Dec 2, 2021

Title: How Company’s Why's are a Strategy for Growth and Success with Scott Lewis

Scott Lewis is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Spartan Investment Group, LLC (SIG). To date SIG operates over 68000 storage units, 200 RV pads, has completed $25M in development projects, has $115M more underway, and raised over $80M in private equity.

As the CEO, Scott is responsible for the strategic direction of the company and ensuring it aligns with SIG’s mission to Improve Lives Through Real Estate. In addition to Spartan, Scott is also in the US Army Reserves and a combat Vet. Scott graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in Chemistry and Marketing, from Catholic University with a MS in Management, and from Georgetown University with a Certificate in Project Management.

In his free time, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife, Lindsay, mountain biking, skiing, and chasing their Jack Russell Terriers around the yard.

Let’s tune in to his story!

[00:01 - 10:52] Opening Segment

• Get to know my guest for today’s show, Scott Lewis
• Scott shares where he started in his career
• The characteristics of the environment Scott is working on
• What Spartan company does during Mondays
• Where Spartan started out
• Why Spartan chose to move to Self-Storage Asset class

[10:53 - 24:25] Strong Why’s Produces Admirable Growth 

• Coming up with those Three E’s
• Asset classes Spartan is considering
• Spartan’s strategic plans
• Spartan loves to mitigate risks
• Independent from third party management
• Challenges overcame by their company
• Strong employee commitment
• What sets Spartan apart from others
• Balancing aggressive and conservative underwriting
• What on-site due diligence looks like
• The secret behind Spartan’s growth
• Why Scott does what he does

[24:26 - 26:04] Closing Segment 

• Final Words
• Connect with my guest, Scott, in the links below

Tweetable Quotes

“I wanted to go out and create an environment where people could grow personally and professionally, and I never found that on the corporate side.” - Scott Lewis

“If you pick the right people on and you trust them and you give them the tools to do their job, and you as a leader clearly articulate your vision and your strategic goals and those goals roll down to all levels of the organization.” - Scott Lewis

“The most important thing for a founder is to understand your why.” - Scott Lewis

“The reason I do what I do is for the team.” - Scott Lewis

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Connect to Scott through their website at www.spartan-investors.com

You can email him at scott@spartan-investors.com

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