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Undercover Billionaire: Season 2 + new show in 2021

Reality Star Glenn Stearns Proves that the American Dream is Still Alive. Watch all new episodes Tuesday. April 27, 2021  11 PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel

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After a winning season on a reality TV gameshow remake of Gilligan’s Island with his wife, Mindy Stearns, Glenn was approached numerous times about starring in a TV series.  Working with the Discovery Channel, he signed on for a different kind of show—one that would chronicle the successful mortgage banker who had built his company from the ground up and transform it into the #1 lender in the country as he explored if he could do it all over again. Undercover Billionaire posed the question: Is the American Dream still alive?

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Do you want to see me live under a bridge, or do you want to see me build a company? And I think the answer was ‘Both!’ - Glenn Stearns

Meet the hosts of “Grit Happens” Podcast from Orange County, CA. Glenn and Mindy Stearns

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Glenn Stearns From underdog to Undercover Billionaire, Glenn Stearns began with the decks stacked against him with alcoholic parents, failing the 4th grade, and fathering a child at 14. Through grit and determination, he rose to become an industry leader in the mortgage world growing his namesake company to be the #1 mortgage lending company. He starred in the Discovery Channel’s reality TV show Undercover Billionaire following his 90-day journey to anonymously build a $1 million company equipped with $100, a pick-up truck, and a cellphone. After a brief sabbatical, he’s launching a new legacy, Kind Lending, to revolutionize the mortgage industry. Known for his philanthropy, Glenn is expanding to include mentorship through his podcast “Grit Happens.” He is a proud father of six and husband to Mindy Stearns.

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Mindy Stearns is best known as one of Oprah’s favorite audience members! She was performing animal calls during the pre-show warm-up and was invited on stage. That appearance and follow up visits as a guest on the show catapulted her into a successful career in radio and television. Mindy worked as an entertainment anchor/reporter for Entertainment Tonight, KTLA Los Angeles, and also played roles in The Princess Diaries and Seventh Heaven along with her voice-over and commercial work. Mindy, like JLo, is a proud member of the 50 club and will celebrate 17 years of marriage to her husband Glenn Stearns, who happens to be the star of Discovery Channel’s highly rated series “Undercover Billionaire.” Together, they love a blended family of six with two daughters and two teenage granddaughters. She is MidlifeAF!

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Episode 27

Grit Happens with Susan Sly

Today more than ever, grit is a necessary attribute for success. In today’s Grit Happens, Glenn and Mindy Stearns are joined by Susan Sly, CEO, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, tech investor, and overcomer. From homeless to Co-CEO and Founder of Radius AI, she shares her journey and how she’s paying it forward through mentorship. Today’s episode digs into adapting to pandemic changes in business and how to connect with likeminded entrepreneurs with networking on Clubhouse and beyond.

Episode 26

Grit Happens with Philanthropist Wing Lam from Wahoo’s Fish Taco

Let’s Taco ‘Bout the Pivot. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Wahoo’s Fish Taco co-founder Wing Lam had to decide to retreat or pivot. Hear how he transformed the restaurant chain’s struggles into a community-based movement, California Love Drop, to applaud frontline heroes and help community members in need. The ultimate Wingman, the entrepreneur digs into the value of networking and leading a company with his employees’ best interests at heart in this episode of Grit Happens with Glenn and Mindy Stearns.

Episode 25

The Big, Happy Family – Glenn and Mindy Talk Divorce, Blended Families, and Business

Glenn and Mindy are building a company that feels like family. Together, they are digging into mastering a blended family in this episode of Grit Happens. From examining the emotions behind your decisions to the art of negotiation, navigating a business is a lot like maintaining a family. It’s all about the relationships. Get to know more about their big, blended family and Kind Lending business.

Episode 24

The Personality of Success

Is there a formula to a person’s success hidden in their personalities? Find out from serial entrepreneur Glenn Stearns which traits make all the difference. Today, co-hosts Glenn and Mindy Stearns dig into the Personality of Success in today’s Grit Happens.

Episode 23

Developing a Company

What’s the hidden currency held by successful businesses? Find out in today’s episode of Grit Happens. Glenn and Mindy Stearns are challenging entrepreneurs to consider the purpose and culture of their businesses. It’s the difference between what makes a company good versus GREAT! Glenn jumps into lessons learned in hindsight from the sale of his previous company to sharing his vision for his new business, Kind Lending.

