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Giovan Scialdone, president of 3S Lift Americas, joins to discuss 30,000 Climb Auto System installs and a new lift-mounted rescue stretcher. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Welcome to Uptime Spotlight, shining light on wind energy’s brightest innovators. This is the progress powering tomorrow Allen Hall: Gio, welcome back to the program.  Gio Scialdone: Hey, thanks, Allen.  Allen Hall: So a lot’s happened over the past year since we last spoke with you at 3S Lift. Yeah. And there’s all kinds of new technology and improvements and the- The expansion of the Climb Auto system in the United States is remarkable. Yeah. How many systems do you have installed in North America? Gio Scialdone: Yeah, I appreciate that. I mean, it’s, it’s… The, the pride that we take in, in those numbers are, are serious. We, we feel, uh, a great responsibility to help technicians, to help our customers operate more, uh, more efficiently. We have 30,000 installed.  Allen Hall: Wow.  Gio Scialdone: So yeah, last year was a busy year. We installed close to 8,000, uh, in North America, so a bit in Canada as well. Um, [00:01:00] yeah, it’s… And, you know, before we get into some more numbers too, a funny story for you, a Massachusetts native- Right … or lived in Massachusetts- Long time … for a period of time. Uh, Hoosac Wind Farm, you know the Hoosac Wind Farm. Oh, yeah, yeah,  Allen Hall: I can see it out my front door.  Gio Scialdone: This is what’s great about this industry and being at this conference. Um, I ran into… At, at one point in time working for GE a long time ago, I was a site construction manager for Hoosac. I ran into my EHS safety manager, who I haven’t seen in 14 years-  Allen Hall: Wow …  Gio Scialdone: uh, who now works for another prominent, uh, company, uh, in the industry, and, uh, she remembered the name of my dog that- Really? I used to take to the site as a- Oh,  Allen Hall: wow.  Gio Scialdone: So, uh, you know, it’s good to be here, see you, and see, see, you know, lots of former colleagues, so,  Allen Hall: you know. Well, it’s a small world in wind.  Gio Scialdone: It’s a very small world. And, you know, we’re, we’re a company that, um, you know, again, we, we, we have a unique product, and there, there are some other companies that are, um, also coming out with a product quite similar, and we, [00:02:00] we appreciate that competition. Sure. In fact, I think, you know, we spend a lot of our time trying to, uh, sell our customers on the value that the ClimbAuto system is a need and not a nice to have, and I think having some competition with a similar ladder access product further, uh, maybe pushes that point to, to, to be true. So, um, you know, it’s good to be here and see some expansion in, in our little, uh, you know, ladder lift space. Allen Hall: Well, I think it shows the work that 3S has done to demonstrate the value of that system. I remember several years ago, I think when I first talked to you, there wasn’t a lot of adoption, and you were… And the operators were thinking, “Do I really need this?” But the reality was that the technicians loved it. They improved performance. They had technicians using those towers and wanted to work on those specific towers. Yeah. And, and then, uh, just kind of the flood happened. It, it was everybody was testing the [00:03:00] waters. You were basically installing test systems- Yeah … or sort of sample system to try it. Yeah. Everybody loved it, and then boom, you’re up to 30,000 units.  Gio Scialdone: I, I think, I think a part of that too to add on is you, you have to have a quality product.  Allen Hall: Oh, sure. It has to work. For, for… It has to work. Right.  Gio Scialdone: That’s the most important thing. Yeah. Um- The th- the, the, the value and the function in theory makes sense to lots of people, but does it work and is it reliable? And I think having been here nine years and, and, you know, the first three years we only had 500 units installed. Yeah. So it’s really the last three or four years that have expanded our, our installation base. And I think a lot of that is, you know, thank, you know, we’ve got a great team behind it. You know, we’ve got 70 technicians, and we’ve got a sales team, and an engineering team, and, um, you know, a project management team. So we, we’ve, we’ve staffed up as, as you need to. But the product we’ve, we, we really believe has, um, you know, been our best [00:04:00] salesperson. You know, it takes some service. That’s one thing I wanted to, to let you know, too. You know, in the early days, we- a lot of our customers were servicing our lifts. Sure. Right, yeah. And we still, um, uh, promote that if they would like to. Uh, annual inspection, you know, 30 minutes a year, um, that kind of pre-use inspection of one or two minutes before you ride it is- Sure … is, is, uh- Yeah, yeah … required. But now we’ve got a team of 20 to 25 technicians who their only job is to go around and, and service these lifts. So- Wow … we’re proud now that, you know, the oldest lifts are nine years. Oh, wow. And they’re still working very, very well as designed. You know, no, no major correctives, no motor replacements. So, you know, stand behind the product and, and, you know, service it, and servicing our customers is really what we’re, we’re proud to, to, to show. Allen Hall: Well, that was always the hard part early on. Um, my recollection was I could install this system, and yes, I could help my technicians, but am I fixing it, replacing it? The, the, the quality was the question mark at the moment.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah.  Allen Hall: [00:05:00] But you’ve really hammered that, and I think 3S has done a good job of mainta- maintenance and inspections and just delivering a quality product. That’s why I think you’ve seen the growth as rapidly as you have, and the price point’s right, too.  Gio Scialdone: The price point has to be right. I think, you know, um, we’ve– we, we are offering some additional, let’s call them, like, support services. So we’ve got an online store where you can come and buy spare parts. You can buy every spare part that you need on our online store. Allen Hall: Nice.  Gio Scialdone: You know, accessories are required, fall arresters and battery kits and things like that, that even if you’re an ISP or, or a third party, uh, not the owner per se, you, you need that, that, that equipment. In addition to the online store, we- we, last year we launched, uh, an online training academy. So what’s… You know, it’s a very simple system to use. We’ve seen it. I’ve seen it. Used it.  Allen Hall: Yeah.  Gio Scialdone: Um, but we need to make sure as an industry and as a company that we take responsibility to make sure as, as best we can that every [00:06:00]person that uses this uses it appropriately and has the intelligence and the knowledge and skills to, um, troubleshoot basic things or perform safety evacuation features. So we’ve got an online training, um, uh, academy that we launched last year, and that’s been going well too. So more information we feel is better, uh, for our customers, for our technicians. Sure. You know. Um, so that’s been fantastic to see a lot more activity and customer… Again, a really small, you know, $200 per, per training course, and the certificate’s good for two years. You know, um, a robust course for an hour or two. It’s worth it.  Allen Hall: Well, it’s a reasonable price for an excellent product. Yeah. And that’s been the key for a long time. Yeah. Opening up the ability to get spare parts online, that’s huge. I know when you talk to operators, what’s the pain point? I have to call somebody- Yeah somewhere far away to try to get a part. Sure. It’s gonna take six months to get it.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah.  Allen Hall: Getting it online is the way- Yeah … that they wanna do it. [00:07:00] So it’s a lot of smart moves to be the support part of, of that system.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah. We’ve come… I’m, I’m smiling because in Chicago, uh, maybe seven years ago, our, our first spill- spare parts process was- uh, my office had a closet that I housed all the spare parts.  Allen Hall: Yeah.  Gio Scialdone: You know? And, and when I needed to ship out something, I put it in a box and gave it to the, to, like, the building secretary, you know? That’s how it worked. And now we’re, we’re a little more sophisticated than that. We’ve- Y- you got a  Allen Hall: massive organization  Gio Scialdone: behind it We’ve got a 40,000 square foot warehouse that we’re, we’re really proud of, and a great team behind it to perform the logistics and track everything and… You know. So yeah, we’ve, we’ve come a long way, and our customers are helping us try to get better as well, you know. There’s still, there’s still a long way to go. Our objective as a company is to eliminate climbing, Alan. And it- And, and, and you know, I think there’s not much pushback, frankly.  Allen Hall: Not today. Right? Three years ago, a lot of pushback.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Yeah. I think, um… And what I mean, too, is, like, I think- From a, uh, a [00:08:00] value perspective, there’s no pushback. There’s still a budget perspective. Sure. And I think the challenges we’re finding still are if you’re at a wind farm and you have blade issues or, or, or drive train issues, uh, you might need to spend your dollars there before you spend them on a lift, and we, we, we understand and respect that. And so we’re working together with customers to try to come up with creative commercial solutions, be it, uh, you know, deferred payment models or multi-year, look at that as a, a capital cost plus some operational cost. Smart. Defer some of that capital, um, to, to sort of reduce that first year burden, right? Allen Hall: Yeah. So- That’s the  Gio Scialdone: scary  Allen Hall: part, right? They, they… The lump sum- It’s a big budget item. Yeah … is always an item, and they, especially in today’s world where we got gearbox and blade issues, they don’t want to spend on something that’s not directly there because it’s the, that’s what- Yeah … produces power.  Gio Scialdone: Right. Allen Hall: But technicians working on the turbines also produce power. That’s a great point.  Gio Scialdone: And  Allen Hall: you, and you need them, they go up and down- Yeah. That’s a good point … and sometimes you need them to go up and down a lot. Yeah. And if you don’t [00:09:00] wanna wear out those technicians, the, the lift is the way, the climb model system is the way to go. Right. It just makes… In today’s world, not having it, you’re the odd one out because most sites have some, if not all the turbines with the climb model system.  Gio Scialdone: There’s a, a… It reminded me of a, I talked to a customer today who said, you know, lots of these sites are clustered with phases. Uh, this particular customer retrofitted, uh, one of the two phases at their site. They’re split, let’s call it 50 turbines each or so, um, maybe two years ago, and then their struggle is they haven’t yet got the budget to do the second phase. Now, it’s the same group of  Allen Hall: technicians-  Gio Scialdone: Yeah … that work on both phases. So she, she explained to me that every morning when they go in and they kinda see which, which turbine they’re going to, there’s a, there’s a few of them going, “Yeah.” And there’s a couple other ones that are like, “Ah,” you know? Yeah. So there’s a real like… And I th- and I believe, you know, while that’s kind of a, an anecdotal kind of funny story, there’s, there’s, there’s real objective measures that you [00:10:00] can look at to say that it is, it is- correlated, hard to prove causation, but likely that those technicians who are climbing are gonna be less efficient at the same task than those who are not climbing, right? Yeah. And, and the customer knows that. And so, um, you know, we’ve gotten to that point as an industry that we’re, again, we’re not arguing the, the value too much anymore. That’s good. It’s more about finding the solution for the right, at the right time. Pre-repower, do we do it pro- post-repower? You know, those questions are being asked. Um, you know, it makes more sense potentially, if you will repower in a year, to put that in that budget. Um, so we’re seeing lots of that activity, especially as the lead up to this July 4th, uh, sa- uh, start a construction repower- Right … cliff.  Allen Hall: Yeah. Are, are you getting a lot of inquiries about that? Like, we wanna book a contract, try to get before that July date? Gio Scialdone: Yeah, look, one of the interesting things is, you know, to qualify for the PTC by [00:11:00] July 4th, you need to start construction.  Allen Hall: That’s right.  Gio Scialdone: Um, or, and you can do that in a couple different ways, right? Right. And we are having customers who are using our lifts as a start of physical work on site.  Allen Hall: Oh,  Gio Scialdone: that’s so smart. So they’re installing lifts- To start that process and show a continuous effort on site. It’s on-site work. Yes, it is. Uh, we have, you know, pri- uh, PWA, prevailing wage apprentice- Right … qualified- Sure … technicians in our program, if that’s something that’s required- Yeah … which a lot of times it is- It is nowadays on these, a lot of these sites. So, um, yeah, we’re offering both of those things to customers. It is an interpretation. There are some customers who aren’t, um, but, but there are, there are those that, that do see the lift as a great tool for them to start that, that clock.  Allen Hall: Right. So- Because the parts are there, you’re ready to go. You can get them- Yeah … installed and- Yeah … unlike other components of a wind turbine- That might  Gio Scialdone: have longer lead time …  Allen Hall: that will have longer lead times. Right. If you’re doing main bearings or something of that sort- Right … it’s gonna be several months before you get those assets on site and can [00:12:00] start working them. Gio Scialdone: Yeah. And you’ve got three months until July 4th,  Allen Hall: right? Right. You gotta go.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah, you gotta go.  Allen Hall: Right. And that- You gotta go … I think that’s, that’s the key to all this. Yeah. Boy, that, that’s genius. I’m, I’m glad that people- … are thinking outside the box.  Gio Scialdone: We are too. Our customers are creative.  Allen Hall: Yeah.  Gio Scialdone: And that’s good. We’re happy to support that, at times.  Allen Hall: So there’s, there’s some new technology at 3S in- involving evacuation and- Yeah … you know, the, one of the most, uh, critical pieces of being a technician is working safe, but occasionally things happen. Mm-hmm. And there’s a lot of ways to get technicians from the nacelle downtower. Some of them involve tossing them over side and roping them down, which can be kind of extreme, honestly. Mm-hmm. And a, a lot of technicians do get hurt in not necessarily life-threatening ways- Right … but in ways where it makes it really hard to kind of get them up and down- Safely, yeah … the, the tower safely, right. So 3S has been thinking about this for a while, and now you have a, a new product.  Gio Scialdone: We do. We have a rescue stretcher, uh, which has been in development for about a year or [00:13:00] so. We’ve tested it in the field. Um, yeah, the, the climb onto system with all its functions, uh, has not been a rescue system. Right. Right? Um, so what, what we’ve been doing is if, if there is an incident in the tower, you’re utilizing a, a, a, one of the many rescue devices that are in the industry. Sure. Now, w- with the stretcher, uh, this is a, a device that attaches to the ClimbAuto System and uses the ClimbAuto System to safely bring the person down. Um, it can be installed by, with one, uh, rescuer. So one person can fix this to the rail. It has pulley, uh, systems to bring the person up onto and attached to the ClimbAuto System, and then send down. Now, so then you’re, you’re, you’re immobilized, right? So we secure your head, your feet, your body. Um, and to your point earlier, yes, it’s in, in the event that an injury occurs [00:14:00] and you have, let’s call it some time, 10 to 15 minutes of setup time, ’cause that’s what it will take- Sure then this is a great product. And the idea would be, you know, one per truck, similar to a rescue device. Um, you know, and then, you know, you can, can get it up and down the tower pretty easily. It’s, it’s light. It, the package is like a, it’s like a tent bag. It folds up into, like, a bag of a tent, if you picture that. Um, it maybe weighs, like, 15 pounds. It’s quite light. Oh, that’s good. Yep, yep. You know, ’cause there’s no long rope, right? So there’s no, like, hundred-meter rope that you need, which is the, the heavy stuff. Right. Um, and, you know, so you’re using the lift. So the, the weight of the, the system, the stretcher itself, is quite light. So we’re excited. We’ve got a few customers that have demoed it. And, uh, yeah, we’re, we’re, we’re looking to continue to improve the, the, the, the features that we offer. Well,  Allen Hall: yeah. If, if there’s 30,000 ClimbAuto Systems out there- Mm … there should be these rescue kits along in the trucks- Yeah … because you just don’t know. Gio Scialdone: Yeah.  Allen Hall: Right? And guys get hurt.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah.  Allen Hall: They [00:15:00] dislocate their shoulders. They’re dislocating their knees. Yeah. It, it’s a hard task. It is. Uh, you used to climb and do that job. It is. You know that- It is … there’s, there’s things that happen uptower that it makes it hard to get down.  Gio Scialdone: You know, I remember doing some training w- where a lot, I mean, we all have, at some point, maybe done some rescue training and, you know, if you’re in a traditional uh, auto descent or sort of rescue device, you may be banging against the tower wall or the ladder- Yep potentially causing further injury. The benefit of this system is, is that, you know, you’re stable on the lift as you go down. Um, so yeah, it’s a little, um… We, we feel is gonna be helpful f- for the sites that have, for sure, climb auto systems, and again- … it’ll take some training.  Allen Hall: Sure.  Gio Scialdone: Right? Sure. It’ll take some training to, to… Just like any, any rescue device will take. Um, but we, we see some value in the future that, again, it’s adding… It’s another tool, uh, for customers- Yeah … to consider to keep their people safer.  Allen Hall: Yeah.  Gio Scialdone: You know? So.  Allen Hall: I, I, I- Yeah. I see a lot more operators now being very proactive about safety.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah.  Allen Hall: And if I can have a simple tool- Yeah that [00:16:00] makes life easier just in case, ’cause things happen, and you wanna be ready for it, something in, in the back of the truck makes infinite sense and is a, a smart way to handle it. Because the thing about tower heights today, we’re above 100 meters on a lot of towers.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah.  Allen Hall: And that’s a long way to get lifted down. Speaker: That’s  Gio Scialdone: true. Yeah. That’s a, it’s a… And, and, you know, and if you’re in a condition, a wind condition where it-  Allen Hall: Which is where these  Gio Scialdone: turbines  Allen Hall: are,  Gio Scialdone: yeah … towers sway, yeah. Then, then it’s- It’s- … even harder and need multiple people. You know, so again, in these remote areas where more and more turbines are being located as new construction, m- way more remote, uh, y- your, your, the next team of two technicians may be a, an hour away. Probably, yes. Right? Worst case, it could be an hour away. Yeah. Oh,  Allen Hall: yeah.  Gio Scialdone: And so as a team of two, you know, to be able to rescue you and safely bring you down, it could be critical. It could be critical. It  Allen Hall: will be.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah. Yeah, because there’s not gonna be a third or fourth person to come assist us  Allen Hall: for an hour,  Gio Scialdone: you know? So yeah, it’s an exciting… You know, [00:17:00] we, we’re, we’re trying to do, you know, uh, add-ons to the product to, uh, you know… We, we’ve modified some things over the years. We’ve got a new battery kit style, uh, to improve functionality. Clip-on battery as opposed to a plug-in. Um, you know, we’ve added a lot of different safety features over the years, like, um, uh, simultaneous handle switches. Right, yeah. So, you know, we’re, we’re trying to avoid, uh, a misuse of, of, uh, one hand at a time or no hands. Um, so there’s, there’s lots of features that we have, uh, added and also are able to, when we go service these t- towers- Bring the add-on at no cost if we’re performing the service for the customer. So we’re gonna upgrade your software, so to speak- Sure to the newest and latest, greatest software, um, so that, you know, you can be safer than, than you were maybe a few years ago.  Allen Hall: Oh, yeah. But that’s why you buy a 3S Climboto system. Ouch. Is because you know that those upgrades are coming. Yeah. And they’re- Yeah. You guys are not sitting still. You don’t have- No you hadn’t device- No … [00:18:00] created a device 10 years ago and haven’t changed it. Yeah. It’s evolved every single year- It has … that I’ve talked to you. Yeah. And every single year it’s safer, more reliable- Yeah … does more features, and the technicians love it.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah.  Allen Hall: Absolutely love it.  Gio Scialdone: I credit our, you know, our company is, is… This is our, this is our, uh, our passion, right? So, like, we’ve, we’ve been in this business for, for 20-plus years. In the US, we’ve been in it for nine and, you know, we’re not, we’re, we’re not going anywhere. No. You know, notwithstanding, um, uh, any, any, any political issues, we’re gonna ride through, so, so is everybody here, you know? Sure. Yeah. We’re, we’re, we’re in this and, you know, our mindset is, again, to eliminate climbing and, and do the best we can to keep people safer and have turbines run more efficiently.  Allen Hall: So if you’re an operator or a wind farm asset manager or site supervisor- Yeah … at a, at a wind farm and you don’t have the Climboto system yet Who do you call? Where do you go to get started?  Gio Scialdone: Yeah, you can, you can definitely get us on the [00:19:00]website. You know, there’s a Get Info button that still goes directly to me if you’re gonna say, “Hey, can I get a quote on this?” So, you know, we’ve got five salespeople. Uh, you can certainly ask your management team because there’s a l- strong likelihood that we’ve been in touch with them. We, we visit sites. You know, we visited 200 sites last year. So our… We’re out. We, we… You know, if, uh, if we haven’t visited you, let us know. But, um, you know, yeah, you can definitely reach us on, on the web or, uh, you know, we’ve got a phone number as well on there, so.  Allen Hall: Yeah, it’s easy to reach out. Yeah. Just look up 3S Lift. Climb Model System’s another quick way, and if you Google that you’ll get to the 3S Lift website, and you can find all the cool features, and, and the new devices, and you can find your parts and everything you want right there. It’s, it’s amazing the growth and, and the, and the, uh, adoption of that system. It’s, it’s great to hear. It’s one of those things that when it’s a real success story. Yeah. And I, I know you’re, you’re really close to it of course.  Gio Scialdone: Yeah, I know.  Allen Hall: Yeah. But from the outside looking in, it’s [00:20:00] amazing.  Gio Scialdone: We’re proud of  Allen Hall: the team. 500 turbines to 3,000, that’s a lot.  Gio Scialdone: It is. We’re proud of the team. I’m, I’m grateful to the customer base that, that have seen this, this value, you know, and recognize it. Um, and you know, not only for the soft sell, that it helps people and the morale, and, you know, there is a, a, a, a harder to measure injury improvement factor.  Allen Hall: Yeah.  Gio Scialdone: Um, but, but there’s absolutely some objective measures. We have sites that before the lifts were installed were at 95% availability, and now they’re at 96.2. Now, correlation and causation aren’t the same thing, but we, we believe, and we means the industry I think at this point, especially to see competitors come in, I think that further, uh, drives home the idea that this is the right thing to do, to stop climbing and, and help your t- technicians be more efficient, effective. So yeah, we’re, we’re proud of it and, um, you know, we’re looking forward to being here for another nine years.  Allen Hall: Absolutely. Yeah. Gio, so good to see you. Congratulations on everything. Thanks, Allen. And yeah, [00:21:00] good luck this year. I know you’re gonna have a l- a lot more growth, so- Thanks … congratulations. Gio Scialdone: Appreciate the time.

