Season 1

June 24, 2019

#27: Ryan Reeves - Founder & CEO of Investing City

Ryan Reeves is the Founder and CEO of Investing City and is also the host of the Investing City podcast. They discuss the power of value investing, the world of an investor, the hype around cryptocurrency and more. Enjoy! For …

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June 17, 2019

#26: Jeff Richards - Founder of Mooala

Jeff Richards is the Founder of Mooala, the fastest growing plant based milk product in the industry. They discuss Jeff's journey from a corporate job to entrepreneurship, the highs and lows of starting a company, the trend of non dairy …

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June 10, 2019

RE #25: Craig Lashley - President of Valiant Residential

Craig Lashley is the President of Valiant Residential, a property management firm based out of DFW that leverages the best in next-generation technological advances to make clients’, residents’ and potential residents’ experiences as rich as...

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June 3, 2019

#24: Sam Parr - Co-Founder and CEO of Hustle Con Media

Sam Parr is CEO and co-founder of Hustle Con Media, which includes one of the most popular daily newsletters at over a million readers. They discuss Sam's journey to Silicon Valley, how to build a media company, the correlation of …

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May 27, 2019

RE #23: Holt Lunsford - Founder & CEO of Holt Lunsford Commercial

Holt Lunsford is the Founder & CEO of Holt Lunsford Commercial, a Dallas-based full service commercial real estate company. They talk about luck in business, the process of finding and hiring great people, and Holt's advice for fathers....

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May 13, 2019

#22: Tegan Broadwater - From Undercover Narcotics to Entrepreneurship

Tegan Broadwater is the Founder and President of Tactical Systems Network, a security and investigations firm located in Forth Worth TX. Tegan is also the author of "Life in the Fish Bowl: The true story of how a white cop …

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May 6, 2019

#21: Brent Beshore - Investing in 'Boring' Small Businesses

Brent Beshore is the Founder and CEO of adventur.es, a company investing in family-owned businesses. Brent is also the author of The Messy Marketplace: Selling Your Business in a World of Imperfect Buyers. They discuss the history of the company,...

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April 29, 2019

#20: Kari Crowe - Training for Business and a 100-Mile Race

Kari Crowe is the Co-Founder and CEO of Melt Ice Cream. She and Chris discuss Kari's journey across the country meeting with Ice Cream makers, her early days of the company, handling criticism as well as her experiences running a …

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April 15, 2019

#19: Natalie & Caleb Ebel - Co-Founders of BackDrop

Chris talks with Natalie and Caleb Ebel, Co-founders of BackDrop, a paint company looking to change the way we paint our homes, backdrops and offices. They chat about the struggles of launching a company, working with your spouse, raising capital …

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April 1, 2019

#18: Brandom Gengelbach - The Future of Fort Worth

Chris sits down with Brandom Gengelbach, Executive Vice President of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. They discuss what chambers do, how they help businesses, what he sees for the city of Fort Worth as well as cities around the …

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March 18, 2019

RE #17: Keith Wasserman - Founder & CEO of Gelt Inc.

Chris chats with Keith Wasserman, Founder and CEO of Gelt Inc, one of the fastest growing real estate companies in the country. Gelt focuses on purchasing multi family communities, storage facilities and RV parks. You can connect with Keith by …

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March 11, 2019

#16: Joe Du Bey - Founder & CEO of Eden

Chris sits down with Joe Du Bey, Founder and CEO of Eden, a management solutions company based in San Francisco. They discuss the process of raising capital, finding investors, the life of a start-up CEO and more. They also discuss …

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March 4, 2019

#15: Alex Snodgrass - Founder of The Defined Dish

Chris sits down with Alex Snodgrass, Health& Wellness Blogger/Influencer with over 225k followers and founder of The Defined Dish. You can check out her content at http://www.thedefineddish.com and @thedefineddish on Instagram. Follow Chris...

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Feb. 18, 2019

#14: Jason Baxter - Fort Capital's 2018 in Review

Chris and Jason sit down for a 2018 in review. They discuss how their business relationship has developed, the growth of Fort Capital and how their lives changed over the past year. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter: @Fortworthchris Make...

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Feb. 11, 2019

#13: Rhett Carter - Founder & CEO of Heights Investment Partners

Chris sits down with Rhett Carter, Founder and CEO of Heights Investment Partners. They discuss the market, generating ideas, entrepreneurship, as well as how the world of investing and stocks work. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter:...

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Jan. 27, 2019

#12: Naman Trivedi - Founder & CEO of Wattbuy

Chris sits down with Naman Trivedi, CEO and founder of Wattbuy. They discuss renewable energy, the future of electricity, resilience of entrepreneurs and more. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter: @Fortworthchris Make contact with The FORT:...

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Jan. 16, 2019

#11: Bryan Perkins - How to Build a Conglomerate

Chris sits down with Bryan Perkins, CEO and President of Novaria Group which is an aerospace manufacturing company. They discuss the aerospace business, buying other businesses, life management and the power of thought. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter:...

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Jan. 11, 2019

#10: James Beshara - Using Your Time to Enhance Potential

Chris and James Beshara sit down for part 2 of their conversation. James is the former Founder of Tilt.com (acquired by Airbnb) and former Airbnb exec. They discuss motivating as a leader, dealing with layoffs, negativity in the media and …

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Jan. 2, 2019

#9: Mayor Betsy Price - Small Business Growth in Fort Worth

Chris sits down with Betsy Price, Mayor of Fort Worth. They discuss all the great things happening in Fort Worth such as education and the tech scene in the city. Mayor price also talks about plans for the future of …

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Dec. 26, 2018

#8: James Beshara - Selling a Business to Airbnb

Chris sits down with friend James Beshara, former Founder of Tilt.com (acquired by Airbnb) and former Airbnb Exec. They discuss the founding of Tilt, entrepreneurship, philosophy and friendship. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter: @Fortworthchris...

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Dec. 21, 2018

#7: Jason Fox - From the NFL to Starting a Tech Company

Chris sits down with Jason Fox, former NFL player and founder of Earbuds. They discuss the process of starting a tech company, building an app, life in the NFL and meeting Warren Buffet. Enjoy! For more information on Chris Powers …

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Dec. 16, 2018

#6: Riley Kiltz - CEO of Craftwork Coffee Co.

Chris sits down with Riley Kiltz, friend and CEO of Craftwork Coffee Co. They discuss Riley’s transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, his passions for coffee and customer service as well as his impactful advice for living in the...

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Dec. 16, 2018

RE #5: Mike Sroka - Advancing Commercial Real Estate Technology

Chris sits down with Mike Sroka, CEO and Co-Founder of Dealpath. They discuss how Dealpath has been able to help Fort Capital as well as numerous other real estate development companies. Dealpath is one of the fastest growing companies out …

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Dec. 16, 2018

#4: Kevin Lackey - CEO & President of Freedom Powersports

Chris sits down with Kevin Lackey, CEO and President of Freedom Powersports and fellow YPO Fort Worth member. Kevin and Chris talk about Kevin’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming the leader of a $150 million dollar enterprise. Kevin has …

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