Episode 22

Undercover Billionaire Season 2 with Monique Mosley and Elaine Culotti

Today on Grit Happens we're bringing on two of the stars of Undercover Billionaire Season 2, Monique Mosley and Elaine Culotti. Get to know these empowering entrepreneurs and hear more of their experience on the show. Follow them on Instagram at @MoniqueIdlett and @LipstickFarmer for even more. Want even more Undercover Billionaire? Check out GlennStearns.com/UndercoverBillionaire
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Glenn’s Up for the Challenge

His friends didn’t get it.  Why would a successful entrepreneur take this risk and televise it?  After beating cancer twice, Glenn was determined to show his family, himself, and the world that he could do it all over again. With no contacts, “Glenn Bryant,” as he was called on the show, was dropped off in Erie, Pennsylvania to see if he could go from underdog to leader of the pack in three months’ time.  Could Glenn turn $100, an old pickup truck, and a cellphone with no contacts, into a business with a $1 Million valuation company in just 90 days? Glenn Stearns was determined to find out, not knowing what the road ahead looked like!

Find out more about the backstory and the creation of the show during a Grit Happens podcast with Nancy Daniels, Chief Brand Officer at Discovery, Inc. Was the filming of the show everything Glenn expected it to be or was it the challenge of a lifetime?

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The Reality Show that Started a Movement

Undercover Billionaire lit a fire under Glenn to jump back into mortgage banking. Prior to the show, Glenn had grown his namesake company into the top lender in the county. In 2015, he sold Stearns Lending, LLC. to the private equity firm Blackstone Group and headed off to his next adventure.

After the debut of Undercover Billionaire in August 2019, he felt energized and reinvigorated by the overwhelming desire to go back to his roots in mortgage but this time build a different kind of company – one that let go of the stodgy corporate culture of the past and encouraged people to go past their comfort zones and not take life too seriously. He envisioned an edgy and contemporary styled business where people would be put before profits and light-hearted fun was mandatory. With the right people on his team and modern technology, Glenn knew that together they could build a streamlined mortgage process that would revolutionize the mortgage industry while focusing on service where kindness was at the core of every interaction. Today,
Kind Lending is headquartered in Santa Ana, California where inspiration is found around every corner, voices are heard, and donuts and cheer are served by Chief Kindness Officer, Mindy Stearns.

With an aggressive drive for reclaiming his spot at #1, Glenn is leading Kind Lending to revolutionize wholesale lending and where kindness is contagious.

When kindness spreads, it gains momentum. With Glenn Stearns, Kind is not just a business, it’s a movement.

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Where to Watch

One year later, Glenn goes back to Underdog BBQ. Catch the 2020 reunion special on Discovery Channel to get the saucy details on his what’s happening with his business a year after going undercover.

Want to see more with Glenn and the cast of Undercover Billionaire?

Watch the replay of Grit Happens, episode 8 with RJ Messenger and Cowboy Mike Loveranes.HERE

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Undercover Billionaire:
NEW SEASON PREMIERES TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH

Discovery Channel’s hit reality TV show Undercover Billionaire follows Glenn on a 90-day challenge to build a $1 million company with just $100, a cellphone with no contacts, and an old pickup truck. Season 2 returns to Discovery on Tuesday, April 27th at 9 PM ET/PT with an all-new cast, Grant Cardone, Monique Idlett, and Elaine Culotti.

Click HERE to Watch Undercover Billionaire: Season 2

Undercover Billionaire:
Comeback City

NEW SEASON PREMIERES TUESDAY, APRIL 27TH AT 11 PM ET/PT

Now an Erie business owner, Glenn has a vested interest to make sure the city thrives.  More than that, he’s deeply committed to the community that took him in and gave him a chance when he went undercover in Season 1 of Undercover Billionaire.  Glenn’s back in his home away from home, Erie, PA, for an all-new show, Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City.  Each week Glenn will focus on a struggling business in Erie.  On average, a business has 27 days of cash flow to make it or break it.  Can Glenn turn these businesses on the brink of closing their doors around in less than a month?

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