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Elvis Cruz discusses Preserving Our Green Space 

Jim Fried talks with Miami icon Elvis Cruz about why he continues to “fight city hall.”  The discuss preserving the green spaces of Miami’s parks, climate change, upzoning and much more.

Jim also chats with thought leaders from the Annual Real Deal Miami event and gathers some great insights.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

CRA Expansion & Issues Facing Miami

 Jim Fried chats with Frank Schnidman about the proposed CRA expansion and its implications in the West Grove. Then Jim discusses the important issues facing Miami-Dade county and how he will face them head-on as commissioner.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Jim Fried and Andreas Senie host this weeks Fried on Tech special guests. From the National Association of Realtor’s own Real Estate Technology Accelerator Executive Director, Bob Gillespie, joins in to discuss all the capital being invested in the commercial real estate tech space.  Gillespie also discusses what the National Association of Realtors are looking for in relation to tech.  Also joining them for Fried on Tech is respected Wall Street investment Banker Bradford Harries.  Bradford has 4+ decades of experience in the investment sector and is long time CRETech insider.

Andreas Senie:

Andreas has over 10 years experience in all aspects of the professional real estate industry.  Senie has served in leading roles in CRE tech solutions, including, MLS marketing platform, Agile CRM, Tenant Rep, and listing service, TenSource, Capital raising platform, RealConnex, and comprehensive integrated SaaS platform, 500apps. Mr. Senie also has over a decade of experience in brick & mortar real estate development and brokerage. Most notably the Senie’s are completing a $70 Million dollar mixed use project in Berlin, Massachusetts. Andreas also founded the first hybrid commercial real estate brokerage firm working within residential brokerage; EAC Properties at The Higgins Group.  The group services the tristate with over 400 agents, 15 offices combined, providing landlord representation, tenant representation, and buyer representation.

Andreas holds a Masters Certification in Real Estate Development from Cornell University, studied Business Management at Fairfield University, & Property Management at Drexel University. He continues studies in real estate technology and practices.

Bob Gillespie:
Bob is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in technology, leadership and operations. He believes that the ability to build great teams is the most important factor for success. Companies Bob has founded have gone on to raise over $60M in venture funding with a

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Jim Fried shares why he is running for District 2 City Commissioner in Miami.  As a lifelong Miami resident and real estate broker, Jim wants better for his city.  He decided to officially enter the race earlier this month, against incumbent city commissioner Ken Russell for District 2.  District 2 spans from Coconut Grove to Morningside and includes Brickell, downtown Miami and Edgewater.

Jim’s message is simple: Miami needs better customer service. 

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Entrepreneurship 

Dangers of Vaping

Jim Fried talks with guests Courtney Mickens, Florida State University’s Jim Moran Institute Associate Director – Palm Beach, and program graduate Phil Liberty. Courtney and Phil share their expertise on entrepreneurship, continuing education, and the keys to success in small business ownership in South Florida.

Manny Johnson will join us in studio to talk about something he’s very passionate about – educating consumers on the lack of regulation surrounding vaping. He’ll cover all the dangers associated with vaping and the shocking statistics that have come out since it has risen in popularity.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Fried on Tech: Cybersecurity

Jim Fried and Andreas Senie talk Fried on Tech with Top-10; Digital Forensics Professor Darren Hayes.  They discuss what’s happening in the world of cyber-security and how it relates to your business, your family, and yourself! Hear first hand from CRE Collaborative Founder Andreas Senie as he shares his personal experience of being hacked and how to prepare for when it happens to you.

Dr. Darren Hayes is a leading expert in the field of digital forensics and cyber security. Hayes has been involved in computer forensics since 2006 and is the Director of Cybersecurity and an Assistant Professor at Pace University, New York. In 2013, he was listed as one of the Top 10 Computer Forensics Professors, by Forensics Colleges. He has developed a computer forensics program at Pace and has created a computer forensics research laboratory at the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. Hayes continually conducts research in support of law enforcement agencies both domestically and internationally. As a forensics examiner, he has worked on numerous cases involving digital evidence in both civil and criminal investigations. For a number of years, Hayes has served on the Board of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) Northeast Chapter.  He is an accomplished author with numerous peer-reviewed articles on computer forensics, and has been both an author and reviewer for Pearson Prentice Hall for a number of years.