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In this episode of the Land to Lots™ Podcast, Carter Froelich continues his discussion with James Hamill, Managing Director of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, and Bob Williams, Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, on the practical mechanics of using California's Statewide Community Infrastructure Program.  This episode takes a deeper look at how SCIP proceeds are incorporated into a project pro forma, the difference between financing fees and financing infrastructure, and the timing considerations developers and builders should understand before entering the program.    James and Bob also discuss how agencies participate in SCIP, when taxable bonds may be used, and why the program can be a competitive advantage for both developers and municipalities looking to support growth.   In Part 2 of this conversation, you'll learn:  How developers should think about timing bond proceeds in the project pro forma.  The difference between using SCIP to finance impact fees versus public infrastructure.  Why infrastructure reimbursement typically requires completed improvements, agency inspection, and approved requisitions.  Why using SCIP proceeds as construction financing is difficult under California public works requirements.  How fee credits and reimbursements work when financing development impact fees.  When taxable SCIP bonds may be used and how they differ from tax-exempt bonds.  What steps are required for cities, counties, school districts, and special districts to participate in CSCDA and SCIP.  Why SCIP can be a deciding factor in whether a project pencils for developers and builders.  How municipalities can use SCIP as a tool to attract development without taking on the administrative burden of forming and managing districts themselves.  The value of SCIP's flexibility for small, medium, and large projects across California.   Show Notes James Hamill Contact Information W – https://cscda.org/contact/ O – (925) 476-5644 E – jhamill@cscda.org    Bob Williams Contact Information W – https://www.rbccm.com/ O – (415) 445-8674 E – bob.williams@rbccm.com      Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project:    Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial complimentary high-level bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Contact Carter Froelich for more information.    Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Contact Carter Froelich for more information. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Contact Curry Froelich for more information.    Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ Listeners Complimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer  Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160  

