Episode 103: Alex Pardo

In today's episode of Passion for Real Estate Investments, Founder of Creative RE-Solutions, LLC, Alex Pardo, talks about his entrepreneurial journey to freedom. Alex's entrepreneurial journey started when he bought baseball cards for $1 and sold them for a $.50 profit. He has since founded and managed multiple successful businesses that have allowed him to fulfil his passion of helping and supporting others. In 2005, Alex founded Creative RE-Solutions, LLC, a South Florida home buying company. In 2019, he Co-Founded Ascend, a high-level entrepreneurial mastermind and coaching community. He is also the host of the Flip Empire Show, which launched in 2016, and regularly features industry thought leaders. After 16 years in real estate, why is it not Alex's passion? Hear about why Alex exited the wholesaling business, how he is aligning his business with his goals, how he's giving back to entrepreneurs, finding the right mastermind, and the importance of thinking about the bigger picture. If you want to create freedom, impact, and purpose, or you want to learn how to build a business that allows you to follow your passions, this episode is for you.   Highlights from the interview "Comfort is the enemy of growth." "Real estate is a vehicle, it's a tool. It's not my passion." "Scale to get better before you scale to get bigger." "The business is a separate organism. It doesn't define who I am." "Your business will only grow to the extent that you do." "Sometimes we think we have a business challenge, but, at the root of it, it's a personal challenge." "Relationship capital is the ultimate currency." "Don't do what I do. Do what I did, because you can't do the do till you do the did."