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Adversity Kings Podcast hosted by Tristan Dlabik.
#152 Strip Mall Paychecks Fridays
our top income earners every week
11:4711/08/2023
#151 Strip Mall Paycheck Fridays
Some of our top income earners every friday
26:5008/08/2023
#150 Anna DeFrank
Anna Defrank is a successful, talented and young realtor from New Castle. Starting at a young age, in a huge sales industry, her story is similar to Tristan's. Anna comes from a separated but together family. Her work ethic came from watching her 25 year old single mother of two provide for her and her sister. Now, she has put herself in an extremely lucrative position and has even bigger plans for the near future.
01:46:1428/07/2023
#149 Pamela Sanchez
Pamela started working as soon as she was old enough. She knew that she could maintain a job while completing school because she saw how hard her mother worked to take care of them. Her extreme work ethic and drive is what made it possible for her to buy her first property at 18 years old. Today she is still striving to complete even bigger and better goals.
45:5622/07/2023
#148 Tony Williams
Tony Williams grew up as a talented athlete who played D1 and almost went pro while going through covid. His father played in the NFL so he grew up around football and came from too very athletic parents. Now he is working his way up in his company and getting involved in real estate. Even though he doesn't play anymore, the lessons, friendships, and skills still play a part in his success today.
39:0317/07/2023
#147 Beau Samaniego
Beau Samniego is a young fighter with a wrestling background that turned into a consistent hobby. His hobby brought him to have a spirit for competitiveness and drove him to want to take fighting to the highest level.
27:3213/07/2023
#146 Crude Moxie
Crude Moxie is a rap artist from Chicago. He started rapping at a very young age and had the advantage of working in the studio at 15 years old. He dives into what it's really like having a rap career in this day and age. From writing all the time, to pouring all of his money into his music. As he goes into detail about the process and his rap, we learn the ins and outs of how deep you have to go to be successful in such a large diverse game.
01:21:5208/07/2023
#145 Isaias Lopez
Two weeks before graduation Isaias found out his parents were not paying for his college. Two weeks later, at 17 he joined the military. Through many ups and downs, he figured it out before he was 18. Today he dives into the causes and effects of life choices and the insane way that covid - 19 was dealt with within the military.
58:5705/07/2023
#144 David Zophin
David Zophin has been with AIL for 20+ years. With an abundance knowledge and experience within the company, today's message is filled with impactful advice and tips for those who are just getting started or have been around for decades. We also have huge contests, prizes and upcoming events all being announced.
01:21:3126/06/2023
#143 Sophia Georgitsis & Charlie Barrett
Sophia and Charlie are back and better than ever. Sophia’s DJing has taken off and she jumps into how she is able to be booked for this entire summer while working alongside Charlie. Charlie is now the CEO of his own company and is traveling all over with Sophia coaching people in every part of America. These young entrepreneurs are fantastic examples of your dreams work when you do.
42:3910/06/2023
#142 Zayd Alwawi
Zayd Alwawi has been with us less than a year and has already had an immense amount of success. From building a huge team and leading from the front, he has been able to buy his first car and join elite clubs within the business. As Zayd goes into how it is possible, he also dives into his upbringing and what he left behind to come here.
48:5906/06/2023
#141 Tyler Acosta
Tyler Acosta comes from a large family of professional athletes. Not only was his father a professional MLB player, but many members of his family were or are in the NFL. Tyler puts a huge amount of work into baseball but he also is now a business owner. With so many balls in the air, it's amazing to hear how he is handling baseball and his company all in his very early 20s.
32:5230/05/2023
#140 Dragonborn
Mikey Marotta jumps into his plan and how he is moving forwards in the fighting world. Mikey found his passion for his dream through his fathers perseverance in life and dives into how his “why” pushes him to keep going. With a rough and difficult past, he has learned to overcome setbacks and put himself all into his goals.
44:2827/05/2023
# 139 Billy Molls
Billy Molls is an amazing hunter and leader. Billy was brought up on a farm and surrounded by animals all of his life. His family and childhood inspired him to dive into this sport. Never being handed anything and always staying hungry drove him to hunt in Alaska. Here he dives into the experiences he has within hunting and exactly what moments facing wild bears actually feel like. Not only does he tell us about incredible experiences in the sport, but opens up about faith and how that plays a huge role in all aspects of life.
01:30:4801/05/2023
#138 Damien Anderson
Damien Anderson is an exceptional example of what hard work, consistency and focus lead to. He is now not only the owner of his own jiu jitsu gym but will also be fighting at the highest level starting this August. Damien jumps into his journey to success and discusses his many different experiences within jiu jitsu. This discussion is a great way to learn more about the sport, come up, and tactical business and life ventures.