Most high earners think wealth is built by earning more, saving more, and staying disciplined within the traditional financial system. At the high-net-worth level, the real conversation is structure. Because the issue is not always income. It is where the capital sits, how it is taxed, how accessible it is, how many jobs each dollar is doing, and whether there is an actual architecture around the wealth being built. Without that, even people making good money can still feel behind, overtaxed, overexposed, and dependent on a system they do not really control. Most investors follow the conventional path because it feels responsible. Max out the 401(k). Build home equity. Defer taxes. Keep money in the market. And to be fair, that advice is not irrational. It is familiar, simple, and widely accepted. But it may also be incomplete for people who want real control, liquidity, cash flow, and long-term freedom. In this episode of Money School Elite, I sit down with Dave Wolcott, Founder and CEO of Pantheon Investments, to unpack how wealthy investors think about capital differently. Dave spent the last 25 years studying how the top 1% actually build wealth, and his perspective is not about chasing returns or rejecting every traditional strategy. It is about building the infrastructure around your capital: tax planning, asset repositioning, private investments, liquidity, relationship capital, and making every dollar work across multiple dimensions. He shares how wealthy investors build infrastructure around their capital, reposition idle assets, and make every dollar work across multiple dimensions.   About the Guest  Dave Wolcott is the Founder and CEO of Pantheon Investments and the author of The Holistic Wealth Strategy. After leaving the Marine Corps and entering corporate America, Dave found himself earning well but still questioning whether the traditional financial path could actually create lasting wealth. That question became personal when, at 26, he had an 18-month-old toddler and newborn triplets, and the only advice he received from his financial advisor was to max out his 401(k) and fund 529 plans. That experience sent Dave on a 25-year journey to study how the top 1% actually build, protect, and multiply wealth. Through Pantheon Investments, he helps investors think beyond conventional retirement planning and build a more intentional wealth architecture around tax strategy, private markets, liquidity, asset repositioning, and capital efficiency. Dave's work focuses on helping high earners move from simply making money to building a coordinated wealth system, one that gives them greater control, stronger cash flow, and the ability to make every dollar work across multiple dimensions. Get Dave's book for free: holisticwealthstrategy.com. Connect with Dave on LinkedIn, and follow him on Instagram. Learn more about Pantheon Investments: https://pantheoninvest.com/.    About Your Host From pro-snowboarder to money mogul, Chris Naugle has dedicated his life to being America's #1 Money Mentor. With a core belief that success is built not by the resources you have, but by how resourceful you can be. Chris has built and owned 19 companies, with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC, House Hunters, and his very own HGTV pilot in 2018. He is the founder of The Money School™ and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. His success also includes managing tens of millions of dollars in assets in the financial services and advisory industry and in real estate transactions. As an innovator and visionary in wealth-building and real estate, he empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors with the knowledge of how money works. Chris is also a nationally recognized speaker, author, and podcast host. He has spoken to and taught over ten thousand Americans, delivering the financial knowledge that fuels lasting freedom.   Resources Private Money Guide:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/book-podcast Wealth Wednesday Webinar: https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/wednesday-webinar-podcast Mapping out the Millionaire Mystery:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/newbook-podcast    

The energy transition conversation focuses on what connects to the grid. Far less attention goes to whether anyone is coordinating what those assets do once connected. AI training runs swing hundreds of megawatts in seconds as GPUs checkpoint and restart a profile that looks like a generator tripping offline. At distribution level, millions of inverter-based resources create localised variability that overwhelms individual circuits even when aggregate models look healthy. The planning tools in use today were designed for neither problem.Host Bridget van Dorsten is joined by Kay Aikin, CEO and Founder of Dynamic Grid, energy engineer, grid architecture advisor to the DOE-supported GridWise Architecture Council, and contributor to the UN Environmental Program's building decarbonisation work. Kay unpacks what an AI training facility actually does to the grid with full GPU load for hours or days, then a drop to ten percent in seconds during checkpointing. She talks about how at the scale now planned, the Stargate project in Texas alone could represent ten percent of ERCOT disappearing in four seconds. The behaviour is stochastic and cannot be modelled with traditional statistical tools. At distribution level, virtual power plants responding to wholesale signals without circuit-level visibility can create competing oscillations, the kind of emergent dynamics that contributed to the Spanish grid failure.The proposed fix is an AI controller at the substation, sending price-based signals and flexible operating envelopes to large assets and VPP operators, giving them twenty-four-hour forecasts and real-time circuit visibility. Total cost: under a hundred thousand dollars installed. The reason it isn't everywhere is cost-of-service regulation. Utilities earn returns on deployed capital, so a million-dollar transformer replacement is more profitable than software that eliminates the need for it.Without new approaches, rebuilding the US distribution grid could cost up to ten trillion dollars by 2040. Kay is developing grid utilisation metrics with regulators in Maine, Virginia, and Maryland to incentivise extracting more from existing infrastructure. The episode closes on the need for distribution system operators and the affordability death spiral that looms if the structural incentives don't shift. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the Land to Lots™ Podcast, Carter Froelich speaks with James Hamill, Managing Director of the California Statewide Communities Development Authority, and Bob Williams, Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, to discuss one of California's most powerful infrastructure financing tools: the Statewide Community Infrastructure Program, commonly known as SCIP.  James and Bob share the history of the program, how SCIP has evolved from assessment district financing into a more flexible platform that includes CFDs, and why it has become such a valuable tool for developers, builders, cities, counties, and special districts across California.   In Part 1 of this conversation, you'll learn:  How SCIP was created and why it became a practical tool for financing impact fees and public infrastructure.  The difference between assessment districts and CFDs within the SCIP program.  Why CFDs are becoming more common due to their flexibility around product type, tax rates, and eligible facilities.  How SCIP helps make public financing available to smaller projects that may not otherwise be able to access the bond market.  Why cities, counties, and districts often prefer to use CSCDA rather than managing district formation and bond issuance themselves.  How tax rate sensitivity varies across different California markets.  When developers and builders should begin engaging with CSCDA and RBC during the development process.  How SCIP can be used for early-stage infrastructure needs, including critical offsite improvements.   Show Notes James Hamill Contact Information W – https://cscda.org/contact/ O – (925) 476-5644 E – jhamill@cscda.org  Bob Williams Contact Information W – https://www.rbccm.com/ O – (415) 445-8674 E – bob.williams@rbccm.com  Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: (NOTE – PICK 4)  Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TX, UT, WA contact Carter Froelich and have Launch prepare an initial complimentary high-level bond analysis for your project.  Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Contact Carter Froelich for more information. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Contact Carter Froelich for more information. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Contact Curry Froelich for more information.   Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ Listeners Complimentary Land to Lots™ book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer  Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160    

Eliot Vancil shares his journey from traditional business to real estate investing, highlighting lessons learned, strategies for managing a growing portfolio, and insights into niche assets like garden offices and triple net properties.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

In this episode, Steve Haskell, co-founder of Anchor 1031, shares insights on 1031 exchanges, risk management, and leveraging AI in real estate investing. Discover how to optimize passive income, understand complex IRS rules, and prepare for future investments.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

In Episode 101 of the Land to Lots™ podcast, Carter wraps up his conversation with Robert Davis, focusing on how Seaside, FL was built and what developers can take from Robert's experiences.  On this episode, Robert walks through how the project progressed one street at a time, why they were intentional about not getting ahead of the market, and how they managed construction quality as the community grew. He also explains how builders were selected and overseen, and how the architectural review process helped maintain consistency without limiting creativity.  The conversation also shifts to some broader takeaways. Robert shares his perspective on how developers think about time, why most capital structures push the wrong decisions, and how Seaside was approached as a long-term investment rather than something to turn quickly.  In this episode you'll learn:  How Seaside, FL was built one phase at a time without getting ahead of the market.  The role of construction oversight and contractor selection in maintaining quality.  How the architectural review process allowed for variety while preserving a cohesive vision.  Why most developers misunderstand time and how that impacts decision making.  How capital structure influences outcomes and why long-term thinking matters.    Show Notes  Robert Davis Contact Information –   E – info@seasidefl.com   W – https://seasidefl.com/     Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: (NOTE – PICK 4)  Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TX, UT, WA contact Carter Froelich and have Launch prepare an initial complimentary high-level bond analysis for your project.  Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Contact Carter Froelich for more information. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Contact Carter Froelich for more information. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Contact Curry Froelich for more information.   Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ Listeners Complimentary Land to Lots™ book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer  Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160      

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What happens when you sell a rental property after taking depreciation deductions? Many investors are shocked to learn they may owe more than just capital gains tax. In this episode, Thomas Castelli and Nate Sosa break down how depreciation recapture actually works, including the three different tax “buckets” investors need to understand: Section 1245 recapture, unrecaptured Section 1250 gain, and Section 1231 capital gains. They explain how bonus depreciation, cost segregation studies, and qualified improvement property impact your taxes when you sell and why accelerated depreciation can still make sense despite future recapture. If you own rental properties, short-term rentals, or commercial real estate, this episode will help you understand what taxes to expect when exiting a deal and how to plan ahead to minimize them. To become a client, request a consultation from Hall CPA, PLLC at go.therealestatecpa.com/3KSEev6 Get the FREE Ultimate STR Tax Strategy Bundle: go.therealestatecpa.com/strbundle Submit your question for Tom & Nathan: go.therealestatecpa.com/question The Tax Smart Real Estate Investors podcast is for general information purposes only and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal, or accounting advice. Information on the podcast may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information. No reader, user, or listener of this podcast should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information on this podcast without first seeking legal and tax advice from counsel in the relevant jurisdiction. Only your individual attorney and tax advisor can provide assurances that the information contained herein – and your interpretation of it – is applicable or appropriate to your particular situation. Use of, and access to, this podcast or any of the links or resources contained or mentioned within the podcast show and show notes do not create a relationship between the reader, user, or listener and podcast hosts, contributors, or guests. Any mention of third-party vendors, products, or services does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. You should conduct your own due diligence before engaging with any vendor.

In Episode 100 of the Land to Lots™ podcast, Carter talks with Robert Davis, the developer behind Seaside,FL one of the most influential master-planned communities in the United States.   Robert shares the early story behind Seaside,FL, from his grandfather's initial land purchase to the experiences that shaped his approach to development. He walks through how time spent studying iconic places and observing how people live informed the vision for Seaside,FL.   Additionally, Robert explains how the master plan and urban code came together, why development started with a single street, and how limiting lot supply and staying disciplined early on helped build momentum over time.  In this episode you'll learn: How Robert's early experiences shaped the vision for Seaside, FL Why studying traditional towns influenced the planning and design approach How Seaside,FL's master plan and urban code were developed and refined Why building one street at a time helped create demand How limiting supply early on contributed to long term value Show Notes  Robert Davis Contact Information – E – info@seasidefl.com  W – https://seasidefl.com/   Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: (NOTE – PICK 4) Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TX, UT, WA contact Carter Froelich and have Launch prepare an initial complimentary high-level bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Contact Carter Froelich for more information. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Contact Carter Froelich for more information. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Contact Curry Froelich for more information. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160

In Episode 99 of the Land to Lots™ podcast, Carter Froelich sits down with Ian Kinne, Vice President of Logistics Innovation and Investments at Hillwood, the developer behind Alliance Texas, one of the largest master-planned communities in the country, located in Fort Worth. During the interview, Ian discusses how Alliance Texas has evolved from a traditional industrial project into a large-scale logistics environment that supports freight movement, emerging mobility concepts, and next-generation infrastructure. The conversation focuses on how Hillwood plans land, infrastructure, and entitlements to support innovation while still managing risk, phasing development, and protecting long-term project value. In this episode you'll learn: Ian's background and how his role at Hillwood focuses on logistics innovation and investment. How Alliance Texas was conceived and how its land use strategy supports large scale logistics. How Hillwood plans for emerging technology without overbuilding ahead of demand. What a Mobility Innovation Zone is and why Hillwood created one. How infrastructure, connectivity, and data are becoming core land improvements. Lessons learned from innovation pilots and partnerships that influenced future development decisions. What landowners and developers should consider when planning logistics focused innovation districts. Show Notes Ian Kinne Contact Information – O -- 817 224 6351 C -- 682 224 9882 E -- ian.kinne@hillwood.com W -- www.alliancetexas.com W -- www.alliancemiv.com Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ Listeners Complimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160

