There was like a refugee center that supported us you know for example we came and as it was like an apartment that was furnished already for us and some food in the fridge. There was different levels of support for education finding jobs things like that which was certainly very very helpful but you definitely you feel like you're on your own there's not like a big community, everyone is pretty stressed out on making things work. I've got a couple Russian friends that same situation came to the US their parents were professionals in the USSR they come here and it's a completely brand new start It's fascinating to me like they've all done incredibly incredibly well so I don't I wanted to hear like does it
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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