Jeff Pensiero “Baldface Lodge: 36,000 acres of Pure Conviction”
Welcome to episode 31 of Offshoot. My guest today is Jeff Pensiero, founder of Baldface Lodge, a legendary backcountry snowcat skiing operation in British Columbia’s Selkirk Range. These 36,000 acres of pristine terrain, which many consider the pinnacle of snowboarding lodges, offers a relatively small audience of riders some of the best backcountry riding in […]
Demien Farrell: From Fighting Change Orders to Driving Industry Change: The Mexico Solution
Welcome to episode 30 of Offshoot. My guest today is Damien Farrell, founder of West Modular, a construction company that manufactures modular apartment buildings from a 210,000 square foot facility in Tijuana, Mexico. At maximum output, West Modular can produce 1,500-2,000 apartments annually and build them in half the time of conventional construction. Damien brings […]
Jack Cohen: I’m in the real estate industry for all the crazy people.
Welcome to episode 29 of Offshoot. My guest today is Jack Cohen, a Managing Director of ArrowMark Partners, a Denver-based investment platform, and the founder of Dark Knight Ventures, Jack’s business consultancy, or “mentor capitalist” firm focused on helping smart, creative, salespeople be more successful. For Jack, it is a platform to teach and give […]
Connor Mitchell: I’ll put you where you can fail, but I won’t let you drown.
Welcome to episode 28 of Offshoot. My guest today is Connor Mitchell, a Managing Director of Cascadia Capital, the #2 independent investment bank in the nation. Connor focuses on the human capital and professional services side of industry, which covers areas like accounting, consulting, and human resources; any area where external human capital comes to […]
Bill Vanderstraaten: The merit of a high idle, curiosity, and networks.
Welcome to episode 27 of Offshoot. My guest today is Bill Vanderstraaten President and founder of Chief Partners, LP a Dallas-based family office focus on investing LP equity into commercial real estate. As part of the Trever Rees-Jones holdings, Chief Partners team of only 6 professionals typically invests $5MM to $15MM into a myriad of […]
Jimmy Silverwood: Don’t take no for an answer. All things affordable housing.
Welcome, everyone, to episode 26 of Offshoot. My guest today is Jimmy Silverwood, president of Affirmed Housing Group a San Diego-based affordable housing company that develops in San Diego, LA, and the Bay Area. Since their 1992 start, they have completed $2.8 billion in projects and created more than 5,500 apartments across 70 communities. The […]
Part 2: Josh Volen: Replace Yourself a Little Bit More Every Day
Welcome everyone to episode 25 of Offshoot. Today, my guest is Josh Volen the Principal and Co-founder of CIRE Equity, an $890MM NAVREIT. Josh graduated from Cal Berkeley then spent 6 years at Marcus and Millichap where he became one of their top brokers. In 2010 he started CIRE. From 2010 to 2019 their acquisition were […]
Part 1: Josh Volen: Replace Yourself a Little Bit More Every Day
Welcome everyone to episode 25 of Offshoot. Today, my guest is Josh Volen the Principal and Co-founder of CIRE Equity, an $890MM NAVREIT. Josh graduated from Cal Berkeley then spent 6 years at Marcus and Millichap where he became one of their top brokers. In 2010 he started CIRE. From 2010 to 2019 their acquisition were […]
Part 2: Jason Luker: Survival is victory. Don’t worry about asking stupid questions.
Welcome everyone to episode 24 of Offshoot. My guest today is Jason Luker, a Principal and Founder of Cardinal Group which is a vertically integrated institutional asset manager and developer focused on student housing. From a 2006 start at zero, Jason and his three partners have absolutely crushed. They have 2,000 employees, 100,000 beds, and […]
Part 1: Jason Luker: Survival is victory. Don’t worry about asking stupid questions.
Welcome everyone to episode 24 of Offshoot. My guest today is Jason Luker, a Principal and Founder of Cardinal Group which is a vertically integrated institutional asset manager and developer focused on student housing. From a 2006 start at zero, Jason and his three partners have absolutely crushed. They have 2,000 employees, 100,000 beds, and […]