In this episode, Ray Johnson shares his extensive expertise on real estate investment strategies, tax deferral techniques like DSTs, and the critical liability risks real estate professionals often underestimate. Gain insights into advanced investment tools and how to protect your assets effectively.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

Big topics show up early and either crash a conversation or push someone into over‑explaining. The Parking‑Lot Ritual is a short, privacy‑safe habit to hold heavier subjects respectfully until there's enough trust or context to discuss them. In this 120–200 word episode Sarah teaches the three moves: Acknowledge (validate why the topic matters), Park (name a later moment or lane to return to it), and Reassure (offer a low‑cost next step that preserves warmth). You'll get three exact one‑liners sized for DMs, voice captions, and in‑person pivots, timing rules (when to park vs when to answer), and two modeled demos so the language lands human not clinical. The piece includes an accessible opt‑out variant, a single 3‑thread micro‑experiment to try the Ritual this week, quick metrics to log, an explicit subscribe CTA aligned with the show voice, and the signature sign‑off: Stay curious.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lets-talk-sex-and-dating--5052038/support.

You were taught to share before you understood ownership.To sit still before you understood why. To raise your hand before you understood who gave anyone the right to decide when you could speak.Nobody called it conditioning. They called it growing up.By the time you reached school, the architecture was already in place. Not the architecture of buildings. The architecture of what questions are allowed. What success looks like. What a good life is supposed to contain, and in what order.Work. Optimize. Defer. Retire. Reflect.Most people reach the end and realize they spent their lives inside a structure they never agreed to. They just never saw it clearly enough to refuse.The lie isn't that society is bad. The lie is that it's neutral. That the shape of your days arrived by accident, rather than by design.Freedom doesn't look like what they told you it would look like. It never did.

In Episode 98 of the Land to Lots™ podcast, Carter Froelich sits down with John Hutchinson, Co-Chief Executive and Global Head of Origination at Trez Capital, a private real estate investment firm providing debt and equity solutions across the United States and Canada. John shares perspective on how private capital is underwriting land development today, what lenders are focused on in the current market, and how sponsors can better position their projects for successful execution. Carter and John discuss entitlement risk, absorption assumptions, loan structure, recourse, and how infrastructure financing tools factor into lending decisions. In this episode you'll learn: John's background and path into land development finance. How Trez Capital approaches land and horizontal development lending today. What lenders consider "down the middle of the fairway" underwriting in the current market. How entitlement risk, absorption, and takedown assumptions are evaluated. Typical loan structures, leverage ranges, and covenant considerations. How draw schedules, inspections, and funding mechanics work in practice. How special districts and bond reimbursements are viewed from a lender perspective. What John is watching in land development finance over the next 12 to 24 months. Trends John is watching in land and development lending over the next 12 to 24 months. John's biggest professional learning experience and what currently keeps him up at night. Show Notes John Hutchinson, Contact Information O: 214 545 0952 E: johnh@trezcapital.com W: www.trezcapital.com Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ Listeners Complimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160    

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In Episode 97 of the Land to Lots™ Podcast, Carter Froelich finishes his conversation with Scott Cox, Principal of SLC Advisors and a frequent contributor to The Builder's Daily, for a candid discussion on what is really driving builder stress right now. While margins may still look acceptable on paper, many private builders feel pressure building beneath the surface. The issue is not just today's closings, but higher-basis land in the pipeline, slower absorption, and the simple reality that time is expensive. Carter and Scott explore the difference between managing to a pro forma and managing to the market. They discuss why sales velocity often matters more than protecting the last point of margin, how to calculate the true monthly carrying cost of a community, and why that number alone can reshape pricing decisions. Scott also shares practical ways to protect backlog without losing momentum, how trapped cash impacts capital structure, and when it may be time to revisit product instead of relying only on incentives. In this episode, you'll learn: 1.      Why margin concerns today are often rooted in tomorrow's land pipeline. 2.      The dashboard metrics builders should be watching when absorption slows. 3.      How to calculate the real monthly cost of being in a project. 4.      How trapped cash impacts capital structure and future deal flow. 5.      When protecting backlog makes sense and when it becomes counterproductive. 6.      Why velocity protects more than revenue. 7.      How to evaluate product utility against competitors in a practical way. 8.      When it is time to revisit product instead of simply cutting price. Show Notes: Scott Cox 01scottcox10@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-cox-25874154/ Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

David and Jasmine speak with Andy Prisco, a nationally recognized expert in anger, aggression, and violence response who founded Jumpstart Mastery. Andy trains law enforcement, mental health professionals, firefighters, and others in dealing with difficult and dangerous personalities. He shares how years working in psychosocial rehab shaped his practical approach to crisis intervention and what actually works when emotions spike fast. He outlines his structured method, VDSP: Validate, Defer, Suggest, Prompt, explaining why real de-escalation relies on simple, sequential steps.Andy shows how deliberately “starting with V” helps you regulate your own reaction while lowering the other person's defensiveness. His agreement-first phrasing (“It sounds like…” or “I hear you…”) opens space to reframe the issue and steer someone toward safer behavior with concise suggestions and clear prompts.Andy applies these ideas to litigation, where aggressive opposing counsel and discovery fights can easily trigger anger. He breaks down how outrage disrupts judgment, why self-regulation is built through repetition, and how leading with validation often produces steadier interactions and better outcomes.https://perkinscoie.com/insights/publication/settlement-counsel-services

Matthew 5:37: “Let your ‘Yes' be ‘Yes,' and your ‘No,'‘No.'” Most high-performers have lost the power of their yes becausethey never say no. But this isn't a time management problem —it's an identity problem. This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on The Wholeness of Jesus.Through the lens of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42), Iunpack what it means to fragment through activity — and why a person who can't say no is a person whose identity isoutsourced to whoever's asking. Wholeness is when your boundaries flow from your identity,not from a time management hack. Key Scriptures: Matthew 5:37, Luke 10:38-42Key Framework: 5S (Sort and Simplify) applied to commitments Two tools for this week:• The 90% Rule: If it's not 90/100, it's a no• The Calendar Purge: Delete, Defer, or Delegate• BONUS: Word-for-word no script (3 levels) Your boundaries aren't walls that keep people out. They'rethe structure that allows you to show up fully for whatyou're actually called to.

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In Episode 92 of The EA Campus Podcast, we explore how AI is changing inbox management for Executive Assistants in a practical, day-to-day way. If you support one Executive or several, you already know how quickly inboxes can take over the rhythm of your day. Constant checking, forwarding, reacting, and chasing can easily become the default way of working. In this episode, we walk through what a typical EA day actually looks like and talk honestly about how we can build a clearer structure around email, rather than letting it dictate everything.We start by looking at why inbox habits matter. As EAs, we handle a significant volume of communication, and the way we process email shapes expectations around response times and availability. When we are constantly checking and escalating messages in real time, we create a pace that is hard to sustain. Research shows that task switching reduces focus, and email is one of the biggest contributors. So we explore how triage creates structure, and how AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini can reduce the time spent reading and drafting without removing our responsibility to think and decide.From there, we move into the morning pre-triage stage. This is where we use built-in summary features in Outlook and Gmail to scan long threads, extract key decisions, and identify open questions before replying. Instead of reading every message line by line, we generate a structured overview and then sense-check it. We revisit the 4 Ds framework. Do, Delegate, Defer, Delete or archive. Every email needs an outcome. AI can assist by drafting routine responses and suggesting meeting confirmations, but the decision about what happens to that email remains with us.We then look at how AI supports your dedicated processing block. Drafting replies in your Executive's tone using Copilot or Gemini, suggesting meeting times using calendar data, and converting emails into tasks through Microsoft To Do, Planner, or Google Tasks. The shift here is simple. The inbox is where requests arrive. Your task manager is where work is tracked. For EAs who are newer to this way of working, the advice is to start small. Choose one integration and use it consistently so that the system becomes habit rather than another layer of admin.Midday, we focus on decision support and meeting preparation. Before a one-to-one or board meeting, you can prompt Copilot or Gemini to summarise recent email exchanges with a specific stakeholder, extract unresolved questions, and list commitments made. That gives you a working briefing note in minutes. We also cover how to draft structured follow-up emails with next steps, owners, and deadlines, then refine them so they reflect how your Executive communicates. Over the course of a week, those small time savings add up and allow you to focus on clarity and preparation.Finally, we cover follow-ups, accountability, and the end-of-day reset. Many inbox tools allow you to set reminders for unanswered emails so that important threads do not disappear. We also talk about bulk archiving in Gmail and Outlook to reset an overgrown inbox while keeping everything searchable. The episode closes with a reminder that AI can reduce reading time, assist with drafting, surface unanswered threads, and support meeting preparation. It does not replace your role in prioritising, protecting sensitive information, and managing your Executive's time with intention. The EA Campus

