Lance Edwards
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| Born | October 2, 1961 Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | University of Notre Dame |
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Lance Arthur Edwards (born October 2, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist.
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Edwards was born on October 2, 1961, in Lakeland, Florida to Arthur Tillis Edwards III and Judith Porter Hopkins. His four-time maternal great grandfather, James Alderman[1], was a Florida pioneer and the first settler South of the Alafia River in 1848.[2]
Edwards' paternal grandfather, A. Tillis Edwards Jr., was a prominent figure in the Florida citrus industry beginning in the 1930s.[3] He was appointed by Governor Claude Kirk to the Florida Citrus Commission in 1967, where he served until 1971.[4] In 1969, he was a member of the Florida Citrus Commission's Disney World Committee, where he helped secure the Disney promotional agreement[5] leading to the creation of Orange Bird.[6] In 2022, he was inducted into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame.[7][8]
Edwards earned the Eagle Scout achievement in 1976. Edwards graduated from the University of Houston with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1984 and from the University of Notre Dame in 1985 with an MS in Chemical Engineering.[9]
Career[edit]
From 1985 to 1995, Edwards was a Director at Setpoint, Inc.[10] While there, he published three articles:
- "Process Optimization Solutions with Rigorous Equation Based Models for Refinery and Petrochemical Processes or Evolving Business Rules and Technology Converge at Process Optimization Solutions"[11]
- "Computerization: Problems and Solutions."[12]
- "Fluid Coker Benefits from Advanced Control."[13]
From 1995 to 2005, Edwards was a director at Aspen Technology. While there, he published:
- "Refinery Process Optimization: Maturing Technology Creates New Business Opportunities"[14]
- "On-line Process Optimization: Past, Present and Future"[15]
In 2004, Edwards founded First Cornerstone Group,[16][17][18] which was featured in the Inc. 5000 in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and was in the Houston Business Journal Fast 100 in 2015,[19] 2016,[20] 2017,[21] and 2018.[22] In 2007, First Cornerstone began offering real estate investment training seminars, with an emphasis on small apartments.
Books[edit]
Edwards has written two books about real estate investing. Published in 2015, Edwards' first book was How to Make Big Money in Small Apartments. In 2016, he was a contributor to The Ultimate Real Estate Survival Guide.
In As It Should Be: Tales of Old Florida, released in 2019, Edwards relates vignettes about his youth in Central Florida in the 1960s-1980s based on his family's Florida heritage.
Podcasts[edit]
Edwards hosts two podcasts: Green Light REI[23] and Financial Independence: A Better Perspective.[24]
Operation True Potential[edit]
In March 2021, Edwards announced the creation of Operation True Potential, a program to renovate and revitalize affordable housing complexes, at the Fairmont Village Apartments in Fairmont, West Virginia.[25][26] The second Operation True Potential project at the Ridgewood Village complex was completed in Moore, Oklahoma.[27]
Philanthropy[edit]
Edwards donated 200% of the proceeds from the launch of his book, "As It Should Be: Tales of Old Florida" to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.[28]
Awards and honors[edit]
- Inc 5000: America's Fastest Growing Companies (2016, 2017, 2018)[29]
- Houston Business Journal: Fast 100 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Published works[edit]
- How to Make Big Money in Small Apartments (2015), ISBN 978-1-500-88324-9 Search this book on
. - The Ultimate Real Estate Survival Guide (contributor) (2016), ISBN 978-0-997-53665-2 Search this book on .
- As It Should Be: Tales of Old Florida (2019), ISBN 978-1-645-70714-1 Search this book on .
References[edit]
- ↑ "The continuing allure of Alderman's Ford". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund". Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. February 25, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ Rusnak, Paul (December 14, 2021). "Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Picks 3 for Class of 2022". Growing Produce. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Florida Citrus Commission". Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Citrus Hall of Fame Inductees" (PDF). Citrus Connection. December 1, 2021. p. 13. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Recognizing Citrus Giants – Central Florida Ag News". Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Tillis Edwards". Florida Citrus Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Citrus Hall of Fame Names New Inductees". Citrus Industry Magazine. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "Resources –". bigmoneyinsmallapartments.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "Setpoint is now JR Automation". JRAutomation. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ Presented at Japan Petroleum Institute Refining Conference. Tokyo, Japan. October 12–13, 1994. Lance A Edwards and Ken Masaki. Page 24.
- ↑ Hydrocarbon Magazine, June 1994. Lance A Edwards and Jay Kipper. Page 57
- ↑ Hydrocarbon Magazine, June 1992. Lance A Edwards, Jones Devlin, and John Crosby
- ↑ Presented at 1995 National Petroleum Refiners Association Annual Meeting March 19–21, 1995. San Francisco. Frank Kleinschrodt, Lance A Edwards, Douglas C White, John J Haydel
- ↑ Aspen World Meeting. Boston, MA. November 1994. 65 pp.
- ↑ "First Cornerstone Group". First Cornerstone Group. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "First Cornerstone Group Company Profile | Management and Employees List". Datanyze. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "First Cornerstone Group, LLC". OpenCorporates. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Henry, Madison (August 4, 2015). "Houston Business Journal announces 2015 Fast 100 finalists". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ Furr, Laura (August 3, 2016). "These are the 100 fastest-growing private companies in Houston". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ Barrientos, Margaret (November 9, 2017). "These are Houston's 100 fastest-growing private companies". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ Pulsinelli, Olivia (July 13, 2018). "HBJ reveals Houston's fastest-growing private cos. for 2018". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Green Light Real Estate Investing – Lance Edwards' Podcast". Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "Financial Independence: A Better Perspective – Lance Edwards' & Randy Luebke's Podcast Website". Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ↑ "Ribbon cutting ceremony held for newly renovated apartments". WBOY.com. March 29, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ EDITOR, John Mark Shaver FAIRMONT NEWS. "Marion Co., West Virginia, Chamber holds ribbon cutting for new affordable apartment complex". WV News. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ Writer, Jeff Elkins | Transcript Staff. "Moore apartment complex owner makes improvements through focused strategy". Norman Transcript. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund". Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. February 25, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Inc. Company Profile: First Cornerstone Group". Inc. January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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