The Fort

Chris Powers
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The Fort

Here, we uncover the proven strategies, insights, and inspiring stories of today’s greatest leaders in the worlds of business, real estate, entrepreneurship, and investing. Each episode’s mission is to help you to level up your entrepreneurial game by hearing directly from the men and women in the arena. Chris is able to uniquely uncover things not commonly discussed because he is an entrepreneur himself. We not only cover business, but we also cover the personal side of entrepreneurship. The Fort began in 2018 as a way for Chris to publicly explore the fascinating world of entrepreneurship. Since he was a child, he’s been characterized as obsessively curious about the world around him.  The Fort has now been downloaded over 2M times, across more than 50,000 unique listeners. Each week features conversations with entrepreneurs, Founders, CEOs, and Executives from some of the leading companies in America. Past guests have represented companies such as JLL, Hillwood, S2 Capital, Chick Fil A, Morning Brew, Founders Podcast, Tiny Capital, Permanent Equity, Fort Capital, Matthews REIS, Bonobos, and ConvertKit. 🐦 Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/FortWorthChris 💡 Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ 📹 Subscribe to The FORT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FORTpod

  1. #380 - Paul Hedrick - Founder @ Tecovas - How Tecovas Became A Western Wear Empire

    2 天前

    #380 - Paul Hedrick - Founder @ Tecovas - How Tecovas Became A Western Wear Empire

    Paul Hedrick is the Founder of Tecovas, the leading high-quality western footwear, apparel, and accessories brand.  In today’s episode, we discuss: - the origins of Tecovas and early founding stories, - what it takes to build an incredible brand - Tecovas’ retail “moat” - radical hospitality - how they managed through COVID - and more As Executive Chairman, Paul works with the Tecovas board and executive team on brand, product, and marketplace strategy so that Tecovas fulfills its mission to steward the next generation of western. Tecovas is in its 10th operating year in business and now operates over 40 retail stores in over 30 cities and 20 states, with total annual revenue eclipsing $250 million in 2024. We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Links:  Tecovas - https://www.tecovas.com/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:35) - Starting Tecovas (00:13:01) - The Mission of Tecovas (00:16:29) - Finding Manufacturing (00:24:55) - Moving from Online to In-Person Retail (00:32:27) - Store Design (00:38:23) - Radical Hospitality (00:42:22) - "Don’t Say No to the Customer" vs. "The Customer Is Always Right" (00:45:12) - Scaling Radical Hospitality (00:52:47) - Surviving Covid (01:01:27) - Developing a Great Brand Support our Sponsors: BetterPitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/ Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    1 小時 11 分鐘
  2. #379 - Steve Cockram - Founder of 5Voices - Know Yourself, Influence, & Building Stronger Relationships

    3月4日

    #379 - Steve Cockram - Founder of 5Voices - Know Yourself, Influence, & Building Stronger Relationships

    Steve Cockram is an inspirational communicator, serial entrepreneur, and confidante to elite leaders worldwide. He is a best-selling author, creator of the 5 Voices communication system, and co-founder of GiANT, a global leadership consultancy working in 143 countries. His latest venture is called the “Relationship Revolution.”  We discuss: - Why successful business people have failed relationships - How to mend failed relationships - How to become self-aware as an entrepreneur - How to lead and gain influence - Why wealth is not a powerful indicator of success We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Links: 5 Voices - https://5voices.com/   Steve on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevejcockram/ Myers-Briggs - https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/   FIRO-B - https://www.themyersbriggs.com/en-US/Products-and-Services/FIRO   GiANT - https://www.giantworldwide.com/  Support our Sponsors Vesto: https://www.vesto.com/fort BetterPitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:55) - The Importance of Relationships (00:05:04) - Steve's Journey to Emotional Intelligence (00:11:06) - The Impact of Self-Awareness on Relationships (00:22:54) - The Value of Meaningful Relationships (00:36:26) - The Entrepreneur's Dilemma: Sharing Fears and Finding Support (00:39:00) - The Breakdown of Relationships: Communication and Trust Issues (00:42:08) - Understanding Personality Differences in Relationships (00:49:22) - The Five Voices: Simplifying Personality Assessments (00:55:41) - The Importance of Humility in Leadership Communication (01:00:41) - Mending Broken Relationships (01:04:18) - Gaining Influence as a Leader (01:06:24) - The True Measure of Wealth (01:10:29) - Legacy and Purpose Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    1 小時 14 分鐘
  3. #378 - Kyle Bass - Founder/CIO @ Hayman Capital Management, L.P. - Invest In America

