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POWERS

Chris Powers

Booking Overview

This founder-focused business interview show features entrepreneurs, investors, and senior operators—often CEOs building companies in real estate, manufacturing, energy, aerospace, and technology. Credible pitches include founders with substantial company-building or fundraising achievements, infrastructure and industrial operators, and investors with distinctive firsthand insights; booking difficulty is high because recent guests have held prominent executive roles and operated at significant scale.

Metrics

Episodes: 430

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 14.2k subscribers

Instagram: 7.2k followers

Page updated: Nov 4, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

thefortpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Chris Powers - Entrepreneur, real estate investor, and founder and CEO of Fort Capital, a real estate investment firm.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, CEOs, investors, and senior operators with substantial experience building, scaling, financing, or transforming companies, particularly in real estate, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, aerospace, and technology.
Required Achievements:  
Building or leading a sizable company, Raising substantial venture or growth capital, Leading operations or manufacturing at a prominent technology or industrial company, Completing a major company sale or achieving significant commercial scale, Developing notable real estate, energy, manufacturing, or aerospace projects

Recent Guest Discussions

Adam Blake - Energy Infrastructure For Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Power, Data Centers, Government Operations, And Company Building.

Zane Hengsperger - American Manufacturing, Industrial Software, Factory Operations, Supply Chains, Hiring, And Reindustrialization.

Lucy Billingsley - Master-planned Communities, Commercial Real Estate, Family Businesses, Land Development, Office Properties, Construction, And Urban Design.

Jim Cantrell - Commercial Space, Rocket Manufacturing, Aerospace Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Satellite Infrastructure, And The Future Of Data Centers In Orbit.

Justin Lopas - Manufacturing, Supply Chains, Energy Infrastructure, Battery Storage, Operational Speed, Regulatory Expansion, And Scaling Industrial Companies.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Infrastructure

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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Building Camden: 50 Years of Apartment Cycles & What Comes Next with Ric Campo (#435)

October 28, 2026

This week Chris sits down with Ric Campo, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Camden Property Trust $CPT. Ric and Keith Oden started the company in Houston in 1982 and took it public in 1993. They discuss:• How he and Keith Oden made a 45-year partnership work• What Paul Volcker told him that made him sell everything• How a dying deal in 2007 warned him the crisis was coming• Why he measures leverage by cash flow instead of value• Why he told his employees to turn off the TV in 2009• Why Cam...

Ross Perot Jr. on Why Texas Keeps Winning

October 21, 2026

This week Chris sits down with Ross Perot Jr., Chairman of Hillwood and The Perot Group. Ross founded Hillwood in 1988 and built Alliance Texas, his masterpiece, a 1 of 1 27,000-acre development. They discuss:• Why Trammell Crow told him to just build warehouses• How Hillwood developed Alliance Texas• How a rare earth company got its air permit in three weeks• How President Bush helped close Scotiabank's move to Texas• What the 1992 campaign looked like from inside the family• The Iran War an...

From Military Housing to a Diversified Enterprise: The Hunt Companies Story with Woody Hunt (#433)

October 14, 2026

In this episode, Chris sits down with Woody Hunt, Chairman Emeritus of Hunt Companies, the El Paso holding company that grew out of a hardware and building materials business his family bought in 1947. Woody joined in 1968 and watched his father take the company public when he was 23. Five years later, fixed-price contracts in a year of runaway inflation cost it about 25% of its equity, and by 1977 he was the controlling shareholder. When the next big shock came in 2008, Hunt had been buildin...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with POWERS?

POWERS is hosted by Chris Powers. Its publicly listed email is thefortpodcast@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for POWERS?

The publicly listed email for POWERS: thefortpodcast@gmail.com.

How many listeners does POWERS have?

Podseeker estimates POWERS reaches 10,000 to 100,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for POWERS?

POWERS typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Founders, CEOs, investors, and senior operators with substantial experience building, scaling, financing, or transforming companies, particularly in real estate, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, aerospace, and technology. Common among recent guests: Building or leading a sizable company; Raising substantial venture or growth capital; Leading operations or manufacturing at a prominent technology or industrial company. Recent guests include Adam Blake, Zane Hengsperger, and Lucy Billingsley.

How hard is it to get booked on POWERS?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does POWERS cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Manufacturing, and Infrastructure. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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Publicly listed emails

thefortpodcast@gmail.com

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