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Building Through Chaos: Raising Capital, Buying Somewhere, and Betting on Global Talent

In this episode with Peter, I break down what really happened behind the scenes after buying Somewhere and scaling Bolt Storage through one of the most chaotic real estate markets in years. We talk about the pressure that comes with raising outside capital, why discipline in underwriting saved us when rates doubled, and how slowing down in storage led me to double down on building a global talent machine.

I share the hard lessons from rebranding, losing SEO overnight, restructuring an entire leadership team, and rebuilding the company around South African executives and performance driven…

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