The Elliott Caldwell Podcast: On Successful DNA

How to Turn a Side Hustle Into $1M a Month: Eric Michael

🔑Ready to learn how to invest in Airbnb, hassle-free? Fill out this form and our BNB Turnkey Team will reach out to you: https://e0jcghoxv59.typeform.com/to/t4BDOZGN Welcome to The Elliott Caldwell Podcast On Successful DNA — the show where driven individuals break down the habits, experiences, and mindset behind building something real. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or someone chasing your next level, this podcast uncovers what it actually takes to turn momentum into long-term success. Eric Michael is the founder of Major League Profits, a company that teaches people how to make a side income buying and selling sports cards. In this episode, Eric breaks down his wild journey from delivering pizzas with $4,000 saved up to building a business that hit $1 million a month in revenue. He shares how he first discovered the leverage of sports card flipping, why he struggled with the traditional college path, and how one failed internship made him realize he could never spend his life in a cubicle. Eric’s story is packed with hard-earned lessons. He opens up about losing money on Amazon, Shopify, and a failed sandal product, rebuilding through sports cards, moving to Miami with his business partner John, launching Major League Profits during COVID, and making $88,000 in their first month without fully knowing what they were doing. From there, he walks through the real five-year process of scaling, including webinars, paid ads, sales calls, upsells, creative testing, appointment setters, recruiting, organic content, and the office culture that helped them grow. At the heart of this episode is a masterclass in risk, resilience, and execution. Eric explains why entrepreneurs often reject the norm, how testing three to five ad creatives a day changed the trajectory of the company, why organic content makes every part of a business perform better, and how building around math, sales, and culture helped Major League Profits scale back to $1 million a month after setbacks. This is a tactical, honest, and high-energy conversation about what it really takes to build something from scratch. 📲 Follow Elliott  ‼️IG: @elliottcaldwell https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/ [https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/]   🏡 Follow The Rise Collective: @the_rise_collective_ https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/]  🌐 More about The Rise Collective: https://rise-collective.com/ [https://rise-collective.com/]   🔑 Explore BnB Turnkey: https://bnb-turnkey.com/ [https://bnb-turnkey.com/]   📩 Subscribe to the STR Report newsletter: https://thestrreport.com/ [https://thestrreport.com/]   📲 Find Our Guest: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericmichaelmlp/ [https://www.instagram.com/ericmichaelmlp/]

The Truth About Pressure, Mistakes, And Redemption: Stephen Garcia

Since filming this episode, Stephen Garcia was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Stephen has given so much to his family, his community, and Gamecock nation. Now it is our turn to rally behind him. Let’s fight with him, support him, and pray hard. Donate to Stephen’s GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/stephen-garcias-fight-beating-stage-4-cancer [https://www.gofundme.com/f/stephen-garcias-fight-beating-stage-4-cancer] 🔑Ready to learn how to invest in Airbnb, hassle-free? Fill out this form and our BNB Turnkey Team will reach out to you: https://e0jcghoxv59.typeform.com/to/t4BDOZGN Welcome to The Elliott Caldwell Podcast on Successful DNA — the show where driven individuals break down the habits, experiences, and mindset behind building something real. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or someone chasing your next level, this podcast uncovers what it actually takes to turn momentum into long-term success. Stephen Garcia is a Tampa native, former University of South Carolina quarterback, and one of the most recognizable players in Gamecock football history. In this episode, Stephen opens up about his journey from highly recruited high school quarterback to leading South Carolina during one of the most important eras in the program’s history. He shares what it was like growing up in an athletic family, choosing South Carolina over major powerhouse programs, playing for Steve Spurrier, and helping shift the standard for Gamecock football. But this conversation goes much deeper than football. Stephen gets honest about the pressure, the mistakes, the suspensions, and the moments that changed the direction of his career. He reflects on what he wishes he handled differently, why stubbornness can be both a strength and a weakness, and how learning to take accountability became one of the biggest lessons of his life. Stephen also breaks down what separates great teams from average ones, why locker room culture matters, how confidence impacts performance, and what young athletes need to understand about criticism, leadership, and adversity. He shares his perspective on NIL, modern college football, alumni culture at South Carolina, and the importance of building thick skin when life does not go according to plan. This is a raw and powerful conversation about talent, consequences, resilience, leadership, and the mindset required to keep fighting when your story takes an unexpected turn. 📲 Follow Elliott  ‼️IG: @elliottcaldwell https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/ [https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/]   🏡 Follow The Rise Collective: @the_rise_collective_ https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/]  🌐 More about The Rise Collective: https://rise-collective.com/ [https://rise-collective.com/]   🔑 Explore BnB Turnkey: https://bnb-turnkey.com/ [https://bnb-turnkey.com/]   📩 Subscribe to the STR Report newsletter: https://thestrreport.com/ [https://thestrreport.com/]   📲 Find Our Guest: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephen_garcia5/ [https://www.instagram.com/stephen_garcia5/] Linktree: https://linktr.ee/stephengarcia5?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnwyX4WEBiZMuGuhM6SE6ghOI5drs4ynNqY7mgLJPyIMOjVqNKtJZaBchB8Do_aem_7teOHQ-OKYzITm7AshFanw [https://linktr.ee/stephengarcia5?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnwyX4WEBiZMuGuhM6SE6ghOI5drs4ynNqY7mgLJPyIMOjVqNKtJZaBchB8Do_aem_7teOHQ-OKYzITm7AshFanw]