Andreas has over 10 years experience in all aspects of the professional real estate industry. Andreas has served in leading roles in CRE tech solutions, including, MLS marketing platform, Agile CRM, Tenant Rep, and listing service, TenSource, Capital raising platform, RealConnex, and comprehensive integrated SaaS platform, 500apps. Mr. Senie also has over a decade of experience in brick & mortar real estate development and brokerage, most notably the Senie’s are completing a $70 Million dollar mixed use project in Berlin, Massachusetts. Andreas also founded the first hybrid commercial real estate brokerage firm working within residential brokerage; EAC Properties at The

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Full Spectrum Hemp from a Grower/Producer Perspective 

Saving money on Property Taxes 

Jim welcomes Derek Thomas, Vice President of Business Development at Veritas Farms. They’ll discuss full-spectrum hemp from a grower/producer perspective, CBD in the retailer space, sustainable farming practices, how consumers can tell they are getting quality products, projections for the hemp industry and much more.

In the next segment, Jim hears from Steve Tropea of Paradigm Tax Group discusses how to save money on property taxes for residential real estate.  He also discusses how real estate investors can benefit from having a single point of contact for their portfolios, and how this can actually help them save on their taxes and increase their profits.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Jim talks with guest Ross O’Brien about the Cannabis Economy and the impact it is having here in the US and across the world. Ross and Jim discuss the various sectors and industries that Cannabis investment opportunities exist, and why the growth of the industry will reach well beyond recreational and medical cannabis.  They also highlight bipartisan decisions in Washington about banking and talk about how Ross utilizes his extensive knowledge in family office to build relationships and invest in the growing cannabis industry.

Ross O’Brien is the Founder & CEO of Bonaventure Equity, (“BVE”) a late stage cannabis venture capital fund and runs the Cannabis Dealmakers Summit (“CDS”) a series of industry conferences and investment forums. Ross sits on the boards of the Green Ignition Ventures (“GIV”) Florida’s first cannabis accelerator and CannaMexico and is authoring “Cannabis Capital” the first book on cannabis venture capital for Entrepreneur Press.

What does a day in the life of a sports & entertainment industry agent look like? Jeff Glusman will share what it is like to manage $3 Million in assets and some of the trends he sees in wealth management.

Jeff Glusman was the Former Senior Vice President of Merrill Lynch and SunTrust Sports & Entertainment Group. He is now running a Sports & Entertainment Practice for a 3 Billion dollar wealth management RIA, Level Four. The group providing athlete and entertainer clients a family office platform, and acts as fiduciary advisors in their financial lives.  Jeff has been doing this since 2001, and uses his experience and expertise to benefit his high profile clients.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Manny Johnson discusses Jim’s recent trip to Colorado, and many continues to share his wealth of knowledge on all things CBD & cannabis.  Then Linda Day Harrison joins Jim to chat about theBrokerList– The CRE Community’s First FREE Online Platform for Finding Brokers, Deals, Services and Vendors.

Manny Johnson, Chief Business Officer of Organicann Group, LLC, is a third-generation farmer, Professional Florida Nurseryman for 30 years and Co-Founder of one of the largest specialties, floral nurseries in the U.S. with facilities in Florida, Germany and China. When medical cannabis became legal, his extensive plant cultivation experience coupled with his educational background in Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology made Mr. Johnson a Subject Matter Expert for medical cannabis in the U.S., Europe and South America.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Fried on Tech: CRETech Evolution & AI

Jim Fried and Andreas Senie talk Fried on Tech.  Special guests CRETech movement leader Michael Beckerman discusses whats happened to the world of commercial real estate and where we are going. The Miami Associations 2017 Product of Year Award Recipient, Technology Support Veteran Patrick Wong talks first hand about real world experience during this evolution in commercial real estate. Then Olivia Ramos our newest addition to the Fried on Tech Segment discusses the role AI plays in CRE Tech. 

