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Tommy Sowers is a true renaissance man with an incredible resume. He is an entrepreneur, academic, politician and a decorated Military officer with an 11-year career in the Army, having achieved the rank of Major. He has taught at West Point, the University of Missouri and Duke. He also served as the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Tommy is currently the President of flyExclusive, which is the fastest growing private jet charter in the United States, located in Kinston, North Carolina. Tommy and I discuss the future of private aviation and how COVID-19 has impacted the demand for private jet ownership. Tommy also talks about cofounding GoldenKey, a venture backed firm which disrupted the buying and selling of homes. The company raised $3.7 million in funding and was sold in 2018.Tommy graduated first in his class at the Special Forces Qualification Course, and we talk about how his military training and time as a Green Beret prepared him for diverse leadership challenges. Tommy completed his undergraduate from Duke University and earned his MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics.This episode has a lot of great insights on leadership, dealing with adversity and adapting to different work environments and situations. Also … if you have dreams and aspirations about flying private or owning a jet, you’ll want to tune in.Discussion Topics:(1:47) Duke basketball &amp; being a seven-foot Army Ranger.(4:45) Private jet travel and sales during the COVID era.(14:14) Investment trends in the private aviation industry.(20:56) Adding innovative technical jobs in North Carolina.(26:15) The economics of jet ownership. Does it make financial sense?(29:00) Becoming an entrepreneur, founding GoldenKey and raising venture capital.(35:54) University education and teaching styles.(41:40) Special Forces mindset to help with career and life transitions.(49:35) Veteran career transition advice.(53:33) Rapid fire questions.

Tommy Sowers is a true renaissance man with an incredible resume. He is an entrepreneur, academic, politician and a decorated Military officer with an 11-year career in the Army, having achieved the rank of Major. He has taught at West Point, the University of Missouri and Duke. He also served as the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Tommy is currently the President of flyExclusive, which is the fastest growing private jet charter in the United States, located in Kinston, North Carolina. Tommy and I discuss the future of private aviation and how COVID-19 has impacted the demand for private jet ownership. Tommy also talks about cofounding GoldenKey, a venture backed firm which disrupted the buying and selling of homes. The company raised $3.7 million in funding and was sold in 2018.Tommy graduated first in his class at the Special Forces Qualification Course, and we talk about how his military training and time as a Green Beret prepared him for diverse leadership challenges. Tommy completed his undergraduate from Duke University and earned his MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics.This episode has a lot of great insights on leadership, dealing with adversity and adapting to different work environments and situations. Also … if you have dreams and aspirations about flying private or owning a jet, you’ll want to tune in.Discussion Topics:(1:47) Duke basketball &amp; being a seven-foot Army Ranger.(4:45) Private jet travel and sales during the COVID era.(14:14) Investment trends in the private aviation industry.(20:56) Adding innovative technical jobs in North Carolina.(26:15) The economics of jet ownership. Does it make financial sense?(29:00) Becoming an entrepreneur, founding GoldenKey and raising venture capital.(35:54) University education and teaching styles.(41:40) Special Forces mindset to help with career and life transitions.(49:35) Veteran career transition advice.(53:33) Rapid fire questions.

The Future of Private Aviation, Leadership & Special Forces Training with Tommy Sowers, PhD

This episode is all about leadership - leadership in combat, in government, and in business. Tommy Sowers is a former Green Beret who is also a multi-sector leader in the political, military, government, academia, and entrepreneurial worlds. He and Mark also worked together during Mark's first deployment to Iraq. Following multiple Iraq combat deployments as a Green Beret, Tommy went on to become the youngest Senate-confirmed Asst. Secretary at the VA as well as serve as the senior advisor to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), and much more! If you're looking for some motivation, this is an episode you don't want to miss!Support the podcast by supporting our sponsors at www.hazardground.com/sponsors!Shop Amazon! As an Amazon Associate We Earn From Qualifying Purchases...You Know The Deal! (Paid Link)Help grow the show! Spread the word, tell a friend!! Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts!Episode Intro Music: "Prelude" by "Silence &amp; Light" (www.silenceandlightmusic.com)

