Introducing Multipliers: An A.CRE Podcast + Episode 1: Mario Kart Speed Boosts
Some people compound. Others stall.
Same hours. Same markets. Same access to information. Very different outcomes.
For years, I’ve been quietly fascinated by that gap.
At A.CRE, we’ve spent more than a decade helping people build technical skills that help them grow their career in CRE. To that end, over the years, we’ve built the world’s largest readily available library of over 75 real estate financial models, built the largest collection of university-level real estate program profiles, produced hundreds of technical tutorials and career-focused posts, published a practitioner’s CRE glossary, created the comprehensive resource on artificial intelligence in real estate, launched a job board and industry event calendar, and so much more.
Most importantly, we created what has become the industry’s go-to Real Estate Financial Modeling training program, and more recently, the top AI in Commercial Real Estate training programs.
Plus, each year, we release a new season of the A.CRE Audio Series, where we go deep on a specific commercial real estate topic. An initiative that will continue.
And over that time, I’ve been increasingly drawn to a very specific question:
What actually creates leverage in a life?
Not just in underwriting, or in marketing, or even in commercial real estate.
But in life.
And that curiosity is what led to something new:
What Is Multipliers: An A.CRE Podcast?
Multipliers is a weekly podcast.
It is lighter in tone than the Audio Series, but serious in intent.
- It is not optimized.
- It is not hustle culture.
- It is not guru advice.
It is three thoughtful real estate guys, far enough along to know we know very little, trying to understand why some people seem to multiply over time while others plateau.
The core idea is simple:
A multiplier is anything that compounds your output, clarity, energy, relationships, or impact over time.
- Sometimes that is a habit.
- Sometimes it is a framework.
- Sometimes it is technology.
- Sometimes it is a shift in perspective.
- Sometimes it is the people you surround yourself with.
- Sometimes it is the way you talk to yourself.
Multipliers is an attempt to look at life through that lens. Not just to talk about success, but to reverse engineer it.
You will hear conversations between Sam Carlson and me. Sometimes it will be just the two of us. Sometimes there will be three of us. Occasionally we will bring on a guest who sees the world differently.
Our goal is not to impress you, but to ask better questions.
Life is short. Work is long. Make the most of it.
Multipliers Episode 1: Life’s Mario Kart “Speed Boosts”
The first episode is titled: Life’s Mario Kart “Speed Boosts”
If you ever played Mario Kart, you know what I mean. You are driving. Everyone has the same track. Same basic vehicle. Same laps.
But then someone hits a speed boost.
For a moment, they are moving at a completely different velocity. That is the metaphor we explore in Episode 1: What are the speed boosts in life?
Why do certain people seem to accelerate while others seem stuck?
In this inaugural conversation, Sam and I unpack the concept of Multipliers and what it actually means.
We talk about:
- Why productivity is too small a frame for what really matters
- The difference between brute force effort and leverage
- How personal dynamics and long term friendships can become multipliers
- Why technology, when used well, can collapse time and friction
- How Sam’s work in marketing and with Alpex is built around tapping into “market frequency” instead of pushing harder
- And how internal compounding eventually creates external results
The conversation moves between business and life because we do not think they are separable.
We discuss well known figures like Elon Musk. But we also talk about everyday people who quietly multiply over time. The ones who seem to create energy in a room. The ones who make other people better. The ones who compound in character, not just net worth.
If the episode does anything well, I hope it causes you to pause and ask: Where are my speed boosts?
And maybe more importantly: Where am I relying on horsepower when I should be looking for leverage?
Frequently Asked Questions about the Launch of Multipliers: An A.CRE Podcast and Episode 1: Life’s “Speed Boosts”
What is Multipliers?
Multipliers is “a weekly podcast” that is “lighter in tone than the Audio Series, but serious in intent.” It is described as “three thoughtful real estate guys, far enough along to know we know very little, trying to understand why some people seem to multiply over time while others plateau.”
The podcast explores the idea that “a multiplier is anything that compounds your output, clarity, energy, relationships, or impact over time.”
Why launch a new podcast?
While the A.CRE Audio Series will continue as “seasonal, real estate focused explorations” that go deep on “one topic” per season, the author found himself drawn to a broader question: “What actually creates leverage in a life?”
Not just in commercial real estate, “but in life.” That curiosity led to the creation of Multipliers.
What is the core idea behind the podcast?
The core idea is stated simply: “A multiplier is anything that compounds your output, clarity, energy, relationships, or impact over time.”
These multipliers can take many forms: “Sometimes that is a habit. Sometimes it is a framework. Sometimes it is technology. Sometimes it is a shift in perspective. Sometimes it is the people you surround yourself with. Sometimes it is the way you talk to yourself.”
The podcast is “an attempt to look at life through that lens” and to “reverse engineer” success.
What is Episode 1 about?
Episode 1 is titled “Life’s Mario Kart ‘Speed Boosts.’” Using the Mario Kart metaphor—“Everyone has the same track. Same basic vehicle. Same laps. But then someone hits a speed boost.”—the episode asks: “What are the speed boosts in life?”
It explores why “certain people seem to accelerate while others seem stuck” and unpacks “the concept of Multipliers and what it actually means.”
What topics are discussed in Episode 1?
In the inaugural conversation, the hosts discuss:
“Why productivity is too small a frame for what really matters”
“The difference between brute force effort and leverage”
“How personal dynamics and long term friendships can become multipliers”
“Why technology, when used well, can collapse time and friction”
How marketing can tap into “market frequency” instead of “pushing harder”
“How internal compounding eventually creates external results”
The discussion moves “between business and life” because “we do not think they are separable.”
How is Multipliers different from hustle culture or guru advice?
The podcast explicitly states what it is not: “It is not optimized. It is not hustle culture. It is not guru advice.”
Instead of trying to impress, the hosts say, “Our goal is not to impress you, but to ask better questions.”
Who is the podcast for?
While grounded in conversations between real estate professionals, the podcast is designed to explore leverage “not just in underwriting, or in marketing, or just in commercial real estate. But in life.”
It speaks to those curious about why “some people seem to multiply over time while others plateau,” including both “well known figures like Elon Musk” and “everyday people who quietly multiply over time.”
What is the ultimate aim of the podcast?
The hope is that the podcast causes listeners to pause and reflect: “Where are my speed boosts?”
And perhaps more importantly: “Where am I relying on horsepower when I should be looking for leverage?”
At its heart, the message is clear: “Life is short. Work is long. Make the most of it.”
