Dean Harrison, Founder of Harleyford Capital, joins me on the People Property Place Podcast 🎙️ this week.
We explore his journey from a motocross-obsessed upbringing to building Harleyford Capital, a best-in-class institutional operating platform in one of the toughest real estate markets of the last decade.
Dean breaks down the discipline, grit, and mindset needed to build something from scratch. If you're thinking about launching your own platform, raising capital, or understanding how Dean and his partners got the platform off the ground, this one's worth your time.
Key Topics Covered In This Episode:
How a year driving mid-box developer Jeff Penman of Tungsten Properties shaped his early ambitions
Deans early career moves, and skills acquired to break into real estate private equity
His 10-year career at InfraRed Capital Partners - its unique culture, approach and how it gave him outsized responsibility
Honest reflections on the brutal challenges of launching the business
Building a platform that institutional investors want to work with, and the Harleyford USP
Getting up at 4:30am, cutting out alcohol, and the personal productivity shifts needed to go through the gears, building the business
Going from standing start to putting £250m+ to work in 18 months
What is New Economy Real Estate and what is the investment angle?
What he looks for in institutional partners - and the three traits every hire at Harleyford must have
And finally...
With £500m to invest – which People, what Property, and which Place would Dean choose?
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