"What's the Worst They Can Say?" Is the Best Business Advice You'll Ever Get w/ Brandon Lee

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Brandon Lee grew up right here in Idaho Falls, earned his MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, and spent years doing land acquisition and site selection for Target Corporation — including convincing corporate leadership to greenlight their first-ever urban store concepts in downtown Seattle, Portland, and LA. Then he came home. In Part 1 of this conversation, Brandon shares the career path that took him from KPMG in Washington D.C. to a biotech startup acquisition, from Minneapolis boardrooms to Frank Vandersloot's office at Riverbend Holdings, and eventually back to East Idaho, where he founded 208 Real Estate Ventures. He talks about the trait he saw consistently in the best developers he worked with across the country, why COVID pushing him out of a comfortable role was actually a gift, the financial modeling mistake that sinks projects before they even start, and why he only takes on projects where his own money is in the deal. If you're interested in real estate development, entrepreneurship, or what it looks like to build something meaningful right here in East Idaho, this one's for you. 🎙️ The Success Blueprint is hosted by Jason Grider and Morgan Peterson of the Grider & Peterson Team at eXp Realty, serving Idaho Falls and East Idaho. 📍 Learn more about buying or selling in East Idaho: https://www.griderpeterson.com [https://www.griderpeterson.com] 🏠 Curious what your home is worth? https://www.griderpeterson.com/home-value [https://www.griderpeterson.com/home-value] 🤝 Interested in joining a top-producing team? https://www.griderpeterson.com/join-our-team [https://www.griderpeterson.com/join-our-team] Listen and follow The Success Blueprint: 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team/id1831318703 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team/id1831318703] 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TMqrct5zfUm2AOluyfjPa [https://open.spotify.com/show/2TMqrct5zfUm2AOluyfjPa] 🎧 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.mx/podcasts/911c1355-b2c4-4289-b739-15c8e0cac3d8/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team [https://music.amazon.com.mx/podcasts/911c1355-b2c4-4289-b739-15c8e0cac3d8/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team] Follow Grider & Peterson: 📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/griderpetersonrealestate [https://instagram.com/griderpetersonrealestate] 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/GriderPeterson [https://facebook.com/GriderPeterson] 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@griderpetersonrealestate [https://tiktok.com/@griderpetersonrealestate] 🐦 X: https://x.com/GriderPeterson [https://x.com/GriderPeterson] #RealEstateDevelopment #IdahoFallsRealEstate #TheSuccessBlueprint #EastIdaho #RealEstateInvesting #eXpRealty 0:07 Welcome — Introducing Brandon Lee 0:52 Growing Up in Idaho Falls & the MBA That Changed Everything 2:14 Why He Chose Target Over Merck — And What He Learned 5:00 Convincing Target to Build Their First Urban Stores 7:59 The One Trait Every Great Developer Had in Common 17:48 Coming Home, Frank Vandersloot & Riverbend Holdings 21:54 COVID Ends His Role — And Forces Him to Finally Bet on Himself

The "Two Mountains" Every Real Estate Agent Has to Climb Pt. 2 w/ Adam Cothes

What happens when your 24-person team falls apart, interest rates spike to 7%, and you owe the IRS $300,000? If you're Adam Cothes, you go back to basics — and come out the other side doing millions. In Part 2 of our conversation with Adam, he picks up where we left off and gets into the real stuff: how a single VA on Facebook generated six figures a year for five years, why building a big team almost broke him, and the moment he realized that price point — not volume — was his path to a million-dollar year. He breaks down his "Two Mountains" framework for small business owners, how to build systems by "flying the plane while you fix it," and the exact method he uses to train employees that almost everyone gets wrong. Adam also pulls back the curtain on his second business — WhiteGlove Hiring — where he helps agents and small business owners source pre-vetted virtual assistants from the Philippines so they can stop drowning and start scaling. This episode is gold for any agent, team leader, or entrepreneur who feels like they're getting pulled underwater by their own success. 🎙️ The Success Blueprint is hosted by Jason Grider and Morgan Peterson of the Grider & Peterson Team at eXp Realty, serving Idaho Falls and East Idaho.Meet the Guest: Adam CothesAdam Cothes is a Managing Broker, Certified Master Negotiator, and ranked in the Top 20 out of nearly 90,000 agents at eXp Realty nationwide. Since 2014, he's guided clients through hundreds of millions in transactions across Seattle's Eastside, and his open-house training system is now part of eXp's official Fast Start curriculum. 🌐 Real Estate: https://adamhometeam.com [https://adamhometeam.com] 💼 VA Business: https://www.whglovehiring.com [https://www.whglovehiring.com] 📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/adamhometeam [https://instagram.com/adamhometeam] 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/adamhometeam [https://facebook.com/adamhometeam] 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/adamcothes [https://linkedin.com/in/adamcothes] 📧 Email: adam@adamhometeam.com [adam@adamhometeam.com] 📞 Phone: (425) 577-2676 📍 Learn more about buying or selling in East Idaho: https://www.griderpeterson.com [https://www.griderpeterson.com] 🏠 Curious what your home is worth? https://www.griderpeterson.com/home-value [https://www.griderpeterson.com/home-value] 🤝 Interested in joining a top-producing team? https://www.griderpeterson.com/join-our-team [https://www.griderpeterson.com/join-our-team] Listen and follow The Success Blueprint: 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team/id1831318703 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team/id1831318703] 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TMqrct5zfUm2AOluyfjPa [https://open.spotify.com/show/2TMqrct5zfUm2AOluyfjPa] 🎧 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com.mx/podcasts/911c1355-b2c4-4289-b739-15c8e0cac3d8/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team [https://music.amazon.com.mx/podcasts/911c1355-b2c4-4289-b739-15c8e0cac3d8/the-success-blueprint-with-the-grider-and-peterson-team] Follow Grider & Peterson: 📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/griderpetersonrealestate [https://instagram.com/griderpetersonrealestate] 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/GriderPeterson [https://facebook.com/GriderPeterson] 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@griderpetersonrealestate [https://tiktok.com/@griderpetersonrealestate] 🐦 X: https://x.com/GriderPeterson [https://x.com/GriderPeterson] #RealEstateSuccess #eXpRealty #VirtualAssistant #TheSuccessBlueprint #RealEstateTeam #IdahoRealEstate Timestamp Chapter 0:00 - Welcome Back 0:43 - The VA + Facebook Trick That Made Six Figures for 5 Straight Years 2:10 - Building a Team of 24 — And the Rate Hike That Broke It 4:08 - Going Back to Basics: Luxury Open Houses & Solo Success 6:42 - The Two Mountains Every Small Business Has to Climb 12:38 - Building Systems by Flying the Plane While You Fix It 17:01 - The Right Way to Train Anyone (Most People Get This Wrong)

23 jun 202632 min

"What's the Worst They Can Say?" Is the Best Business Advice You'll Ever Get w/ Brandon Lee | Ep 48

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