From small-town New Jersey to Charlotte real estate, Dan Irvin turned a recession-era pivot into opportunity. Now a partner at Nu Partners, he’s acquiring and revitalizing underperforming apartment communities to better serve middle-income families. With 10 deals down and a 471-unit Raleigh property under contract, Dan’s building more than investments—he’s building community.

Engineer turned entrepreneur, James Wyler went from Georgia Tech to helping scale Skookum to leading Trusted Security Solutions — a global software company serving banks across nearly every continent. Now he’s building a Charlotte-based holding company and preparing for EO leadership.

Jeanna Holmes, owner of Charlotte In-Vironments, joins Trent and Patrick to share her journey from growing up in Charlotte to buying her mother's design firm. She talks about carrying on her mom’s legacy, leading the business today, and collaborating on many Roby projects along the way. 

This week on At Home With Roby, John Forgan shares his journey from navigating the financial crisis at Wachovia to leading markets at PNC and First Horizon—now serving as President of Integrated Insurance Solutions. Writing in 43 states and focused on construction risk and bonding, John believes insurance should be an asset, not a commodity.

This week, Trent and guest host David McGuire, sit down with Aaron Bock, Managing Partner of Opkalla. Aaron dives into his unexpected leap from working at PWC to later leading a vender-neutral tech advisory firm and shares hard-earned lessons on networking, trust, and why doing what you say you'll do is the real competitive edge.

Boat captain, entrepreneur, and longtime friend of the late Doug Lebda, Seth Laws joins Trent and Patrick for a reflective conversation about life on the water, pivotal T-Zero moments, and lessons learned from loss, risk, and reinvention. From sport fishing to regenerative farming, Seth shares why time is the one thing you can never get back.

On this week’s episode, Saxby Morehead, CFO of the Roby Family of Companies, joins the podcast to talk about his journey from auditor to CFO, what he’s learning in his new role at Roby, and the importance on discipline. 

This week, Walt Steele, CEO of Pine Hall Brick, joins At Home with Roby to talk leadership, legacy, and paying your dues in a fourth-generation business. From the yard to the C-suite, Walt shares how Pine Hall is growing, evolving, and thinking about what comes next.

Ben Collins of Morrison Millwork joins the show to talk about rebuilding during the recession, learning from early mistakes, and shifting the business toward windows and engineered wood products. He shares insights on working with contractors, serving builders at every price point, and leading with love, even when it’s hard.

Buddy Persons, owner of Persons Services Corp., joins Trent and Patrick to share the story behind the company’s growth—from its beginnings as a plumbing business founded in Mobile, Alabama in 1978 to a global operation spanning construction, infrastructure, industrial work, and disaster recovery. Buddy also discusses their current disaster relief efforts in North Carolina and the people-first mindset driving everything they do.