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Dave Schrader (in for Henry Lake) and Chris Tubbs discuss why Peacock's gamble to pay $180M for a NFL playoff game may have paid off, plus local comedian Adrian Washington says he doesn't want Bill Belichick to make his way to Dallas, should we limit NFL injury replays, plus Baker's bonus, and more NFL.

We begin the final hour talking about more headlines, we also discuss the announcement that Jaren Hall will get the start Sunday night against the Packers! Dave also shares the pain and suffering he, alongside many Minnesotans, have faced since the departure of the Minnesota North Stars in 1993. We also switch gears and talk about raising our children. We also share stories of stand up comedy with Adrian Washington in the studio.   

Another hour of chatting with comedian Adrian Washington in the studio. Dave shares a story about an article talking about chemotherapy and then we dive into some gruesome headlines from the dentist and chewing gum from childhood. Then we roll a story of marijuana that you won't believe, discuss news about 007 star Pierce Brosnan and continue to share more of today's interesting news headlines. Also producer Josh weighs in on an upcoming concert coming to Minnesota next summer and a strong band dislike he has that may surprise you. 

Tom and Brittany have company as comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio!In the first hour, Bob Sansavere recaps the Vikings loss in Philadelphia and Doug Sprinthall on the UAW officially going on strike.Hour #2 includes Kristyn Burtt on the upcoming Taylor Swift movie, and KSTP's Chris Egert on local strikes impacting Minnesota.In hour #3, comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio along with Officer Dave, and Minnesota sports legend Kent Hrbek joins to talk Twins with Jeff Passolt!Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom and Brittany have company as comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio!In the first hour, Bob Sansavere recaps the Vikings loss in Philadelphia and Doug Sprinthall on the UAW officially going on strike.Hour #2 includes Kristyn Burtt on the upcoming Taylor Swift movie, and KSTP's Chris Egert on local strikes impacting Minnesota.In hour #3, comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio along with Officer Dave, and Minnesota sports legend Kent Hrbek joins to talk Twins with Jeff Passolt!Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom and Brittany have company as comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio!In the first hour, Bob Sansavere recaps the Vikings loss in Philadelphia and Doug Sprinthall on the UAW officially going on strike.Hour #2 includes Kristyn Burtt on the upcoming Taylor Swift movie, and KSTP's Chris Egert on local strikes impacting Minnesota.In hour #3, comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio along with Officer Dave, and Minnesota sports legend Kent Hrbek joins to talk Twins with Jeff Passolt!Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom and Brittany have company as comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio! In the first hour, Bob Sansavere recaps the Vikings loss in Philadelphia and Doug Sprinthall on the UAW officially going on strike. Hour #2 includes Kristyn Burtt on the upcoming Taylor Swift movie, and KSTP's Chris Egert on local strikes impacting Minnesota. In hour #3, comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio along with Officer Dave, and Minnesota sports legend Kent Hrbek joins to talk Twins with Jeff Passolt! Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and Brittany have company as comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio! In the first hour, Bob Sansavere recaps the Vikings loss in Philadelphia and Doug Sprinthall on the UAW officially going on strike. Hour #2 includes Kristyn Burtt on the upcoming Taylor Swift movie, and KSTP's Chris Egert on local strikes impacting Minnesota. In hour #3, comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio along with Officer Dave, and Minnesota sports legend Kent Hrbek joins to talk Twins with Jeff Passolt! Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and Brittany have company as comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio! In the first hour, Bob Sansavere recaps the Vikings loss in Philadelphia and Doug Sprinthall on the UAW officially going on strike. Hour #2 includes Kristyn Burtt on the upcoming Taylor Swift movie, and KSTP's Chris Egert on local strikes impacting Minnesota. In hour #3, comedian Adrian Washington stops by the studio along with Officer Dave, and Minnesota sports legend Kent Hrbek joins to talk Twins with Jeff Passolt! Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom, Brittany and Rudy detail the footage of a dock worker attacked in Alabama.In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt's has the info on what's happening in Hollywood!In hour #2, KSTP's Chris Egert has news on the Minneapolis Police Department restructuring. Next, we're joined by Margaret Cho talking about her new tour and show at The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul on Sept. 23rd.In hour #3, SKOR North's Judd Zulgad joins us to chat about drinking at sporting events and before we leave, Adrian Washington pops in to promote his show on Thursday at House of Comedy.Stream the show LIVE on the Tom. Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom, Brittany and Rudy detail the footage of a dock worker attacked in Alabama.In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt's has the info on what's happening in Hollywood!In hour #2, KSTP's Chris Egert has news on the Minneapolis Police Department restructuring. Next, we're joined by Margaret Cho talking about her new tour and show at The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul on Sept. 23rd.In hour #3, SKOR North's Judd Zulgad joins us to chat about drinking at sporting events and before we leave, Adrian Washington pops in to promote his show on Thursday at House of Comedy.Stream the show LIVE on the Tom. Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom, Brittany and Rudy detail the footage of a dock worker attacked in Alabama.In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt's has the info on what's happening in Hollywood!In hour #2, KSTP's Chris Egert has news on the Minneapolis Police Department restructuring. Next, we're joined by Margaret Cho talking about her new tour and show at The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul on Sept. 23rd.In hour #3, SKOR North's Judd Zulgad joins us to chat about drinking at sporting events and before we leave, Adrian Washington pops in to promote his show on Thursday at House of Comedy.Stream the show LIVE on the Tom. Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom, Brittany and Rudy detail the footage of a dock worker attacked in Alabama. In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt's has the info on what's happening in Hollywood! In hour #2, KSTP's Chris Egert has news on the Minneapolis Police Department restructuring. Next, we're joined by Margaret Cho talking about her new tour and show at The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul on Sept. 23rd. In hour #3, SKOR North's Judd Zulgad joins us to chat about drinking at sporting events and before we leave, Adrian Washington pops in to promote his show on Thursday at House of Comedy. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom. Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom, Brittany and Rudy detail the footage of a dock worker attacked in Alabama. In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt's has the info on what's happening in Hollywood! In hour #2, KSTP's Chris Egert has news on the Minneapolis Police Department restructuring. Next, we're joined by Margaret Cho talking about her new tour and show at The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul on Sept. 23rd. In hour #3, SKOR North's Judd Zulgad joins us to chat about drinking at sporting events and before we leave, Adrian Washington pops in to promote his show on Thursday at House of Comedy. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom. Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom, Brittany and Rudy detail the footage of a dock worker attacked in Alabama. In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt's has the info on what's happening in Hollywood! In hour #2, KSTP's Chris Egert has news on the Minneapolis Police Department restructuring. Next, we're joined by Margaret Cho talking about her new tour and show at The Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul on Sept. 23rd. In hour #3, SKOR North's Judd Zulgad joins us to chat about drinking at sporting events and before we leave, Adrian Washington pops in to promote his show on Thursday at House of Comedy. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom. Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Washington, St. Louis County Police Public Information Officer joins Megan Lynch discussing the new community crime lead portal in the county.    © Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK

Today, Tom, Brittany and Rudy open the show talking about Tom's favorite rap song, Rapper's Delight. In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt gives us her review on Scream 6, coming to theatres this weekend. In hour #2, 5 Eyewitness News' Chris Egert asks the deepest of questions: what is the secret to a long life? And finally, in hour 3, we're joined by Minnesota's own, Comedian Adrian Washington, Tevin Pittman and Judd Zulgad from SKOR North gives an update on the happenings around the UofM Men's Basketball team.Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!Make sure to download the FREE Tom Barnard app for your chance to win $1,000 just by registering! You're automatically entered in the drawing every time you open the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today, Tom, Brittany and Rudy open the show talking about Tom's favorite rap song, Rapper's Delight. In the first hour, Kristyn Burtt gives us her review on Scream 6, coming to theatres this weekend. In hour #2, 5 Eyewitness News' Chris Egert asks the deepest of questions: what is the secret to a long life? And finally, in hour 3, we're joined by Minnesota's own, Comedian Adrian Washington, Tevin Pittman and Judd Zulgad from SKOR North gives an update on the happenings around the UofM Men's Basketball team. Stream the show LIVE on the Tom Barnard Show app M-F from 7-10AM or get the show on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure to download the FREE Tom Barnard app for your chance to win $1,000 just by registering! You're automatically entered in the drawing every time you open the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On episode 22 DJ Rello talks with childhood friend, Adrian "Ziggy" Washington, a rapper turned pro boxer. They talk about the beginning stages of boxing career, obstacles along the way, his favorite all time boxers, preparing for upcoming fight and calls out Jake Paul to a future match, and more!-----------Hosted by DJ Rello the Connected Sound Podcast is the newest source of today's Hip Hop music and culture! Give the video a like and SUBSCRIBE to the Connected Sound Podcast! Follow us on Instagram for additional information and to plug in with your favorite engineers!Instagram.com/ConnectedSoundlinktr.ee/connectedsoundFollow DJ RelloInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/imrello/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imrello/Twitter: https://twitter.com/imrelloTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imrellowww.imrello.comFollow Adrian WashingtonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_adrianziggywashington/YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dmb5v0kvU9g

We have three generations of people in studio today, and one of them's a comedian.  You know what that means: it's time to riff on young people and their strange, alien behavior.  Even at comedy shows, they seem to enjoy leaving in a huff more than the actual show.  There's one comedy club behavior that bridges the generational gaps, though: heckling.  Drunk people from 20 to 120 think that their slurred contributions from the back row actually improve the show.  Here's a tip.  They don't. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of The BS Show features Mike Bryant from Bradshaw & Bryant, comic Adrian Washington, psychic Ruth Lordan, and Sabre Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning owner Steve Hucovski.

Guests: Leonard Schrader (51:39), Adrian Washington (1:22:21), Xander Brinkworth (1:35:00). The KQ Morning Show - Originally aired on May 25, 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Netflix is a joke?  Its stock price certainly is.  That's more of a "laugh so you don't cry" kind of joke, though.  For the more fun kind, turn to Adrian, who was at the Netflix is a Joke Festival.  If you're unable to go back in time and watch that live, try doing what the rest of us do and continue onward to the future.  Adrian will be at the Laugh Camp Comedy Club in St Paul May 27 & 28th at 7pm and Chase on the Lake in Walker MN June 3 & 4th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you think Jeff Foxworthy, you usually don't think about the Jewish Mafia. Don't worry, he's still not a made man.Then we've got a star-studded cast this hour. MIke Gelfand, Adrian Washington, Jimmy Francis & Jit from Maharaja's. It's our Minnesota version of the United Nations....SKOL Style! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian Washington says that until he was past 30 he had never even heard the term ‘real estate developer.' Today he is known for over two decades of experience in urban real estate development, construction and management and the startup of several companies including the Neighborhood Development Company. 100% minority owned, NDC is a triple-bottom-line company, responsible for over 1 million sf of completed residential and commercial projects. Adrian has said, “I think disrupting is almost always good for an industry,” and true to that he just launched a new business, Platform, to “revolutionize the way that buildings are built.” It's ambitious and challenging, but we wouldn't expect any less. If you'd like to join me in my quest to rethink real estate, there are two simple things you can do. Share this podcast and go to RethinkRealEstateForGood.co, where you can subscribe to be the first to hear about my podcasts, blog posts and other goodies.

Adrian Washington shares his story of growing up in Anacostia, going to Stanford and Harvard, and returning to DC to build his company

Adrian Washington shares his story of growing up in Anacostia, going to Stanford and Harvard, and returning to DC to build his company

Adrian Washington shares his story of growing up in Anacostia, going to Stanford and Harvard, and returning to DC to build his company

We've got a star-studded cast this hour.  MIke Gelfand.  Adrian Washington.  Jimmy Francis.  And of course, Jit from Maharaja's.  Each a different ethnicity, each Minnesotan.  And we didn't even have to pay a Chief Officer of Diversity a salary to achieve it.  Makes you think.  The name of the hour is good vibes.  Adrian brings the comedy at Annandale this weekend and St. Cloud the next.  Jit brings the love.  Jimmy and Gelfand are conspiring to rule this state with a dysfunctional fist.  Sadly, it would be a major improvement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian Washington has over 30 years of experience in urban real estate development, construction, and management.  Since founding NDC in 1999 he has led the development of over 1 million square feet of real estate with an active pipeline of another million.   Learn More About Adrian Here: Neighborhood Development Company: https://www.neighborhooddevelopment.com   What do you want to hear/see more of and less of? What question do you always wish I would ask but I never do? Connect with the Global Investors Show, Charles Carillo, and Harborside Partners: ◾ Setup a FREE 30 Minute Strategy Call with Charles: schedulecharles.com/  ◾ Global Investors Web Page: charleskcarillo.com/global-investors-podcast/ .◾ Join Our Email Newsletter: http://bit.ly/32pehL0 ◾ Foreign Investing in US Real Estate Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ForeignInvestingInUSRealEstate/

We talk about Comedy, Comics, his upbringing . Life during the pandemic. Why he is based in St.Cloud, MN. We talk about what makes him happy.  Also, being an Entrepreneur in a small city. His influences in the comedy world. #mentorship, #instincts, #autism, @darnellrawlings, @davechappelle, #St.CloudMN, #pandemic, #Pets, @1micent #1micent,      Sponsored By: @BBLAW jaybee'sgloverepair.com