01:02:4728/04/2023
#137 Sam Zeitlin
Sam Zeitlin started his career based on his passion and love for health conscious foods. From an early age good food has inspired Sam. His fond memories with loved ones and good meals contributed to forming the infinity he has for cooking. With his amazing recipes and hard work, he carries out Jewish traditions and creates delicious food everyone in the community thoroughly enjoys. Sam jumps into the ups and downs of creating a business and the purpose his deli brings. This young owner already has a successful Chicago location and caters to many farmers markets all over the city. I myself can confirm that Zeitlin’s Delicatessen has the best sourdough bread and potato salad I have ever had and I'm from the south.
43:0125/04/2023
# 136 Matthew Rahn
Coach Matthew Rahn has been involved in sports his entire life. From an early age, athletics allowed him to let off steam and be part of something bigger than himself. Matthew's positive experiences within football and baseball are what led him to the career path he has now. Today he has changed more young lives than he could have ever imagined. Helping young adults from different backgrounds and being there for them in more ways than one, has made coaching incredibly enjoyable. Mathew dives into how the Dupage football program is an opportunity much larger than just playing time at another community college. It is a stepping stone and gateway for players to pursue their dreams and grow into impressive and impactive adults.
40:3821/04/2023
#135 Brady Ulmer
Brady Ulmer is a successful self-made businessman. He came from a typical two parent household and was considered an average child in school and day to day life. Brady hit a turning point at 21 and changed his life completely when he decided to become an entrepreneur. He tried and tried again and found a transition that stuck for the better. Brady now owns a business and discusses the positives and negatives of both high end and low end clientele and what it took to get to where he is today.
31:4010/04/2023
#134 Ilya Ahmad
Ilya Ahmad has experienced many different opportunities within music and software as well as being behind the scenes in these industries. At only 21 he DJed at his first musical festival and continued on to do several events for A- list celebrities. He has already had the pleasure of living all over the country and speaks on his exciting upcoming travel endeavors for more distant destinations. Ilya is a Chicago native with two immigrant parents. As he dives into the hardships his family has endured, we hear how the negatives and positives help build up this young entrepreneur.
Hosted by Tristan Dlabik
16:4908/04/2023
#133 Humza Razzak
Humza Razzak came from a hard working and loving family that helped shape him into the business man he is today. As he walks us through his upbringing and current life he describes his family's experiences within the workforce. With a diverse background, he is well cultured and dives into discussion on similarities within different religions, businesses and martial arts.
58:2603/04/2023
#132 Andru Jamison
Andru Jamison is 27 years old, who found his passion for country music. He comes from a military household so a big part of his life has been family. Andru started his adulthood in the National Guard. Andru found his passion with music and National Guard from an incident and trauma he could never forget. A big influence on his life was his best friend who he had lost. Moved around 13 states before he was 17. Andru connects everything through his songs and hopes to let other connect with his words as well.
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51:5831/03/2023
#131 Katie Bochenek
Katie Bochenek is 24 who loves to travel and competing in Jiu jitsu. Not only does she travel and compete she is also finishing up her nursing degree in May! Tristan and Katie talking about men and women's competing how different they are and upcoming matches that Katie has. Then they turn to Katie childhood being the only girl out of 5 kids. She talks about what made her get into Jiu jitsu due to an incident that brought attention to her.
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01:09:5927/03/2023
#130 Jack Joseph
Jack Joseph is 26 and started a company in 2019, called Kombucha. He started all of this in just his parents basement brewing away. Jack went to college in Michigan State in 2019. Jack now works with over 250+ businesses in IL, WI, IN. He is very passionate about taking care of himself so doing things like yoga and mediation is very good for the body. Jack also grows his own food and practices herbalism. Tristan and Jack go into more of his company and try out the drinks Jack brought. Then go into Jack's childhood and who inspired him to be where he is today.
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42:3924/03/2023
#129 How Simon made me a millionaire by 21…
Tristan Dlabik and Justin Maska run through the millionaire play book. They talk about the steps that Simon Arias led Tristan to be the most successful and youngest SGA in the company by 21. Tristan lived by this play book and wants everyone to have the ability to be where he is now. He goes into detail about the thoughts and mindset you need to have to get to where he is. Now this book isn't just all what Tristan did but what Simon Arias did and passed down to those who wanted to grind and learn from the best. Tristan just happened to be one of those individuals.