How To Build A Life That Actually Impresses People: Tony Salazar

🔑Ready to learn how to invest in Airbnb, hassle-free? Fill out this form and our BNB Turnkey Team will reach out to you: https://e0jcghoxv59.typeform.com/to/t4BDOZGN Welcome to The Elliott Caldwell Podcast on Successful DNA — the show where driven individuals break down the habits, experiences, and mindset behind building something real. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or someone chasing your next level, this podcast uncovers what it actually takes to turn momentum into long-term success. Tony Salazar is the founder of Eight Limbs Creative, a full service advertising agency built from the ground up after Tony started his professional career at 30 years old. After spending most of his 20s immersed in Brazilian jiu jitsu, competing, bartending, and chasing the fighter lifestyle, Tony found his way into content creation through a sponsorship requirement that pushed him to start making videos. What started as daily vlogging eventually became a real business, and today Eight Limbs Creative helps legal and medical brands scale through advertising, production, funnels, websites, SEO, intake systems, and content. In this episode, Tony breaks down the mindset shift required to go from creative freelancer to business owner, why sales mattered more than being the best videographer, and how emotional stability became one of the most important skills he had to develop as an entrepreneur. He shares the lessons behind hiring better people, stepping out of the day to day, building alongside his wife Milena, and learning that the founder’s role is not to do everything, but to create the vision and put the right people in the right seats. Tony and Elliott also dive deep into fatherhood, masculinity, discipline, fitness, stress, addiction, marriage, and what it really means to build a high standard life. They talk about raising resilient kids, why parents should lead their children instead of making their entire life revolve around them, how entrepreneurship accelerates personal development, and why success means nothing if your health, family, and character are falling apart behind the scenes. This is a raw conversation about building a business, becoming a better man, leading your family, and creating a life that is impressive beyond money, cars, and status. 📲 Follow Elliott on IG: @elliottcaldwell https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/ [https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/]   🏡 Follow The Rise Collective: @the_rise_collective_ https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/]  🌐 More about The Rise Collective: https://rise-collective.com/ [https://rise-collective.com/]   🔑 Explore BnB Turnkey: https://bnb-turnkey.com/ [https://bnb-turnkey.com/]   📩 Subscribe to the STR Report newsletter: https://thestrreport.com/ [https://thestrreport.com/]   📲 Find Our Guest: https://www.instagram.com/tonysalazar/ [https://www.instagram.com/tonysalazar/] https://www.youtube.com/@TonySalazarOfficial [https://www.youtube.com/@TonySalazarOfficial]

