Brian and Kent Roers, cofounders of the Roers Companies, on taking advantage of life’s opportunities

Now the co-founders of Roers Companies, a Plymouth-based real estate developer, brothers Kent and Brian Roers had a hand in business from a young age. From power washing pig barns for the family farm to selling hockey skate sharpeners to their junior high classmates, the Roers brothers know what it’s like to work hard and take advantage of life’s opportunities. 

“It was ingrained in us early on that you should take chances,” Kent Roers says in this episode of the Off the Record podcast. “You should take opportunities — and take advantage of them.” 

Listen as the Roers brothers chat about their career trajectories with hosts Kathy Robideau, market president and publisher of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and Dave Faust, president and CEO of Platinum Bank. Hear more about: 

• Why Kent and Brian went to work for companies after graduating from college, rather than starting off as entrepreneurs. 
• Starting their company with a car, a phone and a laptop — and no formally written plan. 
• Why the ability to commit is critical in any relationship, but especially in business transactions. 
• Which brother is the visionary and which is the integrator. 
• Hiring people who are “hungry, humble and smart.” 
• Conversations and challenges in today’s housing market. 

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