Creative Capital Podcast 154: How to Hire Your First Employee & Thinking Time with Whitney Sewell

<p>As your business grows, you need to add a workforce to whom you can delegate the tasks so you could focus on other aspects that need your expertise. Whitney joins us today to share how he got into real estate investing, the secret behind his success, and how he was able to scale his business by creating a team.</p> <p>Founder of Life Bridge Capital LLC, Whitney began his real estate investing career in 2009. Whitney’s passion is working with investors, helping them secure financial security via the exceptional opportunities that multifamily syndication offers. Whitney hosts The Real Estate Syndication Show, a daily podcast where he has now interviewed over 1200 experts providing cutting-edge tools and strategies for the syndication business.</p> <p>Whitney and his wife Chelsea are on a mission to help other families through the process of adoption. They have personally endured the financial burdens that the process puts on families and have committed 50% of their profits to this goal, through The Life Bridge Foundation. Whitney and Chelsea have three children by adoption.</p> <p><strong>[00:01 - 04:30] How It All Started</strong></p> <ul><li>What is thinking time and how it could help you</li> <li>The different obstacles he overcame throughout his journey</li> <li>Interested in investing with us? Schedule a call with me or follow us on social media</li> </ul> <p><strong>[04:32 - 59:50] Pause, Think and Plan Your Way to Success</strong></p> <ul><li>Fund versus deal by deal: Which is better</li> <li>How to get the commitment from your investors</li> <li>How Whitney throve in the real estate world as a new player with no connections</li> <li>Be clear about your mission</li> <li>From a horse trainer/federal agent to a real estate investor</li> <li>How practicing Thinking Time helped him in his big life decisions</li> </ul> <p><strong>[59:51 - 1:12] Wrapping Up!</strong></p> <ul><li>The woman behind Whitney’s success</li> <li>Pod Decks Segment</li> <li>Core Four Questions</li> <li>Check out our previous episode