On this episode of the Performance Mindset podcast, Amy’s very first guest on the podcast returns. Mike Van den Abbeel, managing partner at Winter Garden Salon Development and Bumby Partners and president of Mosaic Hair Studio, joins Amy for a conversation about mindset, guiding business principles, and leaving a legacy through business real estate purchases. Mike’s greatest passion is contributing to his local community, and he shares how he helps local nonprofits.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Creating systems and operations that others can clearly understand, follow, and duplicate to your vision.
2. Investing your time and resources into your staff’s education with intentionality.
3. The importance of doing a self-assessment to figure out what you’re not good at and hiring someone who is.
4. Navigating owning a salon while working as a developer in a non-traditional sense.
5. Mike Van den Abbeel’s willingness to take a little bit of risk in up-and-coming areas.
6. Owning real estate as a part of your overall business and succession plan.
7. Why a city needs to have a vision like businesses do.
8. One of the most surprising things Mike has learned along the way.
9. Using your business acumen to help nonprofits and get involved in your community.
10. Mike’s decision to hire employees instead of 1099 contractors.

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Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer joins Amy for this episode of the Performance Mindset podcast. Lucky is a skin cancer surgeon with a career spanning 40 years in dermatology. Lucky is passionate about swimming and has hosted Lucky’s Lake Swim since 1989 in the Orlando, Florida, area. He is also a yo-yo enthusiast and holds the Guinness World Records title for the largest yo-yo collection. He is also deeply involved in Special Olympics training for swimming events in Orlando.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Dr. Lucky Meisenheimer’s 40-year medical career and how the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center helped draw him to Orlando.
2. His athletic experiences with water sports and swimming that ultimately led to creating Lucky’s Lake Swim and benefiting charities.
3. Who the participants of Lucky’s Lake Swim, and why the program is all about inclusivity.
4. Shaping your mindset to believe in yourself and push boundaries.
5. What Lucky tells the Special Olympic athletes he trains and how it helps them to continue achieving their goals.
6. The importance of learning to swim at a young age and ways to get involved in water sports in your community.
7. Habits Lucky implements into his day to maintain his energy and mindset.
8. The other projects, including competitive yo-yo, that he’s involved with.

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Doc Lucky

Lucky's Lake Swim

Doc Lucky's Golden Mile

The Meisenheimer Clinic

The Immune

The Zombie Cause

Orlando Underwater Hockey

Doc Lucky's Yo-Yo Talk

On today’s Performance Mindset podcast, Amy sits down with Aviva Sonenreich. Aviva is a managing broker at The Warehouse Hotline, a Denver, Colorado-based firm. Aviva is a Denver native with a massive social media following, and her expertise ranges from acquiring industrial income property to leasing offices. She leverages her social media savvy to create client success.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Aviva Sonenreich’s love of the connections she’s discovered online and her excitement about the upcoming CREi conference.
2. How she got the idea to start building her cat’s social media profile during the pandemic and transitioned that knowledge to her own personal brand.
3. The content you should be focused on to stand out.
4. Who’s on Aviva’s team and why she keeps it small.
5. Balancing social media with running a business.
6. Investing in technology and relationships to move toward success.
7. Leveraging podcasts for social media content.
8. When Aviva began to see big success in real estate, and the risks she took to get started.
9. Setting boundaries around your time to protect it.
10. The importance of being unafraid to hire a team to manage your time.
11. The current composition of Aviva’s business and her goals for 2025.

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Warehouse Hotline

Commercial Real Estate Secrets podcast

Instagram

TikTok

On this episode of the Performance Mindset podcast, Amy welcomes Dr. Arianna Becker to the show. Arianna owns Do Life with Dr. Becker coaching, where she helps her clients focus on living their lives to their full potential. She really enjoys working with her clients to improve their daily habits because she believes building habits is the key to creating a healthy lifestyle. Arianna is board-certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Why small habits can have the biggest impact, and the low-hanging fruit Arianna Becker recommends beginning with.
2. Using SMART goals and habit stacking to create specific, achievable changes.
3. Implementing convenience and efficiency to achieve your goals.
4. Arianna’s tips for kid-friendly meal and snack options for school.
5. The importance of teaching your kids to prioritize their health and build healthy habits.
6. Building time and boundaries into your schedule to decompress and exercise.
7. Her 3-2-1 rule for getting a great night’s sleep.
8. Guidelines for making healthier choices when eating meals out at restaurants.
9. Choosing to become plant-based and teaching your kids that it’s a choice for your family.
10. Preventative health measures that men and women should pursue as they age.
11. Arianna’s advice to try to avoid two “bad” days in a row.

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Do Life with Dr. Becker

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On today’s Performance Mindset podcast, Amy sits down with Ellen Silverman, a New York City native who transitioned into real estate after a long career in banking and finance. After the 2008 banking crisis, Ellen’s work became more regulatory, and in 2016, she obtained her real estate license and transitioned into residential real estate. Ellen is a Compass agent, and since beginning her second career, she’s learned a lot of lessons surrounding mindset, entrepreneurship, and focus.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The New York City real estate market and why Ellen Silverman believes the transaction activity has increased.
2. Ellen’s background as a fourth-generation New Yorker and the difference in lifestyle from other locations in the country.
3. Her career background in banking and finance and why she pivoted to real estate in 2016.
4. The benefits of entrepreneurship and the importance of setting boundaries with your time.
5. Tuning out the news and political noise to stay focused.
6. Where Ellen finds leads and the money that it costs to market and be in business.
7. The difference between a coop and a condo and who they suit best.
8. Rules coops can set that condos don’t have.
9. One of the most surprising parts of transitioning from Wall Street to real estate.
10. Ellen’s goals for 2025 and her advice for would-be entrepreneurs.

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Compass

LinkedIn

Instagram

Facebook

On today’s Performance Mindset podcast, Amy interviews her friend Chad Griffiths. Like Amy, Chad is an SIOR and a CCIM in commercial real estate. He focuses on industrial assets and is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Chad is also host of the Industrial Real Estate show on YouTube.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The upcoming CREi conference and what you can expect from it.
2. Using social media to create real-life relationships.
3. Chad Griffiths’s desire to uplift other real estate agents as they’re starting their careers.
4. Treating your real estate business like the business it is and committing to working hard.
5. How Chad stumbled into commercial real estate and created a 20-year career.
6. The market in Edmonton, Canada, where Chad is located, and its industrial influence.
7. Freedom of movement and travel a career in commercial real estate can provide.
8. The potential impact U.S. politics could have on Canadian commercial real estate.
9. Changing your mindset regarding politics and putting people over politics despite the constant change in countries and economies.
10. The cycle of negative feedback.

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YouTube

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Today’s episode of the Performance Mindset podcast features Barbi Reuter, a founder of the commercial real estate firm PICOR and a past president of the CREW Network. With a commercial real estate career spanning 40 years, Barbi began her real estate career her senior year in high school, typing leases for a broker. That broker later helped Barbi obtain her real estate license, setting her up for a successful career in the business.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Barbi Reuter’s 40-year career in commercial real estate, starting with typing up leases for a successful broker in high school.
2. Her early experiences in real estate and how the evolution of technology has changed it.
3. The evolution of technology and its impact on productivity and why Barbi stepped back from some platforms.
4. Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network’s impact on Barbi’s career and her involvement with the organization to help uplift other women in the industry.
5. Growing up in an environment where she could see what was possible and its impact on Barbi’s life.
6. Creating a company culture where everyone can thrive and have a sense of ownership.
7. What the CREW Councils are achieving and offering to their communities.
8. Building a legacy and a succession plan and Barbi’s desire to explore other avenues in the industry.
9. The importance of diversity in commercial real estate.

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LinkedIn

PICOR

CREW Network