In a continuing trend, another comedy legend has died.  No, not Adrian.  He's fine.  Paul Mooney was 79, and his death has sent shockwaves through a few very specific cultures.  You may have heard that he was something of a controversial figure at times.  Not too controversial for Adrian or Tom though.  Well, maybe sometimes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian Washington is the CEO and founder of the neighborhood development company.  Adrian has more than 30 years of experience in urban real estate development, construction, and management.  Since founding NDC in 1999 he has led the development of over 1 million square feet of real estate in the Washington DC area with an active pipeline of another half-million.  NDC is also a partner in the District’s City Center DC project and in Baltimore’s State Center project.    From 2005 until early 2007 Adrian took a leave of absence from NDC to serve as the President and CEO of the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC), which is the entity charged with leading the redevelopment of the city’s Southwest and Anacostia Waterfronts, including Nationals Stadium, the Yards, and the Wharf.  Adrian grew up in the city’s Anacostia neighborhood and is a lifelong resident of DC.  He is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School.    Quotes:  “We like variety from both an economic portfolio balance perspective, but also from an interest perspective. I’ve done this for a while now, I want to have that variety and my team likes different kinds of projects. So, we do for-sale condos, market-rate rental buildings, market-rate commercial buildings, and we also do affordable housing because it’s a good business, but it’s also a good way to give back.”  “The supply and demand imbalance, if anything, has gotten worse for the buyer. The prices have gone up tremendously there (single-family homes) and the selling cycle has gotten shorter, and for the condo project we had, the same type of thing."  Highlights:  3:24- Adrienne talks about his background and how he made his way into the real estate space  11:03- Adrienne tells us about what he builds to keep and builds to sell  16:09- Adrienne talks about the impact of COVID in the area that he does his business in  19:45- Adrienne tells us about the most rewarding project that he’s ever been a part of  Guest Website:  https://www.neighborhooddevelopment.com/   Learn About Investment and Partnership Opportunities with Kevin and His Team 

Friday show with Adrian Washington!

Friday Show with Adrian Washington.

Friday show with Adrian Washington

Friday show with Adrian Washington.

BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE. Eve Picker: [00:00:12] Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing. Today marks the first anniversary of this podcast, something I am immensely proud of.   [00:00:36] A year ago, I didn’t know that our audience would grow as it has. In fact, a year ago I wasn’t sure we would have an audience at all.  And I certainly never imagined that I would have the opportunity to talk with so many extraordinary individuals, leaders and movers in their respective fields, all doing remarkable things.  When we started the podcast, I thought we would focus on real estate and the impact it makes.  But I’ve discovered that “real estate” is a very broad industry. I’ve found a horde of people working in fascinating niches around this one big central theme – the built environment we all occupy. [00:01:26] These people work in city planning, on affordable housing, in impact investing, on mobility issues, in fintech, as architects, on sustainable development, on community capital, on equity in communities and in many other niches, pushing the boundaries of the built environment to be better for everyone.  The range of work that is being accomplished, is quite frankly, astounding. [00:01:59] I learned how big, visionary thinkers make cities better. Like Josh MacManus in How to leave places better than you find them. He’s spent quite a lot of time rebuilding downtown Detroit.  Or Tom Murphy, past mayor of Pittsburgh, who showed incredible fortitude in shepherding Pittsburgh from abandoned to reinvented in How to transform a city. And most recently, Avra Jain, who tells us all to look past the working girl on the corner in Beyond the Vagabond. When she looked she saw the future of Biscayne Boulevard.   [00:02:45] Other guests have reminded me of the power of zoning, architecture and design starting with Liz Faletta in By right, by design. Her in depth research on the impact of zoning on housing in Los Angeles provides unexpected insight.   In Atlanta, Eric Kronberg convinced me yet again of the importance of salvaging architecture in The zoning whisperer.   Christine Mondor reinforces the idea that architects can influence the future of cities in The power of design.   And Lorenzo Perez’s creativity as a real estate developer in Phoenix caught me off guard in Real estate artist. His approach to transforming ugly desert architecture into beautiful community spaces is wildly creative. [00:03:44] Let’s not forget the housing crisis. Lots of my guests are all in looking for big solutions. John Perfitt and Jason Neville are tackling homeless housing in Los Angeles by re-introducing iconic architecture, in Hungry for disruption; Molly McCabe describes the unusual approach of the Lotus Campaign in Capital is just a tool. Jonathan Tate takes an architect’s approach by focusing on the value of odd lots and the houses you can build on them in Lead by example. Scott Choppin is tackling multi-generational workforce housing in The contrarian developer, an important niche that has gone unnoticed by other housing developers. [00:04:31] Matt Hoffman is focusing instead on how technology might solve the crisis in 7.4 million short. Rebecca Foster, in San Francisco, is busy saving existing affordable housing through financial tools on Accelerating affordable housing. Brian Gaudio has a modular housing solution in Scaling up. And Thibault Manekin (T-bo) of Seawall Development is focusing on specific communities, affordability and astounding preservation efforts in Choose your own rent. [00:05:22] Across the Pacific Ocean, Australian architect Jeremy McCleod has figured out how to deliver Sustainable, affordable and beautiful housing in a market that most people can’t afford. Fellow Australian, Kris Daff, is tackling the same problem in a different way. He’s Assembling communities and offering them a path to home ownership.   And across the Atlantic Ocean Marc Koehler is turning the architectural design process upside down by first curating communities and then designing a building around them in his Superlofts project.  It’s super fantastic!  [00:06:08] Community development and social equity have moved into the foreground this year, and I expect will even more so next.   Brian Murray is Embedded in community in Philadelphia, working on projects that provide equitable opportunity for everyone. Josh Lavrinc has spent his career squarely focused on Advancing community development, through capital raising and real estate development Emerick Paul Patterson is busy experimenting with inclusionary community tactics in New York. Listen to his love of diversity in Delicious Urban Soup. [00:06:47] In West Virginia, Brandon Dennison is experimenting as only an entrepreneur can, on how to end generational poverty in A bold experiment in coal country. John Folan, who heads a department of architecture, wants to make sure that the next generation of architects understand the meaning of equity. For John, Equity is the thread. Majora Carter has gone from Revitalization strategist to barista in her efforts to bring equity to the South Bronx, one of the poorest zip codes in the country, and where she lives. “Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one,” says Majora. Sadie McKeown, in Political will and community, has seen firsthand the influence of good and steady political leadership in building better communities. [00:07:43] Justin Garrett Moore has a day job ensuring the quality of public space in New York City.  But on the weekends, he’s knee-deep in redeveloping the community he grew up in. Hear what he’s up against as a black man in Black, white and red(lining). Adam Sgrenci is showing communities how they can control their own destinies, andn educating developers on how to Co-create. Adrian Washington has been developing in Opportunity Zones before they were a thing. He decided a long time ago that Greenfields are boring. And Katie Swenson is the quintessential community architect. Home is the most important community development concept for her. [00:08:43] For insights into economic development and financial inclusion hear Kimber Lanning who is Striving for justice in Arizona or Brian Beckon explain how to raise community capital in Share the wealth. Jorge Newbery is using Fintech to keep people in their homes. He’s saved 10,000 and counting, while Ommeed Sathe sees Big Change in his role at Prudential, helping them to build a billion-dollar impact fund. Lance Chimka who leads an Economic Development Department believes their role should always be First in. Towards growth. Christina Marsh has given herself over to the remaking of Erie in Of service. In Erie. Melissa Koide is researching and advancing ideas on financial inclusion. With Fintech. And Lyneir Richardson, wants to help 1,000 urban entrepreneurs grow their business.   [00:09:55] I’ve learned about mobility in cities, and how it touches real estate and equity, from Karina Ricks, who heads a newly energized Department of Mobility, and from Gabe Klein, a mobility rock star, who convinced me that the future of mobility will be enhanced by data in Mobility is pretty pedestrian. Harriet Tregoning is taking on a leadership role with NUMO, the New Urban Mobility Alliance, and explains why in The reluctant planner. And let’s not forget Donald Shoup, parking czar, who believes that parking is over-rated and under-compensated in Parking not required.  [00:10:38] Others think about investment in ways I never imagined. Janine Firpo is on a personal journey to ensure that every dollar she invests does good. Listen to her explain why in She’s all in. Laura Callanan is squarely focused on Connecting impact and creativity. And Mark Roderick, a crowdfunding attorney, explains how the Securities and Exchange commissions are opening the doors for Democratizing investment. And why its a huge step forward; [00:11:12] For innovation in the building industry listen to Jennifer Castenson, who surely has her finger on the pulse of new trends, in Living the Jetson life;   Or maybe you want to learn about blockchain? Listen to Sandy Selman explain how it might be applied to real estate in Digital twins; and if you are ready to embrace sustainability and saving our planet in the most wholistic way, Sandy Wiggins may just be the one to listen to in Let’s change our mindset. And if you think we need to get back to a former time, listen to Jim Kumon of the Incremental Development Alliance talk about The lost art of small-scale development.  He’s teaching small-scale developers how to get back there all over the country. [00:12:01] Phew. That’s a lot of podcasts.  I’ve enjoyed every interview with every person.  I’m in awe of them all.   But it’s time to take some time off to rest, enjoy the weather and just step back from the extraordinary last few months that has rearranged all of our lives.   We’ll be back refreshed in September with many more amazing people for you to listen to and me to learn from. Thank you so much for joining me.  Now go forth, invest a little in your community and make some change!

