Trust, Relationships, & Playing the Long Game

Join host Isaac Weinberger on The Stage Debate Podcast for an insightful conversation with Michael Procopio, CEO of The Procopio Companies, a fourth-generation real estate development and construction firm founded in 1949. Michael shares how the company evolved from a small family homebuilder into a vertically integrated multifamily platform with more than $1 billion in ground-up development, and explains how partnerships with institutional capital including The Carlyle Group helped fuel that growth. This episode covers raising private equity, identifying overlooked submarkets before they take off, build-to-rent single family communities in the Northeast, improving NOI through in house property management, applying hospitality principles to multifamily housing, leadership lessons, mentorship, and balancing business success with family priorities. Perfect for real estate developers, multifamily investors, capital raisers, and entrepreneurs looking for practical insights on scaling a real estate company in today’s market.