1:03 - His ambitions for Invest Detroit

2:05 - What he plans to do with the New Markets Tax Credits Invest Detroit was just awarded.

A breakdown of the episode:

5:45 - How the changing economic environment impacts his organization

7:45 - Why he’s concerned about the future of commercial real estate in the next few years

9:30 - Where the next wave of investor interest will be in Detroit

13:35 - How Invest Detroit is expanding in target neighborhoods

15:30 - When he would get involved on the developer side of commercial real estate

16:45 - Why Invest Detroit created the Ebiara fund

18:55 - What development tools does he wish were accessible in Michigan that aren’t yet

21:10 - Why he supports reform on tax policy

24:10 - How has development financing changed in the last decade

30:30 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it