Have you let God be an active partner in your life? 

In this episode, Jeff and Howard discuss: 

• Building a partnership or company with friends in a healthy way. 
• Professional challenges Howard faced in building and growing GK9PG. 
• Confidently and openly keeping God in your business. 
• Giving in areas that are meaningful to you. 

Key Takeaways: 

• You have to differentiate between the investment in the business and the work of the business when building your business. 
• Sometimes what looks to be the worst situation, is opening the doors for a bigger and better opportunity. 
• Give in ways that make sense to you and to causes that you feel for. If it is important to you, it is important to God and His Kingdom. 
• Look for mentors for yourself, and be willing to mentor those who are coming along after you. 

"The best experience, and the least expensive experience, you can get is from somebody who's been through something similar. Having somebody that can help you walk through it, and go through that analysis, looking at the pros and cons, it's invaluable." —  Howard Porter

About Howard Porter: Howard J. Porter, Jr. has been involved in various aspects of the real state business since 1972. Following graduation from Auburn University he was actively involved as Founder and President of Porter Associates / Southeast, a regional real estate appraisal company with offices in Birmingham, Montgomery, Auburn and Columbus, GA. He was founder of Porter Properties in Auburn, AL in 1986 and remains actively involved in development, acquisition and leasing of industrial properties. He was co-founder and from 1995 through 1998, a principal in Summit Asset Management (merged into BSR Trust) a developer of tax credit apartments, senior living and assisted living facilities in AL and GA. 

In 1998, he and Tom Hunt founded The Hotel Group (now PHD Hotels), a hotel development and management firm headquartered in Auburn and active in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. PHD was active in development, acquisition and management of Hilton flagged properties and was named “Multi-Brand Developer of the Year” in 2005 by Hilton Hotels. In 2009, he and Mark Traylor founded Traylor-Porter Health Care, Inc. to acquire and manage skilled nursing facilities and have more recently become involved with more diverse health care related enterprises. In 2016, he and Eric Hare founded Global K9 Protection Group to procure and train service and working dogs for various end-users. GK9PG now has a commanding market share in US air cargo screening keeping explosives off airplanes. He served as CFO and Board Chair until a majority interest sale in 2022 and continues as an Advisory Board member.

Utilizing the variety of experiences gained, he is actively involved as an angel investor with interests in numerous business entities and serves as mentor to a number of younger businessmen in the Auburn area. He is an Eagle Scout and received an honorable discharge from the AL Army National Guard – 20th Special Forces.  He is married to the former Katherine Qualls and lives in Auburn, AL. He has 3 children and 7 grandchildren. The family enjoys time spent on the farm and on the water at Lake Martin. He worships and serves at Grace Auburn Church, Auburn, AL.

Connect with Howard Porter:

Website: https://globalk9protectiongroup.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-porter-07b91813/ 

Connect with Jeff Thomas: 

Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/

Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/

Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up

Email: [email protected]

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