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For more than 30 years, Joe Kessi has built over 48 subdivisions, developed thousands of lots, and sold projects to some of the largest home builders in the country, including Lennar, D.R. Horton, Davis Construction and David Weekley Homes. His advantage has always been his rigorous study of market cycles, code interpretation, and mastery of the entitlement process. That discipline has earned him a 100% entitlement record, which means every project he has ever pursued has been approved.

It was put to the ultimate test in 2008 when the market collapsed. Joe was responsible for tens of millions of dollars in active projects at the time, and he completed every one of them, repaid every investor with their returns, and never had a single default.

He took the lessons from that crisis and built his own software to spot early indicators like code changes and rising markets. That technology fueled the rapid growth of OHM Equity Partners and its affiliated project companies from 2010 to 2012, and in 2011, The New York Times featured him for his strategy of buying homes and moving them.

Today, Joe is the Founder and CEO of Fidelis First, where he leads acquisitions, investments and development. He also owns a portfolio of apartment buildings and has advised dozens of the biggest names in real estate.

A few fun facts about him: he flipped his first house at 17, has owned land in all 50 states, holds a general contractor license in 7 states, and opened a restaurant in college before he was old enough to drink. When he isn't working, you'll find him spending time with his wife of 30 years and their four children, or flying his own plane.

Alex Pham started his first business at 16: a printing company in his parents' garage. He grew it into a 7,000-square-foot facility with contracts at major universities, and at 20, he bought his first rental property.

From 2023 to 2025, Alex built a marketing agency that served more than 230 small businesses and grew from zero to 15 full-time employees in under 18 months.

During that same period, he began working in real estate development alongside Joe Kessi, first as his mentee and then as his partner. Together they have underwritten dozens of deals and worked on four subdivisions, and Alex has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in investor capital.

At the end of 2025, Alex merged the agency's operations into Fidelis First, bringing its marketing and investor relations in-house. Today, he is a General Partner at Fidelis First, where he leads firm operations, including marketing, investor relations, team operations and recruiting. He is also an angel investor who advises companies on go-to-market and demand generation strategy, and he invests alongside his wife through their family office.

Alongside his work at Fidelis First, Alex serves as an Infantry Officer in the Army National Guard. He is also a husband and father.