Birthday Episode for Adriann's Birthday the story of Adrian Washington and how he disappeared into thin air

We have dug in the archives and recovered an episode during some simpler time of Sergio kicking in the green room at the House of Comedy with with comic Adrian Washington out in Minnesota back in Nov 2019. It's a short fun episode that gives you a behind the scenes feel. Adrian just dropped a comedy album title Cut From A Different Cloth.

Friday show with Adrian Washington.

In the seventeenth episode of Peace Talk Podcast (Season 2 Episode 3) I welcome on my second comedian guest. Adrian Washington is from Greenville, Mississippi and comic for over 15 years. He's a husband and father like myself and has truly paved his own lane in comedy by creating his on opportunities. We touch on how he got started, rather or not he still gets nervous before a show, and his new comedy album Cut From A Different Cloth (out now -- contact him directly). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daypeacecomedy/message

While we endure social distancing, that doesn't mean you don't have to find ways to entertain yourself. Have some laughs with Adrian Washington, JJ Williamson & Jessimae Peluso. 

Friday show with Adrian Washington.

On this episode of Mill City Comedy, the guys hang out with National Headliner Rell Battle, winner of Phoenix's Funniest Person with a Day Job, Mary Upchurch, and Minnesota favorite, Adrian Washington. Spend an hour listening and laughing harder than ever before! These three talented and amazing comedians truly did takeover Mill City Comedy!!Rell has appeared on Conan, and was on the CBS show Superior Donuts. You can follow check out Rell Battle on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @rellbattle. Check out Mary Upchurch's podcast Wings with Friends on iTunes and you can follow her on social media @maryupchurchAdrian Washington can be found at funnymanadrian.com and all over the Twin Cities and St. Cloud. Support our podcast by liking and following on social media @millcitycomedy and check out our calendar on our website for upcoming comedians and events!This episode is sponsored by Rick Bronson's House of Comedy! Visit their website at moa.houseofcomedy.net for tickets to upcoming shows. Located on the 4th floor of the Mall of America. Drink. Dine. Laugh.

Friday show with Adrian Washington.

Drugs are bad. We have someone in studio who can give you very detailed accounts of why each drug is bad. No, it's not Adrian. He's glad the topic came up though, because after today he feels like he dodged about 400 bullets. We all do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mandalorian armor, jewelry thieves, human eating purse dogs and a funny man who hangs out with he likes of Joe Rogan and Dave Chepelle. This week the boys talk with Downtown Tony Brown, jeweler extraordinaire. He tells a crazy story about a wedding ring purchase that almost ended in his disembowelment. Then professional comedian, Adrian Washington makes a guest appearance and talks about his life a a stand up comic and his new podcast adventure.Check out Tony's jewelry website at http://abrownjewelry.com/ Check out Adrain's comedy site at https://www.funnymanadrian.com/ and his new podcast at https://www.funnymanadrian.com/podcast/ or search "Comedy&Kinfolk" wherever you listen to podcasts.

BE SURE TO SEE THE SHOWNOTES AND LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE HERE. Eve Picker: Hey, everyone, this is Eve Picker. If you listen to this podcast series, you're going to learn how to make some change. Eve Picker: Hi there. Thanks so much for joining me today for the latest episode of Impact Real Estate Investing. My guest today is Adrian Washington. Adrian is the founder and CEO of Neighborhood Development Company, a Washington, D.C. real estate company focused on rebuilding vibrant communities through their work. Adrian fell in love with this type of development work and decided to make a career out of it, much to the good fortune of the neighborhood he works in. For Adrian, greenfields are boring. Nothing gives him greater pleasure than digging into a forgotten and neglected site and turning it into a neighborhood asset. I've had the good fortune of working with Adrian at Small Change, helping to raise funds for some of these projects. Eve Picker: Be sure to go to EvePicker.com to find out more about Adrian on the Shownotes page for this episode and be sure to sign up for my newsletter, so you can access information about impact real estate investing and get the latest news about the exciting projects on my crowdfunding platform, Small Change.   Eve Picker: Good morning, Adrian. Thank you very much for joining me.   Adrian Washington: Thank you, Eve. It's a pleasure to be here.   Eve Picker: So you have a real estate company called Neighborhood Development Company, and we've been lucky enough at Small Change to help you raise funds for one of your projects. Your company is in Washington, D.C. I'm just wondering if you'd like to tell us how long you've had Neighborhood Development Company, or NDC, and have you lived in D.C. all of your life?   Adrian Washington: I'm a native Washingtonian. I've lived here most of my life. I went away and went to school down in California; lived out there for a while; lived in Boston, but, essentially, I've been in D.C. all of my professional ... I grew up here, and I've lived here all my professional life. I've been involved in real estate, altogether now, going on over 30 years and formed Neighborhood Development Company a little over 20 years ago, back in 1999.   Eve Picker: That's quite a stretch. NDC's mission, in your words, is to develop exciting residential and commercial properties that cultivate vibrant communities. What does it mean to you to cultivate vibrant communities? How does a developer do that?   Adrian Washington: We've always operated in urban areas of primarily Washington, D.C. and really always neighborhoods that were emerging; that were maybe down and out at one time or were starting to turn around. What we found in these neighborhoods is that we don't look at them just from a brick-and-mortar perspective. We see the people that are living there now. They want their neighborhoods improved, but they don't want to be displaced. They want shops and things that serve them, but don't serve just outsiders. They welcome newcomers, but they want to feel those newcomers respect the place that [inaudible]. We see our role as balancing those things of making a neighborhood better for people who are living there, attracting new residents who want to be part of those communities, attracting businesses that want to be part of those communities, but not to displace people and not to alter the fundamental character. As developers, I think it takes like a real balancing act that we work with on a day-to-day basis.   Eve Picker: I do think it is a real balancing act. How do you fend off displacement?   Adrian Washington: We do it in, I guess, a number of ways that I think are unique in some developers in that we do both very high-end market-rate developments, but we also do affordable housing. We do affordable housing in a number of ways. We do it in traditional ways that more traditional developers do it, using government subsidy and the many programs involved. We also do it in more creative ways. For instance, we've worked in the past with failing cooperatives, where a group of tenants own their building collectively, and it's just not working out, either because of bad management, or whatever. We team with them to provide our services with them but do it in a way that allows them to stay in their homes. That's one way we do it.   Adrian Washington: Another way we do it is we really, in our commercial work, really like to work with entrepreneurs. Your typical developer may want that credit tenant. They want that CVS, or that Walgreens, or someone national. We really- we don't go that way. We go in the opposite direction. For instance, in one of our developments, we have a salsa teacher, and she was doing lessons- it was a nice young couple. They were doing lessons out of their basement in the neighborhood.   Adrian Washington: They were so successful, they wanted to have their first studio. They came to us, and we had a space in one of our buildings, so we worked with them on the design; we worked with them on getting government grants to help them build out. We helped them with the construction. We gave them a favorable lease that started out low, and it allowed them to develop the business.   Adrian Washington: It was just a great neighborhood success story, where they stayed in the neighborhood. They had a service that appealed to both the newcomers and people who were in the neighborhood. They successfully grew their business. They're now opening a second location. I think it's really about creativity; using the skills we have as developers and businesspeople and connecting with people who have hopes and dreams - maybe not the same skills - and working out win-win solutions.   Eve Picker: That's a really lovely story. Other developers might say that's taking a risk with a little startup business that you don't necessarily need to take. You could go get a credit tenant. So, why do you take that risk?   Adrian Washington: Well, I think a couple of reasons. It is kind of, on paper, riskier. Although we see with all the changes in the retail economy, yeah, you could have some business like a Blockbuster - going back in time, when everyone thought it was really successful, and now it's out of business [cross talk]   Eve Picker: Yeah, that's true.   Adrian Washington: Or even something like a McDonald's, where everyone thought McDonald's used to be the gold standard. Even now, you see some of those stores shutting. There's not 'no risk' in a credit tenant, but I agree that there's more hand-holding; there's more involvement. You've got to pick your entrepreneurs carefully. You've got to help nurture them. Typically, they're people who are great enthusiasts about what they know - if it's salsa dancing or handmade pottery - but they don't know about marketing; they don't know about financing. You've got to work with them more.   Adrian Washington: We just find that more rewarding. It's just fun. It's creative. We feel like we're helping people. We feel that we're seeing eye to eye, because even though we've been in business 20 years, we're still thinking of ourselves as an entrepreneur. The neighborhoods love it, so I think it makes us more popular in the neighborhoods. We've found that the success rate that we've had with these businesses is really pretty high and that the occasional failure that comes along, we just kind of build that into our pro forma. We've found that we were able to replace people who don't like it with other people. All in all, we just find it's more socially rewarding, it's financially fine, and it's just a lot more fun.   Eve Picker: It adds to the economy of the neighborhood you're in, which is really lovely. Developers do lots of different sorts of things, and I'm wondering how you ended up here. How did you ...? There must have been a path that took you towards this type of development.   Adrian Washington: Eve, I think it's like a lot of things in life. I don't know, maybe there are people who have these- design these great plans at age 12 and follow them through. I really didn't. I went to undergrad; I went and got an MBA. I worked for a national consulting firm, and I thought that was my path, but I really hated it. At the meantime, I had bought a house in an emerging neighborhood and fell in love with that culture. I think I was really ahead of my time. I saw the appeal of walkable, livable neighborhoods. I saw the appeal of eclectic neighborhoods that had different types of architecture, that had different types of people, different races, different income groups, that was close to urban centers. I just thought that was great. I loved being in that neighborhood. I loved the change that I saw was going on. I loved the physical aspect.   Adrian Washington: Back when I was younger, I did everything. I did carpentry; I did plumbing [inaudible]. I just loved that whole environment. I think I was always an entrepreneur at heart ... I was going to a day job that I hated, and I had this hobby that I loved, so I said, "Well, why don't I see if I can turn this hobby into a business?" That was 30 years ago. It hasn't been a straight line. There were struggles; there were failures; there were just dumb-ass things that I did that didn't work out, but I always came back the next day and tried to do it better, and I'm really glad I did.   Eve Picker: Be sure to go to EvePicker.com and sign up for my free educational newsletter about impact real estate investing. You'll be among the first to hear about new projects you can invest in. That's EvePicker.com. Thanks so much.   Eve Picker: That's a great reason why. It's pretty wonderful to be able to be doing something that you really love and that adds to communities everywhere. So, I'm going to move on now to a project that I know you're working on, called 1100 Eastern Avenue, which is one of your latest projects. We're fortunate enough, at Small Change, that we're going to be helping you to raise a little money for this project. I wanted to talk a little bit about it. Can you just tell us a little about what the project is, how big it is, the uses, where it is?   Adrian Washington: Well, sure, Eve. I'm really excited, and our whole team's excited about 1100 Eastern. It's really a project that embodies our beliefs, and uses all of our skill sets, and is just very exciting. It's a mixed-use projects. Ground floor is a retail component; not that large, about 4,000 square feet. I think one of the great things about it is that there were ... The site is sort of a rundown former- like a strip shopping center. A couple of the tenants there were folks that, frankly, the neighborhood was happy to see leave. It was a liquor store and an old carry-out. Not to knock those people, but they weren't really what the community wanted.   Adrian Washington: There were a couple of tenants the community really did like. It was a barbershop that had been there for really a couple of generations. The current owner's father had founded it back 35 years ago. She was still running it, and it was really a neighborhood institution. Then there was a daycare center. One of the things that we're doing is allowing those people to come back to the new development in brand-new facilities. We're even able to offer them, starting out, kind of with our philosophy, at the same rents they were paying, which were far below market. It'll allow them to build up the market over a number of years, so we're very excited about that.   Adrian Washington: Now, on the floors above it, there are five stories above it. These will contain 65 units of mixed-income housing. There's housing for very low-income people, who were formerly homeless, who will be able to get wraparound services to allow them to transition to a more normal life. Then there are other units that will be for people of moderate incomes; people anywhere from - these are technical terms - but from 40 percent to 65 percent of the area median income. These range from what we would call pretty subsidized housing to more workforce housing, so we'll have a range of people there.   Adrian Washington: We're also very proud of what we're doing is that we're giving a really big mix of unit types. Typically, in any kind of new construction development, you're seeing just people were just building one- and two-bedrooms, or studios. What we're able to do in this building is to provide one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, three-bedrooms, even a few four-bedroom apartments. It really will serve a number of different types of people in the neighborhood - seniors, people with families, people with kids. It's just a great project that will really help everyone in the neighborhood, so we're very proud and excited about it.   Eve Picker: That sounds really, really wonderful. The four-bedroom units are so unusual nowadays, and extended families are important, so that's pretty great. I understand it's also an Opportunity Zone, which is, as we all know, a very hot topic right now. How will that impact the development?   Adrian Washington: Opportunity Zones are exactly what you said, Eve; it's a very hot topic. People are still figuring it out. I think that, unfortunately, early on, a lot of the Opportunity Zone benefits are going to people who are creating projects that would have been created anyway. We're very proud that we feel this project will fit in what the Opportunity Zone true mission is, which is to bring capital to underserved neighborhoods - as I said, our commercial businesses, our neighborhood-serving businesses that were going to be displaced and that people in the community wanted to stay.   Adrian Washington: What we're doing is we're using Opportunity Zone benefits to attract capital to help keep these businesses in. So, I think that's important. But, also, I think one of the key things I feel that Opportunity Zones is that the projects have to make sense, even if they weren't in Opportunity Zones. We are a business that prides itself on not just being do-gooders, but being solid businesspeople, so we've underwritten the project carefully. We understand the costs, and the risks, and all of the factors. We think this is a project that works, even if it wasn't in an Opportunity Zone. But we're very happy to allow people who are investors who want to get a good return on their money, but also to have a meaningful social impact, to have all that, plus the tax benefits of the Opportunity Zone.   Eve Picker: For listeners who don't really understand Opportunity Zone funds, because they are very complicated ... Took me a long time to understand. The fund, in this case, is actually the project. It's just the entity that the project is using as a legal entity, the LLC, that will become a fund, right? If people invest-   Adrian Washington: Yes, that's right.   Eve Picker: It's a 100-percent Opportunity Zone fund because it's just a single-use fund, just one project. So, if people invest in it, they're investing actually into the project itself, not into a fund that then serves a whole series of projects. They can take a really close look at the underwriting and see if they like it. I would agree with you, at the moment, the Opportunity Zone fund benefits are kind of gravy. I have yet to see a project that is moving forward simply because of those benefits. They don't seem to be enough to make a project happen, right?   