Season 1

March 8, 2022

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

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...

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March 1, 2022

RE #199: Nick Huber - Co-Founder of Bolt Storage - 0-34 self-storage …

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...

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Feb. 22, 2022

RE #198: Eric Weatherholtz - Partner at Healy Weatherholtz Properties…

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...

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Feb. 15, 2022

RE #197: John Marsh - Co-Founder of Marsh Collective - Finding Opport…

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...

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Feb. 8, 2022

RE #196: Marc Gilbert - Managing Partner of Twin Oaks - Seeking Deep …

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...

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Feb. 1, 2022

RE #195: Nathan Lenahan - A story of working at WeWork until original…

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....

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Jan. 25, 2022

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

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...

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Jan. 20, 2022

#193: Chris Pate - Managing Director of True North Advisors - A Maste…

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...

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Jan. 18, 2022

RE #192: Tyron McDaniel - Owner of Houston Vintage Homes - A leader o…

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...

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Jan. 11, 2022

RE #191: Chris Powers - Real Estate Rant on Industrial, Office, and C…

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...

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Jan. 4, 2022

RE #190: Riaz Taplin - Founder of Riaz Capital - Do Well, Do Good - D…

Principal & Founder Riaz Taplin has been thinking about workforce housing for most of his professional life. Growing up in a real estate family, Riaz detoured early in his career from the family business to develop his own style by founding a...

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Dec. 28, 2021

RE #189: Mike Berry - President of Hillwood

Mike Berry is the President of Hillwood, one of the top industrial, commercial, and residential real estate developers in the country. He has been the leader of development efforts in AllianceTexas, one of the largest global logistics hubs in the...

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Dec. 21, 2021

RE #188 BONUS: Chris Powers & Eric Jorgenson on Jorgenson's Soundbox

Happy Holidays! We wanted to co-launch a special episode where Chris was interviewed by Eric Jorgenson (guest on ) on Eric's show: Enjoy!  In the last episode, we discussed alternative assets, and in this episode, we take a deep dive into the...

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Dec. 16, 2021

#187: Colin Landforce - CTO of Unrivaled Brands - Cannabis Industry 1…

Colin Landforce is an entrepreneur and tactical leader with more than 10 years of experience in regulated and emerging consumer product spaces. With deep experience at the intersection of recreational cannabis and CPG, Colin’s thought leadership is...

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Dec. 14, 2021

RE #186: Moses Kagan - Part 2 | On Value-Add MF, A New Core Strategy,…

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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Dec. 7, 2021

RE #185: Moses Kagan - Part 1| On Value-Add MF, A New Core Strategy, …

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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Nov. 30, 2021

RE #184: Kendal Harazny - Co-Founder/Principal of Wexford Development…

Kendal Harazny is a Principal and Co-founder of Wexford Developments, a real estate development, investment, and management company. Wexford has completed over $500 million of development, currently has $500 million in assets under management, and has...

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Nov. 23, 2021

RE #183: Keith Wasserman - Founder of Gelt Inc.

Chris chats with Keith Wasserman, Founder of Gelt Inc. which is 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...

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Nov. 16, 2021

RE #182: Peter Lohmann - CEO of RL Property Mgmt - Building a PM Biz,…

Peter Lohmann is the founder & CEO of RL Property Management, a residential property management company in Columbus, Ohio. Peter graduated with a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering and spent 5 years as a control systems engineer before...

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Nov. 11, 2021

#181: Alex Lieberman - Co-Founder of Morning Brew - Building & Sellin…

Alex Lieberman is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, a multi-platform business media brand. In October 2020, Alex & his co-founder sold a majority stake of Morning Brew to Business Insider for a reported $75 million. Today,...

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Nov. 9, 2021

RE #180: Chris Powers - GP Fees and The Pathway to Building a World-C…

On this episode, Chris does a full deep dive into the world of fees, including what they are, should you be charging fees at all, and when, fee misconceptions, the benefits of a profitable company, and the pathway to building a world-class REPE...

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Nov. 2, 2021

RE #179: John Blatchford - Owner of Kunst MF - Historic Real Estate …

John Blatchford is the Owner of Kunst, a real estate developer in Cincinnati, Ohio that renovates historic buildings into city apartments by utilizing historic tax credits and Opportunity Zone investments. This episode is a deep dive into The Historic...

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Oct. 26, 2021

RE #178: Chris Powers - Why decisions are made to sell real estate?

On this solo episode, Chris breaks down what would cause someone to sell an investment property or cash-flowing asset. He also discusses why different entities will decide to sell, such as funds or merchant developers. He stresses the importance of...

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Oct. 21, 2021

#177: Bill D'Alessandro - CEO of Elements Brands - Building an E-Comm…

Bill D'Alessandro is the Founder / CEO at  a parent brand that owns and acquires e-commerce companies. Bill founded Elements Brands in 2010 and has scaled to 8 figures of revenue, 50+ employees, and 51,000 square feet of office/warehouse....

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