    2月18日

    #378 - Kyle Bass - Founder/CIO @ Hayman Capital Management, L.P. - Invest In America

    Kyle Bass is the Founder/CIO of Hayman Capital Management, L.P., an investment manager of private funds focused on global event-driven opportunities, and the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Conservation Equity Management, an impact and natural capital private equity firm.  Kyle is also the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed Rochefort Management, a private credit firm focused on the Critical Technology Initiative – a joint effort between the Small Business Administration and the Department of Defense to attract private investment into technology areas deemed critical to national and economic security. Mr. Bass is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the recipient of the 2019 Foreign Policy Association Medal for his responsible internationalism. Mr. Bass has lectured on global economics, national security, geopolitics, and the architecture of the Chinese financial system at various universities. Mr. Bass is the former Chair of the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), which manages approximately $75 billion.  We discuss: - Predicting the GFC and attempting to warn Bear Stearns and the SEC of the coming collapse - The global state of affairs: China, Taiwan, Russia, Iran and BRICS - How the U.S. and Trump should combat China - The rise of the U.S. Defense-Tech industry - Why Texas is the Growth Engine for the world (00:00:00) - Intro (00:04:03) - Introducing Kyle (00:05:58) - Short-Selling Thesis (00:11:45) - Predicting the GFC (00:19:50) - Trying to warn Bear Stearns & the SEC (00:25:39) - How to hire a contrarian (00:29:23) - China-Taiwan (00:33:34) - How Trump can have a successful presidency concerning China (00:44:17) - Iran (00:46:34) - Why some wealthy Americans are pro-China (00:49:32) - The Chinese land grab in America (00:52:41) - Texas: The growth engine of the world (00:58:47) - The Defense-Tech Industry in America (01:02:03) - What Kyle will invest in (01:05:19) - The Texas migration and influence (01:09:23) - What do you want to be known for? Support our Sponsors Vesto: https://www.vesto.com/fort BetterPitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/ Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    1 小時 13 分鐘
  4. #377 - Morgan Housel - The Psychology of Money, Incentives, Investing, & Human Misjudgement

    2月11日

    #377 - Morgan Housel - The Psychology of Money, Incentives, Investing, & Human Misjudgement

    Morgan’s books have sold over seven million copies and have been translated into more than 60 languages. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and winner of the New York Times Sidney Award. MarketWatch named him one of the 50 most influential people in markets. He's a partner at The Collaborative Fund and serves on the board of directors at Markel.  We discuss: - Human Psychology and Risk - Tribalism, Anger & Humor - Investing Philosophies - Writing and Book Publishing Lessons - The Drive of Successful Entrepreneurs - Balancing Wealth and Happiness We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:41) - Lessons from a Skiing Tragedy (00:05:51) - The Impact of Personal Experiences on Risk Tolerance (00:08:18) - The Tribal Nature of Human Behavior (00:14:42) - The Role of Anger and Humor in Online Interactions (00:20:16) - Behavior vs. Knowledge in Investing (00:39:44) - The Halo Effect and Perception (00:40:55) - Warren Buffett's Personal Sacrifices (00:42:05) - The Cost of Professional Success (00:43:36) - Balancing Personal and Professional Life (00:45:37) - The Complexity of Wealth (01:02:53) - Teaching Kids About Money (01:13:54) - The End of History Illusion (01:15:35) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts Links: Morgan on X - https://x.com/morganhousel The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel - https://bit.ly/4gwuu6T Same as Ever by Morgan Housel - https://bit.ly/4jS5ry4\ Collaborative Fund - https://collabfund.com/ Support our Sponsors: Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/ Vesto - https://www.vesto.com/fort Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    1 小時 17 分鐘
  5. #376 - Kevin Lavelle - Building Mizzen+Main, Influencer Partnerships, His New Startup Harbor

