In today’s competitive real estate market, finding great deals is only half the battle — the real challenge is getting investors confident enough to write the check. So what separates the operators who constantly struggle to raise capital from those who attract opportunity, trust, and funding with consistency? According to entrepreneur and real estate investor Nathan Barkocy, it comes down to developing what he calls an “unfair advantage.”
In this conversation, Nathan shares the mindset, strategy, and relationship-building principles that help investors stand out in a crowded marketplace. From building credibility and communicating vision to creating alignment with investor goals, this episode dives into the deeper drivers behind successful capital raising. Whether you’re an experienced syndicator, a commercial real estate operator, or an entrepreneur looking to scale your impact, you’ll discover practical insights on how trust, purpose, and positioning can become your greatest competitive advantage.
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Brett
Before we jump into this episode, I want to invite you to join our community to help you become a better steward scale to billions and ultimately give more or all of it away. All I want you to do is to click the subscribe button right now. I love your support. It’s incredible to see your comments, and we’re just getting started. I can’t wait to go on this journey with you. Thank you so much for subscribing. It means the world to me. Hello everybody. Welcome to the build two billions podcast where we got successful entrepreneurs and investors on their journey from millions to billions. We believe the key to scaling and compounding your wealth and life starts every single day with the mindset and practice of stewardship, of ownership and applying billionaire biblical principles. Our ultimate goal is to have you scale and compound your wealth and life so you can give more all of it away to help MVPs. My name is Brett Swartz. In each and every episode, we’re joined by the world’s top entrepreneurs, millionaires or billionaires, and they share their secrets, insights and wisdom with us, so we can all level up and compound more impact, more freedom. I’m excited about our next guest. He’s out of the Great State of Colorado. He is an international best-selling author of a brand-new book called old wealth, new wealth, true wealth. And he’s on a mission to help redefine wealth beyond traditional financial metrics. And the concept in this episode we’re talking about his true wealth is we’re gonna really focus on especially for those who have succeeded and, you know, mastered the millions in wealth, and they’re moving to towards the billions and so much more. Please. Welcome to the show with me. Mr. Nathan Barkocy. Nathan, how we doing?
Nathan
Brett, thank you so much for having me. It’s an honor to be with you today.
Brett
Excellent. For listener, to get to know for the first time. Love to hear really about your story, you know, and how you’ve gotten here and then, and then, kind of your current focus.
Nathan
Yeah, absolutely. So, it all started back in 2016 which is when I was a nationally ranked competitive cyclist, top 10 in the nation state champion in New Mexico, a record setting athlete. I still hold; I still hold a lot of the records that I did set in New Mexico as a 16-year-old. And I was, I was on my way, as a 16-year-old to go race in Europe, right? I had my eyes set on the Olympics, ongoing to the Tour de France. That was my passion. I was on the bike, you know, multiple hours every single day, right? And no matter the weather, no matter the feeling, you know, my health, I was always on the bike. And that was my passion. And then January of, January 23 of 2016 I was training with my coach and my teammate, and I got hit by a car at 60miles an hour. So, this, this car shot me forward about 100 feet, and immediately, I mean, on impact, I was unconscious, sprawled out 100 feet from the car. My coach ran over to my side, shaking me just to see if I was alive, with no response. And I was in a I actually died on the scene. The officer that came to the side of the scene reported it as a fatality. And so, by God’s grace, I was in a coma for two weeks, and by God’s grace, I opened my eyes again two weeks later, paralyzed, right? So I was a, I was a nationally ranked cyclist who could not move. And so, you know, really, what shifts in your mind when all that happens, right? Is what truly holds value. You know, what really holds value? It’s the power of our next breath, right? The power of today, because tomorrow is never promised, right? So, we need to take advantage of today, take advantage of the current moment, because tomorrow is never promised. So that’s really been my mindset moving forward. It’s how I’ve been able to build my businesses. And Brett, I’m really excited to be on this podcast with you, because I’m in the midst of scaling, right? I just, I just wrote this book with Sharon Lecter, who’s the one who wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And we are. We’re really redefining wealth for a new generation. I’m in the midst of scaling my multifamily real estate portfolio. I have started several businesses, so I’m excited to dive into this more with you. You know, moving from millionaire to billionaire on this podcast, right?
Brett
Absolutely. Hey. But first of all, praise God that you’re alive, and praise God he’s, he’s healed you, you know. And praise God that you know you weren’t the coma. You came out of thecoma, right? And so, I, you know, some couple things that come to mind. And actually, 2025, was my word of the year from the Lord, he gave me was urgency or just time, and what helped me to stay in that mindset, I’m kidding, this is what I want to follow up with. This question for you, since the accident was a practice of listening to Billy Graham on a five-minute, kind of a clip of, kind of a clip of a sermon he did, I don’t know, 3040, years ago, and he’s talking about, it’s about time, right? And he says in there, like, you know that time is short, right? What is your life, right? It’s even a vapor that appears for a little while then vanishes away. And that’s helped me to keep a mindset. So, if you like this little, short clip of the interview I just did, click over here to watch the full interview. And please don’t forget to subscribe. Thanks so much, everybody
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About Nathan Barkocy
Nathan Barkocy is a real estate entrepreneur, investor, developer, and mentor known for helping entrepreneurs and investors pursue what he calls “True Wealth” — a life built on financial freedom, purpose, impact, and legacy. Through his work in real estate investing, business development, and personal mentorship, Nathan has built a growing platform focused on empowering others to create wealth that extends beyond money and into meaningful contribution and long-term transformation.
Nathan’s journey is deeply rooted in resilience and reinvention. After surviving a near-fatal cycling accident as a teenager that left him in a coma, he rebuilt his life with a renewed focus on faith, entrepreneurship, and service. Today, he combines his experience in real estate development, investor relations, and personal growth to inspire others to think bigger, lead with purpose, and create lasting impact through business and investing.
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