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Jan. 11, 2023

What Makes Fort Capital So Great?

Check out the full 2022 Year in Review here ➡️ https://youtu.be/RX7ScLgoTg4 -- Follow Chris on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Learn more about Chris Powers & Fort Capital: https://www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oIeNSaSJ4zkTQOXiedyOr?si=dEM48cSPQ9OIQ1HiD8sjrg Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fort-with-chris-powers/id1410549811…

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Jan. 9, 2023

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

➡️ Learn more about Juniper Square: https://www.junipersquare.com/?utm_source=fortcap&utm_medium=affiliate 📧 Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.thefortpod.com/ 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…

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Jan. 2, 2023

#257: Kyle O'Hehir - Co-Founder of Constitution Lending - Crack Houses & Buying Distressed Debt

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 experience investing across the real estate capital structure, including first and second-lien mortgages, tax liens, and…

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Dec. 26, 2022

#256: Ryan Eisenman - Co-Founder of Arch - Building The Digital Admin for Private Investments

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 native, graduated from Vanderbilt University, and now lives in New York City where Arch…

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Dec. 19, 2022

#255: Greg "Gordo" Gordon - Founder & CEO of Gordon Highlander: Servant Leadership, Culture & More.

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 founding Gordon Highlander in 2007. Under Greg’s leadership Gordon Highlander has experienced tremendous growth and received numerous…

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Dec. 12, 2022

#254: Sarah Kennington - Founder of Thirty Four Commercial - The Queen of Office Leasing

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 Transwestern. Sarah graduated from Miami University before relocating to Dallas, Texas in 2003.…

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Dec. 5, 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 tech companies. He currently runs his family office, which makes private investments and owns majority…

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Nov. 28, 2022

#252: Jon Altschuler - Founder of Altschuler + Co - Dallas Office Market Past vs. Current vs. Future

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 Stream Realty Partners. Jon is the chairman of the SMU Dedman College…

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Nov. 21, 2022

#251: Kevin Lackey - President of Freedom Powersports - Selling his Business & Covid Industry surge

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 his way up from a porter to manager to general manager and now…

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Nov. 14, 2022

#250: David Senra - Founders Podcast - The DNA of a Founder

David Senra is the Founder of Founders Podcast. David has devoted his career to learning from history's greatest entrepreneurs. David is on a mission to document the best ideas from the life and work of history’s most formidable people —and share those lessons through his podcast so others can benefit.…

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Nov. 7, 2022

#249: Cody Campbell - Co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy IV | A $6.4B Transaction, Energy Markets & More

Cody Campbell is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Double Eagle Energy Holdings III LLC, a partnership formed with Apollo Global Management, and co-founder of Double Eagle Development. Campbell began his business career at Texas Tech University, where he and John Sellers founded a successful commercial real estate development firm. He…

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Oct. 31, 2022

#248: Zamir Kazi - Founder & CEO of ZMR Capital - $0 to 1.7B of Multifamily Assets in 9 years

Zamir Kazi started his career in Real Estate in 2013 after attending Florida State University buying and flipping duplexes. He formed Berkshire Property Holdings in 2014 (later rebranded to ZMR Capital) to acquire and redevelop multifamily Real Estate. In the past 9 years, as CEO of ZMR Capital, Zamir has…

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Oct. 24, 2022

#247: Will Churchill - Owner of Frank Kent Motor Co. - The State of the Auto Industry & Dealerships

Will Churchill is the Owner of Frank Kent Motor Company. Frank Kent Cadillac has been awarded GM Dealer of the Year for 2012 – 2014, an honor given to only the top 2% of GM dealers throughout the country. On this episode, Chris and Will discuss: - A deep dive…

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Oct. 17, 2022

#246: 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. Enjoy! Support Our Sponsors: Juniper Square: https://www.junipersquare.com/ Frank Kent Cadillac: https://www.frankkentcadillac.com/ Learn more…

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Oct. 10, 2022

#245: Chris Powers - Rant on Fundamentals That Drive Class B Industrial

On this episode Chris talks about the fundamentals that drive Class B Industrial: - Growing demand and no new supply? Could that be?! - The types of tenants that occupy Class B Industrial - How we think about Cap Ex & TI. - And more! Support Our Sponsors: Juniper Square:…

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Oct. 3, 2022

#244: Rayne Austin -Cattle Business 101

Chris sits down with his longtime friend Rayne Austin, to do a deep dive into the Cattle Business. Rayne walks Chris through the multiple phases of the life cycle for cattle, how each phase makes money, the "Big 4" packers, and how the pandemic exposed a major bottleneck in the…

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Sept. 26, 2022

#243: Chris Powers - Incentivizing The Process, Not Just The Outcome

Learn more about Chris Powers and Fort Capital: www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Follow Chris on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Subscribe to The Fort on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJ32shRt8Od3MxMY-keTSQ Chris goes solo to hit hard on a critical aspect of operations that has played so well to…

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Sept. 19, 2022

#242: Michael Arrieta - Founder of Garden City - Buying & Growing Great Co's with Permanent Capiatl

Michael currently serves as the Founder and CEO of Garden City, a purpose-driven holding company that buys, grows, and permanently holds family-owned companies. Once acquired, Garden City seeks to grow them through culture, technology, and sales. Most recently, Michael was an early employee & executive at DocuSign, serving as Global…

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Sept. 18, 2022

Tim Ludwig on What Industries Excite him as a Search Fund

Follow Chris on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Learn more about Chris Powers & Fort Capital: https://www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oIeNSaSJ4zkTQOXiedyOr?si=dEM48cSPQ9OIQ1HiD8sjrg Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fort-with-chris-powers/id1410549811

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Sept. 15, 2022

Tim Ludwig on Best Practices for Searchers to Find a Great Business to Buy

Follow Chris on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Learn more about Chris Powers & Fort Capital: https://www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oIeNSaSJ4zkTQOXiedyOr?si=dEM48cSPQ9OIQ1HiD8sjrg Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fort-with-chris-powers/id1410549811

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Sept. 14, 2022

Tim Ludwig on The Characteristics of a Successful Searcher | Fort #241

Follow Chris on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Learn more about Chris Powers & Fort Capital: https://www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oIeNSaSJ4zkTQOXiedyOr?si=dEM48cSPQ9OIQ1HiD8sjrg Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fort-with-chris-powers/id1410549811

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Sept. 13, 2022

Who would you back as a Search Fund: Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos?

Follow Chris on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Learn more about Chris Powers & Fort Capital: https://www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oIeNSaSJ4zkTQOXiedyOr?si=dEM48cSPQ9OIQ1HiD8sjrg Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fort-with-chris-powers/id1410549811

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Sept. 12, 2022

#241: Tim Ludwig - Partner @ Majority Search - A Deep Dive on Search Funding

Tim is a Partner at Majority Search, a private equity firm focused on helping top mid-career professionals pursue entrepreneurship through acquisition (EtA). He is a veteran search fund investor who has backed over 80 search funds and first-time CEOs since 2007 and purchased three companies directly. Before Tim began investing…

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Sept. 9, 2022

Skipping College to go to Trade School: No Debt and On a Path to Making a GREAT Income!

Follow Chris on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ Learn more about Chris Powers & Fort Capital: https://www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oIeNSaSJ4zkTQOXiedyOr?si=dEM48cSPQ9OIQ1HiD8sjrg Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fort-with-chris-powers/id1410549811

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