Elevate with Tyler Chesser - The Real Estate Podcast for Investing, Mindset and Personal Development

Aaron Willis is a real estate broker and developer. He’s the Founder of Column Realty, which is a Louisville-based firm mainly centered on multifamily assets. He’s also transacted on all types of real estate assets, including industrial, retail, office, single tenant, net lease and more. On the development side, he has been actively involved with the development, ownership and management of eight self-storage facilities.

In this episode, Aaron and Tyler’s discussion focused on how information is king, particularly in the self-storage investment industry. Aaron shared how’s become so adept in real estate and business, namely through having a firm grasp on tomorrow, being hands on, studying industry reports, attending relevant seminars, building relationships and more.

Other topics included Aaron’s first self-storage experience, marketing, the importance of organization, staying grounded through success, balancing life, independence and more. Aaron is a decorated and insightful commercial real estate professional that provides a lot of wisdom for Elevate Nation!

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Todd Dexheimer is the CEO of Venture D Properties. He started investing in real estate in 2008, mainly in single-family homes and small multifamily assets. He has purchased and renovated roughly 800 units, completed over 150 flips and owns approximately $35 million in real estate. He’s also the host of the Pillars of Wealth Creation Podcast and a coach for multifamily investors.

The theme of Todd and Tyler’s discussion centered on pushing personal boundaries and the effect it has on you and others in your circle. Todd talked about the challenge of avoiding complacency and comfort in his drive to make an impact on the world. He discussed his love of life, exploring, trying new things and how he encourages his family to do the same. 

Other talking points included investing in legal professionals and binding contracts, coaching, elevating others through prayer and gratitude, being a supportive leader and more. Todd’s background as a multifamily syndicator, investor, conference host, connector and family man make this an all-around excellent episode for Elevate Nation!

Dr. Ravi Gupta is the Co-Founder, Managing Member and Director of Operations of Viking Capital Investments LLC, a multifamily investment company that currently has $250 million of assets under management. Ravi also directs the company’s charitable arm. His strengths include raising capital, investor relations, repositioning, conservation and green energy. He is also a practicing physician in northern Virginia.

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Holly Williams is the founder of KeepMore.com. Holly has been a real estate investor for the past 20 years, with properties and investments in New York, Texas, Ohio, and Mississippi. Together with Ashcroft Capital, she is currently a General Partner in projects throughout Texas.

In this episode, Tyler and Holly’s discussion focused on embracing your unique skill-set and living a life of authenticity. In particular, they covered being honest with yourself, giving yourself some grace when learning new things, and changing your map of the world. Holly shared her experience of leaving a cushy corporate job, where she described herself as someone who “clawed and scratched my way to the middle,” and how multifamily syndication changed her life.

Other topics included surrounding yourself with positive people, educating others on investing, having an abundance mindset, the benefits of coaching, seeking to serve and more. Holly’s wisdom, humor and relatable experiences make this an excellent episode for Elevate Nation!

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Dr. Vikram Raya is committed to the idea of helping elevate those around him. In 2015, he co-founded Viking Capital Investments, a multifamily investment company that currently has $250 million of assets under management, controls over 2,500 units nationwide and created about $20 million in equity for its investors. Vikram is a highly decorated individual with a strong philanthropic drive, partnering with Girl Rising and Global India Fund.

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Brian Bradley is a leading educator and asset protection attorney for high-risk business professionals, entrepreneurs, real estate investors and high net worth families. Brian is an advisor and focuses on setting up systems and strategic teams to protect your assets and preserve your wealth. He also acts as an in-house counsel and a chief knowledge officer for firms helping to maximize their value of existing and new products along with technology integration.

Tyler and Brian’s discussion focused on the importance of proactively protecting and managing  risk and liability, with Brian providing invaluable actionable steps to take. This episode also heavily focused on living a life of pivoting. Brian discussed how he’s had to adapt personally and professionally, sharing his experiences of working for free while learning how to grow a practice, gain knowledge, make contacts and search for his “why”. 

Other topics include lessons learned through books, being self-taught, learning habits, investing in CRMs, expecting to fail, reflection and more. Brian embodies Elevate Nation and provides great value in this episode!

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In 2018, Dillon McGough changed the course of his career from working in the political realm as a lobbyist in the healthcare industry, to focusing on real estate full time. He is a multifamily investment broker and an investor in his real estate investment company, East River Equity Group.

The theme of Tyler and Dillon’s conversation is centered on surrounding yourself with people who cause you to become greater, as well as possessing a seek to serve mindset. Dillon describes himself as being obsessed with personal growth, only focusing on things that push him, and others around him, forward.

Other talking points include personal investment, saying “no” to things that don't fit your core values, personal legacies and more. Elevate Nation can quickly learn and apply the wisdom shared in this high-level discussion!

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Jake Stenziano is a bestselling author, cofounder of jakeandgino.com, and the founder and chief operating officer of Rand Property Management. He is a leading expert on multifamily investing, controlling over 1,500 multifamily units and over $100 million in assets. 

In this episode, Jake and Tyler focus on reinvesting in your business by scaling all of its systems. In particular, Jake talks about the benefits of scaling up coaching, quality control and new content, and how these work towards his company goal of achieving an NPS score of 75 or greater. He shares a couple of his personal scaling failures and talks about the importance of avoiding what he refers to as the “Im’a” mentality.

Jake also discusses his relentless discipline, morning habits, growth mindset, training in-house, multiple influential real estate books and much more. Jake brings very high energy and amazing insight in this episode!

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Danny Randazzo is an author, entrepreneur and podcast host. His company, passiveinvesting.com, owns more than $210 million in multifamily assets and he and his partners achieved their massive $100 million acquisition goal for 2019. Danny's focus is asset management, building relationships, investment analysis and all things finance.

In this episode, Danny and Tyler's discussion centers on the importance of being uncomfortable everyday, one of Danny’s integral habits for success. They also discuss setting specific criteria and daily actions to build relationships, learning something everyday, limiting unnecessary activities, paying for a coach and more ways to elevate your life on a daily basis.

Danny leads by example and he describes himself as a “relentlessly focused individual,” which is very evident in this episode. Elevate Nation can greatly benefit from the wisdom he shares!

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