Andreas has over 10 years experience in all aspects of the professional real estate industry. Andreas has served in leading roles in CRE tech solutions, including, MLS marketing platform, Agile CRM, Tenant Rep, and listing service, TenSource, Capital raising platform, RealConnex, and comprehensive integrated SaaS platform, 500apps. Mr. Senie also has over a decade of experience in brick & mortar real estate development and brokerage, most notably the Senie’s are completing a $70 Million dollar mixed use project in Berlin, Massachusetts. Andreas also founded the first hybrid commercial real estate brokerage firm working within residential brokerage; EAC Properties at The Higgins Group; servicing the tristate with over 400 agents, 15 offices combined, providing landlord representation, tenant representation, and buyer representation.

Andreas holds a Masters Certification in Real Estate Development from Cornell University, studied Business Management at Fairfield University, & Property Management at Drexel University. He continues studies in real estate technology and practices.

Olivia Ramos is an entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Deepblocks, an artificial intelligence platform consolidating all the tools and processes needed to analyze any real estate project. She is a graduate of all three Singularity University startup programs, GSP,

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

The Business of CBD: Consumer Safety & Education

Manny Johnson is back in the studio to continue the conversation on the booming business of CBD and how important it is for consumers to make the most educated decisions about purchasing & using top quality product. If you haven’t heard from Manny yet, you are missing out! Don’t miss tonight’s episode!

Manny Johnson, Chief Business Officer of Organicann Group, LLC, is a third-generation farmer, Professional Florida Nurseryman for 30 years and Co-Founder of one of the largest specialties, floral nurseries in the U.S. with facilities in Florida, Germany and China. When medical cannabis became legal, his extensive plant cultivation experience coupled with his educational background in Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology made Mr. Johnson a Subject Matter Expert for medical cannabis in the U.S., Europe and South America.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

• ATYPICAL Commercial Real Estate Marketing
• Fried on Weed

Jim and Wanda give an update on the Cannabis Community.

Jim’s guests scoff at status quo. Sarah Malcolm & Mark Kalkwarf join the show to share what it’s like being ATYPICAL in the commercial real estate marketing world.

Sarah Malcolm

Co-President and Chief Lego Builder. Sarah has been acknowledged as one of the CRE industry-leading digital marketing pioneers. She has won over 45 awards and was recognized as Real Estate Forum’s Women of Influence.

Bored with the lack of imagination and frustrated with missed opportunities is where our story begins. The ATYPICAL agency was founded in 2018 with one goal. Transform the way that commercial real estate does marketing.

Fast forward and here we are. An award-winning agency, servicing some of the biggest names in commercial real estate. We run with the ideas that are unconventional, the ones that scare us the most. We push the envelope, take the risks and give our clients the opportunity to tell their story in a new and different way.

Mark Kalkwarf

Co-President and Mariah Carey’s number one fan! Once referred to as a marketing wizard, Mark combines his technical background, creative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit to push creative boundaries and come up with the big ideas.

We’re not unique, we are ATYPICAL.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Failing At Life? New Study Says Don’t Overthink It – Start Doing This Instead

Jim talks to Dr. Michael Broder who shares his fascinating research from his new book, Seven Steps to Your Best Life. Can a book really help people make dramatic changes in their lives? Listen and find out. 

Michael S. Broder, Ph.D., is a psychologist, bestselling author, speaker, media personality and coach to high achievers. His work centers around helping people to bring about major change in the shortest time possible. An acclaimed expert in cognitive behavioral therapy, Dr. Broder lives and practices in Philadelphia, PA. For over 40 years, he has treated thousands of individuals and couples and coached some of our highest achievers in business, politics, sports and the media.

