Episodes

RE #31: Jason Baxter - How Fort Capital Drives Innovation
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Aug. 13, 2019

RE #31: Jason Baxter - How Fort Capital Drives Innovation

Chris is sitting down with Jason Baxter, President & COO of Fort Capital, to go in-depth on ways that Fort Capital is growing with a focus on speed and innovation. They dive into the importance of “C.O.R.”, using Culture Index for hiring great...
RE #30: Ari Firoozabadi - President & CEO of Greysteel
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July 29, 2019

RE #30: Ari Firoozabadi - President & CEO of Greysteel

Ari Firoozabadi has a simple philosophy: clients are best served by a tightly-integrated, collaborative, and conflict-free platform. This philosophy defines Greysteel and ensures all interests are aligned so full resources and relationships of the...
#29: Sean Conway - Launching Brands & Being on Shark Tank
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July 24, 2019

#29: Sean Conway - Launching Brands & Being on Shark Tank

Sean Conway is an avid traveler and former CEO of Pillow, a company he co-founded. Pillow partners with Multifamily property owners to provide short-term rentals as an amenity to their residents. Pillow's turn key software makes hosting easy,...
#28: Abhijeet Dwivedi - Co-Founder & CEO of ZeroDown
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July 1, 2019

#28: Abhijeet Dwivedi - Co-Founder & CEO of ZeroDown

Abhijeet Dwivedi is the CEO and Co-Founder of ZeroDown, the smartest way to buy a home in San Francisco. They discuss Abhijeet's experience growing up in the education system in India, the influence of Paul Graham, life in a hyper-growth company and...
#27: Ryan Reeves - Founder & CEO of Investing City
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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 more information on...
#26: Jeff Richards - Founder of Mooala
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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 milk products...
RE #25: Craig Lashley - President of Valiant Residential
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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...
#24: Sam Parr - Co-Founder and CEO of Hustle Con Media
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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 money:happiness and...
RE #23: Holt Lunsford - Founder & CEO of Holt Lunsford Commercial
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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....
#22: Tegan Broadwater - From Undercover Narcotics to Entrepreneurship
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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 infiltrated and took down 41...
#21: Brent Beshore - Investing in 'Boring' Small Businesses
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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,...
#20: Kari Crowe - Training for Business and a 100-Mile Race
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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 100-mile race. Enjoy!...
#19: Natalie & Caleb Ebel - Co-Founders of BackDrop
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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 and...
#18: Brandom Gengelbach - The Future of Fort Worth
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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 country. Enjoy!...
RE #17: Keith Wasserman - Founder & CEO of Gelt Inc.
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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 email...
#16: Joe Du Bey - Founder & CEO of Eden
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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 mentorship,...
#15: Alex Snodgrass - Founder of The Defined Dish
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March 5, 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...
#14: Jason Baxter - Fort Capital's 2018 in Review
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Feb. 19, 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...
#13: Rhett Carter - Founder & CEO of Heights Investment Partners
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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:...
#12: Naman Trivedi - Founder & CEO of Wattbuy
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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:...
#11: Bryan Perkins - How to Build a Conglomerate
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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:...
#10: James Beshara - Using Your Time to Enhance Potential
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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 the...
#9: Mayor Betsy Price - Small Business Growth in Fort Worth
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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 the city and how being the Mayor...
#8: James Beshara - Selling a Business to Airbnb
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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...