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The Fort - An Entrepreneurship Podcast

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Uncovering the proven strategies, insights, and inspiring stories of today’s great leaders in real estate, business & entrepreneurship.

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“The thing which allows human beings to be fulfilled and flourish the most is meaningful relationships in our lives.” Tomorrow’s guest is Steve Cockram - best-selling author, creator of the 5 Voices communication system, and Co-founder of GiANT, a global leadership consultancy

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Last year, Tecovas, sold over $250M in boots & western wear. They have come a long way since their founder, Paul Hedrick, took a trip down to Mexico 10 years ago to find a manufacturer who would help him build his first pair of boots. In this clip, Paul tells the story of his

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"What we’ve done is solve hallucinations in general AI by anchoring the model to truth—your company’s real data, goals, people, and structure. With our context engine, the AI understands who you are, why you exist, and what you’re trying to do. So every answer is grounded in your

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Tomorrow’s guest is Hiten Samtani 🗞️ - Founder & Editorial Director of ten31 Media - one of real estate’s fastest growing media companies. In this clip, we talk about the major trends he saw in 2024 and how he sees those playing out in 2025.

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“Commercial real estate is the ultimate business bloodsport, the perfect lens through which to understand how money, power and cities work.” Today’s guest is Hiten Samtani 🗞️, the founder and editorial director of ten31, a new media company focused on market-moving insider coverage of

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This week I'm sitting down for a conversation with Jason H. Karp! Jason is the founder of HumanCo. After a 21-year career in the hedge fund industry, Jason shifted his focus to fixing the U.S. food system, advocating for transparency and the elimination of harmful ingredients.

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In this clip, tomorrow’s guest, Hunter Pond, talks about the #1 most important thing in the restaurant industry. Hunter is the founder of Vandelay Hospitality Group - the hottest restaurant group in Texas - with 9 brands and counting.

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Today’s guest is Hunter Pond, the founder of Vandelay Hospitality Group, one of the most recognizable restaurant portfolios in Texas. From dropping out of law school mid-exam to launching East Hampton Sandwich Co. with no industry experience, Hunter shares how a love for

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“If you study the history of capitalism in this country, the focus has been solely on maximizing margins, cash flow, and earnings per share. The way to do that is you have to widgetize and commodify the food and the ingredients that go into the food.” Tomorrow’s guest is

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Today’s guest is Jason H. Karp, founder of HumanCo. In this episode, Jason and I discuss one of the biggest challenges facing America today: the health crisis fueled by our food system. Jason, a former hedge fund manager turned health entrepreneur, shares how his personal journey

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Today’s guest is Andrew Yaffe - CEO of Dude Perfect. Prior to joining Dude Perfect, he served as Executive Vice President, Head of Social, Digital and Original Content at the NBA, leading the department responsible for all video, editorial, and documentary content produced and

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Tomorrow’s guests are Trent & Tyler Leon - Co-Founders of Tilden Capital. In this clip, we talk about the state of the oil & gas industry in America.

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Today’s guests are brothers Tyler and Trent Leon - Co-Founders of Tilden Capital. You’re in for a wide-ranging conversation about life, business, and the journey from competitive sports to entrepreneurship. We talk about growing up in a golf-obsessed family, attending IMG

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Tomorrow’s guest is Ken Hersh - Co-Founder of NGP Energy Capital Management. In this clip, we discuss his original investment thesis for NGP (that he came up with as a 25 y/o in the late 1980’s). NGP’s track record over 27 years is a 30% annualized rate of return, making it one

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Today’s guest is Ken Hersh, co-founder of NGP Energy Capital Management and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. This episode is full of amazing stories about the founding and growth of NGP, Ken’s incredible relationship and partnership with Richard Rainwater, and the

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Tomorrow I'm sitting down with Josh Zegen, co-founder of Madison Realty Capital. Madison Realty Capital is a vertically integrated private equity firm focused on US-based commercial real estate private credit strategies with $23B in AUM. What would you like to know?

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Tomorrow’s guest is Imran Khan, Founder at Proem Asset Management. Imran was the lead investment banker on Alibaba’s IPO, was the CSO at Snap, and now runs one of the most successful technology investment firms in the country. In this clip, we discuss how Imran knows he has put

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Today’s guest is Imran Khan, 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 to leading global IPOs and eventually launching his own hedge fund. We discuss: - Why gross