Hello everyone, Lena and Shadi here! 

In this episode, we have a very special guest joining us - the light of our lives, our 7 year old daughter, Arya!

Growing your family can be a life changing decision. It certainly impacted the way we approached expanding our family whilst growing our businesses. We’ll share our candid experiences of what it was like when we made that pivotal choice and how we reshaped our business strategies to work for our family.

Our journey has always been about chasing a vision while staying true to our fundamental goals. But with a child in the mix, we had to learn to adapt and shift our business around our new lifestyle as parents. We’ll share how we managed to strike a balance between family and business, how we found a way to scale our business efficiently and why we believe it’s essential to build a system that works for YOU.

Join us as we discuss the importance of aligning your business goals with your life goals and how to discover what you truly want in life first… then build your business around it. Whether you are currently navigating parenthood as an entrepreneur or thinking about growing your family around your business, we hope our stories and insights will help inspire and guide you on your own journey in finding balance between the two worlds.

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00:00 Preview

01:10 Our story so far... 

02:45 Meet Arya, our curious and dynamic 7 year old

03:52 The first monumental change in our lives

05:26 How to shift without stressing out when major changes happen in your life

07:25 Changing our perspective on business when we became parents

12:36 How we adapted our businesses around our new lives

17:34 Re-evaluating how we do business alongside parenting

22:38 How we scaled our business to become more efficient

30:00 Shaping our financial goals and creating the lifestyle we wanted

35:45 Chasing our vision and while keeping in line with our fundamental goals 

41:22 Finding a system that worked for us and stabilizing our business 

44:15 My spidey senses are tingling... 

49:32 Be mindful about which systems and processes you want to delegate

53:52 Figure out what you want in life and build your business around it

No matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey, we want to be your go-to resource for inspiration, motivation, and actionable guidance.

Tune in to our monthly episodes, each one packed with insightful and personal conversations. We promise to leave no stone unturned in our quest to empower you. So hit that subscribe button now and get ready for an exciting adventure filled with empowerment, growth, and achievements. 

Let's thrive together!

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To learn more about Shadi & Lena Guirguis, please visit https://shadiandlena.com.

Hey Lena and Shadi here!

In today’s episode, we’re inviting you into our world of real estate and entrepreneurship. Picture this: our very first property, a charming triplex! This property, although structurally sound, was a fixer-upper, and it turned out to be a much bigger challenge than we anticipated. Yes, there were hurdles. We also encountered plenty of roadblocks along the way, but isn't that what makes the journey thrilling?

We share our personal struggles and the decisions that brought us to where we are now. We're here to guide you through the maze. Our stories will provide you with valuable insights into how we effectively learned to budget and the strategies we employed to accelerate the stabilization process. It's all about getting the most out of your investments.

Our journey wasn't all smooth sailing and being an entrepreneur isn't for the faint of heart. Our hope is that by sharing our own experiences and lessons learned, we can help you avoid similar tough situations on your path to success.

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00:00 Preview

01:08 Intro

01:30 Trials and tribulations of starting a new business

03:50 The purchase of our first property

06:40 The BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) Strategy

08:35 Our first triplex property nightmare

15:43 The Black Ooze: Fixer upper beyond what we imagined

21:01 The struggles of entrepreneurship

22:57 Mrs. Shadi has arrived at Home Depot

25:44 Common distressed property renovation budgeting and roadblocks

27:30 How to get to stabilization faster

30:48 Budget properly and prepare for the unexpected

31:59 The importance of surrounding yourself with a solid support system

38:13 Switching from reactive to proactive thinking

41:58 Join us next time to learn about how we scaled

No matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey, we want to be your go-to resource for inspiration, motivation, and actionable guidance.

Tune in to our monthly episodes, each one packed with insightful and personal conversations. We promise to leave no stone unturned in our quest to empower you. So hit that subscribe button now and get ready for an exciting adventure filled with empowerment, growth, and achievements.

Let's thrive together!

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To learn more about Shadi & Lena Guirguis, please visit

https://shadiandlena.com.

Hello and welcome to the first episode of the Shadi & Lena Uncensored Podcast! We're thrilled to have you here as we embark on a journey to empower entrepreneurs like you. With over 15 years of experience in business together, we've accumulated a treasure trove of personal stories, tools and resources that we can't wait to share with you.

In this episode, we're going to get real and personal. Join us as we open up about our childhoods and upbringings, including those formative moments that shaped our entrepreneurial drive and spirits. Prepare to hear our never-before-told story of how our paths crossed, leading us to establishing a thriving property management business together. We'll dive into the challenges we faced along the way and how we turned our mistakes into valuable learning experiences. Our hope is that by sharing our own struggles, we can help you avoid similar tough situations on your path to success.

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00:00 Preview

00:59 Introduction 

01:37 Why did we start a podcast?

03:30 Lena's childhood and upbringing

05:39 Shadi's childhood and upbringing

08:54 Shadi's first jobs and balancing school

14:27 Did we always know we wanted to be business owners and entrepreneurs?

19:24 How did we meet?

36:51 When and why did we decide to start a business together?

38:58 Let your vision drive your business

45:04 To franchise, or not franchise, that is the question

51:20 The layoff that shaped Shadi's future and business objective

53:45 Break

54:03 Entering the world of property management together

56:34 We almost lost our first property deal

01:05:10 The horror story of our first property purchase

01:06:47 Learning from our mistakes

01:14:11 Join us for part two of our story

No matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey, we want to be your go-to resource for inspiration, motivation, and actionable guidance.

Tune in to our monthly episodes, each one packed with insightful and personal conversations. We promise to leave no stone unturned in our quest to empower you. So hit that subscribe button now and get ready for an exciting adventure filled with empowerment, growth, and achievements. 

Let's thrive together!

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To learn more about Shadi & Lena Guirguis, please visit https://shadiandlena.com