In Episode 95 of the Land to Lots™ Podcast, Carter Froelich sits down with Scott Cox, Principal of SLC Advisors and a frequent contributor to The Builder's Daily, for a candid discussion on what is really driving builder stress right now. While margins may still look acceptable on paper, many private builders feel pressure building beneath the surface. The issue is not just today's closings, but higher-basis land in the pipeline, slower absorption, and the simple reality that time is expensive. Carter and Scott explore the difference between managing to a pro forma and managing to the market. They discuss why sales velocity often matters more than protecting the last point of margin, how to calculate the true monthly carrying cost of a community, and why that number alone can reshape pricing decisions. Scott also shares practical ways to protect backlog without losing momentum, how trapped cash impacts capital structure, and when it may be time to revisit product instead of relying only on incentives. In this episode, you'll learn: 1.      Why margin concerns today are often rooted in tomorrow's land pipeline. 2.      The dashboard metrics builders should be watching when absorption slows. 3.      How to calculate the real monthly cost of being in a project. 4.      How trapped cash impacts capital structure and future deal flow. 5.      When protecting backlog makes sense and when it becomes counterproductive. 6.      Why velocity protects more than revenue. 7.      How to evaluate product utility against competitors in a practical way. 8.      When it is time to revisit product instead of simply cutting price. Show Notes: Scott Cox 01scottcox10@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-cox-25874154/ Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

Podcast: Industrial Cybersecurity InsiderEpisode: Your OT Cybersecurity Strategy Is Failing: Here's WhyPub date: 2026-02-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDino and Craig reunite to tackle the shifts occuring in industrial cybersecurity in 2026.They discuss how OT-focused IDS software companies are shifting away from managed services to partner with systems integrators who understand the plant floor.The conversation explores the challenges manufacturers face—from aging infrastructure spanning decades to flat layer-2 networks that give remote vendors unrestricted access.They emphasize that IT departments cannot effectively manage OT assets they don't own or understand, especially when dealing with equipment older than their cybersecurity staff.The episode covers the pitfalls of penetration testing in live manufacturing environments, the reality of shadow IT versus shadow OT, and why EDR solutions struggle in control system environments.Dino and Craig stress the importance of treating cybersecurity as a marathon rather than a sprint, starting with basic asset inventory and microsegmentation.They call on manufacturing leaders to stop deferring to IT for OT security, attend industry-specific conferences like S4X26, and partner with systems integrators who have deep automation expertise.With threats mounting, the time for action is now—not next quarter.Chapters:(00:00:00) - Welcome & What We've Been Up To(00:00:48) - The Big Shift: Why OT IDS Companies Are Backing Away From Managed Services(00:03:00) - The Shelfware Problem: When Security Tools Sit Unused(00:04:12) - Why Pen Testing Can Be Disruptive (or Dangerous) in Manufacturing Environments(00:05:54) - The Reality of Legacy Infrastructure: Equipment Older Than Your Cybersecurity Team(00:07:43) - Who Can Actually Patch Your Control Systems?(00:09:04) - Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: You're Only as Strong as Your Weakest Link(00:11:01) - The Last Mile Challenge: Asset Inventory, Microsegmentation & Starting Small(00:13:55) - The Shelfware to Tool-Switching Problem: Why Companies Are Reconsidering Their First Choice(00:16:18) - Shadow IT vs. Shadow OT: Who Really Owns Plant Floor Security?(00:19:00) - Why EDR Struggles in Control System Environments(00:21:35) - Time to Step Up: Why Manufacturing Leaders Can't Defer to IT Anymore(00:23:00) - Where to Learn: S4, Automation Fair, and Why You Need to Attend Industry Conferences(00:25:00) - Finding the Right Partner: Systems Integrators Who Speak Automation and Cybersecurity(00:27:00) - Final Thoughts: The Time for Action Is NowLinks And Resources:Want to Sponsor an episode or be a Guest? Reach out here.Industrial Cybersecurity Insider on LinkedInCybersecurity & Digital Safety on LinkedInBW Design Group CybersecurityDino Busalachi on LinkedInCraig Duckworth on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Industrial Cybersecurity Insider? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube to leave us a review!The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Industrial Cybersecurity Insider, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

In this episode of the Investor Fuel Podcast, Olivia interviews Jon Lontai, a financial advisor specializing in alternative investments. Jon discusses the importance of understanding 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) as valuable tools for investors looking to defer taxes and manage their real estate investments more effectively. He emphasizes the need for real estate agents to be aware of these options to better serve their clients. Jon also highlights the challenges faced by CPAs in keeping up with innovative investment strategies and the importance of networking within the financial sector to connect clients with the right solutions. The conversation wraps up with Jon's aspirations to educate more people about alternative investments and their benefits.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

In this episode of the Real Estate Pros Podcast, host Micah Johnson speaks with Lu Ann Blough, a qualified intermediary specializing in 1031 exchanges. They discuss the fundamentals of 1031 exchanges, including tax implications, required timelines, and the importance of working with experienced professionals. Lu Ann explains the rules surrounding forward and reverse exchanges and highlights how missing deadlines can result in significant tax consequences. The conversation emphasizes education, collaboration, and building a strong professional team to succeed in real estate investing.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

In this episode of the LSCRE Podcast, Rob Beardsley and Craig McGrouther sit down with 1031 exchange expert and author Dasha Beardsley to break down how investors can properly use 1031 exchanges to defer capital gains taxes, preserve equity, and compound wealth through multifamily real estate.The team dives deep into:How 1031 exchanges actually work (and common misconceptions)Using 1031s to invest in multifamily syndicationsTenant-in-Common (TIC) structures vs traditional LP investmentsBundling multiple properties into a single 1031 exchangeReverse 1031 exchanges and rare 1033 exchangesHow LSCRE has successfully completed $150M+ in 1031 exchanges with a 100% success rateWhy long-term sponsors matter when compounding wealth through multiple cyclesThis episode is packed with real-world examples from recent LSCRE acquisitions, including Preserve at Copper Springs, and offers a clear roadmap for investors looking to transition from active ownership to passive multifamily investing.Learn more about LSCRE:www.lscre.com

In Episode 94 of the Land to Lots™ podcast, part 2 of the two-part Qtative series, Carter Froelich sits down with Tim Kihm and Brian Rupp, principals of Qtative Development Solutions, a California-focused entitlement and land use ystrategy firm part of the Land Advisors Organization family of companies. Qtative assists landowners, homebuilders, and investors secure entitlement approvals faster by navigating the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), packaging entitlements, coordinating with agencies, and managing community engagement to reduce risk and accelerating schedules. With California's historically complex and slow entitlement environment, Tim and Brian discuss how recent legislation including AB 130, SB 131, and the permanent extension of SB 330 is reshaping the entitlement landscape and creating new opportunities for housing developers. They explain where the real advantages exist, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how builders can use these tools to gain schedule certainty, reduce soft costs, and improve project returns. In this episode you'll learn: How Tim and Brian built their careers and why they launched Qtative. The top entitlement items that "keep them up at night" and how they maintain project momentum. Where Qtative is currently helping investors, builders, and developers succeed in today's environment. What past legislative efforts achieved—and where they fell short. What AB 130 and SB 131 are intended to address in the CEQA process. How these streamlining tools shorten timelines, reduce litigation exposure, and support stronger project economics. The types of sites that now qualify as "no-brainers" under AB 130 and SB 131. Qtative's 90-Day Playbook for a 19-acre infill site, including early screening, packaging, and agency engagement. Show NotesTim Kihm E – Tkihm@qtative.com Brian Rupp C – (949) 302-4668 E – Brupp@qtative.com Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

Selling real estate doesn't have to mean handing a big check to the IRS.In this episode of 15 Minutes of Finance, we break down 1031 exchanges: What they are, how they work, and how real estate investors can legally defer capital gains taxes when selling investment property. We're joined by Adam Nishikawa, a 1031 Qualified Intermediary, who walks us through: - What qualifies for a 1031 exchange- Common mistakes that disqualify exchanges- Timing rules you must follow- Who should (and should not) consider a 1031- How a qualified intermediary fits into the processLearn more about Adam and 1031 exchanges: Website: http://www.ax1031.comInstagram: @1031withadam

