The Hyper Driven Investor
Hosted by Zeke Martinez, The Hyper Driven Investor brings you conversations with successful San Antonio business owners, professionals, and executives who are building businesses, advancing their careers, and creating success on their own terms.Discover the stories behind some of San Antonio’s most accomplished people—how they got started, the challenges they’ve overcome, lessons they’ve learned, and the decisions that have helped them succeed.Each episode delivers practical insights, real-world experiences, and candid conversations about business, leadership, career, money, and life.Whether you’re an entrepreneur, professional, executive, or simply someone driven to achieve more, you’ll gain valuabl...
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Get Good at solving problems, and you will always have business
<p>In this episode of the Hyper Driven Investor Podcast, host Zeke Martinez sits down with Darlena Hearn, founder and CEO of MS Help LLC, to talk about how helping others can turn into a real business.</p> <p>Darlea started her journey in the trucking industry with just one truck. But she soon found herself helping people with much more than trucking. Friends, business owners, and even people she had just met would come to her for advice.</p> <p>One day, her son told her something that changed the way she looked at her gift. People were willing...
Self Actualize and Create!
<p>What if the best way to grow your business is to start creating something new? In this episode of The Hyper Driven Investor Podcast, Zeke Martinez talks with Bill Huff about real estate, new technology, and finding the courage to follow your ideas.</p> <p>Bill is a real estate agent, investor, and owner of Huff Real Estate Group in San Antonio, Texas. He has worked in real estate since around 2009. Now, he is finding new ways to bring real estate and digital tools together.</p> <p>Bill shares how he wants to make short-term rentals more than just...
Faith Driven Real Estate Entrepreneur with High-End Boat Storage Niche
<p>What if you could grow your wealth, help others, and stay true to your faith at the same time?</p> <p>In this episode of The Hyper Driven Investor Podcast, host Zeke Martinez sits down with Janice Greenley of Green Root Capital to talk about real estate investing, faith, and a unique way to earn passive income through high-end boat and RV storage.</p> <p>Janice is a driven business owner who loves finding new ways to build wealth. She started in multifamily real estate but soon saw the value of looking at other types of property.</p> <p>...
Checking In for Recovery: The New Face of Extended Stay
<p>What if an extended stay hotel could do more than give someone a place to sleep? What if it could also create strong investment opportunities while helping people rebuild their lives?</p> <p>In this episode of The Hyper Driven Investor Podcast, Zeke Martinez talks with real estate investor and entrepreneur Jen Maldonado about looking at real estate in a different way.</p> <p>Jen shares how she went from engineering into real estate investing. Her path was not easy. At one point, she had just $35 in her bank account while living in Los Angeles. Instead of giving up...
Kitchen Vent Cleaning - Service Business MBA
<p>What happens when you leave real estate and start a hands-on service business from the ground up?</p> <p>In this episode of The Hyper Driven Investor Podcast with Zeke Martinez, Zeke sits down with Ann Tran, founder of Albedo’s Return in Houston, Texas.</p> <p>Ann shares how she went from real estate and mortgages into pressure washing. That move soon led her to a specialized service: commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning and compliance.</p> <p>For Ann, the business made sense. Commercial kitchens need their exhaust systems cleaned on a regular basis. It is work that helps re...
From Hedge Funds to Flex Space
<p>What makes flex industrial real estate different from multifamily investing?</p> <p>In this episode of the Hyper Driven Investor Podcast, Zeke Martinez sits down with real estate investor and developer Adam Block to talk about his path into flex and Class B industrial real estate.</p> <p>Adam has taken an unusual road into real estate. He worked on political campaigns, went to law school, practiced commercial litigation and bankruptcy law, and later worked in investing. His experience included stocks, credit, and consulting with a hedge fund before he began focusing more of his time on real estate.<...
Busy Professionals Ride the Silver Tsunami
<p>What if you could invest in commercial real estate without becoming a landlord?</p> <p>In this episode of the Hyper Driven Investor Podcast, Zeke Martinez talks with K. Trevor Thompson, Vice President of Investor Relations at Massive Capital. Trevor shares how he went from being interested in real estate to taking part in 40 commercial real estate syndications.</p> <p>Trevor explains real estate syndications in a simple way. He talks about how busy professionals can invest alongside experienced real estate operators without having to manage tenants, toilets, and trash themselves.</p> <p>One of Trevor’s biggest lessons is...
The Value of Prudence and Time
What does it take to build wealth while working a busy full-time job? For Stephen McCulloch, the answer has been simple: take action, stay patient, and give your investments time to work. <p>In this episode of The Hyper Driven Investor Podcast with Zeke Martinez, Zeke catches up with longtime Australian investor Stephen McCulloch.</p> <p>Stephen shares how property investing became an important part of his wealth-building journey. After years of working and investing, he is now getting ready to leave the corporate world and enter a new phase of life.</p> <p>Zeke and Stephen talk about investing...
Faithful Pivot into Energy
<p >What happens when life changes everything you thought you knew about money, investing, and your future?</p> <p >In this episode of The Hyper Driven Investor Podcast with Zeke Martinez, Zeke sits down with diversified investor Waiyee Schmidt for a powerful conversation about loss, faith, resilience, and learning how to pivot.</p> <p >Waiyee grew up in Singapore and became the first person in her family to attend college and become an attorney. She later moved to Germany, built a family, and spent years building a real estate portfolio with her late husband.</p> <p >Then her life changed.<...
Never Take No for An Answer...
<p >What happens when someone refuses to let obstacles decide their future? In this episode of the Hyper Driven Investor Podcast, Zeke Martinez sits down with attorney and real estate investor Chiante Jackson to talk about determination, entrepreneurship, and building a successful career by never accepting "no" as the final answer.</p> <p >Chiante shares how she knew she wanted to become a lawyer at just six years old and stayed focused on that dream through every challenge. While attending law school, she worked full-time, adjusted her schedule when life changed, and stayed committed to reaching her goal. Her story...
