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episode 1: Episode 1: Alex Hodara on investing in students
Alex Hodara is the Founder of Rocket Club, "The S.T.E.A.M. and Entrepreneurship Certificate Program for Innovators Ages 7-14." Rocket Club has been an incredible addition to the lives of its students, staff, and others.
Alex began his career founding Hodara Real Estate Group, an investment and development company started as a brokerage in 2008, when he was a junior business student at Boston University. The success of this student-owned and student-run brokerage led to his being named one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30”. In 2011 Alex bought, renovated, and rented his first building. Today he owns 200 multifamily units between Boston and Jersey City.
In 2018, Alex founded Rocket Club and in 2021 was named as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Alex, who grew up in Westfield, New Jersey, received a B.B.A. from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. He currently resides in New York City.
For more information go to rocketclub.com