The Fort

#162: Pete Chambers - My Mentor & Partner at Chambers Interests Family Office

Jul 26, 2021

01:15:19

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I Want to Serve High Capacity Leaders

03:11

You Don't Have to Be a CIO to Join YPO

02:30

What Is Servant Leadership?

03:59

Introduction

3min

Pet Chambers, You're the Only Son of a Great Ceo

5min

Was Not Successful for Those Guys

2min

What Should You Do if You Find Your Bob Buferd?

3min

You're Going to Make These Sacrifices, Right?

3min

Using Faith in Your Business

5min

What Is Servant Leadership?

4min

What Is the Low Hanging Fruit of Employee Recognition?

3min

The Story of the Aunch Panure

2min

10.

How Long Did It Take?

2min

11.

Selling Your Business for the First Time?

2min

12.

How Did You Come Up With That Mission Statement?

4min

13.

I Want to Serve High Capacity Leaders

3min

14.

The Perfect Life Metrics - You've Written Down Your Spouse's Dream

3min

15.

Why Fe Kids Business Well Being?

4min

16.

Is the Damage Already Done?

3min

17.

You Don't Have to Be a CIO to Join YPO

2min

18.

River Tree Academy

4min

19.

How to Be a Father to Three Girls

5min

20.

Are You Meant to Be on the Front Lines?

1min

21.

Is God Just a Man of Rules and Dilemmas?

5min

22.

What Would Your Wife Tell You at Your Eightieth Birthday?

6min

Chris is on vacation! So please enjoy this re-mastered version of episode #38 of The FORT with guest Pete Chambers.

Pete Chambers is the past President of the West Texas Chapter of Young Presidents’ Organization and continues to be an active member. He is also Chairman of the Board at Rivertree Academy, a private, Christian school serving under-resourced students in the Lake Como community of Fort Worth. His favorite quote is Robert Greenleaf’s statement that “Good leaders must first become good servants.” Chris and Pete sit down to discuss Pete's development of "The Roadmap", the process of selling a business, The Young Presidents' Organization, and being a father. Enjoy!

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(03:35) — How did you plan for the “post-50” life?

(07:48) — Be a Fighter Pilot as an Entrepreneur

(09:47) — What did you do with the discovery of Bob Buford and the bell curve of entrepreneurship?

(13:50) — What did you implement early on that you needed to be intentional about?

(14:58) — Pete’s 10 Mile-Radius for Finding a Business to Buy

(16:12) — How close do you walk the line with being home in time for dinner due to work?

(17:17) — How do you allow your faith to guide you in business? How can you keep these two aligned?

(18:58) — Your CEO is Forrest Gump

(21:13) — What does servant leadership mean to you?

(25:13) — What is the one thing that will set companies up to fail? How do you give recognition to employees?

(28:06) — Pick Out Three Things That Your People Do Well

(29:01) — When did you know it was time to sell your business?

(32:39) — Words of Wisdom for First-Time Sellers

(34:07) — Pete’s Mission Statement and Inspiration

(35:15) — The Roadmap

(43:47) — What are the things that people often struggle with in the second half of life?

(48:32) — Loneliness at the Top

(49:57) — The Power of YPO (Young President’s Organization)

(52:27) — Pete’s Relationship with Rivertree Academy

(56:54) — Being a Father, Father-Daughter Trips, and Managing Your Marriage

(01:04:17) — Pete’s Painting

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