Ownership + Investing
Curious by nature. Selective by experience.
Chase's business interests grew from building a training company and owning the property behind it. He approaches each one as an operator first, with a preference for long-term partnerships.
Business ownership
From d'Arnaud Athletics to Futures.
Chase and Travis built d'Arnaud Athletics, a baseball-development business in Long Beach. They brought its operations into Futures Training Center and continue as owners in the broader business.
The experience gave Chase a practical view of staffing, customer relationships and the systems a business needs to deliver consistently. It also reinforced the value of working with capable leaders.
Real assets
The property behind the business.
The brothers also own the Long Beach commercial property that houses the training business. The operating company and the real estate are separate investments, with connected long-term interests.
That relationship is central to Chase's interest in commercial real estate: understanding how a location serves its business while evaluating the property on its own economics.
Investing and interests
Where his interests meet.
He invests his own capital and keeps looking for the next opportunity. His attention today runs across a few areas:
Energy + geothermal
Land and energy projects where technical expertise and development planning are central to the investment.
Technology + infrastructure
The physical infrastructure behind technology, including power and data capacity.
Property + lease structures
Property tied to operating needs, with attention to tenant quality, lease terms and ongoing costs.
Early-stage businesses
Businesses with a clear customer need and leadership he can evaluate directly.
The approach
Four questions guide his evaluation.
- Who is doing the work?
- He looks for relevant expertise, attention to detail and consistent follow-through, with references from respected people in the field.
- How does it work?
- He wants to understand the customer, the economics and the risks before committing.
- Will it last?
- He considers long-term demand and what the business or property would need to withstand setbacks.
- Are interests aligned?
- He examines how partners share responsibility, make decisions and participate in the outcome.
Beyond capital
A perspective close to the customer.
His experience as a player, business owner and parent gives Chase firsthand insight into how athletes and families evaluate coaching, facilities and development opportunities.
He is especially interested in partnerships where that perspective, his relationships and his understanding of performance environments can contribute alongside capital.
Discuss an opportunity.
Share the business, the people involved and where you see a potential fit.
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