01:00:0820/03/2023
#128 Jack Gillespie
Jack Gillespie is a 21 year old who loves videography and the marketing industry. His father was a big part of his passion. They traveled a lot due to his work but Jack loved every moment. Jack got his first camera when he was 15. Being so passionate about everything Jack started his own LLC at age 18, and has been running it ever since. Jack also is in college at UYC. As they wrap up they talk about end goals. Jack is excited to travel for work soon to Hawaii.
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33:4717/03/2023
# 127 Aimee Godinez
Aimee Goinez started her sales industry in Jewelry sales. She was a manager for 10 years, then got swept off her feet into car sales. Aimee had bought a Dodge Challenger and went in for an oil change at the jeep dealership and that's when she “drove out with her new career”. She stayed with jeep for 5 years then being their top producer then go a great offer to go work for Maserati. Aimee has children and grew up with amazing family. Love to travel and go outdoors. Usually she goes on hike with her son but now he growing up and she got to turn to her little girl to start adventuring with her. Aimee works now for Perill Lamborghini. So looking to buy now you know who to go to!!
Hosted by Tristan Dalbik
48:1413/03/2023
#126 Diego Rivera
Diego works in the hotel industry while also starting up his side business for PC’s. We go into his childhood and discuss what it was like? He was very close to his family. His parents are separated and did really have a father figure until his stepdad came into the picture. Diego wants to be successful, self develop his skills and abilities. He loves to work at the hotel because it introduces him to a certain side of business. Loves the motivation they have going through hotel business and wants to learn and keep the energy they have.
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43:2510/03/2023
# 125 Indri Shehaj
Indri Shehaj talks to us a little about his time growing up as a kid and not coming here to America until 2005. How he still travels back home and comes back here to the different cultures all around. As they talk more he starts to tell us about how he use to sell cars, and work in logistics. One big thing that means everything to Indri is his family. He worships his mother; she is his queen.
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01:04:3507/03/2023
#124 Catherine and Lizzie Everett
Catherine and Lizzie are young entrepreneurs who travel to try food hacks and amazing entrees. They started off in their cars during covid just having fun posting on tik tok which turned everyone's heads and started to blow up. Lizzie does social media work so is always traveling and getting to experience a lifetime of great food and beautiful sceneries. Catherine is just starting to start social media and follow in her sister's footsteps. They look up to one another and work together to make their dreams come true. Their number one fans and big influences are their parents. They plan on moving to Miami in a couple years and do what they love to do best.
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01:11:0203/03/2023
#123 Vagner Rocha
Vagner Rocha is a loving husband and father of two kids. Vagner did UFC fighting at one point in his life and then went into Jiu jitsu and now owns a gym and coaches talented individuals. He started off doing construction and brought himself to finding his career path to taking off. Vagner is from Brazil, came here when he was only 5, had a very heavy accent and worked his way to our american ways. Got a nickname when he first started ‘Ceara” due to his Accent and traits. Got his black belt within 6 years while taking a year off due to an injury. They finish talking about his family and career path details.
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50:4727/02/2023
#122 Mahmoud Jabr & Malik Otallah
Mahmoud and Malik come on the podcast to talk about a lot of the background in today's age of muslim culture. Diversifying your sources is very important to catch up on what's going on in this day of age. They talk about how a young female reporter was doing her job, and was shot. Was it an accident? They follow through with more of Jiu jitsu and religion
58:5424/02/2023
#121 Nathan Frahm
Nate Frahm is 20 years old and an MGA at our company AriasDlabik Agencies. He started about five months ago and just started taking off! He is from Grand Junction, Colorado. He talks about his journey getting into sales at a young age coming from a family figure in the sales industry. He worked at the car dealership when he was 18. He talks more about his childhood growing up and a little about his family.
50:5420/02/2023
#120 Kegan Calkin
Kagan Calkins from Illinois, wrestle since he was 9 and won state in his childhood which got him a scholarship to Oregon State University. When he graduated he got an assistant coaching position at the University of Cumberlands, Kentucky. He eventually got his MBA and started coaching here in Aurora, Illinois. Talks about his family as he was the oldest of 7 kids. They are the ones that motivated him to seek excellence and hopefully any business in the future. .
49:1817/02/2023
#119 Lasalle Smith
Lasalle Smith is a photographer and producer who also helps runs an ad agency. As we talk about growing up he tells us how what childhood was like and the secrets to photography. He was born in texas and made his way over here at a young age. Gives us a little insight on who is Lasalle Smith. Loves tacos and loves family. As we wrap up, tells us about a app where you can go take pictures at amazing locations.
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01:02:1013/02/2023
#118 Chase Crawford
Chase Crawford, 26 is founder of Four By Three, Forbes next top 1000 companies. Was married at age of 18 when he also had his first kid, now is father of three kids. He comes on and talks about the films he has done. One for example was making his own Taco Bell commerical for his main big deal. He has produced over 20 films and 30 comedy specials. Has a Film dropping in over 800 theaters in April. Talks a lot about family and what inspired him to do filming.
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45:2408/02/2023
#117 Sofia Delfino
Sofia Delfino now recently just became Sofia Smiley is a young entrepreneur who started off in her mom and dad house, just herself cooking. She went to culinary school and fell in love with cooking. She is Italian and grew up in an Italian household, full of love and nurture and having businesses with the family growing up. She talks a little about her family and what childhood was like and why she decided to take this route in her life.
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59:5007/02/2023
#116 Jeremy De La Cruz And Logan Michels
Jeremy Dela Cruz is a photographer who loves to travel and works alongside with Logan Michels, a Fitness Trainer. They been working together for a couple of years. They talk about their aspirations. And their background of getting into their line of work. They talk about men body this time now from back long ago. They go in depth with the structure of men and women body changes, and body dysmorphia. Then as we start to finish out, we find out where they want to be at in years to come.
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51:5603/02/2023
#115 David Weathersby
David comes on to talk about what made him want to join film making industry. As he tells us being a one-man crew doing it all on his own. Talks about certain areas in Chicago filming, how it was to film there. Then talks about how his mom is his biggest fan and influence!!!
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30:0127/01/2023
#114 Tommy Busch
Not only has Tommy been Tristan trainer in the fitness world but he also does competing. Talks to us about what got him to want to take this career path, and how its like to compete in body building. What does his 10 years look like find out and stay tuned!!
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47:0723/01/2023
#113 Philip Austin
Austin comes on and start to talk about where he was at before he went full in to the fitness journey and the start of being a trainer. then Talks a little about his twin brother and what childhood was like. Austin main goal is to open up a gym here soon on his own. He 20 years old with a dream he knows he will reach.
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01:09:3520/01/2023
#112 Angelo Marr And Tyler Jones
Angelo Marr is a Photographer Videographer who follows his passion Filming. Talks to us about what lead him to this astounding Career path. He Films brands/sport fitness. Tyler Jones is one of his best partners in all of this, as they are coming out with a documentary " I'm Only Human". Tyler Jones is perusing to be a Professional MMA fighter who talks with us about how he started his career and what it has all taken and what it takes to believe in what he does.
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58:5516/01/2023
#111 RealYungG
RealYungG is in the music career and is taking off. He talks about how he is reinvesting all his money back into the business starting his music career. Then follows through with his mindset and how he got to where he is now and where will he be in the next couple of years.
Hosted by Robert Jackson
46:4813/01/2023
#110 Sznzdead
Sznzdead is a music rapper, who talks about what got him into the music industry. Then gives us a little info about what went down with Ken Carson. Then move into the thought process of a rap artist. What gets him to wake up everyday to drive him to success? Hosted
by Robert Jackson
57:2209/01/2023
#109 Almighty Ak
Almighty is a Music Artist who talks about the start of his career and how far he has come. Starts to talk about managing selling cars while trying to manage his passion for music. How his biggest struggle was realizing what he doesn't have.
Hosted by Robert Jackson
01:03:5706/01/2023
#108 Landon Campbell
Landon Campbell is an Influential Business leader who is the Founder of INTHEIR20'S. He interviews young entrepreneurs who are in their 20's. Gives us the insight of being the largest firm in Chicago, as he explains his company Drive Capital. Then drops into the FTX scandal.
01:17:0902/01/2023
#106 Tyler Fowler
Tyler Fowler's witty and clean brand of stand up comedy has made him a favorite around Chicago and across the US. Regularly appearing at Zanies Comedy Clubs and The Laugh Factory Chicago he was named among the 'Best Of The Fest' at the Cleveland Comedy Festival. Tyler's debut album Friends With 401(k) Benefits premiered #1 on iTunes and Top 10 on the Billboard Comedy Charts and he recently recorded a special for Drybar Comedy.
17:4821/12/2022
#105 Steve Surace
Steve Surace is a long-time leader in American Income Life, He comes from linage of life insurance agents.
01:00:0220/12/2022
#104 Justin Maska
Justin Maska is an up-and-coming top producer in the financial services industry. He works under Tristan's company Arias-Dlabik agencies.
56:2708/12/2022
#103 Dan Cass
Dan Cass is a Chicago-based comedian. He performs at some of the biggest venues in the city, writes, and edits.
01:11:0930/11/2022
#102 Canaan Cleveland
Canaan is an up-and-coming sales associate for Arias-Dlabik Agencies, Tristan's financial services company. He served in the military, leaving to join the business.
43:5025/11/2022