St. Edward’s University: Guest speaker in undergraduate and graduate classes for Dr. Les Carter (ret),Professor Antonio Alvarado, JD, Dr. Catherine MacDermott (ret), Dr. Gary Pletcher (ret), and Dr. DavidAltounian. Topics of discussion included “Business experiences of an Entrepreneur” and “Global marketsand business perspectives” as well as lectures on “Financial Aspects of a Business Plan” and “RaisingCapital from Investors”.
Huston-Tillotson University: Guest speaker in undergraduate classes for Professor Autumn Caviness. Topicsof discussion include “Overcoming economic adversity challenges in the workplace” and “Global businessperspectives”.
Noble Capital Group: Quarterly keynote or panel speaker from 2012-2019 for the Noble Capital State of theCompany; a quarterly investor relations event. Primary presenter for all aspects of the portfolio performanceincluding but not limited to investor returns, business operating activities, and market trends.
IvyFON (Ivy Family Office Network): Guest Speaker at the 2017 IvyFON SXSW Conference. Presentationon “Emerging Alternative Investment Managers Showcase”.
Opal Group: Guest speaker at the 2017 and 2018 Marketplace Lending and Alternative Financing Summit.Presentation on “The Residential Real Estate Affordability Crisis and Alternative Financing Solutions forInvestors”.
Geraci Captivate/Originate: Guest speaker at the 2018 and 2019 Captivate/Originate Conferences. Topics ofdiscussion included “The Alternative Investment Asset Class” and “Challenges Facing the Private LendingIndustry”.
Impact Hub: Sponsor and Guest Speaker for the 2018 Austin Affordability Housing Accelerator. Topics ofdiscussion included potential new business solutions to aid in combating the lack of housing affordability inthe Austin, Texas area.
Noble Capital Radio Hour (fka Real Wealth Blueprint): Radio host in the Austin and Dallas markets (2017-2019) for a weekly radio production focused on building financial strategies through income planning andwealth management in retirement. Topics include a broad base of retirement planning vehicles such asladdered income plans, annuities, private lending, real estate, and insurance products.
Firestarters Podcast: Recurring guest speaker (2018 and 2019) on the real estate entrepreneur podcast hostedby Streamline Funding. Topics include “The value of conferencing”, “Working with your competition”, and“Residential Community Development”.
Think Realty Podcast: Guest speaker (2019) on the nationally acclaimed Think Realty podcast. Discussed thevalue of single-family rental properties in the overall real estate investment strategy, challenges to the digitalhome closing process, and the top mistakes when it comes to selling your investment property.