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James Camp is the founder of Nano Flips, which helps people learn how to buy and sell websites. On this episode, James talks about his young career overseas when he decided to pack up and move to Malaysia, the cannabis industry, and his work in digital strategy before his work…

Our second LIB dives into the concept of 'The Flywheel.' Chris reads a short excerpt from Jim Collins' book 'Good to Great', walks through Fort Capital's Flywheel, gives a personal example of flywheels in his life, and a quick challenge for listeners at the end. Enjoy! Good to Great by…

Dr. Julie Gurner is an Executive Performance Coach who has been compared to Wendy Rhoades of 'Billions' by The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Gurner works with Tech giants, Real Estate executives and professional athletes to help identify and understand the patterns of behavior, daily decisions, and incremental wins that catapult…

On this episode, Chris does a deep dive into Real Estate Syndication. He describes the differences between a syndication and a fund, the pros and cons of syndication, breakdowns of GPs and LPs, deal structures, fees, and Twitter questions from listeners. Enjoy! Follow Chris on Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris Follow Chris on…

Welcome to the first episode in our newest series for The FORT: Lessons in Business (LIB). Our first LIB will cover communicating effectively in Investor Reporting. People love good news, and they're willing to hear bad news, but they hate surprises. Enjoy! If you have any topic you would like…

Nick Farris has an extensive background in consulting and market analysis for health care real estate and senior living assets. He has functioned in advisory roles nationally with hundreds of developers, hospitals, health systems, healthcare REITs, and medical operators since 2006. On this episode, Nick and Chris deep dive into…

Chris Koerner is the Co-Founder and CEO of SendEats.com where they offer 3PL for E-commerce so that companies can focus on building their brand. On this episode, Chris starts with a great story about his mission to Hungary for the Church of Latter-Day Saints, his entrepreneurial journey starting and selling…

This is a special bonus episode of an AMA that was hosted by Nick Huber featuring Chris Powers on April 22nd, 2021. Chris and Nick answered questions from a virtual audience about their real estate experience and thoughts on the industry, questions about getting started in Real Estate and more.…

Andrew Farah is the CEO of Density, which helps reduce space waste and optimize a building’s occupancy with its combination of people sensors and people counting software. On this episode, Chris and Andrew talk about space utilization and how Density has built its mission around helping people make the most…

Lex Sisney is a business scaling expert and a wizard at organizational structure and design. He works with CEOs and leadership teams of expansion-stage companies who are committed to growing their business without compromising their values. On this episode, Chris and Lex discuss the work that Lex does with executives…

Kevin Dahlstrom is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Central Pacific Bank. Kevin is also an avid rock climber and Fintech thought leader. On this episode, Kevin talks about his passion for rock climbing and the importance of having a multi-faceted life. Then, he and Chris discuss…

Scott O’Neill is a Principal and Co-Founder of FSO Capital Partners. Scott O’Neill specializes in the acquisition, financing, syndication, and development of multifamily properties throughout Arizona. Since entering the Arizona market, Scott has been directly involved as a principal in the acquisition, development, or disposition of over $15,000,000 of multifamily…

Austin Rief is the Co-Founder & COO of Morning Brew, one of the largest business newsletters with over 2.5 million subscribers. On this episode, Austin and Chris discuss the journey to founding Morning Brew, how they were able to rapidly acquire subscribers, the process of being acquired by Business Insider,…

On this episode, Chris talks with the anonymous "Some Hotel Guy" (https://www.Twitter.com/SomeHotelGuy) about the hotel industry. SHG details the nuances of owning & operating both independent and branded hotels, the process of working with "The Big 4" Hoteliers, how the industry was affected by Covid-19, and how he sees the…

Rich Jordan is the Owner of Strongpoint Management Group and is a Marine Corps veteran. Strongpoint owns and operates real estate assets and buys small businesses to scale. This episode highlights Garon T Plumbing, an SMB in the Northeast that Rich has grown substantially over the past year. On this…

Dan Go is the CEO of High Performance Founder, which aims to get high-achieving entrepreneurs into their ideal body with minimal stress. On this episode, Dan discusses his journey into the world of fitness, diets that work, myths about diets, how the average person can determine what will be best…

Michael Barlow is the Founder of Fernish, a furniture rental service that will deliver, assemble and arrange your home or apartment. On this episode, Michael discusses his journey to founding Fernish, the details of how the service works and his experience hiring and working with former Amazon standouts. They also…

Stinson Dean (https://www.Twitter.com/LumberTrading) is the Founder of Deacon Lumber and joins Chris to provide a deep dive into the Lumber industry. Stinson explains his role as a Lumber trader, why most homes in the US are built from Canadian Lumber, the tariff issues between the US and Canada, the Lumber…

Kenneth Schlenker is the Founder of Opal, an app that was created to give control back to the users of screens. Opal uses a VPN to block access to distracting apps in a way that encourages us to think about the 'why' of what we are doing when we mindlessly…

Andrew Wilkinson is the Co-Founder of Tiny Capital, which majority owns 30+ companies and focuses on buying, starting, and investing in internet businesses. On this episode, Chris and Andrew discuss his childhood creating MetaLab which led him to help design some of the most well known companies like Slack and…

Chris Bakke is the co-founder and CEO of Laskie. Previously, he was the co-founder of Interviewed (acquired by Indeed), COO of 42Floors (acquired by Knotel), and managed business development for Zillow and RentJuice (acquired by Zillow). On this episode, Chris discusses his experiences selling his companies and then working for…

Ray Washburne is the owner of the Mi Cocina restaurants, Dallas Highland Park Village and former President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. On this episode, Chris and Ray talk about Ray's career path in real estate and how he developed the Dallas Highland Park Village into nearly…

Chris Torres is an artist and creator of Nyan Cat, one of the most popular memes in internet history. Vangeli Gelekas is currently building the largest NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) artist community on the web and helping artists leave the constraints of corporate commissions behind through NFTs. On this episode, Chris…

On this episode, Chris dives into what's known as the 'Barbell Theory' in real estate. He discusses how he came to learn about the theory, and how folks in the industry can capitalize on the theory by getting ahead of the growth of an area before it happens. Enjoy! Follow…