RE #194: Chris Powers & Jason Baxter Talk Fort Capital's 2021 Year in Review The Fort - An Entrepreneurship Podcast

On this episode, Jason Baxter and Chris Powers take a look at the last year for Fort Capital and discuss how their team evolved and prepared for scale, Jason's transition to CEO, company highlights, and thoughts on their strategy, and why 2021 was a record year for Fort Capital. 
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Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OSDF2GK5two
Lex Sisney's Organizational Physics
(03:09) - Reflecting on Previous Reviews
2018 Year in Review
2019 Year in Review
2020 Year in Review
(05:28) -  Transitioning Jason into CEO & Learning from Lex Sisney
(11:36) - Jason’s Growth in 2021
(15:53) - Leadership Communication and Structuring Executive Meetings
Good 2 Great by Jim Collins
(23:54) - Getting Deliberate With How Actions Impact Fort’s Flywheel
(30:01) - Fort’s Purchases in 2021 & Improving the Acquisition Process
(42:16) - 2022 Deal pipeline
(46:57) - Identifying the Need for a Director of Leasing
(51:51) - Aligning Incentives Across Departments
(56:05) - The Importance of Bringing Fresh Eyes to Look at the Business
(1:00:15) - COR’s Impact in 2021 
(1:14:03) - Thoughts on Growing Investor Pool
(1:18:07) - Growing the Property Management Side of the Business
(1:24:26) - Where We are Heading into 2022
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