This episode is all about leadership - leadership in combat, in government, and in business. Tommy Sowers is a former Green Beret who is also a multi-sector leader in the political, military, government, academia, and entrepreneurial worlds. He and Mark also worked together during Mark's first deployment to Iraq. Following multiple Iraq combat deployments as a Green Beret, Tommy went on to become the youngest Senate-confirmed Asst. Secretary at the VA as well as serve as the senior advisor to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), and much more! If you're looking for some motivation, this is an episode you don't want to miss! Support the podcast by supporting our sponsors at <a href="www.hazardground.com/sponsors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hazardground.com/sponsors</a>! <a href="https://www.amazon.com/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=hazardground-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=e29606c6beec65385120ec7be74942c2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shop Amazon</a>! As an Amazon Associate We Earn From Qualifying Purchases...You Know The Deal! (Paid Link) Help grow the show! Spread the word, tell a friend!! Subscribe, rate, and review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hazard-ground/id1194875626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>! Episode Intro Music: "Prelude" by "Silence &amp; Light" (<a href="www.silenceandlightmusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.silenceandlightmusic.com</a>)

Ep. 238 - Tommy Sowers (Green Beret)

Tommy Sowers is used to making waves, as a Green Beret, congressional candidate, VA Assistant Secretary, Duke University professor and now as the CEO of tech startup GoldenKey.com. A former special forces officer, Sowers is revolutionizing the real estate industry with the first pro-consumer, pro-agent real estate service, GoldenKey.com ─ an unbundled, on demand, no-commission online marketplace for home buyers and sellers. Sowers created GoldenKey to enable consumers to buy and sell homes on their terms for a low flat fee, instead of paying unreasonably high commissions. Since incorporating in 2015, SoloPro has welcomed more than 1400 agents in 36 states to its innovative model.

Tommy Sowers is used to making waves, as a Green Beret, congressional candidate, VA Assistant Secretary, Duke University professor and now as the CEO of tech startup <a href="http://www.goldenkey.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoldenKey.com</a>. A former special forces officer, Sowers is revolutionizing the real estate industry with the first pro-consumer, pro-agent real estate service, <a href="http://www.goldenkey.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoldenKey.com</a> ─ an unbundled, on demand, no-commission online marketplace for home buyers and sellers. Sowers created GoldenKey to enable consumers to buy and sell homes on their terms for a low flat fee, instead of paying unreasonably high commissions. Since incorporating in 2015, SoloPro has welcomed more than 1400 agents in 36 states to its innovative model.

