Episodes

June 17, 2020

#62: Mackenzie Todd - Founder & CEO of Urban Golf Performance

On this episode, Chris chats with his lifelong friend Mackenzie Todd, Founder and CEO of Urban Golf Performance. This 5-star golf performance club uses a holistic approach to help golfers reach their goals as efficiently as possible. They'll discuss...

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June 10, 2020

RE #61: Clayton Collins - President & CEO of HousingWire

On this episode of The FORT, Clayton and Chris discuss Clayton's journey from the banking world to discovering entrepreneurship via search funds. They discuss his acquisition of HousingWire.com and housing/construction trends over the last 90 days. ...

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May 29, 2020

RE #60: Chris' 60 Day Update on Commercial Real Estate

On this episode of The FORT, Chris provides a 60-day COVID-19 update where he'll touch on topics like the reopening of capital markets and the effects we are seeing in the multifamily & industrial sectors. Chris also shares the latest …

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May 25, 2020

RE #59: James Hill - The Borrower/Lender Relationship 101

James Hill is the Chief Strategy Officer / Fort Worth Market President at Access Bank. He has 12+ years of expert banking experience, specializing in commercial and real estate lending. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, James is a …

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May 7, 2020

#58: Adam Blake - Starting, Scaling, and Exiting Ventures

Adam Blake is a real estate and technology entrepreneur that has started, scaled, and exited multiple ventures and private equity-backed companies. He and Chris met early in their studies at Texas Christian University as they developed their own real...

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April 29, 2020

#57: Brent Beshore - COVID-19: Impact on Small Businesses

Brent Beshore is the Founder & CEO of Permanent Equity, a family of companies investing in family-owned companies. Permanent Equity invests with no intention of selling and with little to no debt. Brent published "The Messy...

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April 27, 2020

RE #56: Cullen Aderhold - COVID-19: Capital Markets & Lending Trends

Cullen Aderhold is the Senior Director of Capital Markets at JLL. JLL is a global commercial real estate service across all major asset classes. JLL provides tenant-rep/leasing solutions, property management, project design/management, capital...

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April 23, 2020

RE #55: Matt Lasky - Managing Partner & Senior Vice President of Equi…

Matt Lasky serves as Managing Partner and Senior Vice President of Equity Velocity Funds. He has advised clients nationally on over 1.3 million square feet of retail, mixed-use, and medical property since 2011. At Equity, he leads a team whose …

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April 21, 2020

RE #54: Moses Kagan - COVID-19: Impact on LA Real Estate

Moses Kagan, CEO of Adaptive Realty, joins Chris for his second appearance on The FORT Podcast. In this episode, they discuss how COVID-19 has affected the real estate market in Los Angeles. Moses gives his perspective on best practices providing …

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April 16, 2020

RE #53: Rob Gandy - COVID-19: Impact on CRE in Austin

In this episode, Chris sits down with Rob Gandy—the Founding Principal of Cielo Property Group in Austin, TX. Rob is responsible for capital market engagement, financing, and acquisitions for Cielo. Prior to founding Cielo, Rob built a $60 million...

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April 13, 2020

#52: Bryan Perkins - COVID-19: Impact on Aerospace Industry

Bryan Perkins joins Chris for his second appearance on The FORT Podcast. Bryan is the CEO of Novaria Group, a manufacturer in the aerospace industry that makes parts for airlines and government defense groups—an industry that has clearly been hit...

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April 9, 2020

RE #51: Chris Powers - COVID-19: Impact on Commercial Real Estate

In this episode, Chris is sharing his thoughts about commercial real estate as we cross the 30-day mark with Coronavirus. He talks about his experience coming to terms with this new reality, offers advice on working with banks, the impact …

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March 30, 2020

#50: Will Churchill - COVID-19: Impact on Automotive Industry

Will Churchill is the Owner of Frank Kent Motor Company, as well as several restaurants in Fort Worth, including Heim BBQ. Frank Kent Company has been awarded GM Dealer of the Year for 2012 - 2014, an honor given to …

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March 16, 2020

#49: Patrick Coddou - Founder & CEO of Supply

Patrick Coddou is the Founder and CEO of Supply, a men's shaving and grooming direct-to-consumer business, who appeared on Shark Tank in late 2019. This Part 2 episode recaps Patrick's experience on the show (or at least what he can …

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March 10, 2020

#48: Travis Heim - The Journey to the 'Best Ribs in Texas'

Travis Heim is the founder and pitmaster of Heim Barbeque, one of the most successful barbeque restaurants in Fort Worth! Heim was also recently voted as having the "Best Ribs in Texas" by Food Network. In this episode, Chris and …

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March 3, 2020

RE #47: Andrew Segal - Founder of Boxer Property

Andrew Segal formed Boxer Property, a Property Management Company, in September 1992. Under his oversight, the company has successfully reached into segments as diverse as resort hotels, retail centers, office and other real estate businesses,...

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Feb. 3, 2020

RE #46: Moses Kagan - Co-Founder & Head of Adaptive Realty

Moses Kagan is the Co-Founder and Head of Adaptive Realty, a Los Angeles-based development and property management group. Since 2018, Moses has overseen the repositioning of 80 properties in Los Angeles and grown Adaptive from $0 to $110M of property...

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Jan. 13, 2020

RE #45: Jason Baxter - Fort Capital's 2019 in Review

Jason Baxter returns to The FORT Podcast to discuss the year of 2019 for Fort Capital. Jason and Chris discuss the importance of building out Objectives & Key Results, offering a wonderfully simple example of how OKRs can be implemented …

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Dec. 9, 2019

#44: Chris Huckabee - CEO of Huckabee Architecture

Chris Huckabee is the CEO of Huckabee Architecture, delivering thoughtful facility solutions to meet the evolving needs of education. They discuss the transformation of education, Chris' experience as Chair of the Board at Texas Tech, and his amazing...

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Dec. 2, 2019

RE #43 - Bennett Washabaugh & Mike Zei - Co-Founders of TenantBase

In this episode of The FORT Podcast, Chris is sitting down with Bennett Washabaugh (CEO / Co-Founder) and Mike Zei (COO / Co-Founder) of TenantBase. TenantBase's team has come together from the commercial real estate and technology industries for a...

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Nov. 25, 2019

RE #42: Terry Montesi - Consumer Values Changing Retail

As founder and CEO, Terry Montesi has led Trademark Property Company through 26 years of innovative, community-focused development. Under his leadership, Trademark has developed more than $3.4B and 14.6M square feet of some of the most...

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Oct. 29, 2019

RE #41: Sanjay Chandra - Principal and Managing Partner of Trinity Pr…

Sanjay Chandra serves as Principal and Managing Partner of Trinity Private Equity Group and its affiliated companies in a variety of roles. He also serves as a Board Member for American Leather, which he co-founded in 1990, and where he …

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Oct. 21, 2019

#40: Tuur Demeester - The Future of Bitcoin

Tuur Demeester is the Founding Partner of Adamant Capital and the #11 Worldwide Crypto Influencer. Tuur is known for his work on crypto valuation, market analysis, trading calls, ETH debates, and the study of tech history. He and Chris discuss …

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Oct. 14, 2019

#39: Patrick Coddou - Founder & CEO of Supply

Patrick Caddou is the Founder and CEO of Supply, a direct-to-consumer company specializing in single-blade razors for men as well as other cosmetic goods. Patrick and Chris discuss his journey of leaving the corporate world to become a founder, the...

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