2024-10-25
1 小时 17 分钟On today’s episode, Clay reviews the wonderful book — Am I Being Too Subtle by Sam Zell. Sam Zell has an impressive background, having started his career in real estate in the late 1960s. He was the founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments, a leading private investment firm. Over the course of his career, Sam made many bold moves and investments, earning him a reputation as a savvy and fearless investor. One of Sam’s most notable achievements was his role in creating the modern-day real estate investment trust (REIT) industry. He did this by founding Equity Office Properties Trust in 1997, which became the largest office REIT in the United States. In 2007, he sold the company for a record-breaking $39 billion. Just prior to passing away on May 18th, 2023, Sam had his final recorded interview with The Investor’s Podcast Network. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 07:38 - The story of Sam’s family escaping Poland in 1939 to head to the United States. 12:08 - Sam’s early entrepreneurial and real estate ventures. 28:15 - How Sam got the nickname as ‘The Grave Dancer’ within the real estate industry. 32:46 - Sam’s investment criteria when buying real estate. 33:36 - How Sam capitalized on finding bargains outside the real estate industry. 50:56 - An overview of Zell’s record-breaking deal in 2007. 59:12 - Sam’s critical insights into building a great culture. 01:06:54 - Sam’s key business principles that helped him become a billionaire. And so much more! Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Sam’s book. Related Episode: Listen to TIP552: Mastering The Art of Investing: A Deep Dive w/ Sam Zell, or watch the video. Follow Clay on Twitter. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River 7-Eleven Toyota Connect Invest Bluehost TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Public Fundrise American Express Onramp Miro Facet SimpleMining ReMarkable Vanta Shopify HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
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Hey everybody, welcome to the Investors Podcast.
I'm your host, Clay Fink.
On today's episode I'll be chatting about a book called Am I Being Too Subtle?
By Sam Zell.
Sam Zell is a billionaire legend in the real estate industry.
At his core, he was a value investor that looked for the best opportunities he could find across an array of different industries, earning him a reputation as a savvy and fearless investor.
One of Sam's most notable achievements was his role in creating the modern day real Estate Investment Trust, or REIT industry.
He did this by founding Equity Office properties Trust in 1997, which became the largest office REIT in the United States.
In 2007, he sold the company for a record breaking $39 billion.
We even had Sam Zell on the podcast just before he passed away back on episode 552, which I'll be sure to get linked in the show notes below.
During this episode, I'll discuss Sam's investing philosophy and why he became known as the Grave Dancer.
The story of his parents escaping Poland just hours before the Germans had bombed the train tracks in 1939, Sam's upbringing and early entrepreneurial endeavors, the many business ventures that Sam undertook throughout his career, and how he built his $5 billion fortune prior to passing away in May of 2023.
With that, let's dive right into today's episode covering Sam Zell, celebrating 10 years and more than 150 million downloads.
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