Matt Levine Talks about his Company - ECR
Where
are you from originally?
A suburb of
Houston called Clear Lake
What university did you go to?
Baylor University – sic em Bears
What
is the idea behind your company?
Focused and professional commercial real
estate services based on long-term relationships with our clients
What
need does it fulfill?
Anyone with a need in commercial real estate, from a
requirement to lease, sell, purchase, or have our firm manage their commercial
real estate assets for them
Who
is it for?
Anyone with a commercial real estate requirement.
What
was the most challenging aspect of growing your business?
In the very beginning when ECR was more of an
idea than an operating company it was challenging to help bring on team members
to grow the business. However,
opportunity presented itself and our core team that started with us in the
beginning and have helped build ECR to where it is today are still with us
helping lead us to new heights.
What
is the next step for you and your business?
Continue to build out our
commercial real estate brokerage team to be able to serve more people in the
Greater Austin area and expanding to other markets thereafter.
What
advice do you have for other entrepreneurs?
Keep your head up, stay positive
and stay true to your course.
What
is your motto in business?
I like to encourage other entrepreneurs launching
new businesses to laser-focus on sales in the beginning, as without sales you
have nothing, but with sales you can build and build.
What
resource have you found to be the most helpful and why?
INC Magazine has been an amazing source of
information, articles and stories for me throughout the years. I read INC Magazine cover to cover each month
and always end up sending myself a handful of notes and ideas from the content.