How To Build A Sales Team That Prints Money: Jonah Lewis

🔑Ready to learn how to invest in Airbnb, hassle-free? Fill out this form and our BNB Turnkey Team will reach out to you: https://e0jcghoxv59.typeform.com/to/t4BDOZGN Welcome to The Elliott Caldwell Podcast on Successful DNA — the show where driven individuals break down the habits, experiences, and mindset behind building something real. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or someone chasing your next level, this podcast uncovers what it actually takes to turn momentum into long-term success. Jonah Lewis is the founder of Prosper, a fast-growing life insurance sales organization with offices in Tampa, Chicago, Scottsdale, and South Dakota. In this episode, Jonah breaks down how he went from a difficult childhood, losing his mom at 14, getting kicked out at 17, and hitting rock bottom, to building a sales organization with nearly 500 agents and over $4.6 million paid out in monthly commissions. Jonah shares the mindset shift that changed everything, why moving out of your hometown can completely transform your life, and how sales became the ultimate personal development vehicle. He opens up about building in person culture when the rest of the world went remote, why he only hires people with work ethic, coachability, positivity, character, and integrity, and how narrowing his hiring standards helped the company grow faster. At the heart of Jonah’s story is a deep belief in grit, gratitude, faith, and long term thinking. He talks about marriage, leadership, sacrifice, stewardship, building a business without a big ego, and why success without character will never last. Jonah also shares the biggest leadership mistakes he has made, why toxic high performers can destroy culture, and what separates elite closers from everyone else. This is a powerful conversation on sales, faith, resilience, leadership, personal development, and what it really takes to build a business and a life you can be proud of. 📲 Follow Elliott on IG: @elliottcaldwell https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/ [https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/]   🏡 Follow The Rise Collective: @the_rise_collective_ https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/]  🌐 More about The Rise Collective: https://rise-collective.com/ [https://rise-collective.com/]   🔑 Explore BnB Turnkey: https://bnb-turnkey.com/ [https://bnb-turnkey.com/]   📩 Subscribe to the STR Report newsletter: https://thestrreport.com/ [https://thestrreport.com/]   📲 Find Our Guest: https://www.instagram.com/jonah.lewis/ [https://www.instagram.com/jonah.lewis/] https://www.youtube.com/@jonahlewis [https://www.youtube.com/@jonahlewis]

Why Your Calling Is Bigger Than Your Plan: Pastor Tommy Kyllonen

🔑Ready to learn how to invest in Airbnb, hassle-free? Fill out this form and our BNB Turnkey Team will reach out to you: https://e0jcghoxv59.typeform.com/to/t4BDOZGN Welcome to The Elliott Caldwell Podcast on Successful DNA — the show where driven individuals break down the habits, experiences, and mindset behind building something real. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or someone chasing your next level, this podcast uncovers what it actually takes to turn momentum into long-term success. Pastor Tommy “Urban D.” Kyllonen is the lead pastor of Crossover Church in Tampa, Florida, as well as an author, hip-hop artist, speaker, and creative entrepreneur. In this episode, Tommy shares his journey from growing up as a pastor’s kid in Philadelphia, living a double life as a teenager, rediscovering his faith at 19, and eventually being called into ministry in an urban context. What started as youth ministry through basketball leagues and hip-hop concerts grew into a movement that helped transform Crossover Church from a small church plant into a diverse, creative, multi-generational community. Tommy opens up about the leadership lessons he has learned over more than two decades as lead pastor. He talks about burnout, building team chemistry, navigating hard conversations, leading friends, knowing when people cannot grow with the organization, and why creativity has been one of the keys to reaching the next generation. He also breaks down the entrepreneurial side of church leadership, from creating new streams of income to turning a former Toys R Us into a 43,000 square foot church facility. At the heart of this conversation is a deep discussion about purpose, faith, marriage, creativity, grief, and legacy. Tommy shares why the purpose of life is to bring God praise, how his wife has supported him through decades of risk and reinvention, what losing both parents taught him about eternity, and why his future vision includes purchasing and redeveloping Crossover’s property into a mixed-use legacy project with the church at the center. This is a powerful conversation on calling, obedience, leadership, resilience, and building something that outlives you. 📲 Follow Elliott on IG: @elliottcaldwell https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/ [https://www.instagram.com/elliottcaldwell/]   🏡 Follow The Rise Collective: @the_rise_collective_ https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_rise_collective_/]  🌐 More about The Rise Collective: https://rise-collective.com/ [https://rise-collective.com/]   🔑 Explore BnB Turnkey: https://bnb-turnkey.com/ [https://bnb-turnkey.com/]   📩 Subscribe to the STR Report newsletter: https://thestrreport.com/ [https://thestrreport.com/]   📲 Find Our Guest: Learn more about Crossover Church here: https://www.crossoverchurch.org/ [https://www.crossoverchurch.org/] Learn more about Pastor Tommy here: https://www.crossoverchurch.org/tommy [https://www.crossoverchurch.org/tommy?utm_source=chatgpt.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urband813/ [https://www.instagram.com/urband813/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@urband813?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc [https://www.tiktok.com/@urband813?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] Youtube: https://youtube.com/@urband813?si=VLjurTKXhr9ME9a7 [https://youtube.com/@urband813?si=VLjurTKXhr9ME9a7]