Democratizing Real Estate for the 99%, How To Take On Financial Regulators (and Win) and The Military Mantra That Makes Him Resilient, With Gary Woodhead

Property development has long been a lucrative vehicle for investment.But it’s an exclusive club, traditionally accessible only to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals.As a hobbyist investor in Bitcoin with a 27-year career in construction operations, Gary Woodhead saw an opportunity with potential for huge societal impact.What if working-class people – nurses, taxi drivers, teachers – were the financiers and beneficiaries of real estate development? he wondered.So together with co-founders Joey Jones and Matthew Couch, Gary launched CurveBlock, leveraging digital securities to democratize property investment.In the latest episode of The High-EQ Founder, Gary shares:* how they pivoted when COVID-19 shut down the entire construction market* why they partnered with a potential competitor* the three-word mantra he learned from his military career that serves him as a founder* the David & Goliath story of how they took on the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to change regulation of digital securitiesFollow Gary on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-woodhead-frsa-5ab00b132/Subscribe To The High-EQ Founder: A weekly newsletter on mastering your emotions so you can have more influence and level up as a leader. Get full access to The High-EQ Founder by Renita Kalhorn at renitakalhorn.substack.com/subscribe