On todays podcast I had the privilege of hosting Christopher Volk, co-founder and former CEO of STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR) and author of the upcoming book " The Value Equation:  A Business Guide to Creating Wealth for Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Business Leaders” which is available in May, 2022. 

On the podcast we talked about how you are more likely to be a billionaire than win the lottery, the Six variables of analysing a company, value vs growth investing over the coming years and best piece of advice Chris has received. I hope you enjoy!

The Book - 

Wiley - https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Value+Equation:+A+Business+Guide+to+Wealth+Creation+for+Entrepreneurs,+Leaders+&+Investors-p-9781119875642

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Value-Equation-Business-Entrepreneurs-Investors/dp/1119875641


0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - What was your influence for writing the book?
3:20 - How did students find the information?
6:05 - More likely to become a billionaire than win the lottery
8:02 - The Six Variables
14:17 - Beat the average returns
16:14 - Are others overcomplicating their analysis?
19:18 - One of the biggest mistakes business make is running out of cash
21:40 - Buy a good company, pay a premium
23:10 - Any other variables?
25:20 - What business models should investors be analysing?
27:10 - Value investing vs growth over the coming years?
28:50 - Are there any red flags that you keep an eye on?
35:15 - Accounting systems
35:35 - Future of the US Housing Market
39:38 - Best piece piece of advice Chris has received?
41:05 - What is the message you would like listeners to takeaway from the book?

Christopher Volk, author of THE VALUE EQUATION, has been instrumental in leading and publicly listing three successful companies, two of which he co-founded. The most recent is STORE Capital (NYSE: “STOR”) where he served as founding chief executive officer and then as executive chairman. Volk, who has written about corporate finance since early in his career and has created an award-winning video series about the topic, is a regional winner of EYs’ Entrepreneur of the Year award. He resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and Huntsville, Alabama.

Christopher Volk - 

Website - http://www.thevalueequation.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-volk-86848b3/
Article - https://medium.com/authority-magazine/author-christopher-volk-5-things-every-ceo-should-know-about-navigating-the-world-of-finance-58c07fa208c

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