Steven Louie - Cubicle to Corner Office Through Multi Family

Steven is a Managing Partner at Vertical Street Ventures, where he is responsible for acquisitions, sourcing capital, and building key strategic partnerships. As the founder of Vertical Street Ventures, he focuses his time on revenue-generating activities for the firm through multifamily real estate acquisitions. Steven worked his corporate career in the Benefits / Consulting industry where he held various executive and sales leadership roles at Mercer and MetLife. As a Partner at Mercer, Steven was the Southern CA Office Leader for Mercer’s Health, Wealth, and Human Capital Consulting practices. Prior to Mercer, he worked for 16 years at MetLife, where he led the organization in Group Institutional Sales as a Client Executive and a Sales Leader. Steven started his career as a group insurance underwriter and graduated with a Finance degree from California State University Fullerton. He has grown his Multifamily portfolio to over 3,200+ units across 4 states (AZ, CA,FL, TX) and has a keen focus on acquisitions and building key partner relationships across the market. In his spare time, he enjoys the "need for speed" as he shifts gears around a race track. Steven also enjoys vacationing with his wife, Rebecca, and two daughters. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EPISODE 00:00 – Intro 00:54 – Welcome Steven to the show 01:28 – He talks about his background 05:35 – His reasons to focus on multifamily property 12:23 – Transition in to passive investment  14:53 – What he experienced in a mentorship program 17:42 – The first challenging deal he made 25:40 – He talks about Vertical Street 29:54 – First steps to success 35:03 – His recommendations 36:46 – Final thoughts BOOKS Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant:  https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dads-CASHFLOW-Quadrant-Financial/dp/1612680054 CONNECT WITH THE GUEST Email: VerticalStreetVentures.com CONNECT WITH THE HOST Connect with our host, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @salesguyinvestor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media @the.gentle.art.of.crushing.it Listen, like, subscribe, and comment: http://thegentleartofcrushingit.com/