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Kevin Harrington real estate wealth and the truth about the 2008 crash

Name: Kevin Harrington real estate wealth and the truth about the 2008 crash
Uploaded: 2025-04-09T22:46:01+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Dr. Toby Potter
Description: In this interview, original Shark Tank investor Kevin Harrington welcomes co‑author Kobe Potter to discuss his personal background, the evolution of his…

9 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this interview, original Shark Tank investor Kevin Harrington welcomes co‑author Kobe Potter to discuss his personal background, the evolution of his real‑estate business, and the lessons shared in their new book Building Wealth, Building Legacy. Potter describes his life in Dallas, his family, and his long‑standing involvement in finance and real‑estate, highlighting the creation of a diversified real‑estate empire in 1994 that included a mortgage company, a RE/MAX franchise, a title company, and an appraisal firm. He recounts the severe impact of the 2008 financial crash, explaining how the downturn forced a strategic pivot to hard‑money lending, which helped him rebuild and stabilize his operations. The conversation also touches on the book’s purpose—to teach readers how to create lasting wealth and a legacy through real‑estate investing—and mentions Potter’s company Global Integrity.

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Hi, I'm Kevin Harrington. I'm an original Shark from the hit TV show Shark Tank. And with me today is Kobe Potter, co-author of our book Building Wealth, Building Legacy. Kobe, great to have you. Kevin, how are you, sir? All right. Honored to be here. It's— we had a lot of fun doing this book. It's a blast. And I want to thank you for being a co-author. But you have a company, Global Integrity. We're going to talk about that in one second. Tell me a little bit about yourself for those to understand.
You bet. So I live in Dallas, came from Oklahoma, father of 2, 2 grandkids, 2 kids, married for 30 years, live on a ranch out there in Texas and, you know, live the dream. Went through many, many trials and tribulations in finance and in real estate, as you know, had a big turbulence in 2008, refocused, rebuilt, restabilized, and then went through COVID.
So what are folks going to learn from your chapter in this book? So it's a highlight.
Yeah, the highlight is, is that in the real estate industry, as we mentioned earlier. We had a big empire that we started in 1994, built it up with a mortgage company, a RE/MAX franchise, a title company, an appraisal company. And then we had the crash of 2008. It went down. We could have given up, we could have quit, but we pivoted, refocused, and went into the hard money lending.
We're going to say thanks for being here today and listening to myself and Toby Potter our new book, Building Wealth and Building Legacy. Toby Green. Kevin, an honor. Thank you. My pleasure. Thank you.