Part 2: Jim Griffin: Manage your cash flows, and keep chipping at that block.
My guest today is Jim Griffin, the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Derivative Logic, a firm he started with his partner, Rex Evans, over 11 years ago. Before this recording, I didn’t have any personal connection to Jim, but I’ve consistently seen opportunities for operators to reduce risk through understanding and utilizing hedges and derivatives. I strongly suspected that having an expert like Jim on the show would be valuable for both you, the listener, and for me.
Part 1: Jim Griffin: Manage your cash flows, and keep chipping at that block.
My guest today is Jim Griffin, the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Derivative Logic, a firm he started with his partner, Rex Evans, over 11 years ago. Before this recording, I didn’t have any personal connection to Jim, but I’ve consistently seen opportunities for operators to reduce risk through understanding and utilizing hedges and derivatives. I strongly suspected that having an expert like Jim on the show would be valuable for both you, the listener, and for me.
Leo Simpser: Alignment, Learning What Drives Success, and Putting Relationships First
In our conversation, Leo shares his journey with LLJ Ventures, grounded in the lessons learned from his earlier private company, HNMA, which provided residential mortgages to underserved Hispanic borrowers. With a unique mix of “zoom in, zoom out” as described by Jim Collins, Leo remains community-oriented and purpose-driven while focusing on the finer details of execution. His intellectual rigor and ability to connect strategic vision with day-to-day tactics is a cornerstone of LLJ’s success.
Eric Naslund: An Architectural Legacy for Our Grandkids
Today, I’m thrilled to have Eric Naslund, the Co-founder and Principal of Studio E, joining me on the podcast. With over 37 years of experience, Studio E stands as a beacon of architectural excellence in San Diego, boasting a talented team of 30 individuals. Explore their impressive portfolio on studioearchitecture.com to witness the transformative projects Eric and his team have brought to life, spanning housing, mixed-use developments, civic structures, institutional buildings, and urban planning initiatives.
Ben Miller: I don’t care about your deal. Software will eat real estate. Go. Learn. Scale.
Welcome, everyone, to another episode of Offshoot. Today, I have the pleasure of hosting Ben Miller, the Co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, on the podcast. Fundrise is a real estate, credit, and tech crowdfunding platform. It was founded in 2010 and launched in 2012, making it one of the pioneers in the crowdfunding space. Currently, Fundrise owns $7 billion worth of real estate and manages $3.3 billion in equity from over 400,000 investors and 2 million active users. Fundrise’s mission is to simplify and make the investment into alternative asset classes accessible and cost-effective for traditional, non-institutional investors.
Sarah Kruer Jager: Working with Great People, Relentlessly
Welcome to Episode 17 of Offshoot with Sarah Kruer Jager. Sarah came into her family business, not by design, but via circumstance. Since joining the firm, she’s become an absolute powerhouse in the commercial real estate industry and an epic role model for those aspiring to get into the juiciest part of the apartment business.
Kristian Peterson: Calm Impact
Kristian is a seasoned commercial real estate entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the institutional investment space. As a managing partner at Catalyst allocating joint venture equity into real estate development deals, and raising capital for the fund, he has a refined sense of what it means to be an impact investor.
Jeff Brown: Grounded in Reality, Grateful, and Ready to Grind It Out.
Welcome to the latest episode of Offshoot with Jeff Brown. In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Jeff about his entrepreneurial journey and the lessons he’s learned along the way. Jeff’s story began in 2011 when he joined forces with his friend John Southard to pursue a single deal. Little did they know that their initial success would lead to multiple deals and the birth of their company, T2 Capital Management.
Howard Katkov: CEO, Dirtbag Skier, & Leader
Welcome to Episode 14 of Offshoot with Howard Katkov, CEO and co-owner of Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, British Columbia. Howard has started and successfully operated seven different companies and has pulled a steady paycheck from them 45 consecutive years. He loves the game of businesses and building successful ventures from vision to execution with the support of strong teams.
Jennifer Hernandez: Inequality through California’s Environmental Quality Act
Welcome to Episode 13 of Offshoot with Ms. Jennifer Hernandez, a land use attorney from Holland and Knight. Jennifer is truly remarkable. She expertly and fluidly draws connections between the flaws of California’s Environmental Quality Act and the rights of its citizenry to have attainable shelter. Jennifer reveals that CEQA is no longer utilized to protect the environment from pollutants, nor to protect open space.
