Rebuilding a $4M Real Estate Empire After Stroke & Life Implosion - Trevor Schade

Whathappens when you survive a season of total life implosion—facing divorce,near-bankruptcy, and a paralyzing stroke—only to rebuild a $4 million realestate portfolio using systems instead of stress?TrevorSchade is a real estate investor, LeanSix Sigma Black Belt, and self-described "ambitiously lazy"entrepreneur. After building a high-performing real estate team of 26 agents,Trevor realized his operations were burning him out rather than serving hislong-term freedom. In 2023, he made the decision to shut down his agency toreclaim his time and focus on high-yield real estate investments, consulting,and automation.In this episode of FailCraft, Trevor joins Ezekiel to discuss how survivinga life-threatening medical crisis dismantled his need for rigid control. Heshares how applying Lean Six Sigma and the 80/20 rule can streamline yourworkload, why shutting down a successful company brought freedom, and how todefine wealth through time rather than status.Inthis episode of FailCraft, you’ll discover:·        The Stroke & Releasing Control: How a medical crisis shifted Trevor's focus from forcingoutcomes to building authentic influence.·        Shutting Down a $1M Team: Why closing a 26-agent team freed up energy forhigher-leverage ventures.·        Ambitiously Lazy & Lean Six Sigma: Applying statistical efficiency and the 80/20 rule toeliminate dread and optimize output.·        Eliminating Friction: Using anger and dread to audit tasks and automateoperations.·        Delegation & Tech Automation: Leveraging tools like Zapier and global freelancers toprotect personal bandwidth.·        Post-Stroke Negotiations: Accepting people as they are to build better businesspartnerships.·        Redefining Wealth: Shifting focus from financial metrics to time freedomand personal agency.ConnectWith Trevor Schade:·        Website Hub: trevorschade.com(Explore 1-on-1 executive consulting, real estate investing courses, and sociallinks!)Supportthe Show:·        Fuel the FailCraftMission: https://iferia.nestuge.com/supportme·        Subscribe, leave areview, and share this episode with an entrepreneur or real estate investor!Wantto Be a Guest on FailCraft?·        Connect with Ezekielon PodMatch: https://podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/failcraft00:00 Introduction:Trevor Schade & Being Ambitiously Lazy02:00 The HospitalRealization: Breaking the Illusion of Control05:36 Why Trevor ShutDown a Successful 26-Agent Business09:23 AmbitiouslyLazy: Combining Lean Six Sigma with 80/20 Principles10:53 Auditing EnergyLeaks: Measuring Anger and Dread13:11 TechAutomations and Global Freelancing Systems14:49 How PhysicalAdversity Changed Negotiation and Client Assessment18:22 RedefiningSuccess as Time Freedom Over Dollars20:52 Connect withTrevor Schade & Consulting OfferingsChapters: