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Conversations with the best founders, entrepreneurs, and investors.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 431 episodes
- Matt Chandler on Raising Kids Who Love Jesus (#436) · 1 h 25 minThis week Chris sits down with Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor of The Village Church outside Dallas. Chris has been listening to Matt for years, and over the last couple of years…
- Building Camden: 50 Years of Apartment Cycles & What Comes Next with Ric Campo (#435) · 1 h 23 minThis week Chris sits down with Ric Campo, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Camden Property Trust $CPT. Ric and Keith Oden started the company in Houston in 1982 and took it…
- Ross Perot Jr. on Why Texas Keeps Winning · 1 h 34 minThis week Chris sits down with Ross Perot Jr., Chairman of Hillwood and The Perot Group. Ross founded Hillwood in 1988 and built Alliance Texas, his masterpiece, a 1 of 1…
- From Military Housing to a Diversified Enterprise: The Hunt Companies Story with Woody Hunt (#433) · 1 h 30 minIn this episode, Chris sits down with Woody Hunt, Chairman Emeritus of Hunt Companies, the El Paso holding company that grew out of a hardware and building materials business his…
- How To Workout Distressed Real Estate Debt with Shlomo Chopp (#432) · 1 h 7 minThis week Chris sits down with Shlomo Chopp, Founder of Case Equity Partners. His job is helping real estate owners get out of or restructure loans they can't pay. Shlomo got…
- The Art & Science of Developing Iconic Retail Properties with Terry Montesi (#431) · 1 h 1 minThis week Chris sits down with Terry Montesi, Founder and CEO of Trademark Property Company, a Fort Worth developer of retail and mixed-use real estate he started in 1992. Terry…
- Inside the Department of Energy: Why the AI Race Has Become Physical with Adam Blake (#430) · 1 h 21 minThis week Chris sits down with Adam Blake, Co-founder and CEO of Mavria. Adam spent a little more than a year leading the DOGE team inside the Department of Energy. He has been a…
- Reindustrializing America: Building NOX Metals & The Future of Manufacturing with Zane Hengsperger (#429) · 1 h 2 minThis week Chris sits down with Zane Hengsperger, Founder and CEO of NOX Metals, a metal supplier in Detroit he started in 2025. NOX buys metal from the mill, cuts it to the exact…
- Developing North Texas' Iconic Master Planned Communities with Lucy Billingsley (#428) · 51 min · Episode 428This week Chris sits down with Lucy Billingsley, Co-founder and Partner of Billingsley Company, the Dallas development firm she started with her husband Henry in 1978. Lucy is…
- The Man Who Took Elon to Russia & Why His New Company Phantom is SpaceX's Unfinished Business with Jim Cantrell, CEO of Phantom Space (#427) · 1 h 52 min · Episode 427This week Chris sits down with Jim Cantrell, Co-founder & CEO of Phantom Space. He co-founded Phantom Space in 2019, where he is now trying to mass produce rockets. He was…
- Manufacturing, Supply Chains, and Building an Infrastructure Company with Justin Lopas (#426) · 1 h 8 min · Episode 426Today Chris sits down with Justin Lopas, Co-founder & COO of Base Power Company. On Monday Base announced a $1B Series D at a $13B post money valuation. Justin spent his early…
- Reindustrialization, Data Center Gold Rush, Death of The Allocator, National Security, & Capital Flows with Michael Levy (#425) · 1 h 24 min · Episode 425This week Chris sits down with Michael Levy, CEO of Crow Holdings, one of the largest private real estate firms in the country. This one goes far beyond real estate. Michael runs…
- He's Raised $10 Billion For Real Estate Fund Managers. His Advice: "Don't Raise A Fund." with Jonathan Glick (#424) · 1 h 26 min · Episode 424This week Chris sits down with Jonathan Glick, founder of Incucap and one of the most active fund placement agents in the country. Over his career he's helped place more than $10…
- The World's Biggest Investors Are Buying Real Estate Again with Mark Gibson, CEO of JLL, Capital Markets, Americas (#423) · 1 h 11 min · Episode 423In this episode, Chris sits down with Mark Gibson, CEO of Capital Markets, Americas at JLL. He sits at the center of how capital moves through commercial real estate, which means…
- The Hottest Apartment Developer in America (Who Builds For 30% Less Than Competitors) with Steven Campisi, Hillpointe (#422) · 1 h 21 min · Episode 422In this episode, Chris sits down with Steven Campisi, co-founder of Hillpointe, one of the largest developers of attainable housing in the country. Most apartment developers…
- The Ex-SpaceX Engineer Reinventing the American Home with Riley Meik (#421) · 1 h 21 min · Episode 421In this episode, Chris sits down with Riley Meik, co-founder and CEO of The American Housing Corporation, a company building factory-made row homes for the kind of city lots…
- How He Built a 2.5M-Follower Media Machine with Chris Koerner (#420) · 1 h 16 min · Episode 420In this episode, Chris Powers sits down with Chris Koerner, a serial entrepreneur and host of The Koerner Office, one of the fastest-growing business podcasts in the world…
- The Business That's Selling Sunlight After Dark with Ben Nowack, CEO of Reflect Orbital (#419) · 1 h 44 min · Episode 419In this episode, Chris sits down with Ben Nowack, co-founder and CEO of Reflect Orbital, one of the first companies building satellites that redirect sunlight from orbit to…
- State Of The Private Aviation Industry with John Owen, CEO of Airshare (#418) · 1 h 2 min · Episode 418In this episode, Chris sits down with John Owen, President and CEO of Airshare, one of the largest private jet operators in the country. Airshare started in 2000 and spent over…
- From One $3M Loan to a $25B Firm - How Madison Realty Capital Was Built with Josh Zegen (#417) · 1 h 23 min · Episode 417In this episode, Chris sits down with Josh Zegen, Co-Founder & Managing Principal of Madison Realty Capital, a $25 billion real estate private credit firm he started with his…
- The Texas Power Grid, AI, and the Race for Data Centers with Rep. John McQueeney (#416) · 1 h 21 min · Episode 416In this episode, Chris sits down with John McQueeney, State Representative for House District 97 in Tarrant County, Texas and member of the State Affairs Committee covering power…
- Building a $2.2B Aerospace Business From Scratch with Bryan Perkins (#415) · 1 h 22 min · Episode 415In this episode, Chris sits down with Bryan Perkins, Founder & CEO of Novaria Group, a Fort Worth-based aerospace manufacturer he started in 2011 and sold to Arcline last…
- The Most Powerful Land Broker in North Texas with Rex Glendenning (#414) · 1 h 22 min · Episode 414In this episode, Chris sits down with Rex Glendenning, founder of REX Real Estate and the man known across North Texas as the "King of Dirt." Rex is a fourth-generation Celina…
- Building a $100M CPG Brand With Only 10 Employees - James Beshara (#413) · 1 h 35 min · Episode 413In this episode, Chris sits down with Rex Glendenning, founder of REX Real Estate and the man known across North Texas as the "King of Dirt." Rex is a fourth-generation Celina…
- The High School That Refunds Your Tuition If You Don't Make $1M with Nat Eliason (#412) · 1 h 28 min · Episode 412In this episode, Chris sits down with Nat Eliason, founder, writer, and now launching Founders School, a new entrepreneur high school in New York City. Tuition is $150K a year…
- Building a $3B Family Office From Scratch with Matthew Ogle, Co-founder & CEO of Legacy Knight (#411) · 1 h 33 min · Episode 411In this episode, Chris sits down with Matthew Ogle, Co-founder & CEO of Legacy Knight, a $2.8B multi-family office in Dallas, TX that he co-founded in 2019. We dig into how you…
- #410 - Austin Tunnell - Founder of Building Culture - The Power of Developing Beautiful Buildings · 1 h 21 minIn this episode, Chris sits down with Austin Tunnell, founder of Building Culture - a real estate development and design-build company based in Oklahoma City specializing in…
- #409 - Jason McCann - CEO @ Vari - How a Simple Product Became a Global Brand · 1 h 49 minToday I sit down with Jason McCann, Co-Founder and CEO of Vari - a company that started when his business partner stood at a cardboard box complaining of back pain and turned…
- #408 - Jordan Levi - The Largest Cattle Feeder In America · 1 h 43 minIn this episode, I sit down with Jordan Levi to explore how he’s built a unique edge in the cattle industry by combining deep analytical thinking with real-world market…
- #407 - JB Mauney - The Greatest Bull Rider That Ever Lived · 2 h 55 minIn this episode, I sit down with JB Mauney to unpack the mindset, discipline, and resilience required to become one of the greatest bull riders in the world. We talk through the…
- #406 - Carl Edwards - From a $1,500 Race Car to the Hall of Fame (and Why He Walked Away) · 1 h 25 minIn this episode, I sit down with NASCAR legend Carl Edwards to explore the unlikely journey that took him from a dirt track in Missouri to the highest levels of professional…
- #405 - Christopher Zook - Founder of CAZ Investments - Building An $11B Alternative Investment Platform · 1 h 32 minToday I sit down with Christopher Zook to explore how he built and scaled CAZ Investments into an $11B alternative investment platform. Christopher shares the early vision…
- #404 - Chris Huckabee - Founder @ MORE Group - From Founder-Led to Private Equity Backed · 1 h 30 minToday’s episode is with a great friend of mine, Chris Huckabee, Founder @ MORE Group. We unpack his company's remarkable private equity journey and why it was so successful…
