Carson's Corner: Entrepreneurship & Investing
Carson's Corner is the podcast for entrepreneurs, investors, and commercial real estate operators who think in decades, not quarters.
Host Carson Jones — investor, author of The Red Flag Playbook, and licensed commercial real estate advisor and business broker — interviews founders, family offices, and industry operators to unpack the deals, strategies, and hard lessons behind real wealth creation.
Carson's Corner is built for investors, entrepreneurs, and operators who are serious about long-term wealth creation — not get-rich-quick schemes.
The world’s wealthiest investors approach investing very differently than most people. Instead of chasing short-term returns, they focus on preserving wealth, reputation, and legacy across generations. Their decisions are often driven as much by relationships and trusted networks as by financial models, and many of their best opportunities come through private deals, family offices, and invitation-only circles, not public markets. Each episode brings a commercial real estate lens to capital deployment, business partnerships, and alternative investments.
Topics covered: commercial real estate investing · industrial real estate · syndications · passive investing · oil & gas · alternative assets · business acquisitions · capital partnerships · entrepreneurship · wealth building · family office strategies · market risk · reshoring trends
For business or property evaluations you can reach Carson Jones at 615-212-5524 - Carson@passive.investments
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Episodes
30 episodes
From Single-Family Doors to Passive Pockets with Paul Shannon - LP, GP & Beyond
Paul Shannon walked away from corporate America in 2019 and built a 200+ unit portfolio through deep value-add deals. Then he did something most operators never do: he stepped back — right at the peak of the 2021 euphoria, when floating-rate br...
How Everyday Investors Get Institutional-Grade Mortgage Bonds | Shawn Muneio, Bequest
What if you could earn the kind of returns banks make — without tenants, toilets, or 2am repair calls? In this episode of Carson's Corner, Carson sits down with Shawn Muneio of Bequest Asset Management to break down how everyday investors can "...
Lending Where Banks Won't: Speed, Risk & Returns with Brian Walter
Brian Walter has been trading markets since 1996 — through the Russian crisis, the dot-com bubble, the '08 financial crisis at the epicenter of credit at UBS, COVID, and the fastest rate hike in recent memory. Today he's Co-Founder and Managing...
Buyer Beware: When Failure Isn't Final — The Jed Morris Story
What happens when you buy a business, do everything "right," and it still blows up in your face? Jed Morris knows. After 10 years in Air Force financial management and acquisition (rising to the Pentagon), an NYU Stern MBA, and software enginee...
Turning Raw Land Into Returns: Without the 5-Year Wait | Brandon Cobb
Most investors think you have to be a national homebuilder to profit from America's housing shortage. Brandon Cobb built a business proving otherwise.In this episode of Carson's Corner, Carson sits down with Brandon Cobb — founder of HBG...
Bought an HVAC Business, Almost Lost It All, Then Did 9 More | Nathan Lindley
What does it look like to buy a business with zero industry experience, nearly go broke twice, and still build a 10-company HVAC roll-up out of McKinney, TX? Nathan Lindley lived it.In February 2020 — just weeks before COVID shut down th...
The Future of Live Music Monetization: Band Buddy Founder Gregg Trosper
A bucket on a fishing pole. That's how Gregg Trosper first watched a Nashville band collect tips, and that's the moment Band Buddy was born.In this episode of Carson's Corner, I sit down with Gregg Trosper, founder of Band Buddy, the mob...
Extend & Pretend Is Over: Negotiating Distressed CRE Debt from Strength with Shlomo Chopp
The era of "extend and pretend" is winding down — and for borrowers staring at distressed multifamily and office loans, the next move could define the next decade of their portfolio. In this episode, Carson sits down with Shlomo Chopp, Managing...
Dave Seymour: From A&E Flipping Boston to Impact Investing
Impact investing isn’t just about returns—it’s about changing lives while building real cash flow.In this episode, Dave Seymour shares how he went from firefighter and paramedic to starring on Flipping Boston—and ultimately into...
Winning the Pitch Slam & Building a 12% Fund: Inside Justin Spillers' Playbook
What does it take to win a Pitch Slam in front of seasoned investors at one of real estate's biggest conferences? Justin Spillers — attorney, e-commerce entrepreneur, and founder of Real Estate Alpha — just did exactly that at the Best Ever Con...
