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#272 - Michael Girdley - Chairman of Girdley Enterprises - Becoming a Creator, Building a HoldCo, Going from Idea to Business Launch
#272 - Michael Girdley - Chairman of Girdley Enterprises - Becoming a Creator, Building a HoldCo, Going from Idea to Business Launch
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84 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Michael is CEO of Girdley Enterprises, LLC, a diversified holding company of 11 businesses. In this episode Chris & Michael discuss:Becoming a creator and the business of creatingHow he has built a hold-co and keeps everyone accountableHow he takes a business from idea to a running businessWhy he wants to focus on BIG ideasKey Takeaways:(2:08) - Sudden Deafness & Insights into Girdley’s Persona(6:52) - Why have you chosen to spend so much time building your presence online?(10:05) - What makes for great content on Twitter?(11:38) - How much time is spent on your threads and writing?(17:41) - Building a media team(23:38) - Twitter’s change under Elon(27:44) - Girdley on changing his Twitter strategy(29:33) - Has LinkedIn translated well for you?(31:46) - Girdley on Remote teams(33:10) - How are you able to stay on top of multiple different companies?(37:27) - What do you fail at?(38:44) - Do you teach the EOS or hire someone to implement it?(40:53) - What do you feel like you still have to learn?(41:43) - What does your Chief of Staff do?(45:49) - Was there a pivotal moment when you realized where you were the strongest in your role?(47:06) - What do you mean when you say you only want to work on “big” things?(49:36) - What is your process from formulating an idea, to launching, to stepping back?(56:23) - Are you still involved in VC?(57:16) - How do you approach capital allocation in your HoldCo?(59:41) - What happens when you’re not aligning with a CEO?(1:01:41) - Are there best practices for incentivizing a CEO?(1:02:40) - What is a Holding Company?(1:06:02) - Why did you decide to create a course?(1:10:14) - How do you approach distribution and scaling content?(1:11:59) - How do you see the 4th quarter of your career playing out?(1:13:33) - Why have you chosen podcasting as a medium?Additional Resources? Girdley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/girdley? The Complete HoldCo Course: https://holdco.girdley.com/? All of Michael's Links: https://links.girdley.com/? Traction by Gino Wickman➡️ Learn more about Relay Human Cloud➡️ Fort Capital: www.FortCapitalLP.com➡️ CRE Daily Newsletter: https://www.credaily.com/➡️ Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/➡️ Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/FortWorthChris➡️ Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/➡️ Sign Up for our Newsletter: https://newsletter.thefortpod.com/➡️ Subscribe to The FORT on YouTube--The FORT Podcast with Chris Powers is a place where you can find meaningful conversations about entrepreneurship, real estate, investing, and more.Be sure to follow the podcast, so you never miss an episode!The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts
Released:
Mar 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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