Achieving Growth through Leadership and Authenticity with Pete Vanderveen, Ep. 469

Pete is a strategic and passionate leader with a serving heart to bless those he serves.  Pete is an active father, husband and basketball coach with a hunger to empower people everywhere he goes. Pete’s background includes launching 10+ companies spanning energy, fitness, franchising, youth athletics, real estate, and others.  He participated in multiple ventures including founding upstarts to leading $30 million in real estate development, and Native American companies and communities. Most recently Pete co-led the growth of a National Real Estate Mastermind and also managed the optimization of a fortune-5 energy company with $12+ billion in operations, leading teams in excess of 1000+ reports. At the bottom of it all lies a hunger to drastically improve upon the status quo through the empowerment of human capital and transforming corporate success. We talked to Pete about leadership, the importance of empowering human capital, what makes attitude more important than skills when hiring, why BTR is becoming more and more popular, and the importance of balance in your life.   Groundbreaker: Click here to learn how to raise more money and speed up the syndication process by 80%!   [00:01] Opening Segment  Pete talks about his background; How and why he helps companies; [03:59] Leadership The “Don’t half-ass it” approach; Why leadership is the most common challenge across a variety of industries; How Pete helps companies thrive; How empowering the human capital can help your company; Why attitude is more important than skills when hiring;   [13:10] The BTR Space Pete talks about what he has been doing in the real estate space; From multifamily to BTR; Why BTR is becoming more and more popular; How to select the markets for BTR properties; One thing you should know before getting into the BTR space; Coaching high-level executives; Some tips to get your life in balance;   Announcement: Download Our Sample Deal and Join Our Mailing List   [26:20] Round of Insights Apparent Failure: A land development project that failed Digital Resource: money.com Most Recommended Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Daily Habit: Daily Stoic time  #1 Insight for Finding Balance in Your Life: Focus on the quality over quantity. Best Place to Grab a Bite in Phoenix: Texas Roadhouse   Tweetable Quote: “One of the biggest issues that I see in Corporate America is that leadership is driving with ego rather than authenticity.” - Peter Vanderveen   Contact Peter: Go to legacyacquisitions.com to learn more. To learn more about Pete’s coaching go to triumphperformanceacademy.com   Thank you for joining us for another great episode! If you're enjoying the show, please LEAVE A RATING OR REVIEW,  and be sure to hit that subscribe button so you do not miss an episode.