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Everything you need to cover, interview, or feature Terry Godfrey. Grab what you need below.
Fact sheet
Name
Terry Godfrey
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Building in
Charlotte, North Carolina
Company
Founder, Equity Empire Group LLC (founded 2026)
Book
The Asset Mindset (2026)
Podcast
Host, Real Talk, Real Deals (Spotify)
Background
Former manufacturing worker and R&B music producer turned real estate operator
Talks about
Off-market real estate, ownership and wealth access, first-generation entrepreneurship, building a business from zero
Handles
@theterrygodfrey · @equityempiregroup
Short bio (75 words)
Terry Godfrey is a real estate operator, author, and host of the Real Talk, Real Deals podcast. Raised in Cleveland and building his next chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina, he founded Equity Empire Group to find and connect off-market properties with investors across multiple U.S. markets. His book, The Asset Mindset, breaks down how everyday people can start thinking and acting like owners. Terry's message is simple: most people don't lack drive. They lack options nobody showed them.
Long bio: see the About page.
Photos & assets
Story angles
- From a factory floor to real estate: a first-generation operator's path
- Why the wealth gap is often an information gap
- What off-market real estate looks like from the ground, not the internet
- A music producer's take on sales and persuasion
Sample interview questions
- You say nobody showed you your options. What options should people know about that they don't?
- What did working a factory job teach you about money and ownership?
- How did your sister's success push you to finally start?
- What does an off-market deal actually look like, start to finish?
- How did producing music prepare you for real estate?
- What's the biggest myth people believe about getting into real estate?
- What is "The Asset Mindset," in one sentence?
- What are you still figuring out right now?
- What would you tell someone with $5,000 and no connections?