All Episodes
🎙️ Local Real Estate Developers — 72 episodes
The Local Developer Who Refused to Give Up on Main Street | EP#58
From Rule-Follower to $450M Sports Ecosystem Developer | EP#57
From Small Renovations to Community Development | EP#56
LRED Meetup: Why We’re Bringing Local Developers Together in Louisville | EP#55
He Didn’t Start With Money. He Started With a Phone and a Story | EP#54
The Government Loan Nobody Told Local Developers About | EP#53
The Hidden Legal Traps in Development | EP#52
He Walked Away from Big-Box Projects to Build a City That Actually Matters | EP#51
She Built 15 Homes With $0 Down… While Pregnant (And Everyone Said Wait) | EP #50
They Lost the Deal… Then Built Something Bigger | Valeria Jaramillo & Michelle Stevenson | EP#49
Your City Is Changing… Here’s Who Decides What Happens Next | EP#48
He Laid Brick for $12 an Hour… Now He’s Raising Millions to Build His City | EP#47
How to Get Your First Real Estate Development Deal Done: 2 Deals, 1 Email, & 200 Days of Doubt|EP#46
Community Development Over Capital: How Rachel DesRochers Builds Where It Counts | EP #45
Local Real Estate Development: How One Developer Is Reshaping Chattanooga From the Ground Up | EP#44
Real Estate Funding With No Outside Investors: How She Leveraged Her Assets to Build 16-Unit | EP#43
Ground-Up Development as Community Medicine: Neal Collins on Rebuilding From the Inside Out | EP #42
How to Start Real Estate Development: Steph Weber Bought the Land First & Built the Plan Later|EP#41
Local Developer Impact: Why Building Where You Live Creates Stronger Communities | EP #40
She Risked Her 401k, Leveraged Her Home, and Rewrote a 16-Unit’s Story | EP#43
Small-Scale Development: How She Left Her Corporate Career and Built a Tiny Home Village | EP #39
Real Estate Funding Strategy: How to Build With the Right Capital & Right People Around You|EP#38
Infill Development in a High-Cost Market: Why Slow and Local Wins in San Diego | EP #37
First Real Estate Development Deal: How He Went From Live Streams to 3 Lots No Track Record|EP#36
How to Develop Real Estate: Jacqueline's Path From One Airbnb to a 5-Year Development Plan | EP #35
A Year of Local Wins: Our Year-End Thank You | EP#34
Burnout, Breakdown, Breakthrough: Alan Underwood’s Rebuild | EP#33
The Deal That Nearly Broke Him: How Brett McManus Fought His Way Into Development | EP#32
The Developer Who Refuses to Give Up on America’s Housing Crisis | EP#31
From Firefighter to Full-Time Developer: How Jeremiah Parker Learned to Bet on Himself | EP#30
How to Become a Local Developer: Katie Neason on Infill and Taking the First Small Bet | EP#29
From L.A. Materialism to Nashville Purpose: Meg Epstein’s Mission to Redefine Development | EP#28
From City Hall to the Dirt: How Land-Use Attorney Anne Pollack Champions Local Developers | EP#27
The $40 Million Comeback: Jason Duff’s Mission to Rebuild Main Street and Revive Local Hope | EP#26
From Marketing Maven to Hotel Developer: Hannah Corbacio’s 200-Year-Old Transformation | EP#25
From Broken Leg to Real Estate Developer: Michele Correa’s Reinvention | EP#24
From Selling Cars to Building Communities: Craig’s Journey into Development | EP#23
Fighting City Hall: Lance Cox on the Grit, Grind, and Gut Punches of Local Development | EP#22
Betting on the Block: From Small Wins to Big Development Moves | EP#21
Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Josh’s Journey Into Real Estate Development | EP#20
How Laura Kunkle Became the Developer Her Community Needed | EP#19
Rebuilding The Beached Whale: How a Local Restaurant Became Ground Zero for Resilience | EP#18
Triple the Cost? Reimagining a 19-Lot Subdivision in Rural Idaho | MS#10
From Wall Street to Boutique Hotel Developer | EP#17
From Broker to Builder: Flipping a Backyard Lot into Three New Homes in Charlotte | MS #10
Breaking Ground and Breaking Stereotypes | EP#16
Featuring Sylvia & Africa: How Two First-Time Developers Pivoted Into a 6-Unit Win | MS#09
From Rock Bottom to Rental Riches: Ray’s Local Developer Comeback Story | EP#15
From Lot Lines to Neighborhood Vision in Idaho | Think Like a Developer MS#08
The Office Conversion Playbook — Will Bockoven’s Leap Into Development | EP#14
From Flip to Ground-Up: How 2 First-Time Developers Turned a Backyard Lot Into a Real Project | MS#7
From Restaurant Redevelopment to Multi-Phase Impact Projects | EP#13
From “Unbuildable Lot” to First Ground-Up Deal in Rural Virginia | MS#06
Reclaiming Public Spaces and Empowering Communities with Tactical Urbanism | EP#12
🎙 BONUS EPISODE: How Kristi Kandel Became a Real Estate Developer — From CVS Rollouts to Community-Driven Projects
Drainage, Phasing & Density in Small-Town Idaho | Think Like a Developer MS#05
Building Community-Driven Developments with Intention | EP#11
How a First-Time Real Estate Developer Funded His Deal Without Millions | MS#04
From Flipping Dirt to Building Neighborhoods — Brian Wied’s Lean Path to Land Development | EP#10
How a Closed Church Became a Lifeline for Local Youth in Columbus | Think Like a Developer MS#03
How Chris King Turned a Historic Property Into His First Development Deal | EP#9
From Beer Talk to Deal Structuring in Idaho | Think Like a Developer MS#02
Transforming Communities Through Mission-Driven Development | EP#08
From Sneaker Hustles to Cabin Resorts: Rajan Chida’s Leap Into Development | EP#07
🎙 From Deli Sandwich to 19-Lot Deal in Small-Town Idaho | MS#01
How to Turn a Motel, a Church, and a Calling Into Community Impact | EP#06
Building Community Through Missing Middle Housing & Small Business Support | EP#05
How to Build Millions in Retail—Without Leaving Your Neighborhood | EP#04
Building Generational Wealth Through Real Estate Development | EP#03
How Lynn & Jason Bought a Waterfront Resort and Built a Sauna Empire | EP#02
What If You’re the One Your Town’s Been Waiting For? | EP#01
🎙️ EP#1 Drops 5/13/25 — Why Locals Should Be the Ones Leading Development