Jan Mohr - Lessons from a Young Investor Turned Operator - [Art of Investing, EP.5]

Our teacher today is Jan Mohr. Jan is an investor turned operator who is currently CEO of Chapters Group, a publicly traded holding company building Europe's home for mission-critical businesses. This class is first and foremost about a young aspiring value investor who embodies a fascinating combination of German discipline and sensibility with a more American risk-taking and entrepreneurial spirit on his quest to continue reimagining what's possible in a life and career.  At just 33, he has already traveled well up the compounding curve and has a great deal of wisdom and lessons to share. We hope you enjoy our class today with Jan Mohr.  For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here. ----- This episode is brought to you by Summus. Summus is a revolutionary health benefits solution, driving superior employee engagement while dramatically lowering your company's enterprise-level healthcare spend. They're completely transforming the world of health benefits by providing employers and their employees in any location, fast access to over 5,100 of the top medical specialists from America's very best medical centers for support across all health questions. If you're looking for a benefit that drives your employee engagement, truly takes care of your people in their most scary and vulnerable times, all while improving your healthcare ROI, visit GoSummus.info/AOI. This episode is brought to you by Hunt Club. Hunt Club unlocks relationships and helps companies grow. Whether it's recruiting your next hire, landing your next big partner, or financing your business, a trusted introduction always works more effectively. Hunt Club’s tech-enabled search model leverages the largest community of its kind to refer amazing talent on your behalf. Additionally, its software program, Atlas, helps organize the entire network of a company or fund and assists in streamlining the right introductions. If you're looking for the ideal solution for all of your talent needs, visit HuntClub.com/AOI. ----- Art of Investing is a property of Pine Grove Studios in collaboration with Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Art of Investing, visit staygrovey.com.  Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here. Follow us on Twitter: @ArtofInvest | @Buhrman_Rick | @PaulBuser | @JoinColossus Show Notes (00:04:41) - (First question) - Jan's Journey: From Investor to CEO (00:07:10) - The Genesis of Chapters Group (00:15:390 - The Unique Challenges and Opportunities of Vertical Market Software (00:21:20) - Building a Strong Team and Culture at Chapters Group (00:22:48) - The Power of Mentorship and Reaching Out to Your Idols (00:28:14) - The Importance of Conviction and Focus in Business (00:30:19) - The Role of Time Horizon in Business Growth (00:33:09) - The Next Five Years for Chapters Group (00:39:54) - Lessons from Mentors and Outside Influences (00:43:38) - The Importance of Explicit Values (00:46:35) - Exploring the Potential of Vertical Market Software (00:48:44) - The Attractiveness of Small Markets (00:51:00) - Deep Dive into their Symphony Software Platform (00:54:38) - Understanding the European Landscape for Business Building  (01:01:43) - Building a Shareholder Base (01:13:18) - The Vision for Chapters Group