23 - From the Ground up with Dave Matthews

In this episode we talk with Dave Matthews, a real estate developer who was raised in South Bend and later made the decision to move back and become an entrepreneur. Dave is most well known for his investments in the East Bank as he has developed townhomes across from the Morris and helped bring restaurants like Render and Baker & Rose to the neighborhood. Our conversation centers around his decision to come home after college, how he leveraged unique characteristics of South Bend to build new buildings, and why culture is paramount to rebuilding a city.