CFD 336 - Former Green Beret, Tommy Sowers, Starts Real Estate Revolution

Tommy Sowers, who worked for McKinsey &amp; Company and was the youngest senate confirmed assistant secretary in the Obama administration. On top of this, he is the founder of GoldenKey. Famous Five:  Favorite Book? – Getting Things Done What CEO do you follow? –  Yvon Chouinard   Favorite online tool? — Evernote Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— I try to If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “There is no risk and don’t wait for it to be easy”    Time Stamped Show Notes:  01:40 – Nathan introduces Tommy to the show 02:01 – GoldenKey is a no-commission real estate network 02:30 – Tommy didn’t want to commission a real estate agent 2 years ago 02:50 – “People hack real estate agents in a lot of different ways” 03:49 – GoldenKey’s revenue model is a marketplace   03:55 – Consumers pay on the services that they need 04:22 – “When you buy or sell your home, the commission rebate will go to you”   04:44 – In GoldenKey’s platform, the supply are agents   04:50 – Agents offer unbundled services 04:56 – From zero, GoldenKey managed to have 1798 agents in 47 states, much higher than Red Fin   05:25 – The consumers are the home buyers or sellers   05:30 – GoldenKey currently has 1/3 buyers and 2/3 sellers 05:39 – Average of 1900 buyers and sellers 05:44 – GoldenKey has currently executed over 900 service transactions 06:11 – GoldenKey has saved consumers over $100,000 of commission   06:25 – GoldenKey doesn’t share the number of monthly transactions publicly 07:30 – They get different fees for different types of services   07:45 – “This is not a do-it-yourself real estate and you actually have an agent with you”   08:25 – If I buy a property for $500,000, how much would go to GoldenKey?   08:30 – For search services, it is $50 which goes to the agent 08:50 – On average the consumers pay $2000 to have agents represent them through the transactions 09:07 – “The entire agent commission will be rebated back to you, which is usually 3% of the total transaction”     09:30 – Agents choose GoldenKey because they get something rather than nothing at all     09:40 – Agents can still do the traditional real estate commissioning   09:58 – “There are a lot of consumers in the USA who don’t want to pay commission but need an agent’s help” 10:31 – There are millions of real estate agents but they won’t always have a client 11:51 – GoldenKey was founded in April 2015 11:58 – 18 full-time employees 12:00 – GoldenKey raised $3.4 million in venture capital 13:13 – GoldenKey is not a brokerage and CAC is zero 13:59 – GoldenKey is not a big technology company so they need money for the appropriate platform 14:33 – The product design team is based in San Francisco   14:54 – Others are distributed to other states   15:13 – “Rule of thumb is when you don’t need to ask for money when you need money” 15:35 – GoldenKey spends around $100,000 a month 16:14 – GoldenKey joined NFX guild which is for companies building network and network effects 17:01 – Connect with Tommy on Twitter and his website 19:25 – The Famous Five    3 Key Points:  Rule of thumb is you don’t need to ask for money when you need money. A LOT of consumers in the USA want an agent’s help, but DO NOT want to pay commision. There is NO risk. Don’t wait for it to be easy—just jump right in!    Resources Mentioned:  Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal  developers. Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible. Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts. Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+ Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books. Assistant.to – The site Nathan uses to book meetings with one email. Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel. @Sowers – Tommy’s Twitter handle GoldenKey.com – Tommy’s business website Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives 