    2月3日

    #376 - Kevin Lavelle - Building Mizzen+Main, Influencer Partnerships, His New Startup Harbor

    Kevin Lavelle is the CEO & Cofounder of Harbor. He’s also the Founder and Chairman of the Board at Mizzen+Main, where he invented the world’s first performance fabric dress shirt, ultimately driving it to hundreds of millions of dollars in sales. He successfully raised a growth round from L Catterton and established partnerships with athletes like Phil Mickelson, JJ Watt, and dozens of others. Today, Mizzen+Main has more than ten of its own stores with 1,000 retailers also carrying its products. We discuss: - Starting and growing Mizzen+Main - The intricacies of celebrity-equity deals - The inspiration for founding Harbor - The realities of building physical products vs. software - Stories with Phil Mickelson and J.J. Watt We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Links: Mizzen+Main - https://www.mizzenandmain.com/ Harbor - https://harbor.co/ Kevin on X - https://x.com/kevinslavelle The Phil Mickelson Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45xF1C76I88 Support our Sponsors: BetterPitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:49) - Kevin’s early career and inspiration to found Mizzen+Main (00:07:25) - Building the prototype (00:11:38) - The early days of building the brand (00:15:16) - The impact of sponsoring the Tim Ferriss Podcast (x) (00:21:35) - Choosing the name “Mizzen+Main” (00:23:50) - Inventory Management  (00:26:55) - Starting today, what would be your hiring order? (00:28:32) - Celebrity partnership stories: J.J. Watt & Phil Mickelson (00:48:17) - The inspiration for founding Harbor (01:03:17) - Bringing on a Co-Founder and building hardware (01:17:19) - Marketing approaches (01:14:56) - How celebrity equity deals work Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    1 小時 25 分鐘
  6. #375 - Jesse Tinsley - CEO @ Employer.com - Rescuing Bench, TikTok Purchase?, Battle Tested Acquisition Playbook

    1月28日

    #375 - Jesse Tinsley - CEO @ Employer.com - Rescuing Bench, TikTok Purchase?, Battle Tested Acquisition Playbook

    Jesse is a founder who bootstrapped and scaled Employer.com, Recruiter.com, Before You Apply, and BountyJobs.com into a $500M+ HR Tech powerhouse. He built these brands by solving global problems in EOR, payroll, hiring, and workforce management for companies of all sizes. Most recently, Jesse has gone viral for his public bid to acquire TikTok, alongside some of the most influential names on the internet. He also recently acquired Bench within 48 hours of its announced shutdown and was able to keep the company online for the bookkeeping needs of its thousands of users.  We discuss: - Acquiring Bench via X - How Jesse structures his acquisitions and organization - The People’s Bid for TikTok We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Links: Jesse on X - https://x.com/JesseTinsley Bench.co - https://www.bench.co/ Employer.com - https://www.employer.com/ Support our Sponsors Better Pitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I Vesto - https://www.vesto.com/fort Bullpen RE - https://www.bullpenre.com/ Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:13) - Acquiring Bench (00:21:29) - Jesse’s background (00:24:10) - Talent Density (00:25:57) - Acquisitions and integrations (00:27:55) - Building an ops playbook (00:31:46) - Setting annual goals (00:33:45) - What makes a great VC Partner? (00:36:22) - What kind of acquisitions do you pursue? (00:40:50) - Making the bid for TikTok (00:52:42) - What entrepreneurs do you admire? Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    55 分鐘
  7. #374 - Krish Menon - Founder @ Angry Gods - How The World’s Most Iconic Brands Are Built

    1月13日

    #374 - Krish Menon - Founder @ Angry Gods - How The World’s Most Iconic Brands Are Built