Adrian Washington: Exactly. We've used that approach, not just in Opportunity Zones, but with our other investor- projects. What we found over the years is that people- they want to know what they're investing in, both from a business standpoint ... They want to kick the tires, see if they believe in the construction costs, and the neighborhood statistics, and the tenants that are being there. They want to understand that. They also want to understand the story behind it. What's going into the neighborhood? How will my investment benefit [inaudible] neighborhood? They really want to touch, and feel, and see that. We've had a lot of success over the years in doing that. This project really works in the same manner, where people can really learn about it, learn about us, learn about the neighborhood, learn about the businesses, and say, "Yeah, I want to put my money here. I believe in it as a financial investment. I also believe in it, in terms of its social [mesh].   Eve Picker: I think what I'm most excited about for Small Change is the fact that we're helping you raise money for this Opportunity Zone fund. We may very well be the first Opportunity Zone fund offering investments- very small investments to everyone over the age of 18, not just accredited investors. I think many of the funds that we see around the country have really big minimum investment amounts of $100,000 or $200,000, or $500,000. This is going to be much smaller for everyday people, which personally I find very exciting. It's yet another way to make it accessible to your investors in your neighborhood, right, Adrian?   Adrian Washington: Right, and we're excited, too. Eve, as you know, and the audience may not know, is that you guys raised money for us on another project, our Benning Market project - a neighborhood called River Terrace. It was a nice way to raise money, but I think more importantly, it helped build support and build involvement in the project. I have people in that neighborhood who told me, "Yeah, I saw ... I'm an investor in your project, and ..." [cross talk]   Eve Picker: That's great. That's really great, yeah.   Adrian Washington: -"... and I saw it because I lived down the street and I wanted to be a part of it. I just thought it was cool that you allowed us to participate in that." I think it really does build more of a sense of community; it builds more of a sense of involvement; it invokes transparency, because, frankly, I think that, in these days, developers are viewed with a lot of distrust. I think that by allowing community members to invest at investment levels that they can afford really helps to break down those walls, and do that, and helps to increase visibility. We were really happy with the results we had with you on our first investment, which is literally breaking ground in a couple weeks, and we are very excited to work with you again on the Eastern Avenue Project.   Eve Picker: That's great. You're going to have to send me updates on the first one, because we'll post them for our other investors. People like to see [cross talk].   Adrian Washington: We'll send you groundbreaking pictures. How about that?   Eve Picker: That'd be fantastic, yeah. Talking about this little piece of community engagement - crowdfunding - community engagement has to play a big role in your projects. I'm wondering how you handle that. That can be tricky sometimes.   Adrian Washington: It can be tricky. Like I said, there's just a lot of distrust around development, and in our political climate, I think there's just [riding] distrust in everything, so I don't take it personally. I think the key is you've got to be out there early and often. We're working a different project, in a different part of the city, and we're a couple years away from groundbreaking; really a year away from an actual serious design and engagement, but we're already out there in the community, asking people what they want, telling them about ourselves, letting them see some of our other projects.   Adrian Washington: You're never going to please 100 percent of the people in any community. What I've found over years is that what you can do is the best you can do, which is to be accessible, be transparent, to listen, to be honest. Sometimes, people want something, you're like, "Yeah, we can do that." Other times, people want something, and I've seen a lot of developers be vague and sort of say, "Oh, well, maybe we'll look at that." I try to be honest; I try to say that, "Sir, ma'am, we just can't do that, and here's the reason why. I know you won't be happy about that," but I think it's more important to be honest than it is to try to gloss over a problem.   Adrian Washington: It really takes a lot of work. It's changed over the years. 20 years ago, we didn't have to do nearly this level of community involvement. I think, particularly in underserved neighborhoods, that people were happy that you were just there and building something; pretty much, you didn't have to do more than that. Nowadays, it's different. People realize that their neighborhoods are an asset, and that people want to develop there, and they are demanding to be heard and respected. If you're not there, you don't hear them, you don't respect them, you're gonna suffer for it.   Eve Picker: Yeah, I think that's right. Moving on to more global themes, here, I'm just wondering what you think we all need to do to make our cities and neighborhoods better places for everyone, so that no one gets left out.   Adrian Washington: That's a big question-   Eve Picker: It is a big question.   Adrian Washington: -I don't know if we can solve that all in one podcast. I'll focus on our roles as developers. Clearly, there is a need for more housing in our cities. There's a need for housing that serves all different income levels and all different family types. It's not the '50s anymore. It's not just mom and dad, and 2.3 kids, and a picket fence. There are all types of households.   Adrian Washington: The development process has gotten tougher. Besides the community involvement piece, the environmental and sustainability requirements are much higher, the zoning is trickier. It's hard work. I think our job is to use the skills that we've developed over the years to work in partnership with communities, to let them see how they can help us, and, in turn, using our skills to help them work on win-win solutions; involve government, because, obviously, they're important, and have patience, but have perseverance. Development is tough.   Adrian Washington: I think that to be successful, you've got to have a long-term view. You can't feel like you've got to make a killing on every project. You've got to look at your entire body of work, so at the end of the day, at the end of your career that you've made a fair return on your investment, your time, and your risk, but you've also contributed to society. I think it's possible, if you have those things in mind. Honestly, it's more rewarding and it's more successful, if you do it that way.   Eve Picker: Clearly, you think socially responsible real estate is necessary in today's development world, and that's the way you manage your business, but I'm wondering, are there enough developers out there thinking about impact and thinking in the way that you're thinking? If not, how might we improve that? I still see a lot of greenfield developments that, quite frankly, shock me in this day and age; that that sort of work continues. I still see banks wanting to finance those models over and over again, because it's easy to think about them. I'm wondering how we shift to a [kinder] development world.   Adrian Washington: I think it certainly is growing. I agree with you completely. I drive around, particularly when I'm not in D.C., and I see so many greenfield developments. Just to me, personally, it's just kind of boring. I didn't get into this just to make a ton of money. Like I said, I want to be fairly compensated for what I do, but it's more about that.   Adrian Washington: To answer your question, I think I see more and more of it. I think, particularly the younger generation ... I'm older. I'm not a millennial. I guess I'm a young baby boomer. But, particularly in the generation behind me, I see people who want to do that, and not just in real estate development, but in other fields in life. They want to do more than just do a job and make money. They want to make a meaningful impact on the world. They want to have that reward, which helps them feel better.   Adrian Washington: Also, what I've found in my business, is it helps to attract and retain young employees. They don't want to just build some cookie-cutter, 200-unit apartment building in a greenfield, just like everybody else. They want to do projects that are creative, that involve different financing sources, that touch people's lives, that take challenges [cross talk] and from a business standpoint. I think it's a movement that is slow in coming, but I clearly see it's building, and I think it'll be more and more.   Eve Picker: Yeah, I think you're probably right that it's gradually building. Do you see any current trends in real estate that you're fascinated by or you think are going to make a difference moving forward?   Adrian Washington: Yeah, I see ... Clearly, the trend for co-living and coworking is the big trend. WeWork is obviously the big kind of corporate behemoth example of that, but there are a lot of other smaller, more entrepreneurial types of interests. I've see coworking spaces designed around women, or women with kids that have daycare centers, or people with social causes, like a nonprofit type of thing. I see that as a big trend.   Adrian Washington: I see co-living. I think that where people, either because of monetary reasons, or because of social reasons, don't want that house by themselves, but want an opportunity where they can either live with roommates or live in a more communal environment, where things like kitchens and things are shared, and where there's a social network in place that typically people who are new to an area- it's a way for them to connect. I see a real sort of striving for more connectedness, as our world, in a way, becomes less connected. I think there are great opportunities to expand on that model. I've seen some very successful ones here in Washington, D.C., so it's something I'm keeping my eye on.   Eve Picker: Yeah, I think a lot of people are. I'm going to ask you three signoff questions that I ask everyone. The first one is what is the key factor that makes a real estate project impactful to you?   Adrian Washington: I'd say the key factor is that it meets the needs of the community that it's in. The only way you get that is to get out, and talk to the people there, and understand what they want. Some communities, they want more affordable housing. Some people, they want less. Some people want retail that's a particular type; other people might want a retail that's missing, like, say, a Fresh Grocer, which is like an example of another project that we did. We put in a Fresh Grocer where it'd been a food desert. It really involves talking to the community, understanding what they want, and then using your skills to develop- to deliver it.   Eve Picker: When it comes to crowdfunding, do you think there are other things that can help you as a developer, not just involving investors, but how might crowdfunding benefit your project, as a whole?   Adrian Washington: I think crowdfunding benefits us in a number of ways. The couple that most come to mind - and I [inaudible] an example earlier for one of our projects - is many people in the neighborhood become investors in the projects. They're invested not just financially, but they're invested emotionally. They tell their friends; they frequent there more often. I think the crowdfunding helps allow, particularly, local residents to be involved.   Adrian Washington: I think the second way that that's really helped us and helped the project is that it's a real brand builder. Eve, when we did the project with you guys, we got so many press kits about the project. We were [cross talk].   Eve Picker: That's fabulous. That's really fabulous.   Adrian Washington: I was interviewed a couple of times at the local news station, I was interviewed by national publications. People that I would- said "Hey, I heard about your project. What's crowdfunding like, and how do you like it? It just really enhanced our company's visibility, our project's visibility; it was a real brand enhancer, and it's something that I did not expect and something I was very pleased with.   Eve Picker: I'm grateful to hear that. That's wonderful. Then, this is a really big one - if there were one thing that you could change about real estate development in the U.S. to make it better, what would that be?   Adrian Washington: I think that the thing that I would really change is not so much government policies. I understand the need for regulation around safety, and sustainability, and community impact, but I would change more the attitude of the people in government who do those. I think there is too much of a - particularly in inspections - 'gotcha' mentality, where, instead of working with us, and understanding that we're doing the best we can ... Yes, maybe this one particular light switch was two inches too high or too low-   Eve Picker: Oh ...   Adrian Washington: Not just a 'gotcha' mentality, not just, "Okay, you messed up on that. Fix it, and we'll come back when we're ready and tell you whether you missed anything else," more a partnership for governments to understand that we're good guys. We're doing the best we can; that we want a safe project, a sustainable project, and to work more cooperatively with us, and help us succeed as partners, and not to be adversaries.   Eve Picker: That's a great way to end this interview. So, Adrian, thank you very much for your time. I really enjoyed talking with you, and I'm sure we're going to be talking again.   Adrian Washington: Great, Eve. Thanks for having me.   Eve Picker: That was Adrian Washington. Adrian is not afraid of a challenge. His company focuses on challenging sites in challenging neighborhoods, always making sure that neighborhood folks are involved and that their neighborhood is improved by the final project. I love that Adrian finds greenfields boring. I love that he sees the people in a neighborhood first, and I love that he nurtures local businesses, bringing even more value to the projects he develops.   Eve Picker: You can find out more about impact real estate investing and access the Shownotes for today's episode at my website, EvePicker.com. While you're there, sign up for my newsletter to find out more about how to make money in real estate while building better cities. Thanks so much for spending your time with me today, and thank you, Adrian, for sharing your thoughts with me. We'll talk again soon, but for now, this is Eve Picker signing off to go make some change.

