What if one real estate deal paid you more than 20 years in your profession? In this episode, Wayde Elliott, founder of Store It, shares how a career-ending injury forced him to walk away from dentistry — and how a series of failures eventually led him to build a self-storage portfolio worth over $50 million. This conversation dives deep into beliefs, risk, and what it really takes to pivot into real estate later in life. What you’ll learn in this episode: The moment Wayde lost his dental car...
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What if one real estate deal paid you more than 20 years in your profession? In this episode, Wayde Elliott, founder of Store It, shares how a career-ending injury forced him to walk away from dentistry — and how a series of failures eventually led him to build a self-storage portfolio worth over $50 million. This conversation dives deep into beliefs, risk, and what it really takes to pivot into real estate later in life. What you’ll learn in this episode: The moment Wayde lost his dental car...
How a Flight Instructor Built a $100 Million Lending Empire
The Captain Curt Show
1 hour 23 minutes
1 month ago
How a Flight Instructor Built a $100 Million Lending Empire
What if the dream of flight could fund an entire industry? Brandon Martini, co-founder and CEO of Stratus Financial, turned a small flight school into a $100 million private credit machine that helps pilots take off — literally. He shares how he pitched Wall Street on an industry they’d never heard of, raised capital without VC money, and built a culture rooted in trust and transparency. Here’s what you’ll learn: How a failed startup taught Brandon the right way to treat investorsThe $2 billi...
The Captain Curt Show
What if one real estate deal paid you more than 20 years in your profession? In this episode, Wayde Elliott, founder of Store It, shares how a career-ending injury forced him to walk away from dentistry — and how a series of failures eventually led him to build a self-storage portfolio worth over $50 million. This conversation dives deep into beliefs, risk, and what it really takes to pivot into real estate later in life. What you’ll learn in this episode: The moment Wayde lost his dental car...