If you sell an investment property and want to defer taxes, a 1031 exchange is usually the answer.But there's a problem no one likes to talk about:You only have 45 days to identify a replacement property.That pressure often leads investors to overpay, settle for deals they don't love, or rush into more active management when they were actually trying to slow down.In this episode of Commercially Speaking, we sit down with Taylor Ashland, founder of Ashland Pacific, to explore Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) as a 1031-eligible alternative.DSTs allow investors to:Defer capital gains and depreciation recapture taxesInvest passively in institutional-quality real estateAvoid the 45-day scramble to identify a propertyEliminate active management and tenant headachesWe break down:How DSTs actually work inside a 1031 exchangeWhy the 45-day window creates bad incentivesWhen a DST makes sense (and when it doesn't)Loss of control, lack of liquidity, and real risksHow DSTs can be a full exit strategy or a “supporting actor”Why brokers don't get paid on DSTs (and why that matters)The emotional side of money, taxes, and decision-makingThis episode is not tax or legal advice. It's a practical, honest conversation about options most investors don't hear until it's too late.Thanks To Our Sponsors

In this episode of the Real Estate Pros podcast, host Michelle Kesil welcomes Jeffrey Peterson, a Minnesota attorney and tax law professor specializing in 1031 exchange strategies. Jeffrey explains the intricacies of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows real estate investors to defer taxes on gains from the sale of appreciated properties by reinvesting in similar properties. He emphasizes the importance of working with qualified intermediaries to navigate the complexities of these exchanges and avoid common pitfalls, such as receiving proceeds before setting up the exchange.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

In Episode 93 of the Land to Lots™ podcast, part 1 of the two-part Qtative series, Carter Froelich sits down with Tim Kihm and Brian Rupp, principals of Qtative Development Solutions, a California-focused entitlement and land use ystrategy firm part of the Land Advisors Organization family of companies. Qtative assists landowners, homebuilders, and investors secure entitlement approvals faster by navigating the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), packaging entitlements, coordinating with agencies, and managing community engagement to reduce risk and accelerating schedules. With California's historically complex and slow entitlement environment, Tim and Brian discuss how recent legislation including AB 130, SB 131, and the permanent extension of SB 330 is reshaping the entitlement landscape and creating new opportunities for housing developers. They explain where the real advantages exist, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how builders can use these tools to gain schedule certainty, reduce soft costs, and improve project returns. In this episode you'll learn: How Tim and Brian built their careers and why they launched Qtative. The top entitlement items that "keep them up at night" and how they maintain project momentum. Where Qtative is currently helping investors, builders, and developers succeed in today's environment. What past legislative efforts achieved—and where they fell short. What AB 130 and SB 131 are intended to address in the CEQA process. How these streamlining tools shorten timelines, reduce litigation exposure, and support stronger project economics. The types of sites that now qualify as "no-brainers" under AB 130 and SB 131. Qtative's 90-Day Playbook for a 19-acre infill site, including early screening, packaging, and agency engagement. Show NotesTim Kihm E – Tkihm@qtative.com Brian Rupp C – (949) 302-4668 E – Brupp@qtative.com Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

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988. This week, Laura reviews how to use a 1031 exchange to legally defer capital gains taxes when selling an investment property. You'll learn the strict IRS rules for "like-kind" properties, the critical deadlines you must meet, and how to keep 100% of your profits working for you. Find a transcript here. Have a money question? Send an email to money@quickanddirtytips.com or leave a voicemail at (302) 364-0308.Find Money Girl on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the newsletter for more personal finance tips.Money Girl is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.Links:https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/money-girl-newsletterhttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyGirlQDT Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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On Episode 92 of the Land to Lots Podcast, Part 2 of Carter's conversation with Ross Martin of Winstead PC continues the discussion around Municipal Management Districts in Texas and the broader considerations developers evaluate when selecting the right district structure for their projects. Carter and Ross explore how different district tools may apply under various circumstances and the factors that influence those decisions. The conversation also touches on the advantages and limitations of MMDs, the types of financing approaches used in the market, and the practical lessons that come from working with special districts over many years. Ross shares his perspective on how the industry has evolved, the guidance he received early in his career, and the issues that continue to shape district financing in Texas today. In this episode you'll learn: How Ross advises clients when deciding between MMDs, PIDs, PID and TIRZ structures, or in-city MUDs. How those recommendations change when a project is located in unincorporated county areas. The core advantages of using an MMD for infrastructure financing and long-term project management. The limitations of an MMD and the circumstances in which another district type may be a better fit. The most innovative financing structures Ross has encountered and why they were successful. Ross's biggest learning experience related to MMDs and how it informs his current practice. The most significant changes in the private sector's use of special districts over the past 20 years. The best professional advice Ross received early in his career and how it shaped his work. The issues within district financing that still keep him up at night. Show NotesRoss Martin – Contact InformationO – 214.745.5353 W – https://www.winstead.com/People/Ross-Martin E – rmartin@winstead.com Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

In this episode, Brent continues the Eight-Step Tax Strategy Framework by explaining Step 2: Defer Income and Accelerate Expenses. Although this strategy sounds simple, Brent breaks down why timing can significantly affect your tax outcome and how both employees and business owners can use these tools effectively. This step shows that tax planning is not only about what you earn but also about when you earn and spend. Understanding these timing opportunities helps you stay proactive and maximize savings throughout the year. Next episode: Step 3 in the tax strategy framework. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Do you want access to the videos, drawings, templates, tools, and be able to get your questions answered on the live calls or in the community? We'd love to have you join the Wealth Game basics today to get some additional free resources, videos, and tools: Visit www.wealthgame.io For specific one on one, or group support for tax planning, strategy, tax preparation, bookkeeping, accounting, or other CPA firm related services, we recommend going to www.bementcompany.com to connected with our team of CPAs and professionals. Thank you for listening to another episode of the Wealth Game Podcast. The goal is to get informal yet actionable advice directly to business owners and investors. The episodes are intended to be short and simple to allow busy professionals to get right to the point of growing their wealth and reducing their taxes. For additional information and links to all available platforms please visit our website at www.wealthgame.io Contact Us: Websites: www.wealthgame.io www.bementcompany.com You can also stream The Wealth Game on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vKCgwK9K7zw1FrXoNAdoh?si=b95d0293bb4b41ad Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wealth-game/id1638735155 Connect with Brent Bement: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brentbement X: https://x.com/brentbement Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brentbement/

On Episode 91 of the Land to Lots Podcast, Part 1 of a two-part conversation, Carter interviews Ross Martin, Shareholder at Winstead PC and one of Texas' leading public finance attorneys advising developers on MUDs, MMDs, PIDs, TIRZs, and other district financing tools. Ross explains the rise of Municipal Management Districts in Texas, why they were created, and how they function within the state's broader district framework. Carter and Ross discuss the statutory foundation for MMDs, the problems they were designed to solve, and the ways in which they can provide meaningful advantages for both cities and developers. Ross also outlines the structural differences between MMDs and MUDs, key governance considerations, and the issues practitioners must account for during formation. In this episode you'll learn: What an MMD is, why the statute was adopted, and the challenges it was designed to address. How MMDs and MUDs differ in authority, governance, eligible public improvements, bond types, and long-term responsibilities. How cities view MMDs within their boundaries and when an MMD may be preferred over a PID, PID/TIRZ, or in-city MUD. Considerations when evaluating an MMD versus a MUD in unincorporated county areas. Key advantages and limitations of MMDs from a developer's perspective. Examples of innovative financing structures using MMDs and why they were effective. Common formation and issuance pitfalls and how to avoid them. The most significant changes Ross has seen in the private sector's use of special districts over the past 20 years. Show NotesRoss Martin – Contact InformationO – 214.745.5353 W – https://www.winstead.com/People/Ross-Martin E – rmartin@winstead.com Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

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In this episode, Carter continues his conversation with David O'Reilly, President and CEO of Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc., a company renowned for its iconic master-planned communities such as The Woodlands, Bridgeland, Summerlin, and Teravalis, along with its expansive commercial and multifamily portfolios. David shares insights from his career journey, key leadership lessons, and how Howard Hughes continues to evolve its business strategy in a rapidly changing real estate landscape. In this episode you'll learn: How David's engineering and finance background shaped his approach to managing a $10 billion real estate portfolio. The projects and mentors that influenced his leadership style. The distinctive business plan and "secret sauce" that set Howard Hughes apart from other master-planned community developers. How Bill Ackman's involvement has guided a new strategic direction and a shift toward a diversified holding company model. Show NotesW  –  www.howardhughes.com The Real Estate Game – By William Poorvu www.amazon.com/s?k=the+real+estate+game+by+william+poorvu&crid=1EXOPS73U45J4&sprefix=the+real+estate+game+by+william+poorvu%2Caps%2C205&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_1_38 Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

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In this episode, Carter Froelich sits down with David O'Reilly, President and CEO of Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc., a company renowned for its iconic master-planned communities such as The Woodlands, Bridgeland, Summerlin, and Teravalis, along with its expansive commercial and multifamily portfolios. David shares insights from his career journey, key leadership lessons, and how Howard Hughes continues to evolve its business strategy in a rapidly changing real estate landscape. In this episode you'll learn: How David's engineering and finance background shaped his approach to managing a $10 billion real estate portfolio. The projects and mentors that influenced his leadership style. The distinctive business plan and "secret sauce" that set Howard Hughes apart from other master-planned community developers. How Bill Ackman's involvement has guided a new strategic direction and a shift toward a diversified holding company model. Show NotesW  –  www.howardhughes.com The Real Estate Game – By William Poorvu www.amazon.com/s?k=the+real+estate+game+by+william+poorvu&crid=1EXOPS73U45J4&sprefix=the+real+estate+game+by+william+poorvu%2Caps%2C205&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_1_38 Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

