#7: Build Wealth and Invest in Yourself with Jordan Wirsz at Savant Investments

Jordan Wirsz manages $100 million in real estate investments as CEO of Savant Investment Partners. Jordan is a nationally recognized real estate expert who has been recognized by members of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Nevada state government, and has been featured on numerous national television networks including CNBC, NBC, and Fox News. But today, we go a little off-script and go deep on business philosophy. You can find Jordan at JordanWirsz.com and @JordanWirz on twitter, so give him a shout and let him know what you liked about this interview. In this episode you’ll learn: 1.) About Jordan’s first business deal (3:40) 2.) About Jordan’s first failed investment (5:12) 3.) How Jordan opened his company, “Extreme Aviation” (6:31) 4.) Attitudes on persevering after failed investments. (8:55) 5.) About Jordan’s mentality of responsibility after going through a large failed investment (11:44) 6.) Jordan’s thoughts of the risks of leading an expensive lifestyle (15:59) 7.) Tips from Jordan for first time entrepreneurs (20:18) 8.) About building business relationships with people through the work that you do (24:59) 9.) Why responding to emails promptly is key to gaining trust from investors (26:30) 10.) How to be more organized and increase productivity (27:30) 11.) Why practice is more important than technology (29:17) 12.) How motivation without knowledge can be hurtful (32:05) 13.) Why quality is greater than quantity in terms of learning (34:22) 14.) Why separating your business time from your leisure time is important (37:17) 15.) The importance of “recharging” every now and again. (40:25) Download show notes and transcripts at www.powderkeg.co This episode of Powder Keg is brought to you by DeveloperTown. If you’re a business leader trying to turn a great idea into a product with traction, this is for you. DeveloperTown works with clients ranging from entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 companies who want to build and launch an app or digital product. They’re able to take the process they use with early stage companies to help big companies move like a startup. So if you have an idea for a web or mobile app, or need help identifying the great ideas within your company, go to developertown.com/powderkeg. Thanks again to everyone who has shared an episode of Powderkeg, subscribed to us on iTunes, or left us a review. It’s the only way we’re going to spread this message and reach new people and we could do it without you. We’re coming out with new episodes every Tuesday, so make sure you subscribe on iTunes or at powederkeg.co/itunes