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March 28, 2023

Michael Girdley - Chairman of Girdley Enterprises - Becoming a Creato…

Michael is CEO of Girdley Enterprises, LLC, a diversified holding company of 11 businesses. In this episode Chris & Michael discuss: Becoming a creator and the business of creating How he has built a hold-co and keeps everyon...

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March 23, 2023

Peter Askew - Founder of Deep South Ventures - Investing in Domain Na…

Peter Askew runs a bootstrapped, .com domain development business (often solo). He typically sources domains from the expired aftermarket and uses their descriptive nature as inspiration for each venture. Current projects: Vi...

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March 21, 2023

Charlie Light - Founder of Alpha Social - How to use Twitter to build…

Charlie started the John W. Rich parody account, which became the springboard for his content agency, Alpha Social. Charlie has helped dozens of clients build up their personal brands with Twitter content, amassing millions o...

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March 16, 2023

Brandon Sedloff Interviews Chris: Reflections On My Career, Fort, Rai…

Brandon Sedloff is Managing Director and Founding SVP of Sales at Juniper Square where he focuses on business development, and strategy and serves some of the world's largest institutional investment managers. Juniper Square ...

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March 14, 2023

Chad Cook - Founder of Quadrant Investment Properties - Placemaking &…

In today’s episode, Chris is joined by Chad Cook, founder of Quadrant Investment Properties, a Dallas-based real estate investment company specializing in urban office opportunities. Before founding QIP, Chad was Vice Preside...

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March 7, 2023

Collin McLelland - Co-Founder of Digital Wildcatters - Making Energy …

EPISODE #267 In today’s episode, Chris is joined by Collin McLelland, co-founder of Digital Wildcatters, a community of energy professionals who are changing the way that we think about energy. After leaving high school, Coll...

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Feb. 28, 2023

Billy McFarland - Fyre Festival Founder - Story Details, Lessons Lear…

EPISODE #266 In today’s episode, Chris is joined by Billy McFarland, the founder of the controversial Fyre Festival event. The Fyre Festival dominated headlines in April 2017 when videos surfaced online promoting the festival...

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Feb. 21, 2023

Nathan Barry - Founder of ConvertKit - How Creators Are Taking Over T…

EPISODE #265 In today’s episode, Chris is joined by the founder of ConvertKit, Nathan Barry. Nathan’s journey to helping creators all around the world began when he was doing web design in high school before expanding into fr...

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Feb. 16, 2023

Nick Huber & Mitchell Baldridge - How Twitter Changed Our Lives, Real…

EPISODE #264 In today’s episode, Chris sits down with Mitchell Baldridge and Nick Huber to discuss the current real estate market, how Twitter changed their lives, and cost segregation. Nick has been a small business owner si...

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Feb. 14, 2023

Troy Robertson - Co-Founder of Firestone & Robertson Distilling Comp…

EPISODE #263 In today’s episode, Chris is joined by the co-founder of the Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company, Troy Robertson. Troy grew up in West Texas in a family that was heavily involved in the oil and gas industry....

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Feb. 14, 2023

Troy Robertson - Co-Founder of Firestone & Robertson Distilling Comp…

EPISODE #263 In today’s episode, Chris is joined by the co-founder of the Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company, Troy Robertson. Troy grew up in West Texas in a family that was heavily involved in the oil and gas industry....

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Feb. 7, 2023

#262: Andrew Segal - Founder of Boxer Property - Hybrid Work, Inflati…

EPISODE #262 In today’s episode, Chris is joined by Andrew Segal, founder of Boxer Property. Boxer Property accounts for 20 million square feet of real estate across the United States, as resort hotels, office space, retail c...

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Jan. 31, 2023

Alex Olshansky - Principal at Zenith IOS - Industrial Outdoor Storage…

EPISODE #261 In today’s episode, we are joined by Alex Olshansky, Principal, and Head of Investments at Zenith IOS. Zenith is one of the largest institutional owners of industrial outdoor storage assets in the US. Alex’s well...

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Jan. 24, 2023

Brian Good - CEO of iBorrow - How The Lending Market is Changing | Th…

EPISODE #260 In today’s episode, we are joined by Brian Good, the co-founder and CEO of iBorrow. iBorrow is a nationwide real estate lender made by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, with an impressive track record of over $1 b...

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Jan. 17, 2023

Aaron Rubin - Founder & CEO of ShipHero - Building a Better Supply Ch…

➡️ Sign Up for our Newsletter: https://newsletter.thefortpod.com/ EPISODE #259 After being bailed out of his first company by his dad 15 years ago while in college, Aaron Rubin learned his lesson and founded ShipHero in 2013 ...

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Jan. 10, 2023

Fort Capital’s 2022 Year in Review | The FORT #258

EPISODE #258 In today’s episode, Chris Powers and Jason Baxter take a look at the last year for Fort Capital and discuss the biggest wins of the year. How our team and technology have progressed, how we are looking at …

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Jan. 3, 2023

#257: Kyle O'Hehir - Co-Founder of Constitution Lending - Crack House…

Kyle started his fixed-income career on a J.P. Morgan trading desk before joining multi-strategy hedge fund Millennium. In 2018, Kyle left Millennium to manage his own capital, emphasizing real estate debt investing. He has e...

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Dec. 27, 2022

#256: Ryan Eisenman - Co-Founder of Arch - Building The Digital Admin…

Ryan Eisenman is the co-founder and CEO of Arch, a digital solution utilized by over 180 private investment firms to automate the administration and management of tens of $Bs of alternative investments. Ryan is a Houston nati...

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Dec. 22, 2022

Welcome to The Fort

Welcome to the Fort Podcast. It's my privilege to share with you the stories, ideas, knowledge, and strategies of our era's greatest business leaders. What started as a podcast focused on only real estate has grown to cover a...

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Dec. 20, 2022

#255: Greg "Gordo" Gordon - Founder/CEO of Gordon Highlander - A Lead…

Greg Gordon has a rich history in construction as a third-generation builder with over 25 years of industry experience. He started his career in shell construction and eventually transitioned to commercial interiors before fo...

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Dec. 13, 2022

#254: Sarah Kennington - Founder of Thirty-Four Commercial - The Quee…

Sarah has 20 years of experience in office brokerage in the DFW region. Prior to founding Thirty-Four Commercial, she was previously a Principal at Peloton Commercial Real Estate (acquired by JLL in 2019) and an Associate at ...

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Dec. 6, 2022

#253: Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano - Founder of Pomp Investments

Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano is an entrepreneur and technology investor. He has built and sold numerous companies, ran Product & Growth teams at Facebook, and manages a portfolio valued at more than $500 million in early-stage te...

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Nov. 29, 2022

#252: Jon Altschuler - Founder of Altschuler + Co - Dallas Office Mar…

Jon Altschuler is the founder of Altschuler and Company and has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its founding in 2009. He started his career with Trammell Crow Company and was the president of Strea...

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Nov. 22, 2022

#251: Kevin Lackey - President of Freedom Powersports - Selling Freed…

Kevin Lackey is the President and CEO of Freedom Powersports, a dealership group based out of Fort Worth, Texas with 13 locations spanning three states. His career in the powersports industry started in 1998 where he worked h...

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