Episodes

214
May 5, 2022

#214: @CarDealershipGuy - Used Car Business 101

On this episode, Chris talks with the anonymous @CarDealershipGuy (https://twitter.com/GuyDealership) about the used car business – how it works and how money is made. They also cover how to negotiate the best deal possible when buying a used car...
213
May 3, 2022

RE #213: Bo Aughtry - Deep Dive into Hotel Development and Lessons Learned Through Many Cycles

Bo Aughtry, Chairman & CEO of Windsor Aughtry Commercial, entered the real estate business out of college and in 1975 helped found Small and Aughtry, a real estate development and brokerage firm. In 1980, Bo established The Aughtry Company, a...
212
April 28, 2022

#212: Craig Fuller - Founder of FreightWaves - AN ABSOLUTE MASTERCLASS ON GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN & TRANSPORTATION

Craig Fuller is the Founder and CEO of FreightWaves, the leading provider of global supply chain market intelligence and news. Prior to FreightWaves, Craig was the founder of TransCard, a major provider of fleet fuel and debit cards. He is also the...
110
April 26, 2022

RE #211: Nick Clark - President & Founder of Common Desk - The Future of Co-Working & Flexible Office Space

Nick Clark founded Common Desk in 2012 after leaving a career in office leasing and management. Common Desk has since become a coworking industry leader in design, hospitality, and asset-light deal structures with office landlords. After scaling the...
211
April 21, 2022

#210: Robin Sharma - Global Leader of Leaders and Personal Mastery Expert

Robin Sharma is a humanitarian who has devoted his life to helping people express their highest natural gifts. He is widely regarded as one of the top leadership and personal-mastery experts in the world. His clients include NASA, Microsoft, NIKE,...
209
April 19, 2022

RE #209: Nick Huber + Chris Powers Vol. 1

Part 1 of the 2-part exciting webinar session that Nick Huber had with Chris Powers on The Nick Huber Show. They talk about current events, highlights of our acquisition process, the market for GP, and many more! Learn more about Chris Powers and Fort...
208
April 14, 2022

#208: Brom Rector - Founder of Empath Ventures - Psychedelics 101 and Why They're One of the Fastest Growing Industries in the World

Brom Rector, Founder, and GP of Empath Ventures. Prior to founding Empath, Brom spent 7 years as a portfolio manager and quantitative researcher - most recently managing a global macro portfolio for Crabel Capital Management - a Los Angeles-based...
206
April 12, 2022

RE #207: How Investor Relations works at Fort Capital

On this episode, Chris sits down with a few members of the Fort Capital team to discuss all things Investor Relations (IR). They chat about the process Fort goes through to vet potential investors, onboarding, and eventually, what investors can expect...
207
April 5, 2022

RE #206: Scott Everett - Founder of S2 Capital - 0 to 38,000 MF Units by 32 y/o

Scott Everett founded S2 Capital in 2012 to acquire multifamily Real Estate. In the past 10 years as CEO of S2 Capital he has built a Real Estate investment company that has acquired over $6B of multifamily assets totaling 40,000 units and 3 operating...
205
March 31, 2022

#205: Kevin Dahlstrom - Making Money Moves, Compounding, I Join The Board, & Riff on Remote Work / WFH

Kevin Dahlstrom, Founder of Swell, joins the podcast for the third time to chat about his career in Fintech and what he's looking to change about how people think about and use money. Chris and Kevin chat about launching Swell, democratizing capital...
204
March 29, 2022

RE #204: Steve Radom - Founder of Radom Capital - Best in Class Urban Infill Developer

Steve Radom, Founder of Radom Capital, began his company in 2014 with the vision of creating a best-in-class urban infill redevelopment platform that passionately executes enduring designs and yields differentiated projects. Radom has developed 15...
203
March 22, 2022

RE #203: Jeff Gleiberman - Managing Director at MG Properties - 33,000 Units and counting...

