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In the pursuit of an audacious and unprecedented vision, listening carefully to the doubts and concerns others may have is a better idea than simply ignoring them. That said, good instincts and self-belief have been cornerstones of Rick Trepp’s success as a serial entrepreneur over more than 40 years. Anticipate roadblocks, be prepared to gain a few scars along the way, and always keep your eye on the prize as you slowly grow over time.
At the center of the Rockport story is our legendary leader, Rick Trepp, of Trepp® fame. Rick has over 40 years of experience as a pioneer in the CRE industry - founding and managing five successful companies built from the ground up. We carry this rich history and deep industry knowledge through everything we do.
To find out more about Rockport and the Trepp legacy behind it, visit www.therockportgroup.com
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I listen very carefully to the reasons they give me why it will not work, and those that in fact are major factors, I attempt to come up with a solution relative to them. Otherwise, I go ahead and do it. The key that I've said before is that no matter how good the idea is or the product is, there'll be tons of roadblocks. And when I went into it, I realized that this would be a major investment to accomplish what we wanted to within the marketplace.
We also, in our position in the marketplace, we were lucky to be able to bring our name and our brand into it, which has extremely valuable. It is six down. We well known in the real estate finance market as it relates to debt. And then we obviously brought a lot of years of scars, etcetera, that hopefully we don't repeat too many times.
