Build A Bigger Life

Wes is the co-founder and CEO of EOS International, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides rural families in Central America access to low-cost high-impact solutions which allows families to climb out of poverty. Since the creation of EOS in 2008, EOS has directly impacted over 500,000 Central Americans. After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University, Wes worked as an Agriculture Specialist with the Peace Corps in Nicaragua, Central America, where he also co-founded EOS. Prior to stepping up as CEO of EOS, Wes initiated a West African manufacturing facility which fabricated agricultural processing equipment in Senegal, managed manufacturing partnerships in China, and lead a human-centered design innovation lab in Malawi using several public and private partners. Wes was featured as Minnesota Business Magazine’s 2016 Young Entrepreneurs Under 35 as well as Iowa State University’s Young Alumni STATEment maker. He has led several University Engineering and multi-discipli

An Ivy league educated, former professional athlete, Richie lives a life of positive rebellion. When his peers graduated, swapping caps and gowns for shirts and ties, Richie moved to Europe. He spent the next 3 years living in France (French National Champion) and Italy playing professional Ice Hockey, his final season as a member of the Italian National Team. This wasn’t his first experience competing at an international level. Richie was the captain of the United States National Ice Hockey Under-18 Team for two seasons (2x IIHF Gold Medalist, 3x IIHF Silver Medalist) prior to attending Brown University (2x ECAC Finalist) of the Ivy League, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and a Bachelor's Degree Political Science, focused on International and Comparative Politics. In 2016, at the end of his athletic career, Richie began life as a serial social entrepreneur. He has since founded 2 companies (Wild But Well, RICKiRICKi), toured as a corporate speaker, published works of poetry and writi

A unique episode where we coach an aspiring Entrepreneur, Kaci Courtright.

Damon D’Amore specializes working with two distinct types of leaders: C-Suite executives and founding teams. His work with corporate C-Suite executives focuses on personal development and helping leaders accomplish current tactical goals that ultimately facilitate their personal or organizational legacy. He also works with founding teams of companies positioned for hyper-growth focusing on implementing personal performance systems and positioning these companies to scale into industry or category-leading organizations. He works directly with these leaders or via their institutional and venture investors. He has more than fifteen years’ experience working one-on-one with hundreds of top CEOs, founders and executives at Fortune 100 to 1000 firms such as Walmart, PepsiCo, DirecTV, NASCAR, Subway and Yahoo!. Mr. D’Amore is a serial entrepreneur, founder, board member, investor and adviser to multiple international companies. He founded multiple startups after long careers deep in the media and entertainment secto

Holly Morphew is an award–winning financial coach, global speaker, and multi-generational entrepreneur. Holly began teaching personal finance in 2006 as a service project with Rotary International. She received the prestigious “Rotarian of the Year” award in 2007/08 for her work in financial literacy. After a successful career in real estate and finance, Holly founded Financial Impact in 2016. Holly is recognized for her unique approach to money, which reinforces core values while creating wealth. Through workshops, courses, and masterminds, Holly has coached thousands to peace of mind and confidence with their money. In 2017, Holly was recognized by the Association for Financial Planning and Counseling Education ® with the "Bridging the Gap" award for outstanding work as an entrepreneur and financial coach. Holly has spoken to audiences of 2500+ on the topic of money, leadership, and conscious living. Holly has a B.A. in International Business & Japanese from the University of Colorado. She now

The Architect Of People – Chad Carden is on a life mission to improve the way employers and employees interact to create greater engagement and better results. His results-oriented, no-bull style helps people change the way they approach their daily environment. He has been studying and working with companies to improve their number one asset -- their people -- for over 18 years. He challenges clients to reach outside their comfort zone to achieve heights they've never imagined. Chad’s high energy and passion are engaging and infectious! He is a straight shooter and understands that business today is all about building even stronger relationships with the people you work with and serve. During his 18 years, Chad has been fortunate enough to travel the globe working within all levels of organizations of all different sizes. Fortune 100 companies have sought out Chad’s assistance to discover where they want to be, to help create a plan to get there, and to issue a challenge to implement for real results. Chad h

Samantha Burmeister is an ambassador. That means taking a piece of the US with her to share the beautiful realities of where she is from, or raving about off-the-beaten-path places she's visited when she comes home, ambassadorship means sharing a positive light with the world, thus making the world a little smaller, a little happier, and a little more inclusive.

Gregory joined Empire Flippers in April 2016 as the Content Manager. Now as the director, he manages the flow of content surrounding our brand – blog posts, guides, podcasts etc. – from producing the content to promoting it. His goal is to grow the reach of the company and introduce us to new audiences through a slew of various marketing channels. Gregory was born in Anchorage, Alaska where he worked in the oil fields and now travels around Southeast Asia. He loves fiction, science and in his free time he moonlights as a novelist.

Marisa Meddin is a certified Life Coach, helping you discover your true career calling and overcome the obstacles preventing you from achieving your goals and desired changes. Prior to Life Coaching, Marisa managed marketing campaigns for some of the largest brands in the world at a Fortune 500 company in both NYC and LA. She then left the corporate world to start and run her own online businesses while traveling the world full time (she’s visited 41 countries to date).  Marisa has a true gift helping others discover their innate skills and passions. She has been through many transitions with her own career, relationships and geographical locations, and finds the greatest joy helping others with transitions that they are currently experiencing (or want to experience) in their own life. Marisa just spent the last four months traveling through Southeast Asia; over the next couple of months, you’ll likely find her exploring more countries in Central and South America as she continues to take on coaching clients