Jeff Gleiberman, Managing Director at MG Properties Group is responsible for investment transactions, investment strategies and partner relations. Jeff was previously Director of Investments, responsible for corporate equity and debt strategies and...
201
March 15, 2022

RE #202: Richard Fertig - Founder of Stomp Capital - A World-Class Lesson in STR's and Why It Might Be The Best Risk/Reward in Real Estate

Richard Fertig, Founder of Stomp Capital, is an innovative Real Estate Developer focused primarily on the Short Term Rental market, creating branded experiences to delight raving fans with his signature “modern hospitality”. Richard shares his...
202
March 10, 2022

#201: Conrad Gibbins - Managing Director at Jefferies - Energy Investment Banking - Deep Dive Into Current Energy Markets

Conrad Gibbins is a Managing Director of Jefferies, LLC in the Energy Investment Banking Group. Conrad has 12 years of investment banking experience advising primarily upstream oil and gas companies on M&A and financing transactions. Conrad has...
200
March 8, 2022

#200: Chris Powers - 200th Episode - Observations About the World Today

On this milestone episode, Chris shares the story of how the podcast started and why it's been so impactful. Chris dives into why podcasting is a pure form of communication and why he supports Joe Rogan. He expresses his thoughts on de-platforming and...
199
March 1, 2022

RE #199: Nick Huber - Co-Founder of Bolt Storage - 0-34 self-storage properties in 4 years, Cancel Culture, Remote Labor, Sweaty Startups!

Nick Huber, Co-Founder of Bolt Storage, is back on The FORT Podcast to discuss what Nick's learned after going from 0-34 self-storage properties, thoughts around cancel culture, why it exists, and how we might overcome it. On this episode, they also...
198
Feb. 22, 2022

RE #198: Eric Weatherholtz - Partner at Healy Weatherholtz Properties - 'Simple little things compound into big things and everybody wins.'

Eric Weatherholtz, co-founder of Healey Weatherholtz Properties has worn many hats in his career from leasing agent, property manager, construction manager, financial analyst, framing laborer, electrician's apprentice, and investment manager. Healey...
197
Feb. 15, 2022

RE #197: John Marsh - Co-Founder of Marsh Collective - Finding Opportunity in the Broken & Undone

John Marsh is the Co-Founder of Marsh Collective and host of the Redemptification Podcast, serial entrepreneur, and consultant helping steward over $1b in redemptive real estate in 9 small towns around America. After spending the last 25 years giving...
196
Feb. 8, 2022

RE #196: Marc Gilbert - Managing Partner of Twin Oaks - Seeking Deep Value that most overlook.

Marc Gilbert, Managing Partner of Twin Oaks Group, owns and manages a diverse portfolio of property across Northern New Jersey, including multifamily, commercial, and industrial properties. Marc directed financing at New City Management, covered REITs...
195
Feb. 1, 2022

RE #195: Nathan Lenahan - A story of working at WeWork until original IPO, His new HVAC roll-up strategy with game-changing tech component

Entrepreneur, Nathan Lenahan, has held many titles such as COO of Smart City Apartment Locating and VP & GM of Texas and the Mountain West Regions for WeWork. Nathan is currently working on a roll up of home service businesses beginning with HVAC....
194
Jan. 25, 2022

RE #194: Chris Powers & Jason Baxter Talk Fort Capital's 2021 Year in Review

On this episode, Jason Baxter and Chris Powers take a look at the last year for Fort Capital and discuss how their team evolved and prepared for scale, Jason's transition to CEO, company highlights, and thoughts on their strategy, and why 2021 was a...
193
Jan. 20, 2022

#193: Chris Pate - Managing Director of True North Advisors - A Masterclass in Capital Allocation

Chris Pate, Managing Director of independent wealth management firm True North Advisors, spent the first 11 years of his career at a multi-strategy hedge fund. Prior to True North Advisors, Chris spent 8 years managing the investment activities...
192
Jan. 18, 2022

RE #192: Tyron McDaniel - Owner of Houston Vintage Homes - A leader on a mission to build Affordable Housing for all

Tyron McDaniel is the Owner of Houston Vintage Homes, focused on the Design & Development of Affordable Housing in inner-city communities around the country. With a keen eye for design and historical context, Tyron works with multiple cities and...
191
Jan. 11, 2022

RE #191: Chris Powers - Real Estate Rant on Industrial, Office, and Capital Markets Heading into 2022

On this solo episode, Chris provides an update on industrial fundamentals and how they're holding up to date. He also deep dives into interesting things he is thinking about by way of capital markets and provides insight into what the office data is...