I think that the probably the biggest piece of advice I would have is learn as much as you can while you're at a place generally speaking. If you know that one day your goal is to start something on your own I think that'll change your perspective and how and how you feel the world and how you hear your job as well so I think that's one two hopefully I'm not being annoying but like relationships are big. Sometimes a relationship that you spoke to 10 years ago randomly on the phone will become your capital source 10 years later so what do you want to say? Tell us about those next steps what it was like to leave.
Patrick Donley chats with Aleksey Chernobelskiy about his transition from the corporate real estate world to going out on his own as an investor and advisor. Aleksey also talks about why a Sam Altman blog post on how to be successful deeply impacted him, what it was like immigrating to the U.S., the importance of 1% improvements in any area of life, how to network successfully, what it was like managing thousands of properties during the pandemic, and much more.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
03:02 - What his struggles were like for him after moving to the U.S. from Russia.
09:26 - Why he chose to get four degrees in undergrad.
10:28 - Why he chose to focus on his strengths rather than his weaknesses?
16:40 - What it was like managing 2500 properties during the pandemic.
18:45 - How he thinks of higher education and why many careers don’t require college today.
18:45 - Why he stresses the importance of relationship-building and networking.
20:56 - Ideas on how to network successfully.
24:46 - Why it’s important to understand the power of compounding.
31:35 - How a Sam Altman blog post made a huge impact on him.
33:31 - Why his two years in Israel was profoundly life-changing.
33:31 - What it was like working at publicly traded REIT, Store Capital.
36:48 - Understanding what a sale leaseback is.
48:58 - What his best advice is for someone moving into the world of entrepreneurship?
53:11 - How he is splitting his time now that he has left the corporate world.
53:11 - Why he thinks office space may be an asset class worth looking at further.
And much, much more!
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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