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What does it look like when a son interviews his father to get a better understanding of his upbringing? Steve Class is keeping it old school in this, the first impressive episode of Service Business Success with Class, by bringing in his father, Al Calascione as his first guest on the show. 

This is a story of hard-earned redemption as Al Calascione shares his journey from convict to CEO. From Brooklyn beginnings in the 70s with a father as a fireman and making his first dollar as a 9-year-old, Steve’s father has always been into business. 

Shoveling snow for mafia bosses and constantly being around wise guys growing up, making money in both honest and easy ways felt good as a kid. After time in the Navy and then returning to New York and working in construction, Al Calascione needed protection from being robbed, and so he turned to committing white-collar crime like everyone at the time did.

This trip down memory lane between a father and son is poignant and refreshing in its conversational candor. It’s the stuff of Martin Scorsese mafia movies as Steve’s dad figures out how to ‘get clean’ by investing in owning laundromats and real estate. That, however, leads to money laundering, an eventual conviction, and a son seeing his father go to jail. 

We’ll save the rest of the story for you to listen to, as it’s pure podcasting gold! Please tune in – we are sure you’ll get some value from this. 

 “You know when you piss off the wise guys, it’s for real.” ~ Al Calascione



“No son should see their father in prison.” ~ Steve Class

In This Episode:

- How growing up in Brooklyn and working for mafia bosses helped Al Calascione become a business-minded person

- Getting your hustle going in NYC in the early 90s (... what does it look like - from the streets, to the blue-collar workers, to the white-collar workers?)

- Running your own crime syndicate 

- From a convict to an investor: Turning your life around by investing in real estate

- Swindled Schemer: A story of a money launderer getting run in by his accountant 

- How do you tell your son that you’re going to jail? 

- Unveiling Shadows: The Violence Witnessed by Steve's Father Behind Bars

- Surviving Behind Bars: Understanding the Mindset of an Inmate

- How Steve’s father’s story has given Steve an entrepreneurial thick skin

Connect with Steve Class:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/steveyclass/

Property Management - https://www.newenglandpropertymanagementllc.com/ 

Realty Service - https://www.newenglandrs.com/

Website - http://succeedwithclass.com

A $1 million business— is that your goal? Good. That’s what we’re teaching you how to do. 

But we’re not stopping at a million, just so you know. 

Don’t worry, I’m not like all the other hosts and this is not like all the other shows. I interview a lot of successful people and I’m not interested in anybody’s “theories.” 

We’re talking real life examples and actionable steps that you can take today to put your service based business on the path to 7 figures and beyond. This is the way I built my property management business, my construction company, and my real estate brokerage. Plumbers, landscapers, event planners, DJs, photographers, roofers —any of us who still do at least some of our work ‘offline’— this is for us. 

We’re using the Class Method to drive sales, create processes, and delegate the right things to the right people. So our time can be better spent growing the business and enjoying the future we’re building for ourselves and our families. 

About the Host:

Steve Calascione is a business owner and real estate investor who got his start working in luxury hotels and high end travel. Now he’s taken multiple businesses from zero to more than a million in under three years, and manages $50 million and counting in real estate assets. 

With an emphasis on white glove service, he’s provided management services to startups and Fortune 500 companies. He’s focused on delivering strong financial results and excellent customer service.