- #403 - Todd Peterson - A Message For Men · 1 h 27 minI sit down with my friend Todd Peterson to unpack some of the most meaningful conversations we have had over the years about faith, leadership, marriage, and the hidden risks…
- #402 - Moses Kagan & Rhett Bennett - ReSeed Partners: Backing the Next Generation of Elite Real Estate Operators · 1 h 24 minToday I sit down with two of my best friends, Moses Kagan and Rhett Bennett to reflect on how ReSeed has evolved since their first appearance (ep. 278) on the show three years…
- #401 - Ryan Heath - The Family Office 2.0: How Great Families Grow & Protect Their Legacy · 1 h 37 minIn today’s episode, I sit down with Ryan Heath, Founder of Trustpoint Legal, to explore what a modern “Family Office 2.0” actually looks like and why the old models are falling…
- #400 - Steve Gatena - Co-Founder & CEO @ Pray.com - God, A Revival, Rescuing Lost Men, & Building A Generational Company · 1 h 29 minToday, I sit down with Steve Gatena, Co-Founder & CEO of PRAY, for a conversation about faith, leadership, and building a company with long-term purpose. Steve shares his journey…
- #399 - Colt McCoy - The Story · 1 h 48 minToday, my good friend Colt McCoy joins me for a deep and personal discussion about his path from small-town Texas to 14 seasons in the NFL, the mentors and moments that shaped…
- #398 - Cody Campbell - Saving College Sports, NIL, & A $7B Opportunity · 56 minToday's guest, Cody Campbell, digs into the forces reshaping college athletics and his plan to ensure a solution that works for every stakeholder. We discuss: • How changing…
- #397 - Wiley Curran - Co-Founder @ CPC - Building A Perpetual Holding Company Of Lower Middle Market Businesses · 1 h 22 minToday, I sit down with my good friend Wiley Curran to break down the story behind CPC, a family-built perpetual holding company that buys and holds businesses indefinitely. We…
- #396 - Jason Illian - Co-Founder @ Highmount Capital - Eternal Thinking · 1 h 21 minToday’s guest is my good friend Jason Illian, Co-Founder @ Highmount Capital. Jason returns to the show for a meaningful conversation about faith, fatherhood, leadership, and…
- Fearless Decision Making - Jamie Winship - Replay · 1 h 17 minJamie Winship has decades of experience bringing peaceful solutions to some of the world’s highest conflict areas. After a distinguished career in law enforcement in the metro…
- #395 - Scott Arnoldy - Founder & CEO @ Triten RE Partners - Scaling to $1.5B+ Across Multiple Cycles and Asset Classes · 1 h 10 minToday I’m I sitting down with Scott Arnoldy, Founder & CEO of Triten RE Partners, to explore his journey from the frothy real estate markets of the mid-2000s to building Triten…
- #394 - Alex Robinson - Co- Founder & CEO @ Juniper Square - The New Survival Code for GPs (Private Markets Are Rapidly Being Disrupted) · 1 h 1 minIn today’s episode, I sit down with Juniper Square Co-Founder & CEO Alex Robinson for a conversation on the seismic shifts reshaping private markets and the future of investing…
- #393 - Alex Nyhan - CEO @ First Washington Realty - $9B Portfolio: How Neighborhood Centers Became the Most Resilient Asset in Real Estate · 1 h 5 minAlex Nyhan is the CEO of First Washington Realty and an owner in FWR's entities. FWR owns interests in and manages approximately $9 billion of top-quality grocery-anchored…
- #392 - Jason Baxter - Co-Founder @ Fostr AI - What Elite CEOs Know About AI That Others Don’t · 1 h 2 minMy Co-Founder, Jason Baxter, joins me once again to discuss the growth at FOSTR and how our team is thinking about the future of AI inside companies. Since our last…
- #391 - Chad Lavender - President of Capital Markets, North America @ Newmark · 1 h 5 minChad Lavender is the President of Capital Markets - North America @ Newmark. In this episode we talk about his journey through commercial real estate, from starting out in…
- #390 - Barrett Linburg - Founder @ Savoy Equity Partners - Big Beautiful Opportunity Zones · 1 h 5 minWe welcome back Barrett Linburg to the podcast for a deep dive into the evolution of Opportunity Zones and also his firm, Savoy. Barrett shares how his focus on Opportunity Zone…
- #389 - Imran Khan - Founder @ Proem Asset Mgmt - Investing In The Fourth Industrial Revolution · 55 minImran Khan is the Founder at Proem Asset Management. In this episode we explore the arc of his remarkable career—from his early days as one of Wall Street’s top-ranked analysts…
- #388 - Mark Toro - CVO @ Toro Development Co. - Developing Generational Mixed Use "Fortresses" · 1 h 13 minToday’s guest is Mark Toro, Chief Vision Officer @ Toro Development Co, based in Atlanta, GA. Mark unpacks the philosophy, economics, and human-centered detail behind some of…