The Business of CBD: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (Part 2)

Manny Johnson of OrganiCann Group is back to talk about the CBD industry, regulations, and much more. 

Manny Johnson, Chief Business Officer of Organicann Group, LLC, is a third-generation farmer, Professional Florida Nurseryman for 30 years and Co-Founder of one of the largest specialties, floral nurseries in the U.S. with facilities in Florida, Germany and China. When medical cannabis became legal, his extensive plant cultivation experience coupled with his educational background in Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology made Mr. Johnson a Subject Matter Expert

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Andreas Senie is back to co-host our monthly segment, Fried on Tech. This week he invites Matthew Smith as his guest co-host to chat with Duke Long & Roman Petra all about commercial real estate, blockchain, data, and practical applications to benefit your business.

Andreas has over 10 years experience in all aspects of the professional real estate industry. Andreas has served in leading roles in CRE tech solutions, including, MLS marketing platform, Agile CRM, Tenant Rep, and listing service, TenSource, Capital raising platform, RealConnex, and comprehensive integrated SaaS platform, 500apps. Mr. Senie also has over a decade of experience in brick & mortar real estate development and brokerage, most notably the Senie’s are completing a $70 Million dollar mixed use project in Berlin, Massachusetts. Andreas also founded the first hybrid commercial real estate brokerage firm working within residential brokerage; EAC Properties at The Higgins Group; servicing the tristate with over 400 agents, 15 offices combined, providing landlord representation, tenant representation, and buyer representation.

Andreas holds a Masters Certification in Real Estate Development from Cornell University, studied Business Management at Fairfield University, & Property Management at Drexel University. He continues studies in real estate technology and practices.

Matthew Smith, Vice President of RealNex, will be joining us. He builds strong relationships with potential and existing customers, as well as educating commercial real estate brokers, companies and owners on how to apply the Realnex commercial real estate product suite in multiple ways to help them effectively grow, scale and win more business.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Jim talks with Manny Johnson of OrganiCannGroup about how “Medicines Cannot Contain Poisons!” and the lack of regulation around the use of pesticides in the CBD industry.

Manny Johnson, Chief Business Officer of Organicann Group, LLC, is a third-generation farmer, Professional Florida Nurseryman for 30 years and Co-Founder of one of the largest specialties, floral nurseries in the U.S. with facilities in Florida, Germany and China. When medical cannabis became legal, his extensive plant cultivation experience coupled with his educational background in Biochemistry, Medical Microbiology made Mr. Johnson a Subject Matter Expert for medical cannabis in the U.S., Europe and South America.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

• Marketing & Branding with Bruce Turkel
  
  
• Pot Czar & AG Commissioner: Latest in Weed
  
  

Jim welcomes back his good friend, branding expert Bruce Turkel. They chat about what Bruce has been working on and he share his tips on how to build your brand just by being YOU!

Bruce Turkel, CEO and ECD for TURKEL Brands in Miami, FL. Turkel uses a unique combination of creativity and business acumen to help companies build their businesses by making their brands more valuable. Turkel is a serial entrepreneur who has created many successful companies.

Currently, Turkel is focused on his brand management agency, headquartered in Miami, and his Hispanic market advertising agency with 19 offices throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Bruce Turkel is an accomplished author and speaker. He has published three books on branding and marketing – Brain Darts; New Design: Miami; and Building Brand Value. He is also a passionate musician and fronts the Miami R&B band Blackstar.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

• CBRE: The Edge with Arden Karson
  
  
• Urban Living Innovations
  
  

Jim welcomes back Arden Karson, Senior Managing Director for South Florida at CBRE. She appears for CBRE’s special segment The Edge. Our special guest is Olivia Ramos, CEO of Deepblocks. We will talk about Artificial Intelligence in the real estate industry and what to expect from the integration of all the industries surrounding real estate development.

