Interviews

Episode 472: 06-28-18 Part 1 Part 2 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Akhil Patel, Founder of Ascendant Strategy in London, UK. Akhil has professional experience in international banking and audit and has worked on a range of areas from infrastructure to climate finance. In 2013, he founded Ascendant Strategy, a boutique financial research firm that uses proprietary …

Episode 471: 06-21-18 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks real estate capital markets with Mike Cleaver, Managing Director at Emerald Creek Capital, which hosted an American Social happy hour in South Florida recently for real estate professionals on the capital side of the business. Interview Segment (To download, right-click and select “Save Link As”.)

Episode 471: 06-21-18 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Sanjay Kuttemperoor is Founder and CEO of WikiRealty®, Los Angeles, CA. Kuttemperoor is a second-generation builder and developer turned tech entrepreneur. WikiRealty® helps Realtors build their personal brand by adding local insight to readily available data. WikiRealty is emerging as the one-stop resource that connects the dots for consumers …

Episode 470: 06-14-18 Part 1 Part 2 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Seth Denison and Peter Zalewski about the Miami condo market forecast. Denison is Managing Principal for Brickell Ventures in Miami, FL. Brickell Ventures is a private equity fund that focuses on the acquisition of residential condos in Downtown Miami. Denison formed Brickell Ventures in anticipation …

Episode 470: 06-14-18 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Craig Studnicky, a Principal of International Sales Group, Aventura, FL. Studnicky brings a wealth of expertise in sales training and management to ISG World. His primary responsibilities entail recruiting and training sales associates, developing marketing strategies with clients and their teams, as well as product development. Studnicky has more …

Episode 469: 06-07-18 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to James S. Cassel, co-founder and chairman of Cassel Salpeter & Co., a middle-market investment banking firm. They discuss the U.S. economy, the impact of tax reform, the housing market, rising interest rates, the strong U.S. employment, the #METOO movement and much more. Interview …

Episode 468: 05-31-18 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Roy Abrams, CEO and Founder of RealConnex, who stops by to chat with Jim about the RealConnex.com website as a tool for real estate professionals. Interview Segment (To download, right-click and select “Save Link As”.)

Episode 468: 05-31-18 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Nikki Fried, who has kept the Florida political class guessing for months about a possible statewide run for office. Florida Politics reports that sources close to Fried have confirmed that the Broward County-based political committee, Florida Consumers First, could likely be the first step toward a bid for Agriculture …

Episode 468: 05-31-18 Part 1 Part 2 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Ron M. Bergeron Sr., Founder & CEO of Bergeron Land Development, Inc., the Bergeron Family of Companies, and Bergeron Properties & Investment Corp. He is also a 2018 Horatio Alger Award Recipient. Ron Bergeron was raised in Davie, Florida, a small town with a population …

Episode 467: 05-24-18 Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Marc Hurwitz, President of Crossroads Investigations in Miami, FL. Hurwitz began government service with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and continued in the U.S. Department of State’s Human Rights Bureau. He then worked in the White House for three years, where he served as the aide to the Deputy National …