The hosts of Mill City Comedy Greenroom sits down with Special Guest Comedian Adrian Washington! Listen live as Bryan Gallagher and Steve Lunden interview one of the fastest rising stars in the Minnesota comedy scene and be prepared to laugh!Follow Adrian at funnymanadrian.com or on Facebook @funnymanadrianHe'll be headlining at the House of Comedy at the Mall of America on Wed, Nov. 6th. Visit us online at millcitycomedy.com or listen on your favorite podcast streaming service!Be sure to follow us on social media: @millcitycomedyStudio call-in: 612-399-6117Skype: Mill City Comedy GreenroomEmail: Bryan: bryan@millcitycomedy.comSteve: steve@millcitycomedy.comstudio: studio@millcitycomedy.com

Michael vs Prince, Teacher vs. Student. Lots of battles going on both past and present. But not with JJ and Adrian. They are a great tag team for comedy...their goal is to make you laugh for 2 rounds both Friday and Saturday night. Pourhouse- thepourhousempls.com/event/jj-williamson-comedy-show Red Carpet in St. Cloud-www.eventbrite.com/e/1mic-ent-presents-jj-williamsonadrian-washington-ticketsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have an ark full of clips to ride out the rain.Featuring: Joe Zimmerman, Adrian Washington, Earnest CobbSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian, our new regular, is back and he's at the Pourhouse. Go see him or he'll be at the poorhouse. If you do go and befriend him, he might come to yourhouse. And as for the last kind of house that rhymes with "pour", we have no comment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian's vying for the title of Most Frequent Guest, regulars notwithstanding. It's the most prestigious award you can receive from our show. It's also the only award. Also it isn't real. We're all talk. Literally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adrian's going to - wait, hold on. Can you hear us? What if I do this? Okay, good. Adrian's going to be at the Red Carpet Nightclub this weekend for mother's day. Tickets- bit.ly/2V2yNwYSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday show with Johnny K and Adrian Washington.

