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Residential real estate is a business dominated by women, where two out of every three agents are female. Home stagers are even more lopsided: 85% of stagers are women! Lou Maccarone and his company Staged to Sell buck that trend. Join Nick and Lou to for a conversation about all things staging and residential real estate!

Ryan Rinaldo has been in the restaurant industry his entire life. He bought Metropolis in 2013, one of the many restaurants in Scottsdale's Optima Camelview at the time. Today, Metropolis is the only restaurant left standing in Scottsdale's most iconic property. He joins Nick to talk his life story, how he runs his team, and much more!

You may know Derek Deardorff as the goofy real estate agent and developer who also happens to be the brains behind the Characters of Scottsdale. Instead of having yet another conversation about real estate, Derek decided to do something different for this episode. He brought Andrea Menhennet - expert in relationships, trauma and PTSD - to join Nick for a conversation about dating in Scottsdale!

Scottsdale resident Greg Roeberg is running for AZ state attorney general in 2026. He joins Nick to share his background and discuss his goals if he is elected. Particularly, how he can help incentivize more homes to get built in the state of Arizona!

Greg Lim is a serial entrepreneur in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area with exits from many of the most notable startups from AZ, including Carvana. His latest venture was born out of a personal experience where his father was released early from a hospital to his own detriment - something that would have never happened if the doctors had real-time data of his health. Greg's new company aims to fix that. Join Nick & Greg for a conversation about Greg's new venture, the startup culture in Scottsdale, Arizona real estate, and much more!

When you think tech start-ups, you might think San Francisco. Austin. Maybe even New York City. But Scottsdale?! Ryan and Amit are doing exactly that in a town historically dominated by real estate and healthcare. Join Nick and the founders of Codality for a conversation on all things start-ups in Scottsdale, AZ!

If you know Nick, then you know he likes his suit jackets jackets. Certain colors are hard to find in men's jackets, so when Nick found a pink jacket from Colton Crain and The Grotto Menswear, he had to jump on it. During the process, he learned a lot about the latest fashion trends from Colton, and also realized they had a lot in common. Two former musicians wearing suits every day?! Check out the full conversation here!

Aaron Rocha founded Multivestors Group at what might have been the worst possible time to buy multifamily real estate. But what might have been bad timing for many buyers turned into the opportunity of a lifetime for him and his new company, as they remained disciplined and did not buy properties that they knew they couldn't hold onto. Today, Multivestors Group manages 11 funds for commercial properties with more on the way. Join Nick & Aaron for round two and an update on the state of commercial real estate!

Kyle Grant is so humble that he told me for months that he was a "consultant" at Painted Desert Consulting and I believed it. I didn't find out until we started recording this episode that he founded the damn thing! Learn more about Kyle's takes on recruiting employees, managing people, moving from California to Arizona, his favorite social club in Scottsdale, and much more!

What happens after you almost lose everything? You come back even stronger! Brett Secor joins Nick to discuss how he built his recruiting business in a hospital bed after nearly dying from internal injuries. The boys also touched on Scottsdale, real estate, and the social club at Empire!