Dropping Bombs

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & More Than Just Luck 
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers raw, unfiltered stories with Greg Wier, the security industry entrepreneur who built and sold companies worth tens of millions after starting with nothing.
 
Greg breaks down the FTC nightmare that hit him after his company was already sold, the wild cases he uncovered as a private investigator, and the Jerry Springer executive producer he outs in the book — mistress, secret condo, and all. His memoir, More Than Just Luck, skips the sanitized version with a thank yous section and a f*ck yous section — and he's already writing book two, timed to drop the day he's legally free to name who really screwed him.
 
Greg isn't holding back in this episode, no matter who it pisses off. 
 
 
🔗 Connect with Greg 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morethanjustluck
Website: https://www.gregwier.com
More Than Just Luck (Book): https://www.gregwier.com/purchase-book
 
Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.
 
Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
 
LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:
https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
 
Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://bradlea.com/product/the-hard-way/
 
This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.
Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/cs

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Beacon Turf
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers raw redemption with Brandon Bess, the Beacon Turf founder who traded a childhood surrounded by drugs and prison for a $500 startup that's now reshaping Middle Tennessee's artificial turf market.
 
Brandon breaks down the decision that nearly cost him everything, why he ditched a red-ocean landscaping business for turf's blue ocean, and the franchise blueprint he's using to hand independent contractors a shot at the same success.
 
A kid who grew up watching his family deal drugs is now running a multimillion-dollar company — proof that where you start has nothing to do with where you end up. 
 
 
🔗 Connect with Brandon 
Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/thatbeaconguy
Business IG: https://www.instagram.com/beaconturf
Website: https://www.beaconturf.com
 
Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.
 
Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
 
LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:
https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
 
Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://bradlea.com/product/the-hard-way/
 
This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.
Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/cs

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & BNB Investor Academy
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers a blueprint for building wealth with zero experience with Michael Elefante — the burned-out cold-caller who bought his first Airbnb in 2019 and turned it into a $27 million short-term rental empire.
 
Michael breaks down the "idiot tax" costing high earners millions, why boring rentals lose to million-dollar experiences (think turf golf courses and Dungeons & Dragons-themed bridges), and how he built a vertically integrated business — design, management, construction, and education — that runs on just 2 to 4 hours a week.
 
Most people are one property away from a six-figure tax write-off and don't even know it.
 
 
🔗 Connect with Michael 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melefante6
 
✅ Additional Resources 
BNB Investor Academy: https://bnbinvestoracademy.com
Home Team Luxury Rentals: https://www.hometeamluxuryrentals.com
 
Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.
 
Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
 
LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:
https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
 
Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://bradlea.com/product/the-hard-way/
 
This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.
Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/cs

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff 
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers raw oilfield-to-real-estate wisdom with Corey Thompson, a former drilling consultant whose straight-to-the-point, no-BS approach makes him unlike the gurus online. He walked away from a six-figure roughneck paycheck to build a vertically integrated Texas real estate empire from scratch.
 
Corey breaks down how he scooped up an 80-unit mobile home park and a distressed apartment complex for pennies on the dollar, why wholesaling and flipping are dead in today's market, and the cost segregation tax play blue-collar workers are sleeping on.
 
Whether you're chasing your next paycheck on a rig or stuck clocking in at a 9-to-5, this episode hands you the exact playbook for turning hard-earned cash into real, lasting freedom — no guru nonsense required.
 
 
🔗 Connect with Corey 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Roughneck2RealEstate
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/roughneck2realestate
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/roughneck2realestate
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theroughneck2realestate
Podcast (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roughneck-2-real-estate/id1440513790
Podcast (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/4cXgyn0rECEcPCmjIsrb3p
Website: https://roughneck2realestate.com
 
Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.
 
Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
 
LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:
https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
 
Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://bradlea.com/product/the-hard-way/
 
This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.
Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/cs

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff & Six Figures in Six Weeks™
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Ken Christian Smith, a serial entrepreneur who stumbled into a luxury lighting empire serving celebrity estates and gated communities, all while running a completely different life as a certified naturopathic practitioner and author.
 
Ken shares how a $350 quote from a stranger behind a gate turned into a client list full of A-listers. He also breaks down his Six Figures in Six Weeks™ program, which teaches anyone, no construction experience required, how to add a high-ticket lighting division to their business or start one from scratch.
 
If you've ever wanted a low-cost business that pays big for just a few months of work, this episode hands you the blueprint.
 
🔗 Connect with Ken 
Ken's IG: https://www.instagram.com/KenChristianSmith
Christian Smith Lighting IG: https://www.instagram.com/ChristianSmithLighting
 
✅ Additional Resources 
Christian Smith Lighting: https://www.cseventlighting.com
Six Figures in Six Weeks™: https://www.sixfiguresin6weeks.com
Book — "Why You Should Be Counting Chemicals, Not Calories" (Dr. Kenneth Smith): https://a.co/d/07i8QFIe
 
Watch the full-length video version of any Dropping Bombs episode here on YouTube.
 
Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
 
LightSpeed VT is Brad's brainchild—the world's leading interactive training platform. It's built to make your team sharper, faster, and more effective, without wasting time or money. Whether you're a startup or a Fortune 500, LightSpeed VT is how you scale success and dominate your industry. Curious? Check it out:
https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
 
Brad's also behind Closer School, the go-to program for mastering sales and closing deals like a pro. Want to 10x your income? This is where you start. His book, The Hard Way, lays out the brutal, honest lessons he learned building his empire—your blueprint to winning the game. Get it here: https://bradlea.com/product/the-hard-way/
 
This isn't just a video. It's a wake-up call. Watch it. Share it. Act on it.
Closer School: https://www.closerschool.com/cs