#59 Chris Powers — How To Make Your Mark In The Real Estate Industry; Breaching $1.5 Billion In Total Transactions and Raising $200+ Million In Equity

<p>Chris Powers is the Founder and Chairman of Fort Capital, LP, a Texas-based privately-owned real estate private equity firm that has successfully breached $1.5 billion in total transactions, raised more than $200 million in equity and has over 500 investors. Chris is also the host of The Fort Podcast where he interviews company leaders both in real estate and other industries.</p> <p>In this episode, Chris offers his sage advice to beginners and how you can make a mark for yourself in the real estate industry. He also shares how being part of the Young Presidents Organization has helped him in his career, the beauty and danger of social media and how to leverage it for your business, how having a family and kids have slightly changed his entrepreneurial mindset and so many other interesting things. Listen to this episode to find out more.</p> <p>Quotes from this episode:</p> <p>● &nbsp;<em>“When you focus on something and get really, really good at one thing, you can scale that opportunity quicker, you learn about it quicker, you learn what to do, what not to do.” (1:20)</em></p> <p>● &nbsp;<em>“Join an industry or a group that you can be transparent and vulnerable with.” (6;53)</em></p> <p>● &nbsp;<em>“Get through reps, look at lots of deals, talk to lots of brokers, talk to bankers, and when you see the deal, this won't feel that risky because you've gone through the motions.” (19:19)</em></p> <p>● &nbsp;<em>“Great companies, they certainly have the people pulling the company forward, but they’ve built this brilliant team of people that enjoy just doing the work.” (23:00)</em></p> <p>● &nbsp;<em>“We live in an interesting world right now where you can get your message out and you can meet a lot of people… And so, if you can get in front of them, you can create a lot of value.” (26:30)</em></p> <p><em>-Chris Powers</em></p> <p>Don’t miss:</p> <p>● &nbsp;Starting out in the real estate market (3:12)</p> <p>● &nbsp;The reality behind the social media posts (9:09)</p> <p>● &nbsp;What Chris would tell his 22-year