Keep more of your profits and build wealth tax-deferred as Jon Hilley reveals how the 1031 exchange helps investors legally defer taxes while compounding their wealth. He shares insights from the cannabis industry and explains how Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) are changing the game for passive investors. Dial in as he breaks down complex tax strategies into simple, actionable steps for long-term financial growth.   Key Takeaways To Listen For Why betting on regulatory reform is risky The rise of Delaware Statutory Trusts How to defer up to 40% of your taxes legally Rules every investor must know to complete an exchange A generational wealth strategy: "Defer, defer, defer, die"   Resources/Links Mentioned In This Episode The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy | Kindle, Hardcover, and Spiral-bound About Jon HilleyJon Hilley is the Founder of 1031 Specialists, a tech-forward qualified intermediary platform revolutionizing how investors complete 1031 exchanges. A former financial analyst at Goldman Sachs and hedge fund associate at H.I.G. Capital, Jon brings deep financial expertise to the real estate space. He has held executive roles at multiple startups, including Mile High Labs and Firefly Vapor, and currently contributes to ventures like Silver Horn Capital and Silver Horn Ranch. With a focus on innovation, integrity, and investor success, Jon is building a modern solution for tax-deferred wealth building through real estate.   Connect with Jon Website: 1031 Specialists LinkedIn: Jonathan Hilley Phone Number: 631-438-1031 Email: john@1031specialist.com   Connect With UsIf you're looking to invest your hard-earned money into cash-flowing, value-add assets, reach out to us at https://bobocapitalventures.com/.   Follow Keith's social media pages LinkedIn: Keith Borie Investor Club: Secret Passive Cashflow Investors Club Facebook: Keith Borie X: @BoboLlc80554

In this episode, Carter interviews Casey Roloff, CEO, and Jeff Gundersen, CFO, of Seabrook Land Company to explore their journey in building thriving, walkable, new urbanist communities in the Pacific Northwest.   In This Episode You'll Learn:   How Seabrook's team incrementally develops and finances walkable, connected, and enduring communities by leveraging pre-sales and creative capital strategies.   The unique amenity approach of making the town itself the main amenity, including retail incubation techniques and fostering vibrant town centers.   Strategies for integrating "missing middle" housing typologies to support affordability and socioeconomic diversity within a planned neighborhood.   The critical role of on-site hospitality, community governance, and long-term investment in delivering a cohesive homeowner and guest experience.   Key lessons learned from decades of development, including Seabrook's biggest surprises, planning and entitlement challenges, and the value of building communities for all generations.  Show Notes  E – casey@seabrookwa.com  E – jeff@seabrookwa.com  W – www.seabrookwa.com   Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

In this episode, Carter sits down with Geoff Woods, founder of AI Leadership and author of The AI Driven Leader, for a transformative conversation on the future of leadership in an AI-powered world. Geoff shares actionable insights from his journey and unique frameworks for maximizing value in organizations of any size. In This Episode You'll Learn: • The mindset and habits of an AI-driven leader, and why adopting AI is more about people than technology. • How to use the CRIT framework (Context, Role, Interview, Task) to ask better questions of AI and drive strategic value. • Ways AI transforms productivity, operations, and customer value — the only three value levers in any company. • How to build a custom AI “board” to identify blind spots and accelerate business growth, including practical use cases from real companies. • Why companies that delay AI adoption risk compounding disadvantages, and the immediate steps leaders can take to build momentum today. Show NotesE – gw@aileadeship.com W - www.aileadership.com The AI-Driven Leader Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ai-driven-leader/id1723615439 The AI Driven Leader (Book) - www.amazon.com/AI-Driven-Leader-Harnessing-Smarter-Decisions/dp/B0DDDJ8P2S/ref=zg_bs_g_280291_d_sccl_1/146-2882342-9231738?isALC=true Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project: Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA contact  Carter Froelich (ADD MY EMAIL LINK) and have Launch prepare an initial bond analysis for your project. Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ (“LRS”) – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ ListenersComplimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160 Carter Froelich hosts the Land to Lots™ podcast powered by Launch Development Finance Advisors. Carter shares how he and his team help their clients finance infrastructure, reduce costs, and mitigate risks all with the goal of enhancing project profitability Land to Lots™ is a registered trademark of Launch Development Finance Advisors

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In this episode, I introduce you to Ambreen B. who lives in Jerusalem with her husband and 2 daughters, and her cat. Ambreen loves productivity and finds it interesting when people are more organized than her. She heard an interview on another podcast and loved hearing how kids get organized and the structure.  As her life became more complex by getting a home to manage, getting married, and having children, she knew “Ok, I don't have to reinvent the wheel.”  The boxes acted as a landing place for all of the things she was trying to remember. Then she decided to get her PhD. Our Sunday Baskets® is where we can cognitively offload to afford the capacity to deal with the unexpectedness of life. They take the worry piece and put an intervention in place therefore reducing worry from the event. That's what the Sunday Basket® does, it reduces stress in the form of a system.  As an organizational sociologist and institutional complexity analyst, Ambreen understands that concept more than most. And she appreciates that it's a tried and true system, not just one she pieced together. Ambreen was great to share how her Sunday Baskets® have helped her through the PhD process. Some people have a team to delegate to, Ambreen had her Sunday Baskets® to delegate to. She shared how she used the colored slash pockets and kept her focused. It allowed for a deeper level of focus. She knew that after planning day and she had a plan in place all she had to do was run that plan. She had peace of mind that she could focus on that day's plan and completely ignore all other responsibilities. I added the importance of being able to have focused work time and mind wandering time. She tried to DIY at first but in the end it was way more economical to go all in and buy the actual Sunday Basket® and all. Three days after getting the Sunday Basket® in hand, her mother in law passed away.  It was time to put into action what she'd seen in The Productive Home Solution™ videos.  Ambreen's husband has 4 brothers but you know who combed through that home and settled the estate? The two daughter-in-laws.  It was a crash course in grief and organization. While everyone else was in shock and overwhelmed, the system gave her tasks to be productive. But having a system gave her some sense of control in a situation she had very little control over. We talked about the 7 days of mourning and people wanting to drop off food. This was during “covid times” so she explained how she safely divided up the food for later consumption. We talked about the decluttering process.  Ambreen loves the decluttering questions.  And she really leaned into Do, Defer, Delegate, and Delete.  That experience made her think about her parents and all of their stuff. She called her mom to talk about all their stuff and planning for the future.  She feels like the title Household Manager elevates the role and gives it the perceived importance it actually holds. She values this system so much. Ambreen has more mental peace. And she just wishes she'd known about Organize 365® earlier.  Ambreen's advice is, “Buy the Sunday Basket®, don't DIY- it's not worth it.” She appreciates all the advice, grace that is provided, and no pressure to buy anything. She encourages people to just buy when they are ready.  EPISODE RESOURCES: The Sunday Basket® The Friday Workbox® The Productive Home Solution® Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter  On the Wednesday podcast, I get to talk with members of the Organize 365­® community as they share the challenges, progress, missteps and triumphs along their organizing journey. I am grateful that you are reaching out to share with me and with this community. You can see and hear transformation in action. If you are ready to share your story with us, please apply at https://organize365.com/wednesday. Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media!

Do you ever feel like you're running in circles in your business — putting out fires, answering team questions, juggling clients — and never getting ahead?In this episode of Female emPOWERED, I'm joined again by my go-to content strategist and business bestie Latasha Doyle, founder of Uncanny Content. Together, we dive into the real-life benefits of stepping away from the day-to-day and giving yourself a CEO Day, VIP Day, or DIY business retreat.This isn't about working harder — it's about clearing the clutter in your business, creating space to think, and walking away with a focused action plan.We cover:Why CEOs must step out of the weeds to see the big pictureHow to structure your own DIY retreat or VIP day (even on a budget!)The “messy kitchen” analogy — why you need to clean up as you growThe 3D Framework: Delete, Defer, and Delegate to lighten your loadHow to use VIP days to clarify priorities, streamline systems, and build a stronger team✨ And here's the best part: at the CEO Summit this November in Miami, we're creating this exact experience in a room with fewer than 30 women. You'll walk away with clarity, a strategic plan, and real implementation steps for 2026 — plus insights from marketing, financial, and acquisition experts.

If you're sitting on capital gains or planning to sell a business, this episode will blow your mind. We break down how Opportunity Zones—now made permanent—let you defer taxes today and potentially eliminate them forever. We cover how to use real estate or business investments in these zones to build long-term wealth, while also making an impact in distressed communities. This isn't just about tax deferral—it's about compounding wealth with zero tax on the upside.   Next Steps: