Winter 2026 Season Episodes

Mark Phillips of 11 Tribes Ventures shares his founder-first VC thesis and investment in NQS, an AI-powered trauma registry platform disrupting hospital software.

Rob Boyer of Narthex Properties discusses converting underutilized church real estate into thriving community hubs for growing Christian churches and ministries.

Christy Johnson of Fireroad discusses investing in Ando, an AI-powered scheduling platform built to improve work-life balance for 82M hourly workers.

Phil Reeves and Michael Brownrigg, co-founding partners of Apis & Heritage Capital Partners, discuss their employee-led buyout (ELBO) strategy that converts lower middle-market businesses to employee ownership. They detail how they sourced and structured the Blooming Nursery transaction (Cornelius, Oregon), including screening criteria, diligence on agriculture-specific risks like seasonality and weather. They explain ESOP mechanics, trustee oversight, tax advantages, multilingual employee...

Full Episode Notes Glenn Bean and Ian Noyes of Sycamore Equity examine a shared-equity housing model designed to bridge the gap between what nonprofit and church staff can afford and local housing costs. Bean and Noyes explain how equity sharing agreements provide 10–30% of a home’s value at closing to reduce mortgage burdens, typically targeting 3–9% IRRs, with capital recycled upon sale or refinance to build a housing endowment-like reserve. Guests: Glenn Bean: Co-founder, Sycamore Equity ...

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