From being homeless on Thailand’s beach at 20, to becoming a millionaire at 30, Andres Pira became a real estate tycoon at 36 in one of the world’s favorite destination; Phuket, Thailand. The Swedish billionaire entrepreneur Andres Pira is a prominent figure within the Southern Thailand community; through his residency and Blue Horizon Developments, a business empire of 19 companies with 249 employees and growing. Originally from Stockholm, Andres decided to pursue his dream of living in a tropical climate with lines of coconut trees; taking his grandfather’s inheritance of $2,000 and buying one-way ticket to Thailand. With $100, no contacts, jobs, or knowledge of Thai language, he ended up sleeping his life away on the beach strip of Phuket. “I won’t give you any money, but I’ll give you a book that might help you,” said a friend from Sweden after he asked for help out of desperation. Both hungry and angry from the response, Andres belligerently read the book on an empty stomach. It was called The Secret: Th

David the owner of a consulting company specializing in non-profit fundraising. I have been involved in relationship building, event planning, and fundraising with the Iowa State University Alumni Association, the United Way of Story County, Special Olympics Iowa, the Arc of Story County, and Collegiate United Methodist Church. His current areas of expertise include annual giving, major gifts, and planned giving. David is a Christian; proud husband of one and father of two; fan of the Cyclones, Twins, and Vikings; and a golfer (ball and disc) and runner.

Mihaela and Mark help young professionals, college students and aspiring entrepreneurs discover their “why” and build financial freedom so they can pursue their dream. Learn how to transition your values into a life of freedom at moneyformeaning.com.

Paul Long is a motivational speaker and consultant that has challenged the corporate landscape for over a decade while engaging audiences around the globe. As the MLB Kansas City Royals’ 2016 Fan of the Year, Paul’s shenanigans have been featured in media outlets like ESPN, the Washington Post and even the Wall Street Journal!! Through his concept of “Fundamism,” infectious spirit and unique take on F.U.N. in the workplace, Paul has provided memorable experiences at hundreds of events while championing pediatric cancer research.

After years as a corporate accountant cubicle dweller, Molly Rose decided to live out her mission to live a life owning her time and her unique service to the world. By helping passionate, mission driven entrepreneurs implement their ideas online through flawless tech execution, she has not only freed herself, but the hundreds of the entrepreneurs she has automated and streamlined. Molly Rose is the creator of The Academy for Virtual Assistants which trains and places VA’s nationally. She is also is the operations genius behind Build A Bigger Life, a retreat, events and consulting company with Adam Carroll. Molly Rose is military spouse and solo world traveler who believes in creating a career and a life that allows you to do more of what you love.

Wes Moss is the host of Money Matters – one of the nation’s longest running live call-in, investment and personal finance radio show – on News 95-5FM and AM 750 WSB in Atlanta, Georgia. Wes is the Chief Investment Strategist at Capital Investment Advisors (CIA). CIA currently manages more than two billion dollars in client assets. Wes is also a partner at Wela, a digital advisory service that offers free financial management tools and the ability for clients to work online with a financial planner. In 2017, Barron’s named Wes Moss one of America’s Top 100 Independent Wealth Advisors. In the same year, Wes was featured in Barron’s where he offers a look back over his career in addition to offering an overview of the income-oriented investment strategy that he pursues for his clients. From 2014 through 2018, Barron’s named Wes one of America’s top 1,200 Financial Advisors. Wes was also named one of Atlanta’s 40 Under 40 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2015. And in 2014, he was named as one of the top 40 in

Amanda Walker is a health lifestyle coach who empowers women to feel amazing naked. She is the creator of the Feel Amazing Naked Program and the Feel Amazing Naked Podcast and the blogger and mastermind behind, awalkmyway.com. Amanda has overcome a life of “yo-yo dieting” and using food to cope with her emotions to create total food freedom for herself. She has now guided thousands of men and women to conquer the fear and confusion that was once keeping them stuck. Amanda uses a “WHOLE”istic, no B.S., approach to coaching and blends strategy, skill and mindset to help clients unearth the root causes of their struggles with food, body and mind to help them create the life they crave. She is passionate about challenging clients to create more time in their life for healthy living and giving them tools to get out of their own way to lead their fullest life possible. Amanda is also Mom of two, a wife to a fellow entrepreneur, and coaches CrossFit to stay actively involved in the fitness community.

Travis Hornsby founded Student Loan Planner after helping his physician wife navigate ridiculously complex student loan repayment decisions. To date, he’s consulted on over $320 million in student debt personally, more than anyone else in the country. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and brings his background as a former bond trader trading billions of dollars. He brings that same intensity to analyzing the best repayment paths for graduate degree professionals with six figures of student debt. He's helped over 1,500 clients save over $80 million dollars on their student loans, and he’s been featured in U.S. News, Business Insider, Rolling Stone, Freedom Formula for Physicians, Doctor Money Matters, The Law Entrepreneur, ChooseFi, Bigger Pockets Money, and more.

Scott Rieckens is an Emmy-nominated film/video producer, serial entrepreneur, and author. Scott has spent his career as a storyteller connecting people with ideas. Along the way, Scott’s work has generated millions of views through a feature-length documentary, multiple televisions series, short films, and a diverse range of commercial projects for Microsoft, NBC, Facebook, FOX, Taylor Guitars, BMW, WIRED and others. Now, Scott has created Playing with FIRE, a documentary which explores the growing community of frugal-minded folks choosing a path to financial independence and early retirement.

Nicholas Der is a millennial financial coach, spearheading the Financial Awakening for the Next Generation. He currently works with Olympic athletes, entrepreneurs, and recent college grads by transforming their relationship to money for the rest of their lives. Nicholas also provides unique financial workshops and is excited to lead his "Mind Over Money" tour across 33 colleges/universities in California.