Car repossessions at all-time highs. Credit card debt through the roof. Housing unaffordable. 2027 economic contraction is coming—are you positioned to survive it?

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WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:

✅ Why $5K InvestFest VIP beats $300 general admission

✅ 2027 preparation strategies (tax recapture, business credit, international investing)

✅ Dubai real estate at $125K-$250K, Ghana condos at $180K

✅ Tax recapture programs turning past payments into investment capital

✅ Business credit strategy (0% APR vs 50% merchant cash advances)

✅ Grant Cardone's investment framework

✅ The 5-person networking challenge

THE 2027 WARNING: Ian Dunlap: 2027 brings significant economic contraction. If you're merely surviving now, when 2027 hits, it's game over.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction to InvestFest

01:47 - Neglecting Self-Investment

04:05 - Building a Legacy

05:54 - Preparedness in Business

07:35 - Profit Margin Management

10:48 - Sales Background Insights

12:43 - Investing in Dubai

15:34 - Creating Wealth Opportunities

17:35 - Grant Cardone's Investment Advice

20:00 - Tax Distribution Strategies

22:07 - Forms of Leverage

24:32 - Global Economic Perspectives

27:40 - Understanding Money Flow

30:31 - Client Preparation Strategies

33:57 - Client Meeting Insights

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You're bringing in over a half a million dollars in revenue but still answering the phone, driving to job sites, and doing work that pays $15/hour. Sound familiar? This is the episode that breaks the cycle.

The $15/Hour Trap (And How to Escape It): Here's the reality: if you're the CEO working the front desk, updating spreadsheets, or driving employees to job sites, you're not building a business, you're buying yourself a job that pays way less than you're worth.

In this episode, we expose a Growth Framework that separates overwhelmed Solopreneurs from Business Owners experiencing true freedom:

✅ The 40-Hour Rule - If you have 40+ hours of productive, delegatable work, you're leaving money on the table every single week you delay hiring

✅ The Dialogue Process - Document your day-in-the-life activities to identify what ONLY you can do versus what's stealing your time at poverty wages

✅ The 80% Standard - Stop waiting for perfect employees. When someone can do a task 80% as well as you, delegate it and move to $1,000/hour activities

✅ Passenger Seat Productivity - Real case study: One simple role switch (employee drives, owner works) recovered 15+ hours weekly without spending a dime

✅ From Compliance to Ownership - The culture shift that turns employees from order-takers into innovators who bring YOU solutions

✅ Why Goals Give Suffering Meaning - How intentionality transforms the grind from soul-draining hustle into $300K investment accounts

The Mindset Shift Nobody Talks About: 60% of scaling is mindset. 40% is systems. We break down both.

Jesse reveals why business ownership parallels parenthood: your business is your baby, which is exactly why you helicopter-parent it into mediocrity. The same control that helped you survive as a solopreneur now suffocates growth at scale.

Earl exposes the micromanagement trap through John C. Maxwell's brutal definition: "The work you do to run away amazing talent, leaving your business gutted because of ego, fear, and lack of professionalism."

What You'll Walk Away With:

🎯 A framework for identifying when you're ready to delegate (it's probably yesterday)

🎯 How to set expectations that create ownership culture, not just robotic compliance

🎯 Why "getting it out the mud" without intention keeps you running in place for decades

🎯 The trust structure strategy that protects assets while eliminating personal liability

🎯 How to move from Robert Kiyosaki's "self-employed" quadrant to true "Business Owner"

Real Stories. Real Systems. Real Results.

This isn't theory from someone who's never done it. Jesse literally rebuilt his entire approach to business development after landing in a new city with zero connections. Earl works with mom-and-pop shops doing $700K/year all the way to multi-million dollar portfolios—same frameworks, different scale.

You're Overwhelmed Because:

❌ You never planned to scale, so you staffed reactively when the phone started ringing

❌ You hired hoping for perfection, then micromanaged when reality hit

❌ You never articulated the WHY behind your SOPs, so employees just follow checklists

❌ You can't take a day off without deep concerns about what it means for your business

The Promise: By the end of this episode, you'll have a Growth Framework that transforms $15/hour task slavery into 7-figure freedom. You'll know what to delegate, when to delegate it, and how to build the culture that makes it work.

Welcome to The Asset Class. No fluff. No theory. Just the frameworks we charge thousands to teach, delivered free every week.

Join the Asset Classmates. Let's build generational wealth together.