Dropping Bombs

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff, Prosperitas Financial & Jerry Citarella Presents
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode gets brutally honest about money with Jerry Citarella — 35-year top-percentile financial advisor, bestselling author, and founder of Prosperitas Financial.
 
Jerry breaks down the pay-yourself-first system most advisors skip, why emotional investing destroys portfolios, the needs-vs.-wants reality check that actually changes behavior, and how to start building wealth even if you're starting late. He also unveils LetsTalk.money — an AI platform built to help people have the hard financial conversations they've been avoiding.
 
Doesn't matter if you have $500 or $5 million, the principles in this conversation will change how you think about money for the rest of your life.
 
 
🔗 Connect with Jerry 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrycitarella
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JerryCitarellaPresents
Website: https://www.prosperitasfin.com
AI Financial Platform: https://www.LetsTalk.money
Email: [email protected]
 
📚Books Mentioned 
The Truth Hurts Help Series by Jerry Citarella — Currently available as signed hard copies directly from Jerry. Reach out via his socials or website to request one.

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

 
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 features Ryan Alexander, a credit educator who rebuilt from a 500 score to 800+ credit and now teaches everyday people how to do the same.
 
Ryan exposes why credit repair companies are largely a scam and the real difference between bad credit and no credit. He breaks down how to get a teenager an 800 score within 30 days of turning 18, the credit card trifecta strategy most business owners are completely missing, and the story of a man who sold his company for $220 million and still got denied for a mortgage.
 
Credit isn't just a number. It's leverage, and most people are leaving a fortune on the table because nobody taught them the rules.This is the conversation that changes how you see money forever.
 
🔗 Connect with Ryan 
Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderprime11
Business IG: https://www.instagram.com/iteachcredit.llc
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iteachcredit
 
✅ Additional Resources 
Website: https://www.iteachcredit.com
Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/i-teach-credit-4427/about
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/iteachcredit
 
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 & Empire Ink  
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Steve Santacruz — the street-raised New Yorker who opened a tattoo shop before he could tattoo, and built it into a multi-location empire with 200,000+ clients and over 7,000 five-star reviews. 
 
Steve reveals the one responsibility shift that ended gang life and started empire building, the counterintuitive advantage of knowing nothing when he opened, and why his philosophy — "Empire is the Way" — starts from the inside out, not the bank account. 
 
Most people are one decision away from an entirely different life. Watch this before you waste another year avoiding yours.



🔗 Connect with Steve 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevesantacruz
Empire Ink IG: https://www.instagram.com/empireinkstudios | https://www.instagram.com/empireinkstars
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@empireinkstudios | https://www.tiktok.com/@empireistheway
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@stevesantacruz
 
Websites: https://stevesantacruz.com | https://empireink.com | https://empireinkstars.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, Meritage Partners & Inevitable Exit 
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Brian Franco — M&A advisor who's closed over $2 billion in business sales and spent 23 years turning founder-owned companies into transferable, sellable machines.
 
Brian breaks down why most business owners are unknowingly building a job, not a business — and the seven value drivers that separate a 4–6x exit from a 10–15x payday. He gets into deal structure, earnouts, the boomer wealth trap, and why waiting too long to exit is the most expensive mistake a founder can make.
 
If you've built something real, this episode is the conversation you didn't know you needed. Your business is either an asset or a liability — this episode tells you exactly how to tell the difference.
 
🔗 Connect with Brian 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brian_t_franco/
Podcast: The M&A Guy Podcast
 
✅ Additional Resources 
Meritage Partners: http://meritage.partners
Inevitable Exit: http://inevitableexit.com
Inevitable Exit Book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/02TFLonb
Apple Bites AI: https://applebites.ai/
 
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 & Hayden Garlock 
 
LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/
Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/

Today's Dropping Bombs episode features Hayden Garlock — the 27-year-old who built California's largest bird control company from a single door-knock observation, installed pigeon deterrent systems in 7,500 homes, and sold the whole thing for seven figures before most people figure out what they want to do with their lives.
 
Hayden exposes why dirty, unglamorous service businesses are the fastest path to millionaire status right now, why "burn the boats" is dangerous advice for most entrepreneurs, and why the online gurus selling success have never actually built anything outside the internet.
 
The trend chasers are losing, and those doing what nobody else wants to do are winning. This episode shows exactly why — and how to be one of them.
 
🔗 Connect with Hayden 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haydengarlock/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haydengarlock
 
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