Episode 45

Pete Ochs on Pursuing Significance

Jun 6, 2022

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Pete Ochs, Founder and Chairman of Capital III, on growing up in Kansas and starting his own investment banking business at the age of 30, his transition from pursuing success to pursuing significance and surrender, his heart for employing prisoners and formerly incarcerated, transitioning from doing to teaching later on in life, and much more.

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#45 - Pete Ochs on Pursuing Significance

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Pete Ochs

Founder and Chairman of Capital III

Peter graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in business and finance, then spent eight years in the commercial banking industry before founding Capital III, an investment company that owns and operates various privately held companies in the United States, Honduras, and Mexico. Industries in which Capital III has invested include banking, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, energy, and private education with a geographical focus on the US and Latin America. He is married to wife Deborah, with four children and eight grandchildren.

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