Elite Growth Blueprint: Unveiling the Strategies Behind a $5B Company growing 50% per year with Don Wenner

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Jon Gordon

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🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Here's an unexpected twist for entrepreneurs seeking to make a positive impact in housing. Imagine a successful CEO who moved 37 times in his childhood, now owning over $5 billion in assets and transforming lives through thriving communities. His path from waiting tables to owning 50,000 rental homes is a testament to the impact of affordable housing on communities. But what's truly surprising is his approach to integrating personal and professional growth, investing in rental communities for social impact, and creating strategies for entrepreneurial success. His mission-driven company is not just about making money, but about positively impacting 10 million lives through housing. Want to know more about how he's changing the industry and rolling out life-changing programming? Stay tuned for this inspiring journey of making millions and making a difference.

In this episode, you will be able to:

Build an elite organization: Unlock the secrets to creating a powerhouse team and thriving in the housing industry.
Impact of affordable housing on communities: Discover how affordable housing can transform communities and drive positive change.
Strategies for entrepreneurial success: Learn the game-changing tactics for achieving entrepreneurial triumph in the housing sector.
Integrating personal and professional growth: Uncover the key to balancing personal development with organizational success for a fulfilling journey in housing entrepreneurship.
Investing in rental communities for social impact: Explore the untapped potential of investing in rental communities and making a meaningful difference in people's lives.

My special guest is Don Wenner!

Don Wenner is the Founder and CEO of DLP Capital, a private real estate investment and financial services firm focused on building thriving communities. The firm’s core focus is on investing in, developing, and financing attainable housing for America’s workforces, including multifamily and single-family rental communities, along with investments in outdoor hospitality and RV campgrounds. Wenner founded DLP Capital in 2006 and has since spearheaded its meteoric growth, with the firm ranking on the Inc. 5000 list of “Fastest Growing Private Companies in America” for 11 consecutive years—among the few companies on the list to achieve such growth consistently. The firm now has more than $5 billion of assets under management and is headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the John Gordon Podcast where we share John's interviews with guests as well
0:05.8	as key strategies and lessons from his keynotes, coaching and more.
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0:18.3	on John's most impactful mindset, leadership, andwork Principles. For more information,
0:23.5	visit John Gordon certified.com, that's J-O-N-G-G-S-T-T-T-C-T-O-T-C-T-O-T-Tissette.
0:28.0	Now let's jump into today's episode.
0:32.0	Hey, this is John Gordon, with the John Gordon Show, and today my guest is Don Winter.
0:36.5	Don, how you doing?
0:37.5	Don, I'm doing awesome. Thank you for having me.
0:39.9	Man, it's great to have you.
0:41.9	Let's start by by just sharing
0:44.5	d l p capital like just tell us about that company and tell us about how you got started with it
0:51.5	well thank you John uh... So yes so a company I founded now about
0:56.2	19 years ago is called D.P. Capital and founded the company in a town called
1:00.8	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania so when I would tell that 19 years ago,
1:04.0	I tell people what kind of home of Bethlehem Steel today.
1:06.2	I explained that as home of Lehigh University
1:08.1	kind of best known for, hour north of Philadelphia.
1:11.3	And I grew up there, I grew up to two young parents who had me at
1:14.4	16 years old. My mom ran a home daycare, the oldest of five, so I grew up with five
1:19.9	four younger siblings and at least six other children in my home all the time.
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