Jim will speak with Scott Sherman,

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

• Fried on Tech:  Newly Launched Opportunity Zone Marketplace
  
  
• PLUS: VR Tech From RealNex & Pavonis Pix
  
  

Fried on Tech:  Jim and Andreas Senie of CRE Collaborative interview Bryan Smith, Founder and CEO of Capital Engine.

Capital Engine is a fast-growing, SaaS based FinTech company and exciting opportunity to participate in a number of platform partnership initiatives in real estate, healthcare/ life sciences, cannabis and alternative investment/ secondary market trading exchange. They’ve recently launched their customized SaaS solution to power white label Capital Markets and Private Exchange Platforms.

VR Tech:  Jim interviews Matthew Smith, Vice President of RealNex and Michael Lerg, the CTO of Pix, who shatter myths about VR and make it accessible to everyone.

Matthew Smith, Vice President of RealNex builds strong relationships with potential and existing customers, as well as educating commercial real estate brokers, companies and owners on how to apply the Realnex commercial real estate product suite in multiple ways to help them effectively grow, scale and win more business. 

Michael Lerg, the CTO of Pix has over twenty-five years of experience leading the development of Custom Visualization, Simulation, and Training applications – specializing in numerous forms of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. 

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

• Mindfulness at Work
  
  
• How Israel is Helping the US in Puerto Rico
  
  
• How Old Do YOU Look? Best Stories of Getting Carded
  
  

Seth H. Davis, Executive Director of IsraAID (US) Global Humanitarian Assistance, Inc. Jim and Seth will be discussing the important work IsraAID has done providing millions with the vital support needed to move from destruction to reconstruction, and eventually, to sustainable living.

Corporate Psychologist & Management Consultant, Dr. Patricia Thompson. Dr. Thompson is the creator of the Executive Mindfulness Online Course, a self-paced course designed to help professionals transform their work through mindfulness. She is also the author of The Consummate Leader: a Holistic Guide to Inspiring Growth in Others…and in Yourself.

And… Jim and Wanda talk shop and share the best stories of getting carded.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com

Top CRE Firms Are Using Vizzda

Jim and Wanda talk with Kris Thompson, Co-Founder and CEO of Vizzda (Visual Data). Vizzda is an information provider to the commercial real estate industry, tracking sales, debt, and new projects. Vizzda is used by the top CRE firms in the industry because of its speed, accuracy, and superior contact information.

Kris Thompson started in the industry as a land broker in Phoenix, Arizona, working with private and publicly traded office, industrial, retail, and multifamily developers, as well as the national home builders. Kris, and co-founding partner, Hadden Schifman, saw a need for faster, more reliable data, and had each developed their own information platforms.

In 2011, in the midst of the Great Recession, Kris and Hadden merged their platforms to create Vizzda.

PLUS:

Jim and Wanda talk Memorial Day Weekend plans, Andreas Senie from CRE Collaborative calls in, they go through the top 10 things that annoy us about technology, the top 10 best things about working at McDonalds, and Wanda quizzes Jim with some of music’s best first lines.

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Jim Fried has been a real estate business person since 1980 and has had his own radio show since 2009.

Mr. Fried specializes in capitalizing commercial real estate transactions, unearthing urban land opportunities and is also a private lender.

He has been active in the real estate industry for many years as a financial intermediary, broker and investor. He has experience with many property types including, but not limited to: apartments, condominiums, retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks and health care – with a special focus on memory care.

Jim has closed over $3BB in real estate transactions during his career in markets across the eastern US.

Jim uses his communication skills to inform and entertain on his weekly podcast show – Fried on Business. Of course, the show discusses real estate, but he also tackles issues such as branding, sports business, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, public private partnerships as well as health and wellness.

He is also a mentor to many up and coming people in the real estate industry through his membership on the Board of The University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies.

Mr. Fried is a winner of the Miami-Dade Public School Alumni Achievement Award.

Contact Jim via email at jim@friedonbusiness.com