meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs

From WWE Superstar to Real Estate Investor: Mindset, MMA & Reinvention | Daria Berenato

The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing For Entrepreneurs

Nick Lamagna

Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Education, Business

5.0101 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

WWE superstar Daria Berenato aka Sonya Deville joins Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast for a high-performance conversation that hits real estate, entrepreneurship, MMA, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, and UFC mindset all in one episode.

From being a scrappy multi-sport kid from South Jersey to stepping into combat sports when women weren't welcomed on the mats, Daria shares how "being different" became her superpower—and how that same mentality helped her build a life beyond the ring. You'll hear the real story behind her journey from MMA + BJJ to being selected Top 13 out of 11,000 on WWE Tough Enough, and what it takes to perform under pressure, stay disciplined, and keep showing up when motivation disappears.

But this isn't just a wrestling interview—Daria gets into the money too. She breaks down her real estate investing journey (rentals, appreciation, short-term rentals, buy/renovate/rent), the lessons she learned the hard way on her first flip, and why so many athletes and entertainers are turning to real estate for financial freedom and "life after the spotlight." The theme is simple: whether you're building a portfolio, training for a fight, or reinventing your brand… it's all the same fundamentals—goals, community, resilience, and the ability to pivot.

Catch her featured in multiple new movies out now and of course her fantastic podcast Unwrapped with Daria and Toni

If you're into real estate investing, business growth, personal development, UFC/BJJ culture, or WWE wrestling stories, this one is loaded with actionable mindset takeaways—and a reminder that success is often just "failing forward" faster than everyone else.

In this episode, you'll learn:

     ✅  The mindset Daria used to go from MMA/BJJ to WWE stardom

     ✅  How elite performers set small, measurable goals that stack into big wins

     ✅  The importance of community (on the mats, in business, and in real estate)

     ✅  Real estate lessons from rentals, short-term strategy, and flip gone sideways

     ✅  How to handle career reinvention, and burnout without losing momentum

     ✅  Why the most successful people don't avoid failure—they recover faster

 

👉 Subscribe to The A Game Podcast: Real Estate Investing for Entrepreneurs on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube—and if this episode hits home, share it with a friend who loves wrestling, UFC, BJJ, or building wealth through real estate.

See the show notes to connect with all things Daria and her projects!

 

Connect with Daria:

www.thedariarae.com

Daria Berenato on Facebook

Daria Berenato on Instagram

Daria Berenato on TikTok

Daria Berenato on Threads

Daria Berenato on Twitter

 

 

Connect with Unwrapped Podcast:

Unwrapped Podcast on Facebook

Unwrapped Podcast on Instagram

Unwrapped Podcast On Youtube

Unwrapped Podcast on TikTok

 

---

Connect with Nick Lamagna

www.nicknicknick.com

Text Nick (516)540-5733

Connect on ALL Social Media and Podcast Platforms Here

FREE Checklist on how to bring more value to your buyers

 

 

 

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to the A-game podcast with Nick LaManya, digging into the minds and experiences of some of today's brightest entrepreneurs in real estate and business,

0:23.6

along with Hollywood stars, UFC fighters, and your favorite rock fans.

0:27.6

People that have figured out how to overcome obstacles, take chances, live boldly,

0:32.6

and no matter what they do, they always bring their A game.

0:51.7

This is the A game podcast, Real Estate Investing for entrepreneurs, where we show average people every single day that they can achieve extraordinary things in life and in business. And this interview is no different. Dario brings the heat today

0:58.1

as we have WWE star, Sonia DeVille, who has reinvented herself and her brand, Dario Baranato,

1:04.5

with a fantastic podcast with her partner, Tony, unwrapped. And she comes in and brings the heat

1:09.4

with her trials and tribulations from how she started out and how being different actually became her superpower. All the things

1:15.3

that I see people talk about being successful, regardless of what it is, whether it's business,

1:19.3

fitness, entrepreneurship, real estate investing, being an MMA fighter or being a WWE champion.

1:24.9

It's all the same stuff. That's why I love this podcast. And we have 400 plus episodes that you can go back on and see how the best people in every one of their fields have taken steps to improve their life and their business and that you can repeat or the mistakes that they made along the way so you don't have to. And Darius shares somewhat from mistakes she made a real estate investing, talks through some of the nightmares of her first flip, talks about having the right mindset, having the right community, having the right people around you. And she has such a unique fresh take as somebody who's literally been on the biggest stages of the world in front of the camera and behind the camera. And she shares them with us today. And I really enjoyed this podcast. I really enjoyed her. She's just such a great authentic person. We became friends. And she was nice enough to come on and share her story with us, which I absolutely loved and I know all of you will as well. So please support her. Subscribe to her podcast, subscribe to her YouTube, follow her social media, watch her eating some of the most amazing food in the world and kicking life's butt as a real estate investor and entrepreneur and a mom. She's an awesome person and the only way we continue to

2:17.6

get awesome people on this podcast like Daria is for you guys to subscribe. Please subscribe to the A Game podcast, Real Estate Investing for entrepreneurs. It is available everywhere you're watching and listen to your podcast. You can get it on Apple. You can get it on Spotify. You can get it on YouTube. Take a second, follow it and subscribe it. It goes a long way. And when I post clips for this, the way that Daria knows that she got some great value to you guys as the community of the A game podcast, is for you guys to please interact. Whatever it is, whether you're looking to just share it, write her a question, give a little thumbs up, tag a friend. Most of you are scrolling on social media all day, every day. Anyway, please take a minute and let Dary know that you guys got a lot from what she shared. And then she tells other amazing people to come on and keep this party going. And of course, the big thing here is I want to do deals together. Whether you would like to buy a property from me, sell a property to me, or find a wage just a partner on some level. That is the whole goal here is to get into some real estate deals together. Go to nignate.com slash links, L-I-N-K-S, and that will get you all the ways to connect with me on social media. Follow us on TikTok, YouTube, wherever it might be, and just DM me the words real estate. And I will know to set up a conversation so we can talk about how we can invest together

3:24.3

or just text me the words real estate to 516 5405733.

3:29.4

Text me the words real estate to 516 5405733 and we will set up a call to figure out how

3:34.7

we can work together.

3:35.8

Thank you, Dario, for coming on.

3:37.1

Thank you for just being a cool person.

3:38.9

Thank you everybody for supporting the podcast,

3:45.6

and please support her and Tony as well. You guys are amazing, a gay podcast, ladies and gentlemen,

3:52.4

have a fantastic gift. All right, my guest today is an athlete, entrepreneur, entertainer, actress,

3:59.4

stepmom, podcast host, and real estate investor fighting out of South Jersey come from an Italian family as a middle child.

4:04.8

True to her origin story, she was like some of the toughest people in the world, came up with a tough older sibling.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Nick Lamagna, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Nick Lamagna and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.