The Fantastic Life / Revisited - The Fantastic Life

About the book

With new stories and expanded chapters, The Fantastic Life / Revisited is filled with newfound depth that took Craig Coppola years to live and acquire. The 12 Rules for living your Fantastic Life become vivid through the real-life stories of successful, impactful people who kindly opened up their lives to help illustrate these rules. Learn from a whole book full of mentors who will guide you along this proven path to success.

Who you will
meet in this book

Bill Lee (1942 - 2021)

Bill had an illustrious career in Commercial Real Estate that spanned nearly four decades. In 1979, he founded Lee & Associates, a commercial real estate company with a dynamic new business model. The company was, and continues to be, owned equally by its transaction shareholders, a concept that created a sense of shared responsibility and cooperation throughout the organization. Today, Lee & Associates is the fourth largest real estate sales organization in the country, with 54 offices, over 900 brokers and 450 equal owners. Bill oversaw much of this tremendous growth before retiring in 2008 to pursue his hobbies of surfing, gardening, owning a bed and breakfast, and spending time with family and friends. He is greatly missed by all who were fortunate enough to know him.

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Chapter 1 – Know Your Stories

Charlie Dunlap

Since 1972 Charlie has owned, constructed, and/or managed over 13 million square feet of real property assets valued at more than $2 billion. Later he provided real estate consulting to the financial industry on another $2.4 billion in loans and eventually became a direct real estate lender funding $1.25 billion in loans to date.

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Chapter 6 – Set Your Goals

Curt G. Johnson

Curt is a real estate investor, but before that, he was instrumental in establishing the National Commercial Services Division at First American Title Insurance Company, and served as President and Vice Chairman of the company. He was a CRE broker prior to his career with First American.

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Chapter 8 – Use the 2% Rule

Danielle Feroleto

Danielle is the President and CEO of Small Giants, a full-service marketing agency in Scottsdale, Arizona. Danielle has dedicated the last 25 years of her career to growing companies in the commercial real estate and construction industry through marketing. She is recognized for her strategic approach, strong networking practices, creative marketing strategies, and practical training skills. Danielle is heavily involved in many industry organizations and was recently appointed to the ASU Alumni Board of Directors. She is an industry mentor and coaches the next generation of industry leaders through her work as an adjunct professor at ASU and at Small Giants.

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Chapter 5 – Get a Win

Dean Bloxom

The capstone of Dean’s 43-year-career was the founding of imortgage with his business partner Jay Johnson. Together, they built the company to 2,500 employees and several billion dollars a year in mortgage volume. Part of their success was maintaining a family atmosphere no matter how quickly they grew or how big the company became. Today he spends his time in several business ventures and with his growing family. According to Dean, “Grandkids make everything worth it!”

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Chapter 7 – Stay out of the Gap

Stephen McConnell

Stephen has owned and operated Solano Ventures, an AZ-based Private Equity firm for the last 30 years. He holds ownership positions in over 50 companies and still manages to stay fit and focused on his health—which is a priority in his life. Another priority is his relationships. Stephen lives in Scottsdale today with Cathy, his wife of 38 years and has two grown children, Chris and Courtney

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Chapter 11 – Don’t Waste Time

Maria Luna

Maria is a serial entrepreneur, who sold her previous company and became the co-founder, and CEO of FAMIGO, a platform that lets content creators make money from their work. She holds an MBA from McCombs Business School and was in marketing for Fortune 500 companies including Abbvie, BMS, Mayo Clinic, and Nabisco. She also is well versed in international business development and speaks several languages fluently. When she is not creating high-value companies, Maria volunteers for minority entrepreneurship programs, animal rescue causes, and enjoys painting and writing.

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Chapter 8 – Use the 2% Rule

Fred Pakis

Fred co-founded JDA Software, Inc. (now Blue Yonder) in 1985 and served as President and Co-CEO for various periods of time through 2000. Blue Yonder is Arizona’s largest software company with over 5,000 employees and revenues in excess of $1 billion. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and operates in over 70 locations around the globe. Blue Yonder was acquired by Panasonic in September 2021 at a valuation of $8.5 billion.

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Chapter 8 – Take the Decision Out of the Moment

Mike Lipsey

Mike is President of The Lipsey Company, and internationally recognized as the leader in training and consulting for the commercial real estate industry. His keen insight into the business of commercial real estate spans over forty-five years. Mike has developed over 200 courses tailored to the commercial real estate industry. As the industry’s leading trainer, coach, and consultant, few people affect the day-to-day sale, lease and management of the commercial real estate industry as does Mike. e Insurance Company, and served as President and Vice Chairman of the company subsequent to working with NCS. He was a CRE broker prior to his career with First American.

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Chapter 12 – Do Nothing in Moderation

Mike Welborn

MIKE WELBORN Mike has been blessed with a wonderful spouse, Patricia, and three great, (now adult) children. His career as CEO, president and chairman spans the mortgage, banking, restaurant, and healthcare industries. His track record in all those industries is one of high growth and winning cultures. Mike and Pat have served on numerous for-profit and community boards and have been on 21 bicycle trips around the world.

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Chapter 4 – Play Where you Can Win

Michelle Heeb

Michelle is the president & CEO of Forward Tilt, which since 2013 has been building beautiful, functional workspaces that put people first and capture the individual company’s personality. That is Michelle’s passion. Today, it is one of the premier women-owned certified dealerships in the nation and has achieved unsurpassed growth, while maintaining the highest standards. It’s all about developing and executing strategies while enhancing culture and creativity. Michelle takes great pride in her work and the spaces she helps bring to life!

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Chapter 2 – Be Crystal Clear on What You Want

Robert Kiyosaki

Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad — the #1 personal finance book of all time — Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor who believes the world needs more entrepreneurs. With perspectives on money and investing that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned an international reputation for straight talk, irreverence, and courage and has become a passionate and outspoken advocate for financial education.

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Chapter 1 – Know Your Stories

Steve Johnston

Steve is a technology sector expert in finance, team building, and customer acquisition. Prior to entering the airline software space Steve founded Front Street Technologies Inc., a long-distance reseller that he later sold. He then founded Genetic Diagnostics Inc., a DNA testing company that he took public in Toronto. Steve doesn’t shy away from doing the hard work and that’s a key to his success. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Physics from Mount Allison University.

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Chapter 9 – Recognize there are Two Kinds of Pain

Sharon Harper

As CEO, chairman and co-founder of Plaza Companies, one of Arizona’s leading real estate firms, Sharon oversees all facets of company operations, including the ownership, development, leasing, or management of nearly 13 million square feet of commercial real estate. Sharon is also one of Arizona’s most respected civic and business leaders with extensive involvement throughout the community.

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Chapter 3 – Build Your Resumes Every Year