The Beginnings and the Struggles of a Successful Person

Alexei Chunabeski came to the US when he was 11. His parents had their degrees not make it to the US which is a very rush of saying where they take things you know essentially on purpose. He and his brother started a legal club non-profit in Tucson Arizona that actually took off quite a bit with that like a few grants.

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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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The Everything Guide to House Hacking by Robert Leonard.
Sam Altman blog post.
Deep Work by Cal Newport.
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss.

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