Joe Fairless: Building a $2.7B Apartment Portfolio & the Best Ever CRE Brand
What does it actually take to build a $2.7 billion real estate platform from scratch?Joe is the co-founder of Ashcroft Capital, a firm managing roughly $2.7B in assets across 14,000 doors through large-scale multifamily investment...
Institutional & Family Office Capital: How the .001% Invest with Salvatore Buscemi
Salvatore Buscemi, is the founder and managing partner of Brahmin Partners, a capital strategist operating at the highest levels of global finance. From SpaceX and Stripe to AI.io, and institutional commercial real estate, ...
Building Kansas City: Commercial Real Estate with Logan Freeman
Carson’s Corner with Logan D. Freeman — Managing Broker at Midwest CRE Advisors, former NFL athlete, and a leader who brings a rare level of discipline and clarity to commercial real estate.This conversation goes f...
Investing in Business Acquisitions & CRE with Eddie Austin
Eddie Austin BEX is a serial entrepreneur, Author, and CEO behind JE Capital Investments! We covered allot in this episode. Eddie isn’t just a ...
From ER Doctor to Real Estate Investor with Nkem Ezeamama, MD.
Nkem Ezeamama, MD journey is a masterclass in intentional growth, disciplined investing, and designing a life beyond the W-2. Freedom isn’t accidental. It’s engineered. 🔥We dive into her latest multifamily deal an...
Raising Capital & Mastering Apartments with Brian Briscoe
Brian Briscoe is deeply committed to building legacy—not just financial legacy, but the systems, relationships, and strategies that create lasting wealth. He is opening the door to a select group of doctors, engineers, and high-performing profe...
The Cost Segregation King Yonah Weiss
🎙️ Cost Segregation 101 with Yonah Weiss — The Cost Segregation KingIn this episode of Carson’s Corner: Commercial Real Estate, Carson sits down with the one and only Yonah Weiss, widely known as The Cost Segrega...
The Future of Development: Multi-Tenant Ecosystems with Micro Data Centers
The Future of Development: Multi-Tenant Ecosystems with Micro Data CentersMost people think of data centers as standalone mega-campuses…But the real shift happening right now?Mixed-use, multi-tenant ecosystems whe...
Faith, Finance & Construction - Nashville Edition with Gabe Einhorn & Nick Johnson
🎙️ New Episode Out Now with Nick Johnson & Gabe Einhorn (Yes… Gabe should’ve been a cowboy 🤠)This conversation went far deeper than we expected. We dive into: ✨ How faith and purpose shape long...
Unlocking Self-Storage with Margot & Christy: Durable Cashflow
🎙️The Self-Storage Advantage. Christy Brock and Margot Kennedy break down one of the most recession-resistant plays in commercial real estate: Self-Storage.Storage is one of the most consistently profitable and ...
1031 Exchanges, Mineral Deeds, & More Featuring Thomas Brachey
This week, I sat down with Thomas Brachey, PMP, founder of Key Real Estate Consulting and one of the sharpest minds in tax-advantaged real estate. Thomas specializes in 1031 exchanges, mineral-rights strategies, and the overlooked investment st...
The Future of Real Estate: Interest Rates, AI Broker Replacement, & More with Dan Lewkowicz
In this episode, I sit down with Dan Lewkowicz, Senior Director of Investment Sales at Encore Real Estate Investment Services and a seasoned commercial real estate expert with over 15 years of experience.We dig into whe...
Unlocking Opportunity Zones: Impact Investing with John Vachon
In this episode, Carson Jones sits down with John Vachon. Whether you’re a high-net-worth individual eyeing tax optimization or an entrepreneur passionate about equitable growth, this conversation equips you with actionable insights to unlock y...
Boutique Hotel Mixed Use Redevelopment with John Vachon
In this episode, host Carson Jones down with John Vachon to explore a one-of-a-kind opportunity in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, a potential boutique hotel or multifamily property in historic downtown Kingsport, Tennessee. This is a val...
Nic Espanet – Multifamily Meets Data Centers
When multifamily housing feeds off the data center boom, it’s a win-win.In this episode, I sit down with Nic Espanet with Flex Equity Group, to unpack his latest acquisition in Abilene, TX and why the arrival of data centers is creating ...
