In this episode, Jeff and Micah discuss: 

• How your personal journey becomes your story as you find your success.
• How Micah and his company weathered the 2008-2009 storm.
• Creating a model that works for your investors and everyone succeeds.
• Dedicating part of your business to philanthropy.

Key Takeaways: 

• It is easy to say you don’t care about money when you have it. When it is taken away, that is really how you know your relationship with money.
• Remember, you are working hard so that someone who does not have the means can be blessed.
• Learn the stories of those who are generous and figure out where you can start being generous and go from there.
• Just start somewhere, it doesn’t matter how big or how small.

"God gave me this platform, and I'm going to use it to help other people and it doesn't flow through me anymore. It flows straight out through the businesses that we have." —  Micah Lacher

Episode Reference: 

Generous Business Owner Podcast Episode: Lloyd Reeb: Roadmap to a Joyous, Generous Life

About Micah Lacher: 

Micah is the President and Founder of Anchor Investments (www.anchorinv.com). Micah focuses on identifying and underwriting real estate investment opportunities for Anchor and leading our team. He is also the founder of Mission Hotels (www.missionhotels.com) which is the only hotel brand in America that gives away the majority of its profits to underserved communities.  Prior to forming the company, he was a local partner in regional development and brokerage firm as a developer of new retail facilities and residential communities. Along with a local partner, Micah founded and ran the Nashville office. Prior to that partnership, he had several successful years in brokerage in the Nashville office of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, which is now Cushman & Wakefield. Over the course of the last twelve years, Micah has been involved in over $250 million of transactions as a principal including the acquisition and development of close to 2 million square feet of commercial real estate.  

Micah stays extremely involved in his community through his board and volunteer positions with the Nashville House Foundation for Young Life, The Legacy Center, Halftime Nashville, Team Chad and Pursue Ministries. He is also a past board member of the Davidson County Chapter of the University of Tennessee Alumni Association and the Ronald McDonald House. He has also served as a Young Life leader at John Overton High School. Micah is one of the founders of Team Chad (www.teamchad.us), a non-profit that raises money to support leukemia-based charities. Since its founding in the fall of 2007, Team Chad has raised over $1.5 million. Mr. Lacher holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Tennessee, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Most importantly, Micah is the proud husband of Brit and has 3 amazing young children (Lizzie 5, Rosie 3, and Eli 1). 

Connect with Micah Lacher:

Website: https://www.anchorinv.com/

Website: https://missionhotels.com/

Connect with Jeff Thomas: 

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

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

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