Confessions of a 25-Year-Old Real Estate Investor and Internet Entrepreneur — Meet Connor Gross

Meet Connor Gross — an entrepreneur in his mid-twenties who is currently focused on building a portfolio of self-storage units across the state of Texas.

Connor graduated from Northeastern University in 2020.  As a part of a co-op program at Northeastern, he was able to spend a semester building his first start-up, Cardly, with his co-founder Giovanni, which was a snazzy looking credit card holder that attaches to the back of your iPhone.

After selling the start-up in early 2020, Connor began learning about real estate investing.  While the idea of investing in a short-term rental was attractive, in Connor’s mind, being responsible for a place where folks actually lived or vacationed was a bit too much of a headache.  So, he decided to start with self-storage. 

Tune in to an energetic, idea-producing conversation where Connor and I discuss:

• How he convinced the host of a luxury Airbnb villa in Bali to let him stay in their home for free
  
  
• How he founded, built, and sold his first e-commerce company
  
  
• Why you’re never too young or too old to start your entrepreneurial journey
  
  
• Connor’s hot takes on the future of travel and hospitality after living out of a suitcase for 2 years and traveling to more than 30 countries. 

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She Left Her Law Career to Become a Hospitality Entrepreneur — Meet the Creator of Field and Lake

 

How They’re Building Canada’s Premier Luxury Treehouse Company

 

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