Jamie Winship has decades of experience bringing peaceful solutions to some of the world’s highest conflict areas.

After a distinguished career in law enforcement in the metro Washington D.C. area, Jamie earned an M.A. in English and developed a unique process of resolving inner conflict that results in the ability to lead and innovate from a position of authenticity and freedom. His unconventional efforts to bring about societal and racial reconciliation led him to Indonesia, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Israel, and back to the U.S. 

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Today I’m I sitting down with Scott Arnoldy, Founder & CEO of Triten RE Partners, to explore his journey from the frothy real estate markets of the mid-2000s to building Triten into a multi-vertical investment and development firm with ~$2B in investment volume.

We talk about the lessons he learned at Goldman and Stockbridge during the GFC, the early days of striking out on his own, and how he’s evolved from being a dealmaker to focusing on building a scalable business. Scott shares his perspective on industrial outdoor storage, multifamily opportunities, and why leadership and team building have become his greatest priorities.

We discuss:

How the leverage-driven deals of the mid-2000s shaped Scott’s risk mindset

The transition from opportunistic projects to building a long-term business with structure and focus

The evolution of Triten’s investment approach, from value-add office to iOS and multifamily

Why storytelling and clarity matter as much as numbers when raising capital

Perspectives on the current real estate cycle, market uncertainty, and where compelling opportunities exist today

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In today’s episode, I sit down with Juniper Square Co-Founder & CEO Alex Robinson for a conversation on the seismic shifts reshaping private markets and the future of investing. 

We dig into the impact of interest rate changes, the rise of retail investors, and why GPs face both opportunity and disruption in today’s environment. We also go deep on artificial intelligence, how it’s already transforming knowledge work, and the role it will play in redefining private market operations. Alex shares both a macro view of these changes and the mindset he’s using as a CEO to navigate them inside Juniper Square.

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- How rising rates have affected private credit, real estate, and venture capital differently

- Why retail investors will be a defining force in the next decade of private markets

- The tension between becoming a mega-cap manager or staying a differentiated sharpshooter

-Why liquidity is one of the hardest challenges to solve for private investors

- How AI will fundamentally rewire every role inside a GP and beyond

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Alex Nyhan is the CEO of First Washington Realty and an owner in FWR's entities. FWR owns interests in and manages approximately $9 billion of top-quality grocery-anchored shopping centers across the United States.

Alex is one of the sharpest minds in real estate and this episode is proof of that.  I’ve had the good fortune of learning from Alex for many years and is someone who always brings good insight. 

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- Lessons from structuring complicated public-private development projects

- The investment philosophy behind First Washington’s 22 million square feet of neighborhood retail

- Why grocery-anchored shopping centers have proven so resilient

- How demographics, education levels, and supply constraints shape long-term value

- The role of relationships and human connection in both tenant selection and consumer experience

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My Co-Founder, Jason Baxter, joins me once again to discuss the growth at FOSTR and how our team is thinking about the future of AI inside companies.

Since our last conversation, Jason has sharpened his perspective on where the real value lies for businesses—moving beyond surface-level AI use cases to building the infrastructure that allows organizations to actually compound knowledge over time. We dig into how FOSTR is solving the data problem, why knowledge graphs are critical, and what it means for the next wave of AI adoption in business.

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(00:21:51) - The importance of clean data

(00:28:03) - FOSTR’s Knowledge graph

(00:44:00) - How FOSTR would work in a Real Estate Brokerage firm

(00:49:34) - Who owns the data?

(00:57:34) - What’s coming from FOSTR in the next 45-60 days

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Chad Lavender is the President of Capital Markets - North America @ Newmark.

In this episode we talk about his journey through commercial real estate, from starting out in development during the 2008 financial crisis to building one of the leading senior housing brokerage and advisory practices in the country. We cover how he navigated tough markets early in his career, the lessons he learned from cold calling legends of the industry, and the growth of alternative asset classes like senior housing, medical office, and data centers. Chad also shares his perspective on current real estate markets, from multifamily and industrial to the resurgence of office and the expansion of build-to-rent housing.

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We welcome back Barrett Linburg to the podcast for a deep dive into the evolution of Opportunity Zones and also his firm, Savoy. Barrett shares how his focus on Opportunity Zone projects has shaped Savoy, why these tax-incentivized investments are so compelling for long-term real estate strategies, and how his team has expanded into property management, construction, and development. The discussion also highlights the transformation of Dallas neighborhoods, navigating legislation, and lessons learned from working with contractors and city partnerships.

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Imran Khan is the Founder at Proem Asset Management. In this episode we explore the arc of his remarkable career—from his early days as one of Wall Street’s top-ranked analysts to leading global IPOs and eventually launching his own hedge fund. 

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- Why gross margins are a critical indicator of fundamental shifts in a business

- How he met Joe Tsai and helped lead Alibaba’s record-setting IPO

- The vision Evan Spiegel had that made Snap a generational product

- His criteria for identifying high-quality public companies and warning signs to avoid

- How private market hype has skewed investor incentives—and why that might be changing

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Today’s guest is Mark Toro, Chief Vision Officer @ Toro Development Co, based in Atlanta, GA.  

Mark unpacks the philosophy, economics, and human-centered detail behind some of the most successful mixed-use developments in the country. We talk through his journey from building suburban power centers to pioneering immersive experiences like Avalon, Colony Square, and the upcoming Medley. 

Mark shares how the 2008 financial crisis sparked his rethinking of real estate as a service business rather than just a physical asset—and how ideas like hospitality, branding, and community integration became central to his playbook. 

This episode is packed with specific examples, war stories, and lessons on what it really takes to develop places people never want to leave.

We discuss:

- Why demographics and household income drive everything in site selection

- How do vertically integrated, mixed-use developments function financially and operationally

- The importance of patios, music, and concierge-level service in creating “third places”

- Why tenant selection is both science and art—and what betting on the right jockey really means

- How a bottle of tequila became a company tradition symbolizing intentionality and pride in execution

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Since 2016, Ken Hersh has served as President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center which houses the George W. Bush Library and Museum and the George W. Bush Institute. 

In 1988, he co-founded NGP Energy Capital Management, one of the nation’s largest natural resources private equity firms which pioneered private capital investing in the sector. Until 2016, he served as CEO, investing over $12 billion, earning a 27-year 30% annualized rate of return, making it one of the nation’s leading private investors.  In 2023, the Oil and Gas Investor magazine inducted Ken into its Hart Energy Hall of Fame as one of the top 50 “pioneering men and women who have shaped energy over the last half century.”

Additionally, Ken manages his family office that invests across multiple industries. He sits on numerous corporate and not-for-profit boards, including the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. He sits on the Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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