#27 Landon Wyatt III | Founding Partner, Childress Klein The Deal Ranch

Childress Klein is one of the largest privately-owned real estate companies in the Southeast and has been the largest developer by square feet in Charlotte for the past 10 years.
Since 1988 they have developed nearly 60M square feet of commercial real estate and currently hold a portfolio of $3B+ in asset value. 
Landon Wyatt, Founding Partner of Childress Klein, joined The Deal Ranch podcast to tell their story from the beginning.
 
Topics:
- Leaving Trammell Crow in '88 to start Childress Klein
- CK hiring philosophy/process
- Process of identifying their portfolios exposure to homebuilding during 2008
- Evolution of Landon's role over time
- Landon's focal points on development/deal making
- Deal Stories: hand shake deal with IBM, Lowes Global Technology Center, and One Wells Fargo
 
This episode is presented by REEDS Jewelers
 
Connect with Landon & Childress Klein
https://www.linkedin.com/in/landon-wyatt-a34ab123/ 
https://www.childressklein.com/ 
 
Connect with Matt & The Deal Ranch Podcast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrlutz/ 
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deal-ranch/id1680084534 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1teAX6zRU76v4wFeGUHkoj?si=65e7be080e534f8b
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDealRanchPodcast