In this episode, Chris Powers sits down with Ben Nowack, co-founder and CEO of Reflect Orbital, one of the first companies building satellites that redirect sunlight from orbit to specific spots on Earth - with the goal of delivering sunlight on demand, 24/7. Why would you want sunlight 24/7? Agriculture…
Caption: John Owen runs three aviation businesses under one roof and discusses what's worth buying instead of building. Guest: John Owen, President & CEO of Airshare. Link to episode (# 418) https://youtu.be/zYNV2V0gM8Y
Most companies are racing to roll out AI. Airshare took a more methodical approach. Guest: John Owen, President & CEO of Airshare. Link to episode (# 418) https://youtu.be/zYNV2V0gM8Y
Turns out the Starlink in your Uber and the Starlink on a private jet are basically the same system. The price is not. Guest: John Owen, President & CEO of Airshare. Link to episode (# 418) https://youtu.be/zYNV2V0gM8Y
Plenty of people who could afford private aviation never did until COVID gave them the reason to finally try it. Guest: John Owen, President & CEO of Airshare. Link to episode (# 418) https://youtu.be/zYNV2V0gM8Y
Private jet manufacturers are sold out through 2029 and what they learned from 2008 to keep them from overbuilding. Guest: John Owen, President & CEO of Airshare. Link to episode (# 418) https://youtu.be/zYNV2V0gM8Y
In this episode, Chris sits down with John Owen, President and CEO of Airshare, one of the largest private jet operators in the country. Airshare started in 2000 and spent over twenty years as a regional Midwest operator before going national in 2023 by acquiring Wheels Up's aircraft management business.…
Real estate deals are falling apart and the trigger is a smaller move in rates than you'd think. Guest: John Zegen, Co-founder of Madison Realty Capital. Link to episode (# 417) https://youtu.be/7ObuERkK3uE
Everyone keeps waiting for the post-crash fire sale. This time it isn't coming the way they think. Guest: John Zegen, Co-founder of Madison Realty Capital. Link to episode (# 417) https://youtu.be/7ObuERkK3uE
For years, one of the biggest markets in finance had no natural owner. This is why. Guest: John Zegen, Co-founder of Madison Realty Capital. Link to episode (# 417) https://youtu.be/7ObuERkK3uE
How the wave of post-2009 bank sell-offs opened up a new line of business for Madison. Guest: John Zegen, Co-founder of Madison Realty Capital. Link to episode (# 417) https://youtu.be/7ObuERkK3uE
Josh Zegen explains why office has been less than 1% of Madison's lending book since 2004. Guest: John Zegen, Co-founder of Madison Realty Capital. Link to episode (# 417) https://youtu.be/7ObuERkK3uE
In this episode, Chris sits down with Josh Zegen, Co-Founder & Managing Principal of Madison Realty Capital, a $25 billion real estate private credit firm he started with his college roommate in 2004. They dig into how he built one of the largest private lenders in the country starting from…
John McQueeney describes the scale of the AI infrastructure buildout happening in West Texas: 6,500 workers on site, 10 gas turbines, and half a million square feet per building. Guest: John McQueeney, Texas State Representative. Link to episode (# 416) https://youtu.be/8PvNEk7zOko
John McQueeney argues that AI infrastructure is becoming strategically important - and that the investment will happen somewhere whether Texas participates or not. Guest: John McQueeney, Texas State Representative. Link to episode (# 416) https://youtu.be/8PvNEk7zOko
The argument isn’t just about AI. It’s about jobs, infrastructure, tax base, and whether cities want to participate in the next major economic buildout. Guest: John McQueeney, Texas State Representative. Link to episode (# 416) https://youtu.be/8PvNEk7zOko
Built right, data centers curtail their own usage during peak demand and turn on backup generation so your power stays on. Guest: John McQueeney, Texas State Representative. Link to episode (# 416) https://youtu.be/8PvNEk7zOko
Why do so many cities compete for data centers? One reason is the belief that they can generate substantial tax revenue without the same long-term public infrastructure burden as large residential growth. Guest: John McQueeney, Texas State Representative. Link to episode (# 416) https://youtu.be/8PvNEk7zOko
Most people never think about data centers until one gets proposed near their town - even though almost every part of modern life already depends on them. Guest: John McQueeney, Texas State Representative. Link to episode (# 416) in bio.
In this episode, Chris sits down with John McQueeney, State Representative for House District 97 in Tarrant County, Texas and member of the State Affairs Committee covering power grid and electric policy. In the last six weeks alone, John's committee has run three interim data center hearings. He is also…
Most founders pick a product and try to build a business around it. The best operators do the opposite - pick the model first, and let the products fit it. Guest: Bryan Perkins, founder and CEO of Novaria Group. Link to episode (# 415) https://youtu.be/jDRfElheTFw
Most founders try to get through the next day. The ones who build large, successful businesses are deliberate about decisions whose payoff is 10 or 15 years out. Guest: Bryan Perkins, founder and CEO of Novaria Group. Link to episode (# 415) https://youtu.be/jDRfElheTFw
Why the space market is still in the early innings, even after SpaceX and Blue Origin. Guest: Bryan Perkins, founder and CEO of Novaria Group. Link to episode (# 415) https://youtu.be/jDRfElheTFw
You don't really understand the business you're in until you've stood on a factory floor and watched your customer's end product get built. Guest: Bryan Perkins, founder and CEO of Novaria Group. Link to episode (# 415) https://youtu.be/jDRfElheTFw