From a founding partner about to retire, to an associate just out of fellowship, all five REIs at Carolina Conceptions sat down to share their takes on staying private, staying aligned, and staying real.

Carolina Conceptions invited us in, and we talked real talk about:

• The golden parachute of private equity (and why they’ve resisted it)
  

• The tension between high-touch care and the operational demands of growth
  

• How they’re navigating succession, new tech, and alignment across multiple generations of REIs