Episodes
195
Feb. 1, 2022
RE #195: Nathan Lenahan - A story of working at WeWork until original IPO, His new HVAC roll-up strategy with game-changing tech component
Entrepreneur, Nathan Lenahan, has held many titles such as COO of Smart City Apartment Locating and VP & GM of Texas and the Mountain West Regions for WeWork. Nathan is currently working on a roll up of home service businesses beginning with HVAC....
194
Jan. 25, 2022
RE #194: Chris Powers & Jason Baxter Talk Fort Capital's 2021 Year in Review
On this episode, Jason Baxter and Chris Powers take a look at the last year for Fort Capital and discuss how their team evolved and prepared for scale, Jason's transition to CEO, company highlights, and thoughts on their strategy, and why 2021 was a...
193
Jan. 20, 2022
#193: Chris Pate - Managing Director of True North Advisors - A Masterclass in Capital Allocation
Chris Pate, Managing Director of independent wealth management firm True North Advisors, spent the first 11 years of his career at a multi-strategy hedge fund. Prior to True North Advisors, Chris spent 8 years managing the investment activities...
192
Jan. 18, 2022
RE #192: Tyron McDaniel - Owner of Houston Vintage Homes - A leader on a mission to build Affordable Housing for all
Tyron McDaniel is the Owner of Houston Vintage Homes, focused on the Design & Development of Affordable Housing in inner-city communities around the country. With a keen eye for design and historical context, Tyron works with multiple cities and...
191
Jan. 11, 2022
RE #191: Chris Powers - Real Estate Rant on Industrial, Office, and Capital Markets Heading into 2022
On this solo episode, Chris provides an update on industrial fundamentals and how they're holding up to date. He also deep dives into interesting things he is thinking about by way of capital markets and provides insight into what the office data is...
190
Jan. 4, 2022
RE #190: Riaz Taplin - Founder of Riaz Capital - Do Well, Do Good - Developing a Billion Dollar Microliving Empire in the Bay Area
Principal & Founder Riaz Taplin has been thinking about workforce housing for most of his professional life. Growing up in a real estate family, Riaz detoured early in his career from the family business to develop his own style by founding a...
189
Dec. 28, 2021
RE #189: Mike Berry - President of Hillwood
Mike Berry is the President of Hillwood, one of the top industrial, commercial, and residential real estate developers in the country. He has been the leader of development efforts in AllianceTexas, one of the largest global logistics hubs in the...
188
Dec. 21, 2021
RE #188 BONUS: Chris Powers & Eric Jorgenson on Jorgenson's Soundbox
Happy Holidays! We wanted to co-launch a special episode where Chris was interviewed by Eric Jorgenson (guest on ) on Eric's show: Enjoy! In the last episode, we discussed alternative assets, and in this episode, we take a deep dive into the...
187
Dec. 16, 2021
#187: Colin Landforce - CTO of Unrivaled Brands - Cannabis Industry 101
Colin Landforce is an entrepreneur and tactical leader with more than 10 years of experience in regulated and emerging consumer product spaces. With deep experience at the intersection of recreational cannabis and CPG, Colin’s thought leadership is...
186
Dec. 14, 2021
RE #186: Moses Kagan - Part 2 | On Value-Add MF, A New Core Strategy, ReConvene, Los Angeles, and How He's Looking at The World
Moses Kagan is the Co-Founder and Head of Adaptive Realty, a Los Angeles-based development, and property management group. Since 2018, Moses has overseen the repositioning of 80 properties in Los Angeles and grown Adaptive from $0 to $110M of property...
184
Dec. 7, 2021
RE #185: Moses Kagan - Part 1| On Value-Add MF, A New Core Strategy, ReConvene, Los Angeles, and How He's Looking at The World
Moses Kagan is the Co-Founder and Head of Adaptive Realty, a Los Angeles-based development, and property management group. Since 2018, Moses has overseen the repositioning of 80 properties in Los Angeles and grown Adaptive from $0 to $110M of property...
184
Nov. 30, 2021
RE #184: Kendal Harazny - Co-Founder/Principal of Wexford Developments - Developing amazing urban projects in Canada & US
Kendal Harazny is a Principal and Co-founder of Wexford Developments, a real estate development, investment, and management company. Wexford has completed over $500 million of development, currently has $500 million in assets under management, and has...
