The Breakthrough with Stephen Husted
Welcome to The Breakthrough with Stephen Husted, the show that takes you behind the scenes with successful entrepreneurs, real estate investors, and other movers and shakers in the business world.
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EP 88: How Roman Partyka Went From Mechanic to Real Estate Investor (opens the original)
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I sit down with Roman, a contractor and real estate investor who built his career from the ground up. Roman started out working on cars and eventually became a lead mechanic before moving into construction. After the 2008 crash forced him to rethink his path, he opened his own auto repair shop. Years later, that construction background and his experience working with contractors helped him make the transition into real estate. We talk about his first flip, the unexpected $30,000 setback that tau
EP 87: CJ Catrambone on Real Estate Development, Capital, and Risk (opens the original)
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Today's guest is CJ Catrambone , a real estate developer based in San Diego who owns a full-scale development company handling everything from acquisition and capital raising to feasibility, permitting, architecture, and construction. CJ grew up in construction, working alongside his father and wearing a tool belt from age 10 through 21. Seeing his father operate as a general contractor eventually led CJ to realize that he wanted to be on the ownership and development side of the business. His f
EP 86: Chauncey Pham on Real Estate, Flipping, Design, and Building for Freedom (opens the original)
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Today's guest is Chauncey, a real estate investor, interior designer, TV show host, speaker, coach, and flipper who has built her career around marketing, creativity, and real estate. Chauncey's real estate story started somewhat unexpectedly. She got her license because she wanted extra money to go to Disney World, but within three months she had closed 10 transactions and made more than her annual salary. Her marketing background quickly became one of her biggest advantages, especially as she
EP 85: America Needs to Bring Back the Starter Home | Dr. Skylar Olsen (opens the original)
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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Skylar Olsen, a housing economist, proptech expert, educator, and entrepreneur who spent 11 years at Zillow studying housing from the customer’s perspective. She shares what she learned about the complexity of buying a home and why helping people understand the housing market is just as important as having the data itself. We also talk about the new venture she’s building, which helps landowners redevelop their lots into communities of six to 10 smaller homes
EP 84: Why Veldin Miskic Says: “You Should Focus on One Real Estate Market” (opens the original)
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In this episode, I sit down with Veldin Miskic , a managing broker and top-producing real estate agent specializing in Cape Coral and Fort Myers, Florida. Veldin shares his journey from getting his real estate license in New York in 2015 with little mentorship to eventually moving to Southwest Florida and building a business around the Cape Coral market. Today, he's the managing broker at Pelican Vista Realty, which grew to 17 agents organically and reached the top 20 brokerages in Southwest Flo
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