Monday show with Johnny K, Dr Dave, Adrian Washington.

Spring is officially (Astronomically) here. And so is yet another episode of The Best Of! Clips Featuring: Wilifred Reilly, Tone Bell, Rojo Perez, Adrian Washington, Baron Von RaschkeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Are you privileged? Adrian is. He has the privilege of being on our show. Sometimes he even gets to talk. What a lucky guy. We, on the other hand, have the privilege of many, many guests all on in the same hour. It makes for interesting listening. www.funnymanadrian.com Tickets- royalcomedy.com Gold Star Foundation- www.goldstarride.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monday show with Johnny K and Adrian Washington

Monday show featuring Johnny K and Adrian Washington.

Monday Show with Adrian Washington and Johnny K.

Monday show with Johnny K and Adrian Washington

Monday show with Adrian Washington and Johnny K

Friday show with Zach Halverson, Adrian Washington and Jim Florentine.

Kate and Abby talk with local comedian Adrian Washington about the upcoming Gary Owen show and Abby gives Kate the inside scoop on Roller Derby.

Mark Slaughter calls in to talk about his solo record "Reflections In A Rear View Mirror", doing voice over, KISS, his voice, the last time he talked to Vinnie Vincent, and much more.Comedian Adrian Washington also swings by to talk comedy, booking shows, his career, our history, The Steel Toe Morning Show, and whatever else comes up.

Mark Slaughter calls in to talk about his solo record "Reflections In A Rear View Mirror", doing voice over, KISS, his voice, the last time he talked to Vinnie Vincent, and much more.Comedian Adrian Washington also swings by to talk comedy, booking shows, his career, our history, The Steel Toe Morning Show, and whatever else comes up.

Adrian Washington was supposed to be in studio but traffic stopped that so we rescheduled for next week.I pulled an interview from my Rockin' 101/RX Magazine days that I did with Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles (used by permission) where we talked about their record at the time "Sweetheart Of The Sun", working with Matthew Sweet, everything Bangles, and recording in the nude...yeah, that happened.I also pay homage to a fallen friend and music industry guru Dean Schachtel. Big time loss for the music community and most importantly his family. You will be missed by many.

Adrian Washington was supposed to be in studio but traffic stopped that so we rescheduled for next week.I pulled an interview from my Rockin' 101/RX Magazine days that I did with Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles (used by permission) where we talked about their record at the time "Sweetheart Of The Sun", working with Matthew Sweet, everything Bangles, and recording in the nude...yeah, that happened.I also pay homage to a fallen friend and music industry guru Dean Schachtel. Big time loss for the music community and most importantly his family. You will be missed by many.