EPISODE · Aug 10, 2022 · 1H 11M
Chris Powers - Graduating From The CEO Role
from Peter Lohmann's Podcast · host Peter Lohmann
Season 2, Episode 8 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Chris Powers. In this episode we discuss: (01:51) - Chris’ background and career (03:13) - What’s involved in 3rd party Property Management for Industrial Real Estate? (05:07) - Do you handle leasing as well? (08:04) - Making Blue Collar ‘cool’ again (12:01) - Fort Capital’s focus on Property Management (13:05) - Providing value to the tenants and owners via PM (17:07) - Have you ever had issues with tenants living in your properties? (18:09) - Are you using any specialized software in your business? (19:46) - Investing in people vs. investing in processes (24:37) - Ad Read: Second Nature (26:31) - Developing the LP onboarding experience (32:06) - How do you think about being able to sell a primarily GP Real Estate business? (36:36) - Chris’ transition out of the CEO role & his current day to day responsibilities (46:08) - Ad Read: Appfolio Stack (47:47) - What were your initial emotions when you stepped away from being CEO? (51:19) - Why are you so generous with your time? (01:02:35) - Chris’ previous life as an investor (01:06:25) - What marketing advice would you give to the owner of a small PM owner? (01:10:17) - Wrap up Learn more about Chris Powers & how to connect with him here: Fort Capital The Fort with Chris Powers Podcast Follow Chris on Twitter Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: Follow Peter on Twitter Join Peter’s Newsletter Visit Peter’s Website RL Property Management Mentioned in this episode: Yardi Buildium Margaret Heffernan TED Talk - Super Chickens The 5 dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
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Season 2, Episode 8 of the Owner Occupied podcast with Peter Lohmann & special guest Chris Powers. In this episode we discuss: (01:51) - Chris’ background and career (03:13) - What’s involved in 3rd party Property Management for Industrial Real Estate? (05:07) - Do you handle leasing as well? (08:04) - Making Blue Collar ‘cool’ again (12:01) - Fort Capital’s focus on Property Management (13:05) - Providing value to the tenants and owners via PM (17:07) - Have you ever had issues with tenants living in your properties? (18:09) - Are you using any specialized software in your business? (19:46) - Investing in people vs. investing in processes (24:37) - Ad Read: Second Nature (26:31) - Developing the LP onboarding experience (32:06) - How do you think about being able to sell a primarily GP Real Estate business? (36:36) - Chris’ transition out of the CEO role & his current day to day responsibilities (46:08) - Ad Read: Appfolio Stack (47:47) - What were your initial emotions when you stepped away from being CEO? (51:19) - Why are you so generous with your time? (01:02:35) - Chris’ previous life as an investor (01:06:25) - What marketing advice would you give to the owner of a small PM owner? (01:10:17) - Wrap up Learn more about Chris Powers & how to connect with him here: Fort Capital The Fort with Chris Powers Podcast Follow Chris on Twitter Learn more about Peter Lohmann & how to connect with him here: Follow Peter on Twitter Join Peter’s Newsletter Visit Peter’s Website RL Property Management Mentioned in this episode: Yardi Buildium Margaret Heffernan TED Talk - Super Chickens The 5 dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
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