Tommy Sowers, who worked for McKinsey &amp; Company and was the youngest senate confirmed assistant secretary in the Obama administration. On top of this, he is the founder of GoldenKey. Famous Five: <ul> <li>Favorite Book? – Getting Things Done</li> <li>What CEO do you follow? –  Yvon Chouinard</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Favorite online tool? — Evernote</li> <li>Do you get 8 hours of sleep?— I try to</li> <li>If you could let your 20-year old self, know one thing, what would it be? – “There is no risk and don’t wait for it to be easy”</li> </ul> Time Stamped Show Notes: <ul> <li>01:40 – Nathan introduces Tommy to the show</li> <li>02:01 – GoldenKey is a no-commission real estate network</li> <li>02:30 – Tommy didn’t want to commission a real estate agent 2 years ago</li> <li>02:50 – “People hack real estate agents in a lot of different ways”</li> <li>03:49 – GoldenKey’s revenue model is a marketplace</li> <li> <ul> <li>03:55 – Consumers pay on the services that they need</li> <li>04:22 – “When you buy or sell your home, the commission rebate will go to you”</li> </ul> </li> <li>04:44 – In GoldenKey’s platform, the supply are agents</li> <li> <ul> <li>04:50 – Agents offer unbundled services</li> <li>04:56 – From zero, GoldenKey managed to have 1798 agents in 47 states, much higher than Red Fin</li> </ul> </li> <li>05:25 – The consumers are the home buyers or sellers</li> <li> <ul> <li>05:30 – GoldenKey currently has 1/3 buyers and 2/3 sellers</li> <li>05:39 – Average of 1900 buyers and sellers</li> <li>05:44 – GoldenKey has currently executed over 900 service transactions</li> <li>06:11 – GoldenKey has saved consumers over $100,000 of commission</li> </ul> </li> <li>06:25 – GoldenKey doesn’t share the number of monthly transactions publicly</li> <li>07:30 – They get different fees for different types of services</li> <li> <ul> <li>07:45 – “This is not a do-it-yourself real estate and you actually have an agent with you”</li> </ul> </li> <li>08:25 – If I buy a property for $500,000, how much would go to GoldenKey?</li> <li> <ul> <li>08:30 – For search services, it is $50 which goes to the agent</li> <li>08:50 – On average the consumers pay $2000 to have agents represent them through the transactions</li> <li>09:07 – “The entire agent commission will be rebated back to you, which is usually 3% of the total transaction”</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li>09:30 – Agents choose GoldenKey because they get something rather than nothing at all</li> </ul> <ul> <li> <ul> <li>09:40 – Agents can still do the traditional real estate commissioning</li> </ul> </li> <li>09:58 – “There are a lot of consumers in the USA who don’t want to pay commission but need an agent’s help”</li> <li>10:31 – There are millions of real estate agents but they won’t always have a client</li> <li>11:51 – GoldenKey was founded in April 2015</li> <li>11:58 – 18 full-time employees</li> <li>12:00 – GoldenKey raised $3.4 million in venture capital</li> <li>13:13 – GoldenKey is not a brokerage and CAC is zero</li> <li>13:59 – GoldenKey is not a big technology company so they need money for the appropriate platform</li> <li>14:33 – The product design team is based in San Francisco</li> <li> <ul> <li>14:54 – Others are distributed to other states</li> </ul> </li> <li>15:13 – “Rule of thumb is when you don’t need to ask for money when you need money”</li> <li>15:35 – GoldenKey spends around $100,000 a month</li> <li>16:14 – GoldenKey joined NFX guild which is for companies building network and network effects</li> <li>17:01 – Connect with Tommy on Twitter and his website</li> <li>19:25 – The Famous Five</li> </ul> 3 Key Points: <ul> <li>Rule of thumb is you don’t need to ask for money when you need money.</li> <li>A LOT of consumers in the USA want an agent’s help, but DO NOT want to pay commision.</li> <li>There is NO risk. Don’t wait for it to be easy—just jump right in!</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li>Toptal – Nathan found his development team using Toptal  for his new business Send Later. He was able to keep 100% equity and didn’t have to hire a co-founder due to the quality of Toptal  developers.</li> <li>Host Gator – The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for the cheapest price possible.</li> <li>Freshbooks – The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.</li> <li>Leadpages  – The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+</li> <li>Audible – Nathan uses Audible when he’s driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5-hour drive) to listen to audio books.</li> <li><a href="http://Assistant.to" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assistant.to</a> – The site Nathan uses to book meetings with one email.</li> <li>Acuity Scheduling – Nathan uses Acuity to schedule his podcast interviews and appointments</li> <li>Drip – Nathan uses Drip’s email automation platform and visual campaign builder to build his sales funnel.</li> <li>@Sowers – Tommy’s Twitter handle</li> <li><a href="http://GoldenKey.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GoldenKey.com</a> – Tommy’s business website</li> <li>Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives</li> </ul>

EP 490: GoldenKey $3.4M Raised, 1000 Units Sold By Agents Using New Technology with CEO Tommy Sowers

Prior to SoloPro, Tommy Sowers served as the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and as a McKinsey &amp; Company management consultant. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri's 8th congressional district and is a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer. In 2015, Sowers, along fellow founders Shayne Sowers and Narayan Krishnan created SoloPro, Inc. the first pro-agent, pro-buyer online marketplace of real estate services. Named by CNN as one of the five startups "changing the real estate game", SoloPro rose over $1.6M of venture capital and has launched in the Raleigh-Durham area. Join us as Tommy shares his Realtor mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by changing the real estate game for buyers and sellers.

Prior to SoloPro, Tommy Sowers served as the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and as a McKinsey &amp; Company management consultant. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri's 8th congressional district and is a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer. In 2015, Sowers, along fellow founders Shayne Sowers and Narayan Krishnan created SoloPro, Inc. the first pro-agent, pro-buyer online marketplace of real estate services. Named by CNN as one of the five startups "changing the real estate game", SoloPro rose over $1.6M of venture capital and has launched in the Raleigh-Durham area. Join us as Tommy shares his Realtor mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by changing the real estate game for buyers and sellers.