From Pro Skateboarder to Multimillionaire Real Estate Investor, Founders Club ft. Mikey Taylor. Subscribe to my channel for more tools and tips for real estate entrepreneurs: More at How do the skills learned in pro skating translate to entrepreneurship? For Mikey Taylor, a career spent doing darkslides and noseblunts was a masterclass is managing fear, building a brand and finding purpose. And today, Mikey is leveraging what he learned to invest in real estate—and help other athletes and entrepreneurs achieve financial freedom in the process.
Mikey is the President and Managing Principal at Commune Capital, a private equity real estate investment fund built around the idea that financial freedom isn’t a dream, but a tangible life worth pursuing. He has 20 years of professional skateboarding experience, holding sponsorship contracts with DC Shoes, GoPro Cameras and Alien Workshop and cofounding SOVRN, a skateboard and apparel company out of Los Angeles.
Mikey was also the cofounder of Saint Archer Brewing Company, a multimillion-dollar craft beer operation acquired by MillerCoors in 2015.
On this episode of Founders Club, Mikey Taylor joins Oliver Graf to discuss his evolution from professional skateboarder to real estate entrepreneur and explains how pushing through fear has served him in both ventures. He shares his good fortune in being introduced to Randy Sanada, describing how he learned to invest in himself—and other lucrative asset classes like multifamily real estate and self-storage. Listen in for Mikey’s insight around building a brand, responding to criticism, and creating a community through Commune Capital.
Key Takeaways from Mikey Taylors Interview on Founders Club:
[0:38] What drew Mikey to skating
Opportunity to compete against himself
Changed way of seeing world (e.g.: handrails, cement walls)
[3:00] How Mikey learned to push through fear
Trick brain into allowing body to try things
Learn what hold you back + monitor fear
[10:32] Mikey’s insight around building a brand
Know WHO building brand for
Consistent + welcoming = TRUST
[17:08] Mikey’s introduction to investing
Met Randy Sanada
Taught to live below means, deploy capital in opportunities
[23:12] Mikey’s first investments
HIMSELF (becoming better skater to increase income)
Stock market, storage units
[28:06] Mikey’s experience with Saint Archer
Built around action sports community
Challenge to navigate massive growth
[38:40] How Mikey dealt with the end of his skating career
Realized purpose necessary to push forward
[47:55] Mikey Taylors vision for Commune Capital
Start with idea, help skaters learn investing
Expand to include other sports and entrepreneurs
[50:37] Mikey’s take on the criticism re: gentrification
Realized error in communicating mission
Critics see through lens of their experience
Deep value-add projects improve communities
[58:54] The projects Commune Capital is pursuing now
Multifamily properties and storage units
Accredited investors (eventually add Reg A offering)
[1:02:12] Mikey Taylors advice on finding real estate deals
Build relationships with brokers, developers
Get educated + be persistent to get first deal
[1:07:21] The benefit of investing with Commune Capital
Part of community, return beyond money
Preferred return for every investor
[1:14:23] What’s brought Mikey the most joy
Giving investors’ money back
Putting others first = most rewarding
[1:18:11] Mikey advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
Self-aware of strengths + weaknesses
No limits
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Mikey Taylor Interview Quotes
“The fear never goes away. You just get better at monitoring it.”
“Everything else I did was an extension of me just pushing myself through what I was scared of doing.”
“If there’s no trust, it’s hard to get a consumer to not only purchase, but to feel part of the community.”
“Once I started making more, I already had the tools to be responsible to then go implement into investing.”
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To Your Success,
Oliver Graf
3 x Inc 500 Entrepreneur
Host of Founders Club
Connect at:
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