183
Nov. 23, 2021
RE #183: Keith Wasserman - Founder of Gelt Inc.
Chris chats with Keith Wasserman, Founder of Gelt Inc. which is one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in the country. Gelt focuses on purchasing multi-family communities, storage facilities, and RV parks. You can connect with Keith by email...
182
Nov. 16, 2021
RE #182: Peter Lohmann - CEO of RL Property Mgmt - Building a PM Biz, 'Tasks at Scale', Airbnb in PM?
Peter Lohmann is the founder & CEO of RL Property Management, a residential property management company in Columbus, Ohio. Peter graduated with a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering and spent 5 years as a control systems engineer before...
181
Nov. 11, 2021
#181: Alex Lieberman - Co-Founder of Morning Brew - Building & Selling Morning Brew, Transition to Exec Chairman, Crypto / NFT's
Alex Lieberman is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, a multi-platform business media brand. In October 2020, Alex & his co-founder sold a majority stake of Morning Brew to Business Insider for a reported $75 million. Today,...
180
Nov. 9, 2021
RE #180: Chris Powers - GP Fees and The Pathway to Building a World-Class REPE Operating Platform
On this episode, Chris does a full deep dive into the world of fees, including what they are, should you be charging fees at all, and when, fee misconceptions, the benefits of a profitable company, and the pathway to building a world-class REPE...
178
Nov. 2, 2021
RE #179: John Blatchford - Owner of Kunst MF - Historic Real Estate Tax Credits 101
John Blatchford is the Owner of Kunst, a real estate developer in Cincinnati, Ohio that renovates historic buildings into city apartments by utilizing historic tax credits and Opportunity Zone investments. This episode is a deep dive into The Historic...
178
Oct. 26, 2021
RE #178: Chris Powers - Why decisions are made to sell real estate?
On this solo episode, Chris breaks down what would cause someone to sell an investment property or cash-flowing asset. He also discusses why different entities will decide to sell, such as funds or merchant developers. He stresses the importance of...
177
Oct. 21, 2021
#177: Bill D'Alessandro - CEO of Elements Brands - Building an E-Commerce Holdco Empire
Bill D'Alessandro is the Founder / CEO at a parent brand that owns and acquires e-commerce companies. Bill founded Elements Brands in 2010 and has scaled to 8 figures of revenue, 50+ employees, and 51,000 square feet of office/warehouse....
176
Oct. 19, 2021
RE #176: Ayesha Selden - Building a Real Estate & Equity Empire, Owner of Mud2millions.com - 'OWN SOME SHIT'
Born and raised in South Philadelphia to a single mother, Ayesha is now a multi-millionaire in Stock, Real Estate, and as a Franchise Business Owner. As an Economic Activist, she encourages everyone to invest their money in themselves and their...
175
Oct. 12, 2021
RE #175: Bobby Fijan - Partner @ Form Developers - The Mad Scientist of Floorplans and Complex MF Development
Bobby has been involved in startup companies for nearly his entire career. He left graduate school to start his previous company, Cross Properties, with 3 other partners in the basement of a seminary in 2011. He's worn every hat in real estate from...
174
Oct. 5, 2021
RE #174: Laird Sparks - Sr. Managing Director, Development at Greystar
Laird Sparks is a Senior Managing Director for Greystar Development and Construction Services, with responsibility for multifamily development in the Central North Region. He joined Greystar in 1998, holding various positions across multiple...
173
Sept. 28, 2021
#173: Andrew Gazdecki - Founder & CEO of Microacquire
Andrew Gazdecki is the Founder of , an online startup acquisition marketplace. Andrew is also the former CEO & Founder of Bizness Apps and Altcoin (both acquired). On this episode, Chris and Andrew discuss the early days of founding Bizness Apps...
172
Sept. 21, 2021
RE #172: Vince Knipp - Senior MD Investments at Marcus Millichap - Single Tenant NNN Retail Assets 101
Vincent Knipp is a Senior Managing Director of Investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, where he specializes in net lease investment sales across the United States. Knipp has been the #1 Net Lease Agent in Texas and consistently ranks...