Tampa Bay Developer

By Garrett GrecoSociety & Culture Documentary

Tampa Bay Developer episodes

January 26, 2024 Real Estate Development - Tampa Heights
Steven and Martine Eshkenazi are real estate developers and husband wife duo with projects in Tampa, Florida and Chicago, Illinois. They are the owners of Skyline 41 Development.
1 hr 9 min
January 19, 2024 WE NEED MORE HOUSING
Nathan Hagen is the chapter lead for YIMBY Tampa. Yes In My Back Yard or YIMBY (a play on the NIMBY acronym) is a group who advocates for more housing supply. From the YIMBY TAMPA website: We are a group of volunteer housing advocates in Tampa fighting to end the housing shortage in our community. We are frustrated by the tenant displacement, segregation, high rents and home prices, and long commutes that result from a lack of housing close to jobs, schools, and other community resources. We believe we can fix these problems and create a community with abundant, affordable homes for everyone.The housing shortage is a result of harmful laws at all levels of government. Inclusive housing policies will help shrink the racial wealth gap, reduce displacement, reduce carbon emissions, and give more people access to jobs and high quality schools. Scroll down to read more about our solutions.Change is possible when we advocate as a community. We bring together the voices who say YES to more housing in Tampa. Is that you? Join YIMBY Tampa and be part of the nationwide movement to end the housing shortage!YIMBY Tampa is a chapter of YIMBY Action. YIMBY Action is a national network of people who advocate for abundant, affordable housing and inclusive, sustainable communities across the United States.
1 hr 48 min
January 12, 2024 Meet Gary Cardone, Grant Cardone's Twin Brother

Gary Cardone was born and raised in Lake Charles, LA, son of stockbroker Curtis Cardone and the twin brother of Grant Cardone.
He has a BA in Marketing/Economics, 1981. After college, Cardone joined startup, Natural Gas Clearinghouse in 1987 as the 12th employee, and would help it become Fortune 30 Dynegy after joining the company in 1987 after doing mergers with Morgan Stanley, BG plc and Chevron and then going public.Cardone moved to London in 1992.
He was the architect of the UK’s National Balancing Point, known today as one of the most reliable energy trading hubs in the world. Gary would build two large businesses between 92 and 02 for Dynegy and would become known as one of the most successful trading companys in Europe controlling all the storage in the UK, employing over 600 staff, and doing 4 billion in revenue per year.Cardone sold all his stock on one afternoon in 2001, and retired from Energy in 2002, predicting a decade long unwinding of energy trading firms from the impact of mark-to-market abuses by Enron and others.
He returned to the USA, moving to Los Angeles, California.In 2008 he became strategic commercial adviser to Arclight Capital, a prestigious PE firm focused on energy infrastructure in the USA and Europe.In 2012, Cardone assisted friend / founder of AP&G an energy wholesaler into structuring a transaction with EDF (largest power company in the world) using a unique construct designed to vertically integrate the firm. This move would help build a company that yields 72 million per year of net income for over a decade.
At the same time he became seed investor of Cardone Capital (twin brother Grant Cardone’s large mulit-dwelling investment vehicle). Cardone Capital is one of the largest independent holders of multi-dwelling real estate in the USA, where he continues to hold a position.2012, Cardone founded Global E-Trading, and funded Chargebacks911, a fraud technology company designed to FIX the 1/2 trillion dollar per year disputes issue plaguing the credit card industry. CB911 would help build an entire industry focused on chargeback disputes, and became ‘the gold standard’ of all dispute firms, providing its technology to some of the largest banks, and merchants in the world.
In 2022 Cardone formed Card1Ventures, to invest in Blockchain technology, and digital assets (currencies). Months after forming Card1, becomes the lead investor in Node40, Inc, a Delaware firm, focused on accounting, tracing, and tracking of digital assets around the world. Node40 deals with some of the largest accounting, tax firms, regulatory bodies and financial institutions in the world.
Cardone lives on an island outside of St . Petersburg’s / Tampa area, has two daughters, and travels prolifically helping entrepreneurs, founders and businesses scale in a profitable and sustainable manner. He is an avid skier, fisherman, and gambler, with a great interest in history and religion.
1 hr 26 min
January 05, 2024 Building an Investor Community in Tampa- The Elite Investor Mindset Group
James Lascara is the visionary leader and driving force behind Lascara Real Estate, Poseidon 25 Developments, Trident Rental Group, and Lascara Capital. With over 17 years of combined industry expertise, James and his agile team have achieved exceptional results in a short time period. In 2022, he conducted over $15 million in sales volume, initiated two 7-figure development projects, and conducted over $1M of private debt transactions. Notably, James elevated a $400,000 AUM portfolio to an impressive $8M AUM portfolio within just three years. His unwavering dedication to growth is evident in his mission to deliver value while empowering real estate investors in Tampa Bay and beyond.
Visit www.poseidon25.com to learn more about James and The Elite Investor Mindset Group.
51 min
December 22, 2023 LIVE SHOW! Growth in Tampa Bay, Changing Real Estate Market, How to Prepare
Previously recorded on December 18th, 2023. Garrett sits down with Producer Tyler for another attempt at a Live Show. We're getting the kinks worked out, and will plan to go live more in the future.
We discuss growth in Tampa Bay, a changing market and how to be prepared as a young real estate investor and business owner.
1 hr 25 min
December 15, 2023 Hedge Funds Buying Homes, Zoning Changes, Growing Pains: Tampa Bay
Today we've got Producer Tyler in the guest seat. We went live with this episode on 12/12. It was a lot of fun to do a live show, having people join us and live chat was cool- we plan on doing this more often!
Talking the recent legislation proposed in the US Senate that would stop hedge funds from buying homes. We also discuss St. Petersburg, Florida city council adding 3,000 homes to a up zone list, going from 1 home to 4 units. Traffic is CRAZY and we need transportation solutions...
Our Tampa Bay Area is experiencing growing pains, and these are the most important issues we face.
59 min
December 08, 2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: NFL Players Turned Business Owners
Ryan Jenson is a current player in the NFL, for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Garrett Gilkey is a former NFL player for both the Cleveland Browns and the Buccaneers. They have joined forces in business at their real estate design build firm, HGC.
1 hr 5 min
December 01, 2023 Community Healthcare in Tampa Bay
Brian Bailey is Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer for Metro Inclusive Health, a primary care non-profit. Brian also founded the downtown St. Petersburg digital agency RKC.me, publishers of the highly popular local lifestyle sites I Love the Burg and That’s So Tampa. Reaching nearly half a million people every month, their collective channels make up the largest independent social media network in Tampa Bay.
1 hr 2 min
November 24, 2023 How Local Politics Work: Tampa City Council
Politician Guido Maniscalco has been a member of the Tampa City Council since 2015 and is currently the Chairman. He is also a member of the Community Redevelopment Agency- Vice Chair, Straz Center for the Performing Arts Board, Tampa Theatre Board, Arts Council of the City of Tampa, Tampa Museum of Art Board, and the Transportation Planning Organization.
1 hr 36 min
November 18, 2023 Real Estate Development Finance
Ryan Herting is the founder of I Fund Cities, a lender for real estate investors and developers. Ryan's fund has lent well over $1 billion.
2 hr 1 min