About Ari Rastegar:

Ari Rastegar is the Founder and CEO of Rastegar Capital, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm with a diversified portfolio spanning multifamily, industrial, and mixed-use properties across the United States and abroad.

Dubbed “The Oracle of Austin” by Forbes, Ari has built a billion-dollar platform grounded in innovation, data-driven strategy, and disciplined execution. A recognized thought leader on real estate, leadership, and human performance, he has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, Forbes, and GQ.

Ari is also the author of The Gift of Failure, where he shares lessons on resilience, mindset, and building lasting success through adversity.

In this episode, Kevin and Ari Rastegar discuss:

• Why failure is an essential and unavoidable part of progress
• How faith, imagination, and hard work shaped Ari’s leadership journey
• Learning to redefine success and fulfillment through personal growth
• The discipline of raising your standards to transform every area of life
• Building resilience through humility, experimentation, and self-leadership

Key Takeaways:

• Failure isn’t the opposite of success — it’s the curriculum. Every setback provides new variables, new wisdom, and new data points that shape stronger leaders. The goal isn’t perfection; it’s progress.
• Fulfillment and success must coexist. You can achieve everything the world defines as success and still feel empty. Leaders thrive when they pursue achievement and joy, purpose, faith, and emotional wholeness.
• Raising your standards changes your life. Whether it’s health, relationships, leadership, or discipline, transformation begins the moment you decide the old standard is no longer acceptable.
• Self-leadership is the starting point for all other leadership. If you can’t discipline yourself, manage your mindset, and control your habits, you can't guide a team, a business, or a community with integrity.

"It's not what we don't know that gets us in trouble. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so.” – Ari Rastegar

Connect with Ari Rastegar:

Website: http://www.rastegarcapital.com 

X: https://twitter.com/arirastegar 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rastegar/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arirastegar

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AriRastegar/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ari_Rastegar 

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Gift-of-Failure/dp/B0B75TBXNC/ 

Connect with Kevin Neal:

Website: https://drkdneal.com 

Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0C47RZDSS 

https://www.amazon.com/Guided-Greatness-Mentorship-Developing-professionals-ebook/dp/B0FGBH1VNS

Email: coachkd63@gmail.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkd63