Freedom Framework Origin Story

I started my career like many others—completely unsure of what I wanted to do but with one clear goal: one day, I wanted to work for myself.

During my third year at The University of Tampa, I decided to take a step toward my career goals and landed an internship at Paychex, one of the more interesting companies on my radar. Unfortunately, I didn’t last even one shift—I was let go before anything meaningful began. To this day, I’m still not sure why.

Determined to move forward, I hit the job market during my senior year, armed with a light resume but a heavy dose of ambition. After applying to nearly every role on the school job board, one door finally opened: a position as a Sales Development Representative (SDR) at a small tech startup.

For those unfamiliar, being an SDR is essentially a crash course in rejection. You face 99 "no’s" for every "yes," but in the process, you learn invaluable skills: prospecting, human psychology, and grit. It was in this role that I first realized the power of sales—not just as a job skill but as a tool to open doors and create opportunities.

While the earnings were livable-ish at best, the real value of the role was working alongside a CEO who had built and exited a company in his 20s. That exposure was worth far more than anything I earned. At the time, my goal was simple: make $100,000 a year. I wasn’t even thinking about ownership or big exits.

Like many startup stories, this one didn’t last long. Ten months in, the company closed its doors, and my team moved to a competitor. This was my chance to level up. At 22, with no major responsibilities, I went all in—working 70-90 hours a week from my kitchen table. Within three months, I was consistently the top producer on a team of over 50.

Naturally, I hit the corporate ceiling. Promotions offered less income and more oversight, and I began feeling stuck. Then, my old CEO reached out with an offer to build an SDR team from scratch at a public company investing heavily in sales. At 23, I found myself presenting to executives, proving why I deserved to lead the initiative. Over the next 18 months, that team grew from zero to 120 employees.

During this time, I also began investing in real estate, acquiring 10 single-family properties in nine months. My plan was to build passive income and lay the foundation for long-term freedom. But as the portfolio grew, so did the demands on my time. Managing tenants, properties, and operations while excelling in my day job wasn’t sustainable—it began to impact my performance in both areas.

That’s when I realized two key lessons:

1️⃣ The single-family strategy was too time-consuming and slow to replace a meaningful amount of income.
2️⃣ There was a better way to achieve my goals.

I sold the entire portfolio and pivoted to investing as a Limited Partner (LP), allowing me to focus on my strengths while letting experienced operators handle the day-to-day operations.

But I didn’t stop there. Drawing on my passion for deals and the extensive network I’d built in sales, I discovered I could raise capital and partner directly with operators I trusted and admired. This approach led to the creation of Silverman Capital. Leveraging the prospecting skills I developed in the corporate world, I focused deeply on building the right partnerships. With blinders on, I sprinted toward two main goals: excelling in my day job and growing my syndication business.

This period was a sprint—sacrificing the time I had to do anything else while essentially working two full-time jobs. I was pushing myself to the limit, knowing that the payoff would eventually come.

Eventually, I followed the same CEO for one final run, joining him as VP of Sales at another company. At just 25, I was the youngest VP in the company by years. It was an incredible opportunity, but it also came with challenges. I faced resistance from finance, product teams, and, like so many others in sales, a drastic cut in earnings from year one to year two due to quota increases.

As I started to consider leaving to focus on my own business full-time, I encountered a new challenge: the social pressure of walking away from a "safe" career. Despite being ahead on paper by society’s standards, I felt unfulfilled. People questioned why I would risk a stable job and growing title to pursue something on my own. Society tells us that leaving a good job for entrepreneurship is reckless, but I knew staying would mean sacrificing the life I truly wanted to build.

What made the difference for me was surrounding myself with like-minded individuals who were navigating the same challenges. More importantly, they were already living the kind of life I aspired to create. I learned to take advice from those who were where I wanted to be, not from those who were simply living how I thought I should.

Mastermind communities of ambitious, driven individuals gave me the confidence to make the leap. Seeing others successfully breaking free from corporate roles and thriving as entrepreneurs showed me what was possible.

Less than a year after leaving my corporate role, I founded Fully Funded to help others do the same. My goal was to create the same kind of community that had empowered me—a network of people dedicated to breaking free from the corporate grind through capital raising and syndication.

As I worked with the community, I realized something important: there isn’t just one path to success. There are countless opportunities to replace a corporate income and build a life by design. From multifamily real estate to mobile home parks, storage units, hotels, Airbnbs, and even buying businesses, the possibilities are endless.

I also recognized that I couldn’t be the expert in every area, nor should I be. It wasn’t just about me—it was about finding the best people in each field to support the community and help members find their best path forward.

Today, my mission is clear: to help one million people live a more intentional life by design, trading corporate careers for cash flow through equity and ownership.

As our mission evolved, Fully Funded became Freedom Framework to better reflect our goal: helping people break free from the corporate world and build optionality into their lives. This isn’t just about financial freedom—it’s about living intentionally and creating a lifestyle designed on your terms.

To further that mission, we’re launching this newsletter to share the raw realities of this journey. Each week, we’ll dive into the struggles and successes of building and acquiring businesses, growing real estate portfolios, my personal journey in building this community, and the stories of our members.

You can expect actionable steps, honest insights, and the kind of brutal honesty that’s often missing from these conversations.

If this resonates with you and you’re ready to start building a life by design, apply HERE to join us on this journey.

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Check out my latest podcast episode below, where I go further in depth as to why I’m leaving behind everything and making a huge transition. Link. below:

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