Ken was born and raised in Salem, OR. Today he is the CEO of multiple real estate companies with over 24 billion dollars in assets under management. We discuss: growing up in Salem and the iconic mud bowl football game, how much Salem means to him, becoming CEO in the middle of the Great Recession, the type of people he looks to work with as a CEO, balancing finding opportunity in real estate with managing risk, how to find a mentor/ask for help in any industry, and a rapid fire round