Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby

Success tests your values more than failure ever will.
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with David D. Simons for an honest conversation about building a business — and a life — without losing who you are along the way.
David shares what it actually looks like to lead with faith in modern business, not in slogans or surface-level talk, but in everyday decisions when no one’s watching.
This episode explores:
• What it means to build a faith-based brand without preaching
• How to stay grounded when growth pressures you to compromise
• Why character scales before revenue does
• Navigating leadership, responsibility, and personal conviction
• The quiet discipline behind long-term success
• Building trust that outlasts trends and tactics
This isn’t about religion as a marketing angle.
It’s about integrity as a competitive advantage.
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Most people think AI is about speed.
Nimrod Vroman thinks it’s about structure, access, and truth.
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Nimrod Vroman, founder of Ark Empowerment and For Posterity, two platforms rethinking how humans interact with professional services and legacy in the age of AI.
Nimrod spent nearly two decades as a corporate lawyer before walking away to build something radically different — while navigating war, entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and risk all at once.
This conversation goes deep into:
• Why professional services are broken by design
• How AI can deliver 80% of the work — and when humans must step in
• The idea of paying for insight, not inefficiency
• Democratizing access to legal, financial, and advisory expertise
• Preserving legacy through storytelling and structured memory
• Turning chaos, trauma, and disruption into long-term clarity
• Why optimism is a competitive advantage
This isn’t a hype conversation about AI.
It’s about rebuilding systems that were never designed for people in the first place.
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Most conversations about education focus on systems.
This one focuses on people.
In this episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Gary Surdam, an international educator, entrepreneur, and founder of Bright Start Ed-Tech and the Illoominate platform.
Gary has spent decades inside classrooms, universities, and education systems around the world. But what shaped his mission most wasn’t policy or curriculum — it was watching how confidence, self-esteem, and connection determine whether a child actually succeeds.
This conversation explores:
• Why parents are still the most influential teachers in a child’s life
• How early confidence gaps quietly turn into long-term learning gaps
• The role social-emotional learning plays in real academic success
• How technology and AI can personalize education without replacing humanity
• What it means to prepare kids for a global economy, not just a classroom
• The kind of legacy educators and parents leave behind
This episode isn’t about grades or test scores.
It’s about raising children who believe in themselves — and adults who remember why they started.
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In this powerful episode of Coffeez for Closers, Joe sits down with Carlos Orellana — immigrant entrepreneur, fintech founder, and CEO building one of the most impactful financial platforms for the Latino community.
Carlos didn’t grow up with privilege.
He grew up with grit.
From arriving in the U.S. as a child from El Salvador… to serving in the Air Force… to working through the early days of mortgage tech and fintech disruption — Carlos has lived every phase of the American grind.
This conversation goes deep into:
• Why most financial institutions completely misunderstand Latino culture
• The difference between speaking Spanish and understanding community
• How fintech, digital wallets, and banking access are reshaping generational wealth
• Why Latinos represent one of the largest untapped economic forces in America
• Building legacy beyond money — and what impact really means
We also talk IPO pressure, startup sacrifice, leadership, fatherhood, and why real success is about creating opportunity for others — not just yourself.
This episode isn’t about hype.
It’s about building something that actually matters.
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This episode isn’t about politics.
It’s about calling, conviction, and staying in the fight when nobody believes in you.
Senator Steven Choi came to America with $50, an accent, and zero guarantees.
Years later, he became the first Republican in 44 years to defeat a sitting Democratic Senator in California — with almost no party support and a fraction of the money.
In this deeply personal episode of Coffeez for Closers, we talk about:
• Losing elections — and realizing defeat was the setup
• Faith when the math doesn’t make sense
• Why comfort is the enemy of calling
• Being rejected by your own party — and winning anyway
• Immigration, identity, and building legacy in America
• Why leadership starts long before titles ever show up
This conversation is honest, grounded, and timeless.
Not hype. Not politics.
Just purpose over position.
If you’ve ever felt overlooked… written off… or told it was “too late” — this episode is for you.
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