We had the good fortune of connecting with Chris Kidd and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Chris, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I’m a coach’s kid. My dad has been a coach my whole life, and he has been coaching me since I could walk. I practiced with his junior high and high school teams, and sat on the bench with the teams when I was growing up, and then he coached me through junior high, then moved up to high school with me and coached me through my senior year. I learned so much from him about persistence, work ethic, always believe there is a way to win, and constantly be learning and working to get better. That has been a big part of my life and success. I don’t think I would be the person I am today if it wasn’t for him.
Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
As a business coach I work with owners and leaders of companies to grow and scale their business, increasing revenues as much as 30-50% and up in as little as 90 days. With my financial background, I assist them in identifying best uses of capital and eliminating wasteful spending, and ways to get increase revenue per employee and have happier, more committed employees. On the investment side, I teach individuals how they can use more sophisticated investment strategies that the average investor doesn’t know about, and how they can build their wealth bigger, faster, and safer. I have had several businesses over the years, and was very successful with my investments, and I am very good at teaching people in a way that it is easy for them to understand, and helping them get more out of themselves (that part comes from my dad). So it was natural to start a business teaching others what I have learned over the years in those areas and help them move to new levels in their business, finances, and life. Was it easy? Of course not! Nothing worthwhile comes easy. I have had so many ups and downs, but I have learned from my mistakes. Some of the biggest things that have helped me through challenges is my persistence and refusal to quit (again, I got that from my dad), and I have learned to surround myself with great people who know more than I do and can help me navigate stormy waters, so to speak. I want the world to know that Chris Kidd is someone who genuinely cares about their success, and I can help them achieve it. I know what I am doing and I have all the confidence in the world that I can help them too. When you have invested as much time and money as I have in your personal development, you have a lot to offer. So I want the world to know they can learn what has taken me 20 plus years and millions of dollars to learn, or they can take the longer route. But money loves speed, and the fastest way to add speed is to invest in yourself, and be around the right people.
Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
If my best friend was visiting Houston for a week and they had never been here, a few things we would have to do would be (depending on the season) to go to an Astros, Texans, or Rockets game. We should probably go to NASA too. I’d want to take them to see the bats fly out from under the bridge on Buffalo Bayou at sunset. Places to eat? We’d have to go to Koya for a great dining and entertainment experience. We would have to go to one of the great Mexican restaurants in Houston (maybe the original Ninfas or El Tiempo, Guadalajara Grill, or Lopez. We would have to go to River Oaks District for dinner at one of my favorite spots, Bari and Toulouse on a Saturday night or Sunday for brunch. We would also have to visit Loch Bar and let them try the Nashville Chicken and their Brussels sprouts. I’d have to take them to Cowboys and Indians one day for food and drinks, and one of my favorite desserts there, the Galub Jamun.
The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
When I was 19 I was introduced to a multimillionaire who became my mentor and taught me a lot about business, money, and investing. By the time I was 24, I was a millionaire myself. I remember him asking me what I was reading, early on, and I said, “I don’t read. I hate reading. I listen to music.” He asked if I would read for half a million dollars a year, and of course I said yes. He said, “You will never make half a million a year if you don’t start reading first.” So I asked what books to start with and he recommended a book called “Rich Dad Poor Dad.” That book had a profound impact on my life and the way I thought about money. Then I read several other books by Robert Kiyosaki over the years, and his fourth book, “Retire Young Retire Rich,” had another significant impact because that is where I first learned about options and how I could greatly speed up the velocity of my money. I have become a great options trader and coach since then and it has made me a lot of money. In the commercial real estate world I have had two people who had a significant impact in my education there. My good friend Steven Kaufman first got me into the commercial side of real estate and we have invested in a handful of deals together. And my current mentor, Grant Cardone (and his team) has expanded my mind a lot about in the world of investing in apartments and also building my business.
Website: https://chriskidd.com
Instagram: @financialcoachkidd
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskiddfinancialcoach/
Twitter: Chris_Kidd
Facebook: ChrisKiddEnterprises and FinancialCoachkidd
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@chriskiddenterprises
Other: TikTok @FinancialCoachKidd
Image Credits
The photo that shows me talking on the screen was sent from someone at Cardone Enterprises if you need that. it was not a professionally shot photo and I don’t believe they are claiming the rights to it, but just in case.