The Code To Winning

In this episode, we sit down with Abraham Gray, a self made entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $500 million, who started his first business at just 15 years old. Over the years, he has built an empire that includes ownership of more than 50 companies and a real estate portfolio of 225 properties. He also sold his company We Buy Gold for $100 million, a milestone that cemented his place among the most successful young business owners in the country. He is known as a true powerhouse in the entrepreneurial world, having launched over 100 businesses and made his first million by the age of 19.

Abraham takes us through the full journey, from a teenager with a bold idea to a business owner operating across multiple industries. His background spans trendy businesses like axe throwing and escape rooms as well as serious investments in real estate, and he explains how he decides what to buy, what to build from scratch, and when to walk away. He also shares his experience in the lending business, his thoughts on investment opportunities like gold and hard money lending, and the hard lessons he has learned from failure along the way. We talk about what it really takes to grow a gold business into a $100 million exit, and how that win opened the door to everything that followed.

This conversation is packed with practical insight for anyone who wants to build real wealth through business and real estate. Abraham breaks down how he manages a portfolio of 225 properties, how he builds and leads dozens of companies at once, and why branding can set your business apart. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur looking for your first idea or a seasoned owner ready to scale, this episode will show you what is possible when you start early, think big, and never stop building.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:20 First Business at Age 15
06:30 How to Evaluate a Business to Buy
10:02 Sales vs Negotiation & Building Rapport
11:44 Scaling Goldmax to 300 Locations
17:53 Buying Real Estate in the 2011 Crash
21:40 Current Real Estate Market Strategy
24:34 Risk of Buying Businesses vs Real Estate
26:50 First Step to Start in Real Estate
30:49 Managing 225 Rentals & 40 Businesses
36:32 The Most Important Trait in a Partner
41:23 The Most Important Lesson in Business
44:07 How to Negotiate Price vs Terms
48:50 Learning From Bad Deals & Bad Partners
51:10 What Matters Most to Abraham Gray

In this episode, we sit down with Rosezena “TheBizLawyer” Pierce, a leading trademark attorney and the CEO of RJ Pierce Law Group, PC in Chicago. Known as “the biz lawyer” on Instagram, Rosezena takes us through her extraordinary journey, from excelling in law school to facing the harsh reality of job hunting, and ultimately building a highly successful law firm dedicated to intellectual property law.

Rosezena opens up about her background and the challenges that shaped her path. She graduated from John Marshall Law School with a 3.5 GPA and excelled in her intellectual property classes, yet she did not receive a single job offer. She also shares her unique experience of studying for and passing the bar exam while managing the responsibilities of motherhood. Instead of waiting for an opportunity, she created her own, launching a practice that served underserved small business owners in trademark law and using social media to educate and attract her first clients. Today, RJ Pierce Law Group is ranked Number 40 out of more than 28,000 trademark law firms in the country, and Rosezena herself is ranked Number 15 out of more than 33,000 trademark attorneys. She credits that success to hard work, smart strategy, and a dedicated team, including a key lesson from her first business coach about building a team instead of personally handling every client.

We then dive into why protecting your brand matters so much. Rosezena compares trademarking your brand to owning the land before you build a house on it, because without that foundation, everything you create can be taken from you. She walks us through the real life stories that prove the point, including the original Burger King case in Illinois, which shows how critical it is to secure federal trademark rights before someone else does.

Rosezena also breaks down exactly what it takes to protect your brand, step by step. It starts with a thorough search, including the USPTO website, followed by opinion letters and client counseling, then filing and handling any office actions from the government. She explains why hiring an attorney can make a major difference, and why review times have grown longer since the surge in filings during COVID. For brands ready to go global, she explains how international trademarking works through the Madrid Protocol, weighing its benefits and challenges, and why hiring local counsel is essential for navigating different laws in each country. She also covers what happens after you file, including the importance of monitoring your brand so you can stop infringement before you lose your rights.

This episode is a must watch for aspiring entrepreneurs, small business owners, and anyone who wants to understand the ins and outs of trademark law. Rosezena Pierce’s story is one of resilience, innovation, and the power of using social media to build an impactful career, and her advice will leave you ready to protect the brand you have worked so hard to build.

Chapters
00:00 What is a Trademark?
07:13 Overcoming Career Obstacles
12:37 The Decision to Niche Down
16:28 Four Types of Intellectual Property
24:11 International Trademark Protection
31:11 State vs. Federal Registration
38:07 When to Secure Your Brand
40:58 The Trademark Registration Process
55:40 Cost of Trademarking and Classes
01:00:53 The Danger of Choosing Wrong Classes

In this episode, we sit down with Caden, the 15 year old CEO of Caden Teaches, who graduated high school at just 13 years old and is proving that age is not a limitation when it comes to building something meaningful. On a mission to empower and educate young minds, Caden is inspiring a new generation to take control of their financial future and pursue their dreams regardless of where they start. His message is simple and powerful: "If Caden Can, You Can Too."

We dive into Caden's journey as a young entrepreneur, from finishing high school years ahead of his peers to becoming a CEO before most teens get their driver's license. He shares how his father took him along to business meetings at a young age, which sparked his passion for money, and how he went on to write books, create financial flashcards, and become a sought after speaker. Caden also opens up about handling the word no and the challenge of raising the money to bring his biggest dream to life.

That dream is his Financial Learning Bus. At just 11 years old, Caden bought a school bus and, with the help of his father, transformed it into a mobile classroom on wheels that brings financial education directly to schools and communities. Inside, kids experience a mock bank, a mock grocery store, and tablet stations where they learn about earning, budgeting, saving, and investing through hands on experience. Caden has already taught around 50,000 kids, and his mission is to reach 500,000.

We also break down "The Cash Code," Caden's comprehensive program designed to give middle school students real financial literacy skills, from budgeting and saving to investing, while connecting real world scenarios to math and economics. His financial learning center features a mock banking station, a mock grocery store, and a mock stock exchange, giving kids a firsthand look at deposits, withdrawals, budgeting, and stocks. Whether you are a parent looking to raise money smart kids or a young person ready to start your own journey, this episode will leave you inspired to start now.

Chapters
00:00 Who is Caden Harris?
01:58 How Caden Started His Business at 11
06:30 Building the Financial Literacy Bus
10:42 Why Caden Left Traditional School
14:01 Speaking on National TV & the White House
15:58 The Role of Supportive Parents
18:44 Overcoming Rejection & Early Mistakes
26:32 Learning to Command the Stage
27:51 Caden's Financial Literacy Tools
32:55 What the School System Gets Wrong
34:44 How to Network on LinkedIn
38:57 Caden's Daily Routine & Filmmaking
41:15 Why You Can't Do It Alone
45:20 Caden's Vision for the Future
48:10 What Winning Means to Caden

In this episode, we sit down with Amber, co-founder of MOKIPOPS, to talk about how a simple homeschool project with her three children, ages 3, 5, and 7 at the time, turned into a thriving frozen fruit bar company. What started as a fun way to teach her kids about food, creativity, and hard work quickly became something much bigger when her then 7 year old son asked a question that changed everything: "How can we make more money and not be at every single event?" That one question sparked a serious commitment to building a real, sustainable business for the sake of their children and their family.

We dive deep into what it really looks like to raise entrepreneurs from an early age, how Amber and her family taught their kids about business, money, and responsibility while still keeping things rooted in creativity and fun. From humble beginnings in a home kitchen in 2016 to hand molding every single popsicle themselves, MOKIPOPS grew through grit, community connection, and an unwavering commitment to quality. Amber shares how understanding her children's strengths, curiosity, and ideas played a central role in shaping the direction of the business, proving that kids are capable of far more than we often give them credit for.

Today, MOKIPOPS has sold hundreds of thousands of natural frozen fruit bars and has grown from a shared facility into their own dedicated factory, now using automated machines that produce thousands of pops per hour. Along the way, the brand has caught the attention of major names like GoDaddy, the Atlanta Hawks, Entrepreneur Magazine, Atlanta Magazine, Southern Living, VOXAtl, and the Atlanta Small Business Network. This conversation is a powerful look into what it takes to build a family business from the ground up, the importance of listening to your children, and how raising young entrepreneurs can change the entire trajectory of a family's future.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:37 Amber's Background & Moving to Atlanta
06:03 Travel Aspirations & South Africa
09:37 The Origin of Moki Pops
12:58 Branding & Legitimatizing the Business
19:13 How Hurricane Irma Changed Everything
24:11 Scaling & Working with Major Brands
27:27 The Reality of Parenting Kid Founders
31:42 Why Kids Should Build the Business
37:18 How to Raise Confident, Creative Kids
41:54 Advice for B2B Distribution & Paperwork
44:26 Learning from Failure & Sharpening the Sword
46:20 The Future of Moki Pops & Getting Kids Off Devices
50:44 How Gen Z Uses Technology & AI
54:04 What Winning Means to Amber

INTENNSE Tennis: Inside the League with Marcelo Ferreira and Oliver Bell
In this interview, I sit down with two leaders behind INTENNSE, the fast-growing professional tennis league redefining how the sport is played and watched.
Marcelo Ferreira is the Head Coach of Team Atlanta and the Director of the High-Performance Tennis Academy at Windy Hill Athletic Club.
Oliver Bell is the Chief Financial Officer of INTENNSE, overseeing the league's finance, legal, HR and operations.
What is INTENNSE?
INTENNSE is a co-ed, team-based pro tennis league built for speed. Matches are played in 10-minute "BOLTs" with a running clock, simple point-based scoring, and live substitutions. A full team matchup (an "ARC") combines men's, women's and mixed singles and doubles.
In this interview, we cover:
• How INTENNSE started and the vision behind it
• Where the league stands today
• The direction it's heading and what's next
• Why Atlanta's tennis community made it the ideal home for the league
• How the player draft works
• How the game is played, including the format and rules
Chapters
00:00 The Problem with Professional Tennis
02:19 How Intense Tennis Started
08:36 The Fast-Paced Match Format
10:53 Expanding Beyond Atlanta
13:26 The Business of a 90-Minute Match
16:11 Vetting Players for Personality
19:07 Player Salaries and Contracts
26:13 Building a Grassroots Movement
29:57 The Revenue Model and Sponsors
33:40 Equal Pay Across Genders
39:19 Choosing New Cities for Expansion
44:40 Recruiting and NCAA Rules
48:54 The Role of Pulse Partners
51:25 What Could Kill the League?
57:17 What Winning Means to Us