From Wall Street to Community Avenue: Community Made & Built - KAYR Episode #140

GUEST BIO KAYR (pronounced KAY-R), co-founder of KAYJAY Consulting, is a stellar example of a young professional who has benefited from working on Wall Street and building a multi-million dollar real estate investment company with currently over 100 rental units from scratch leveraging his community and uplifting those in it. For as long as he could remember, KAYR, a Philadelphia native, wanted to go to college, but being the first to go among parents, siblings and friends meant that he had many obstacles to overcome. KAYR is a real estate investor who has assembled a team of professionals to assist across the initial identification, acquisition and ongoing management of target properties. What makes KAYR unique is that he leverages those close in his community, giving them an opportunity to elevate collectively. He is a licensed real estate salesperson, a member of the Homeowners Associations of Philadelphia (HAPCO), an engaging transformational speaker, life coach and business consultant. With a bachelor’s degree in history from Bowdoin College and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, KAYR has held positions at Goldman Sachs, Sirios Capital Management, Raptor Capital Management, and Truist Securities, he used his corporate experience to implement and build systems within his real estate firm. KAYR does not shy from the community -- he submerges himself in it -- As a board member of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Aucocisco School and The Great Young Society II organization. He was also nominated for the 40 under 40 Leadership Awards Program in Philadelphia. In this episode you’ll tune into the power of systems, community and leadership to build your empire. Let’s build. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 1:23 - Start to change the way we look at the world 4:35 – The Mindset 6:21 – Don’t listen to my actions, listen to my words 7:25 – Three C’s 9:14 – Don’t do as I do, do as I say 12.20 – Social Capital 15:10 – I’m community-made 17:45 – Systems and Processes 22:06 – Remember your brand KEEPING IT REAL 25:20 - The Beginning is always the hardest 26:50 – Focus on the Three R’s 29:50 – 9 years of gaining knowledge 34:00 – Build a relationship 36:58 – Get the whole family involved 38:23 – Implementing in-house 40:40 – Creating Partnership 44:45 – Different ways, different strategies 47:56 - Advantage of having a relationship with the BANK 49:55 – KAYR’s path 57:34 – Doing great things for the community NOTABLE QUOTES (KEY LESSONS): “I can do this. This little black boy can do this whole process by himself.” “Look, if everybody around your team is eating, the people won't be jealous, the more you feed people around, the more motivated they are.” CONNECTING WITH THE GUEST Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/kayjayconsulting/ Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/Kayjayconsulting/ Website :www.kayjayconsulting.net