ERIC ZWIGART

Field Reports

What I’d tell you across the table: the mechanics, the mistakes, and the discipline. Each report backs one of the standing orders.

  1. Ask Me Something I Can't Answer

    The best investor conversations I have are the ones where I say 'I don't know, let me get you that.' Here's why improvising is the tell you should be watching for.

  2. I'm the Biggest Loser in the Room. That's the Point.

    I lost almost everything I built when a hand sanitizer pivot went wrong in 2020. Here's why I think it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

  3. How to Come Back After Losing Everything

    I built a $150M company, lost $35M when COVID hit, and came back. What the comeback actually took: faith, presence, and my twin boys.

  4. Starting Over at 50: What Rebuilding a Business From Zero Actually Looks Like

    I've been up fixing wiring. Not long ago I was the CEO of a $150 million company.

  5. Staying Calm Under Pressure in Business: The Cease-and-Desist That Couldn't Have Gone Better

    They gave us a cease-and-desist letter on our property.

  6. Handling Objections: The 8 Mile Strategy I Use in Every Contentious Meeting

    The fastest way to kill an objection is to say it first.

  7. Who Is Eric Zwigart? Six Questions, Answered

    I built an oil and chemical company to over $150 million in annual revenue, lost $35 million, and rebuilt. Six questions people ask me, answered.

  8. How Ego Destroys a Business: "Maybe Me."

    Hannah Kesler asked me on Money Mornings if I'd ever seen someone damage a business protecting their ego. My answer was two words: maybe me.

  9. How to Make Decisions Faster Without Regret

    Speed is only an advantage inside your lane. What I told host Adam Carswell on RaiseMasters Radio about urgent deals, pattern recognition, and what moving fast cost me.

  10. How to Keep Going When You Want to Give Up

    You cannot give up. What I told Earl Thomas on VOICE POWER about getting your footing, stopping the fall, and starting the ascent after losing $35 million.

  11. ADHD and Faith: Can a Logical Brain Believe in Miracles?

    I built a $150 million company, lost $35 million, and my brain still tries to out-logic miracles. What I told Michael Waite on Brain Shaman about faith.

  12. 5 Questions to Ask Before Wiring Money to Any Real Estate Fund

    Most investors know to ask questions. What they don't know is which questions actually reveal something.

  13. Is Now a Good Time to Invest in Real Estate? Housing Crash vs. Correction in 2026

    Headlines in 2026 are running the same cycle they ran in 2022: 'housing bubble,' 'crash imminent,' 'worst market in decades.' And the investors reading those…

  14. Your 401(k) vs. Private Real Estate: The Math Your Advisor Won't Show You

    Your financial advisor puts you in a target-date fund. Your HR team auto-enrolls you in a 401(k). Your parents told you to max it out. And for the last forty…

  15. I Lost $35 Million. Here's the Only Lesson That Matters.

    But since it happened, I might as well tell you what it taught me, because the lesson is actually simple. And knowing it ahead of time is worth a lot more…

  16. The ADHD Advantage: How a Scattered Brain Built a $150M Company

    I didn't find out I had ADHD until I was 47 years old.

  17. Hard Money Lending Explained: How Trust Deeds Actually Work

    Most investors hear 'hard money' and think risky.


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