The Good to Great Leader (Brett Fortune)

Our sixth guest of season 2 is Brett Fortune, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Fortune-Johnson. Brett has been actively involved in the construction industry for over 35 years and has supervised the construction of more than 30,000 multifamily units since the company’s inception in 1991. Brett's experience covers all phases of construction operations ranging from estimating, scheduling, site development, building construction, and business development. Brett holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a concentration in Marketing from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Prior to forming Fortune-Johnson, Brett was a senior project manager with the Calibre Company of Georgia for nine years. Brett is a licensed general contractor in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. He is chairman emeritus for the Associated Builders & Contractors of Georgia and sits on the Construction Management Advisory Board for Clemson University, as well as Kennesaw State University’s Construction Management Advisory Board, of which he is a past chairman.---0:00 Intro (Thank You Fly & Form Concrete Structures)3:40 Brett Fortune Introduction9:45 The mindset to start a business17:01 Learning from the past26:16 Fly & Form Concrete Structures Sponsorship Blurb27:57 Evolving through challenges37:35 ABC's power to help strengthen businesses44:50 Motivating through headwinds50:02 Life in the fast lane (Nascar fun fact)---This season of BLRH is sponsored by Fly & Form Concrete Structures! Fly and Form is headquartered in Atlanta and does work throughout the southeast specializing in concrete structures. Visit their website at flyandform.com or call their team at (770)971-7873 to discuss your project's needs.Click here to subscribe to BLRH on your favorite platform and listen to other episodes. Share this link with your network so they don't miss out on BLRH!Thanks for listening!