    Krish is the Founder and CEO of Angry Gods, a strategy and creative consultancy. He has been involved in some of the most iconic brand stories of the past two decades, including the launch of the iMac, the resurrection of Adidas Originals, the explosion of Vitaminwater, American Express, and the rebrand of Virgin Galactic.  As a partner at Culture, a next-generation venture incubator, Krish helps the world’s most popular influencers and personalities build efficient business empires from their passion and reach.  Krish recently co-founded Alter, where they believe the coaching, health innovations, and technology available only to professional athletes and the 1% should be accessible to all. We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Topics (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:39) - What is a brand? (00:08:22) - What happens in our brains when we react to a brand? (00:15:34) - Influencer marketing fragility (00:17:21) - Where do people get branding wrong? (00:21:14) - Who should weigh in on brand design? (00:25:18) - The 1-9-90 concept (00:28:37) - Elon vs. Buffet (00:31:30) - CEO Branding + Mark Zuckerberg (00:38:08) - What does working with you look like? (00:42:26) - Everything is solvable (00:44:27) - Where does the most waste happen in the process? (00:45:59) - AI (00:47:21) - The Gift Registry (00:51:27) - Vitamin Water (00:53:05) - Amazon (00:54:26) - Rebranding Mr. Cooper (00:59:13) - Familiar is Failure (01:01:16) - Revelations, not observations (01:05:23) - actions, not ads Links Krish on X - https://x.com/krishmenon Angry Gods - https://www.angrygods.com/ Naming Norman on Chat GPT Wisdm on IG - https://www.instagram.com/wisdm/ Zachirific on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@zachirific Support our Sponsors Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/ Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    1 小時 9 分鐘
  8. #373 - Fernando De Leon - Founder & CEO @ Leon Capital Group

    2024/12/17

    #373 - Fernando De Leon - Founder & CEO @ Leon Capital Group

    Fernando is the Founder and CEO of Leon Capital Group, a diversified holding company that operates assets in the real estate, financial services, healthcare, and technology industries. Leon takes the lead in conceiving, developing, owning, and operating businesses through a family-holding structure that oversees $10 billion of its own private assets. We discuss: Social Systems Entrepreneurship The Supply Chain of Money Building Leon Capital Group The State of the Market We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.  https://www.thefortpod.com/survey Links Leon Capital Group Fernando on LinkedIn Topics (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:51) - Fernando’s career and background (00:13:28) - The impact of Harvard (00:19:48) - Lessons from Goldman Sachs - The Supply Chain of Money (00:28:07) - Building credibility in a new city (00:31:23) - Experiences in the GFC (00:35:47) - Single Tenant Retail (0:39:49) - Building out a team (00:41:41) - Developing a formal growth strategy (00:43:57) - Partnering with Ross Perot (00:46:56) - The Healthcare thesis (00:56:17) - How do you decide what industries to buy into? (00:58:49) - Buying Crexi (01:02:34) - What’s your plan for the next decade? (01:04:33) - Investment Management (01:07:36) - The state of the market Support our Sponsors Vesto: https://www.vesto.com/fort Better Pitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I Fort: https://bit.ly/FortCompanies Follow Fort on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fort-companies/ Chris on Social Media: The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcast LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd   Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO  The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts

    1 小時 15 分鐘
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Here, we uncover the proven strategies, insights, and inspiring stories of today’s greatest leaders in the worlds of business, real estate, entrepreneurship, and investing. Each episode’s mission is to help you to level up your entrepreneurial game by hearing directly from the men and women in the arena. Chris is able to uniquely uncover things not commonly discussed because he is an entrepreneur himself. We not only cover business, but we also cover the personal side of entrepreneurship. The Fort began in 2018 as a way for Chris to publicly explore the fascinating world of entrepreneurship. Since he was a child, he’s been characterized as obsessively curious about the world around him.  The Fort has now been downloaded over 2M times, across more than 50,000 unique listeners. Each week features conversations with entrepreneurs, Founders, CEOs, and Executives from some of the leading companies in America. Past guests have represented companies such as JLL, Hillwood, S2 Capital, Chick Fil A, Morning Brew, Founders Podcast, Tiny Capital, Permanent Equity, Fort Capital, Matthews REIS, Bonobos, and ConvertKit. 🐦 Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/FortWorthChris 💡 Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/ 📹 Subscribe to The FORT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FORTpod

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  • 創作者
    Chris Powers
  • 活躍年代
    2018年 - 2025年
  • 集數
    379
  • 年齡分級
    兒少適宜
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    © 2023
  • 節目網站
    The Fort

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