000,000+ in transactions a year!This didn’t happe…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 88: What’s Your Special “Cut”? Why Brandon Turner and David Greene Doubled Down on Theirs in 2020
If you’re a fan of the BiggerPockets Business Podcast, you’re probably also a fan of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast. Lucky for you, we’ve got a combo of these two shows on today’s episode!Joining us from Maui are the co-hosts of the BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast, Brandon Turner and David Greene. Both Brandon and David are known for their…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 87: The Benefits of Franchising vs. Starting a Business from Scratch with Jon Ostenson
You hear the word “franchising”, what’s the first thing you think of? For many people, they think of selling hamburgers, sandwiches, or opening up convenient stores. To franchise matchmaker and consultant Jon Ostenson, that’s just the surface level. There is a whole world of franchising that many entrepreneurs and business professionals don’t know …
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 86: Becoming a Real Estate Angel Investor with Jonathan Wasserstrum
Jonathan Wasserstrum, founder of SquareFoot likes to say that he was working in PropTech before PropTech was a thing, and he’s right! For the past few decades, many industries were seeing expansive growth, new ideas, and upgraded technology. One of the industries that didn’t see that tech growth was real estate.Jonathan found that many commercial r…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 85: Building More Income Streams During COVID-19 Shutdowns with Ralphie Martinez
No business has had a tougher time this year than physical-based businesses, and that is certainly the case for our guest, Ralphie Martinez. Ralphie owns Martinez Elite Fitness in Northern California, and was just reaching his business’s peak when COVID-19 started to spread, rendering his business closed until further notice.Ralphie is the definiti…
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Are you lacking in motivation? Don’t have the focus on you want/need to succeed? Not sure how to define who you want to be and how to get there?If so, today’s episode is for you!Dre Baldwin -- former professional basketball player and current motivational entrepreneur -- has worked hard to get where he is today. He went from sitting on his high sch…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 83: Build Your 7 Figure Amazon Business Step-by-Step With Mike Begg
Did you know that over 200,000 entrepreneurs currently sell over $100K per year on Amazon? Sales continue to skyrocket with no indication of slowing down anytime soon… and this week, our guest is here to help you get in on the action!Mike Begg -- co-founder of AMZ Advisers -- started a side-hustle business selling on Amazon with three buddies while…
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Do you want to get your business to the point where you can simply leave for several months without worrying about things continuing to operate and grow? Do you want to get there quickly and with little risk?If so, today’s episode is for you!Justin Silverio - real estate investor and founder/owner of the real estate marketing company, Open Letter M…
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Do you have strengths that can help other business owners? Do you have skills that can be used to help elevate someone else’s business to new heights? Do you have expertise that makes you the perfect partner for someone else’s business?If so, starting a business isn’t the only way to become a successful business owner!Dustin Reichmann -- partner an…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 80: Turning Problems Into New Income Streams With Stephanie Betters
Being a business owner is exceptionally rewarding in so many ways… but as all successful entrepreneurs know, it’s certainly not all glitz and glamour! We ALL experience problems, and the way we navigate those problems can make or break our business. But what happens when we take it a step further, creating new opportunities by choosing to not only …
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Growing a business isn’t easy. But, it gets much easier when you understand the growth process and how you should be navigating that growth as your company’s CEO.Matt Rodak -- founder of Fund That Flip, a real estate crowdfunding company and #647 on this year’s Inc 5000 list -- is with us to talk about how he both started his company and then grew …
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 78: Building and Scaling a Massive Real Estate Business With Nathan Brooks
We have a very special episode for all of you real estate investors this week. But, even if you’re not a real estate investor, you’re going to get a TON of great tips out of this show!Nathan Brooks -- founder of Bridge Turnkey Investments and #1304 on this years INC 5000 list -- has built a turn-key real estate investment firm that has bought, reno…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 77: Buying 7-Figure Businesses With Minimal Risk With Elliott Holland
Thinking about buying a business, but worried about getting taken advantage of by the seller? Not sure how to finance the business and purchase with the least amount of your own cash? Want some assurances that the seller will stick around to help in the case where you have an issue or problem?If so, this episode is for you!Elliott Holland -- Harvar…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 76: Using Intellectual Property in Your Business to Protect and Profit With Devin Miller
Ever wondered what it took to get a patent? A trademark? A copyright? Or even the difference between the three of these things? Ever wondered how they could be used to protect your business, as well as be used as an income stream for your business?If so, this episode is for you!Devin Miller -- engineer, MBA and attorney, and founder of Miller IP La…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 75: Acquiring Businesses Using Other People’s Money With Shawn McCoy, Tom Szold & Charlie Szold
Are you interested in entrepreneurship through acquisition (basically, buying existing businesses), but aren’t sure where to start? Want to buy a business but don’t know where the money will come from? Always wondered whether it was possible to buy a business with no money down?If so, this episode is for you!Sean McCoy, Tom Szold & Charlie Szold --…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 74: Using a Real Estate Business to Grow a Real Estate Portfolio With Steve Strauss
Are you looking for an awesome business opportunity in the real estate space and need some motivation to find it? Have you wondered how you can use your interest in real estate to generate additional income that you can then use to buy real estate? Or are you just looking for some motivation to start and grow a business that can generate millions o…
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Think you can’t come up with a million dollar (or TEN MILLION DOLLAR) idea sitting around with your buddies? Think you can’t build an 8-figure business and have a ton of fun doing it? Think you can’t build a business like this in less than three years?Then this episode is for you!Chris Meade -- twenty-something co-founder of the 8-figure game compa…
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BiggerPockets Business Podcast 72: Finding the Opportunity Through Business - Crushing COVID With Michelle Oppelt and Samantha Mooney
Ready for some solid motivation on moving forward and pushing through? Need a reminder of the passion that led you to start your business in the first place? Could you use a dose of inspiration from two business partners who clearly share the same goals and are committed to succeed together, no matter what obstacles they face? This episode delivers…
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Have you ever wanted to get a business school education, but didn’t want to spend the tens of thousands of dollars -- and many years of your life -- going to business school?Josh Kaufman -- author of the best-selling and foundational business book, “The Personal MBA” -- is here to talk about getting a business school education without having to eve…
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