The Entrepreneur DNA

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In this episode, I sit down with Glenn Sharp, founder of Sharp Leadership Development, to discuss how entrepreneurs can achieve greater business success. We explore essential leadership skills and strategies for improving efficiency within organizations. Glenn shares insights from his work with over 20,000 managers, providing valuable professional development advice for anyone looking to refine their management skills and leadership training.

About Glenn Sharp:

Glenn has nearly 23 years experience managing in the retail, food service, and convenient store industries. As a training and development professional, Glenn has taught more than 15,000 management professionals and provided individual leadership coaching to countless managers as well. 

Glenn has a unique style of connecting with participants as he guides them through experiences designed to help them in topics such as culture shaping, emotional intelligence, time management, change management, and more. Glenn is a Certified Master Trainer, Performance Consultant, and Change Management Professional.

Website:
https://www.sharpleadershipdevelopment.com/

Book (Now What?):
https://readnowwhat.com/

Podcast (Now What?):
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/now-what-podcast/id1873596120
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2SqblZOmnJqXfPuM9OXZ9X

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=now+what+podcast+glenn+sharp

About Justin:

Justin Colby is the host of The Entrepreneur DNA and The Science of Flipping podcasts and a best-selling author. He is a serial entrepreneur with over and a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience.

Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs thrive, Justin created the Entrepreneur DNA community to support business owners in building wealth, systems, and long-term freedom. Through his podcasts, books, education platforms, and hands-on mentorship, he continues to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and confidence.

Connect with Justin:

Instagram: @thejustincolby

YouTube: Justin Colby

TikTok: @justincolbytsof

LinkedIn: Justin Colby

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In this episode, I sit down with CPA CJ Tarantino to break down how entrepreneurs and high-income earners can use real estate and smart tax strategies to legally reduce what they owe. We get into depreciation, cost segregation, and how bonus depreciation can create massive write-offs in year one. We also talk about the difference between passive and active income, how short-term rentals can unlock tax advantages, and why most people are overpaying simply because they aren’t planning ahead. If you’re serious about keeping more of what you make, this is a conversation you need to hear.

About CJ:

Charles “CJ” Tarantino is the founder of Tarantino CPA and a seasoned Certified Public Accountant with over a decade of experience working with high-income earners, entrepreneurs, and real estate investors. He specializes in advanced tax strategy, helping clients legally minimize taxes through tools like cost segregation, bonus depreciation, and strategic entity structuring.

Before launching his firm, CJ worked with top national accounting firms and high-net-worth families, managing complex investment portfolios, multi-entity structures, and multi-state tax planning.

Today, he combines big-firm expertise with a boutique, relationship-driven approach—guiding clients to build wealth, protect assets, and optimize their tax strategy with proactive planning year-round.

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/cjthecpa

Website:
https://tarantino-cpa.com

About Justin:

Justin Colby is the host of The Entrepreneur DNA and The Science of Flipping podcasts and a best-selling author. He is a serial entrepreneur with over and a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience.

Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs thrive, Justin created the Entrepreneur DNA community to support business owners in building wealth, systems, and long-term freedom. Through his podcasts, books, education platforms, and hands-on mentorship, he continues to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and confidence.

Connect with Justin:

Instagram: @thejustincolby

YouTube: Justin Colby

TikTok: @justincolbytsof

LinkedIn: Justin Colby

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The real estate market has changed and the easy money era is over.

In this episode of Entrepreneur DNA, I sit down with investor Arthur Hood, an entrepreneur with investments across real estate, manufacturing, mining, energy, and operating businesses. Arthur shares why investors today must be far more disciplined with their numbers and why appreciation can no longer cover bad deals.

We also break down why he’s betting heavily on self storage, with over $100 million in development currently under construction and plans to grow the portfolio into the billions.

If you want to understand where the real estate market is heading and how smart investors are positioning themselves for the next cycle, you don’t want to miss this

In This Episode We Cover:

Why the real estate market has changed

Why appreciation can’t fix bad deals anymore

The economics of self storage investing

Why investors are diversifying beyond real estate

The future of interest rates and housing

Why younger investors need income outside real estate

How to build a billion-dollar portfolio

The mindset of true long-term investors

Connect with Arthur Hood

Website
https://arthurhood.com

Self Storage Projects
https://yourspaceamerica.com

Email: [email protected]

Storage investment inquiries
[email protected]

About Justin:

Justin Colby is the host of The Entrepreneur DNA and The Science of Flipping podcasts and a best-selling author. He is a serial entrepreneur with over and a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience.

Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs thrive, Justin created the Entrepreneur DNA community to support business owners in building wealth, systems, and long-term freedom. Through his podcasts, books, education platforms, and hands-on mentorship, he continues to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and confidence.

Connect with Justin:

Instagram: @thejustincolby

YouTube: Justin Colby

TikTok: @justincolbytsof

 LinkedIn: Justin Colby

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Want to learn how to use LinkedIn the right way to build real relationships and generate business?

Free LinkedIn Resources:
Get Bill’s free LinkedIn training videos, profile checklist, and additional resources here:
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In this episode, I sat down with Bill McCormick to talk about why all selling is social and how entrepreneurs can use LinkedIn the right way to build real relationships, start better conversations, and create more business without coming across as spammy. Bill broke down why LinkedIn is such a powerful platform for B2B sales, how most people are using it completely wrong, and what best practices actually work when it comes to your profile, your network, your content, and your follow-up. This was a big one for me personally because I know I have not been using LinkedIn to its full potential, and Bill gave a clear roadmap for how to do it in a way that feels human, intentional, and effective.

Complimentary 30-Minute Insights Call:
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About Bill:

Bill McCormick is the Founder of Digi-Sales, a Digital Selling & Social Selling training company and Digi-Sales Academy an online video training platform where he shares his passion for helping professionals leverage the power of LinkedIn. Bill first started using digital sales techniques after he and his wife, Sue, started their own promotional product business. By using social platforms, especially LinkedIn, they were able to build a very successful business. Bill then began to help other business owners, entrepreneurs and sales professionals learn how to use LinkedIn to increase sales. Bill has conducted training for companies worldwide and specializes in helping to ‘make Linkedin Human’ - explaining the platform in easy to understand ways and this year launched the All Selling Is Social Podcast! Bill resides in Esperance NY with his wife Sue and their pets where they enjoy golfing, kayaking, snowshoeing and spending time with their kids and grandkids!

Connect with Bill:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billmccormick/
Website: https://allsellingissocial.com/
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@Digi-Sales
Free Resources: https://bit.ly/allsellingissocialfree

About Justin:

Justin Colby is the host of The Entrepreneur DNA and The Science of Flipping podcasts and a best-selling author. He is a serial entrepreneur with over and a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience.

Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs thrive, Justin created the Entrepreneur DNA community to support business owners in building wealth, systems, and long-term freedom. Through his podcasts, books, education platforms, and hands-on mentorship, he continues to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and confidence.

Connect with Justin:

Instagram: @thejustincolby

YouTube: Justin Colby

TikTok: @justincolbytsof

LinkedIn: Justin Colby

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In this episode, I sat down with Tina Brigley to talk about why entrepreneurs need to build a personal brand, not just a company brand. We broke down how storytelling, authenticity, and vulnerability are what really create trust, and why the messy parts of your journey are often the most powerful parts of your message. Tina shared her incredible story of losing the business she helped build, rebuilding from the ground up, and discovering that people were buying into her, not just the company. We also talked about my own shift toward more transparent content and why people connect more when you stop performing and start telling the truth.

About Tina Brigley

Tina Brigley is a TEDx speaker, storytelling brand strategist, and personal development coach who helps entrepreneurs turn their life experiences into powerful personal brands. She teaches business owners how to connect with their audience through authentic storytelling that builds trust, loyalty, and messaging that converts.

After starting her career in education, Tina transitioned into coaching and personal development where she discovered that the stories people tell themselves often hold them back from showing up fully in business and life. Today, she helps entrepreneurs transform their lived experiences into magnetic messaging that attracts the right audience.

Tina has coached thousands of entrepreneurs and coaches around the world and has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, Thrive Global, and Global Woman for her work in leadership, branding, and storytelling.

Connect with Tina Brigley

Website: https://tinabrigley.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinabrigley
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinabrigleycoaching

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tbrigley

About Justin:

Justin Colby is the host of The Entrepreneur DNA and The Science of Flipping podcasts and a best-selling author. He is a serial entrepreneur with over and a seasoned real estate investor with over 20 years of experience.

Driven by a passion to help entrepreneurs thrive, Justin created the Entrepreneur DNA community to support business owners in building wealth, systems, and long-term freedom. Through his podcasts, books, education platforms, and hands-on mentorship, he continues to help entrepreneurs scale with clarity and confidence.

Connect with Justin:

Instagram: @thejustincolby

YouTube: Justin Colby

TikTok: @justincolbytsof

LinkedIn: Justin Colby

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