Distressed to Success: Conversations with Community Transformation Leaders
Episodes
Jill Ferrari of Renovare Development: Building Equity, Inclusion & Sustainability
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Distressed to Success, Brian speaks with Jill Ferrari, partner at Schenken Bruch and co-founder of Renovare Development. With more ...
Reviving Small Towns with Jordan Blanchard, Co-founder of X-Caliber Rural Capital
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Distressed to Success, Brian speaks with Jordan Blanchard, co-founder of Excalibur Rural Capital. Jordan, a 35-year banking veteran...
TIF Financing Demystified with Scott Lurie and F Street: Affordable Market-Rate Wins
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Distressed to Success, Brian speaks with Scott Lurie, owner and founder of F Street. Scott walks us through his 20-plus-year rea...
Prince Concepts’ Philip Kafka on Turning Undervalued Land into Thriving Communities
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Distressed to Success, Brian speaks with Philip Kafka, president of Prince Concepts. Kafka takes us from his early days studying ph...
From Corporate Exit to CEO: Jason Hull on Entrepreneurship and Freedom
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brian Seidensticker as he sits down with Jason Hull, CEO at DoorGrow – a growth and marketing agency that helps residential property management...
How Distressed Properties Create Win-Win Solutions for Communities with Jeremy Beland
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brian Seidensticker as he sits down with Jeremy Beland, Founder of REI Freedom – a real estate investing company focused on helping distressed ...
WRJ Developers' Jermaine Brooks: Turning Vacant Lots Into Container Communities
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brian for an inspiring conversation with Jermaine Brooks, co-founder of WRJ Developers and pioneer of shipping container construction in Ohio. Fr...
From Teenage Entrepreneur to Leading Affordable Housing Developer with Kathy Makino-Leipsitz
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brian for an inspiring conversation with Kathy Makino-Leipsitz, a pioneering affordable housing developer who has spent over 30 years transformin...
Brad Westover's 30-Year Journey: From Tax Sale Novice to Industry Leader
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brian as he sits down with longtime industry colleague Brad Westover, Executive Director of the National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) - the only n...
Building Communities, Building Wealth
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Distressed to Success, a new podcast where we’ll discover how savvy investors and entrepreneurs are profitably transforming underserved c...