How do you build wealth without losing sight of what matters most?

In this episode of The Manager’s Mic, Paul Leon sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author Gino Barbaro to discuss money, legacy, leadership, faith, and family.

Gino shares how he went from working in a family pizza restaurant to helping build a real estate portfolio with more than $300 million in assets under management. More importantly, he explains why true wealth is about more than money.

The conversation explores money mindset, financial habits, limiting beliefs, family values, entrepreneurship, and the lessons Gino learned while building businesses, raising six children, and creating a lasting legacy.

Whether you’re just starting your career, growing a business, leading a family, or working toward financial freedom, this episode offers leadership tips to help you think differently about money and success.

About Gino Barbaro

Gino Barbaro is an entrepreneur, investor, certified money coach, bestselling author, and podcast host. Through Barbaro360, he helps families build lasting legacies by improving their relationship with money, family, and personal development.

He is the co-founder of Jake & Gino and has helped grow a multifamily real estate portfolio with more than $300 million in assets under management.

See a few of the resources, Gino recommends

Happy Money, Happy Life, and Happy Legacy - https://amzn.to/4a2BYhN

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason - https://amzn.to/4vbSp3H

Men are from Mars, Women Are From Venus - https://amzn.to/43Nfwpl

See Gino’s Barbaro Website
https://barbaro360.com/about-us/

Chapters

00:00 Trailer and Introduction to Gino Barbaro

01:58 The Importance of Legacy

04:14 Building a Strong Financial Foundation

10:05 Understanding Money Archetypes

16:10 The Role of Faith in Wealth

21:14 Overcoming Personal Gremlins

31:55 Finding Faith in Difficult Times

33:00 Secrets to a Lasting Marriage

36:34 Understanding Family Dynamics

39:32 The Immigrant Experience and Its Impact

43:22 Wealth vs. Riches: Building Lasting Wealth

47:16 Defining Legacy and Its Importance

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In this episode of The Manager’s Mic, I sit down with Melissa Coloton, a commercial leadership expert with 20 years of experience and more than $1 billion in new business generated throughout her career.

Melissa shares how high performers, sales leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs can pursue success without burning out, abandoning themselves, or sacrificing their health, energy, and relationships. We talk about purpose at work, career identity, self-compassion, sales success, personal connection, and how to stay grounded when life or work becomes unsustainable.

This conversation covers burnout, purpose, sales leadership, high-performance habits, emotional resilience, career setbacks, self-leadership, and what it means to honor yourself while still pursuing meaningful results.

You will learn how to:

• Redefine purpose beyond one title, job, or achievement
• Stay connected to yourself during career pressure and uncertainty
• Practice self-compassion when success starts to feel heavy
• Recognize when ambition is being driven by fear
• Build sales success through belief, relationships, and personal connection
• Navigate change without losing your health, energy, or identity

The goal is simple: build success without losing yourself in the process.

Chapters
00:00 Melissa Coloton on Success Without Burnout
02:21 What Purpose Means in Business
05:12 Men, Women, Family, and Purpose at Work
08:34 Career Setbacks, Identity, and Losing Purpose
13:23 Self-Compassion During Hard Seasons
18:01 How to Stay Connected to Purpose
24:31 Practical Ways to Honor Yourself
31:23 The Law of Whatever
34:16 Humor, Improv, and Real Conversations
37:18 How Purpose Drives Sales Success
39:20 Selling With Belief and Personal Connection
43:25 What Baby Biotechs Teach Us About Purpose
50:12 Reverse Engineering $1B in Sales Success
56:38 Burnout, AI Disruption, and Career Identity

Follow Melissa

Website: https://melissacoloton.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissacolton/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissa_coloton/

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I sit down with Sean Patton, MBA ACC, a former U.S. Army Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret. Sean is also an executive performance coach, keynote speaker, author, and host of the popular podcast No Limit Leadership. His experience in building trust in teams, creating a compelling vision, and leading through uncertainty will empower you to lead better.

Do you want to level up your leadership skills by connecting the principles of military leadership with those of business ownership to shape organizational culture for the better?

If yes, then we invite you to join our conversation as we discuss how to:

✅ Build trust across teams with different goals and competing priorities

✅ Create a leadership vision that inspires high performers

✅ Lead through conflict, friction points, and uncertainty

✅ Strengthen workplace culture through communication and feedback

✅ Develop employees so they stay engaged, grow, and perform at a higher level

✅ Understand why human leadership matters more as AI changes management

Chapters

00:00 Trailer and Newsletter Plug

01:02 Meet Sean Patton

02:14 Understanding Special Forces and Leadership Dynamics

6:23 Leadership Challenges in Complex Environments

12:01 Building Trust And Relationships in Leadership

17:28 The Importance of Vision and Intensity in Leadership

21:04 Navigating Leadership Transitions

23:36 Lessons From Business Ventures

27:40 Sean Patton’s Journey to Self-Discovery

30:06 The Leadership Trinity Framework

35:53 The Future of Leadership in a Tech-Driven World

Follow Sean Patton, MBA:

Website: https://SeanPatton.me

Coaching: https://Novus.Global/seanpatton

Book (A Warrior’s Mindset: The 6 Keys to Greatness): https://amzn.to/4a6W4r4

Podcast (No Limit Leadership): https://nolimitleadership.buzzsprout.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolimitleadership

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nolimitleadership

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLimitLeadership

For more practical tips on communication, sales enablement, team building, workplace culture, and leadership development, follow The Manager’s Mic Podcast.

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Leonsolutions, LLC, and the content it produces are for educational purposes; your results may vary. No guarantee of results is claimed. The publisher of this content is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken as a result of reading, watching, or listening to our content.