Dealmaker Diaries Podcast

What’s in a name? Well, in Aryeh Sheinbein’s case, it’s a perfect metaphor for  his track record as a wealth architect; his given name derives from the Hebrew  word אריה) aryé), meaning “lion.” He is every bit a lion for those he works with:  passionate, courageous, protective, and willing to fight for the valuable assets  his clients entrust him with.  Aryeh’s bread and b...

Erik Oliver holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Accounting from Westminster College. Prior to joining Cost Segregation Authority, Erik was an Operations Manager for a multi-million dollar landscaping and design firm in Long Island, NY. Since heading west and joining Cost Segregation Authority, Erik has been speaking at local, regional, and national events. He brings with him a passion for ident...

Dan Kryzanowski is an active capital raiser, equity owner, and passive investor, generating doubledigit yields and lower taxes via commercial real estate. Dan’s investment portfolio includes 2,600+ storage units, 1,500+ multifamily doors, and dozens of industrial, infrastructure, and residential properties. Dan has personally raised millions of dollars from accredited investors and family offices,...

Hill is a passionate and dynamic business and civic leader. As President and CEO of Oak Lawn Marketing, Inc. from 2006 until 2017, the company grew from ¥15 billion to ¥68 billion in sales. Hill and his management team created a powerful corporate culture based on the vision of “enriching lifestyle’s worldwide.” In 2009 he orchestrated one of the largest M&A transactions of the year, when NTT...

Kison Patel is the Founder and CEO of M&A Science, with a passion to drive the M&A industry forward. He was an M&A advisor for ten years in which he sold larger companies such as commercial banks and hotel chains. In 2012, he noticed teams lacked efficient technology to manage deals and created DealRoom, an M&A lifecycle management platform. In 2016, he started the M&A Science...

Kenneth is the founder and managing partner of KRI Partners and the KRI group of companies. He has more than 24 years of significant real estate, banking, private equity transaction, and principal investing experience. Throughout his career, he has been involved in transactions valued at more than $2.0 billion, much of which has included the acquisition, management, and financing of various multi-...

Rod Khleif is an entrepreneur, real estate investor, multiple business owner, author, mentor, and community philanthropist who is passionate about business, life, success, and giving back. As one of the country’s top real estate trainers, Rod has personally owned and managed over 2,000 properties.  Rod is Host of the Top-Ranked iTunes Real Estate Podcast which has been downloaded more than 8,...

Jerome Myers is the preeminent authority of dream realization. A believer that dreams can, and should be real, Jerome left corporate America when he realized that his role offered financial gain, but little significance. He is the founder and head coach of Myers Methods and has been featured in Black Enterprise, Business Insider and numerous podcasts. After building a highly profitable division of...

Scott is a Chicago native whose career in architecture began in 1991 by pursuing his Masters of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology. While obtaining his degree, he also worked as a Project Manager for Optima, Inc. During his time at Optima, Krone’s responsibilities included notable projects such as the 400-unit Cormandel in Deerfield, IL, the 40-unit HedgeRow in Winnetka, IL, an...

Mike Alfant, Group Chairman and CEO at Fusion Systems and Chairman and CEO at Binfinity AG delves into his experiences leading in Japan. Mr. Alfant previously held the position of President for The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and recently finished his term as the President of the Tokyo American Club. In addition to this, he is also on the Board of Newport, Pasona Tquila and Healios KK, a...

Originally from Chicago, Darren has lived in Japan for the last 30 years and has extensive sales and marketing experience in the APAC region. He is currently the Area Director for North Asia for Zscaler and prior held senior roles in Oracle NetSuite, Verizon, and Vodafone KK. Darren is currently Co-Chair of the Information, Communications and Technology Committee and Vice Chair of the Digital Tran...

Hunter Thompson is the founder of Asym Capital, a private equity firm which helps accredited investors invest in vetted commercial real estate opportunities. He is also the author of the international bestselling book, Raising Capital for Real Estate.   He has personally raised about $30,000,000 of private equity from more than 300 investors all over the United States.  He has been featu...

Sometimes to go big you have to start small. Julie grew up in a residential real estate family in California's Central Valley but three decades later moved to Denver, Colorado where she began her family. Throughout her adulthood Julie served as a public school educator while dipping into real estate.  When her family moved to a small rural town in Far North Idaho she found the path to breathe...

Jeffrey, Kenneth, And Kerwin Donis built a portfolio of cash-flowing rentals and a six figure business as single family real estate investors. ​Donis Investment Group purchases and operates apartments. Through syndications, they provide investors great returns, mitigated risk, and passive income. As passive investors, their clients receive the benefits of multifamily real estate without the hassle...

Brandi Shotwell is a Principal at Reno Capital Management in Dallas, Texas concentrating on debt and equity. With over 20 years’ experience in finance and real estate, Brandi has had leadership involvement in over $1 billion in real estate projects ranging from commercial acquisitions to commercial development.  She has organized funding acquisitions and development opportunities for multifam...

Josh Plave is the founder of Wall to Main and a full-time multifamily investor. Investing with his family, they hold a portfolio of over 700 units across three markets. ​Josh's experience in retirement accounts began at 16, when he opened his first Roth IRA and began trading equities. Since then, after the unfortunate passing of his grandfather and mother, he was left with multiple Inher...

KELLY STINSON “The Potty Princess” – National Sales Manager, SAS Passionate about water & energy conservation and the influence to improve our environment. ·  “Potty Princess” nickname caught traction ~3 years ago through her continued commitment of bringing awareness, education, & support across the country to multifamily property owners relative to the financial and environmental im...

From the young age of 12 years old, Mark was an active addict, in and out of jail, rehabs, and spent periods of his life living on the street. It wasn’t until he was caught in an armed robbery at 24 years old, putting him in jail for four years that his life turned around, thanks to the discovery of a life changing book he read during his time served.   Mark has an amazing story of breakthrou...

Robert D. Burr is truly one of a kind. When he speaks, people listen because they have never heard anyone quite like him. Born and raised in Louisiana Bob still has a bit of a drawl, but that doesn’t stop him from getting right to the heart of the matter, no matter what the subject might be. Over the past 40+ years Bob has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for Oil and Gas ventures. He is a...

After graduating with an engineering degree and then an MBA from Ohio State, Paul started on the management development track at Ford Motor Company in Detroit. After five years, he departed to start a staffing company with a partner. They sold it to a publicly traded firm for $2.9 million five years later. Along the way, Paul was Finalist for Ernst & Young's Michigan Entrepreneur of the Year t...

Yonah is a powerhouse - with property owners' tax savings. As Business Director at a national cost segregation leader, Madison SPECS, he has assisted clients in saving tens of millions of dollars on taxes through cost segregation. ​ Over the past 15 years Madison SPECS has done over 16,000 cost segregation studies covering all 50 states, resulting in over $3 BILLION in tax savings. In this ep...

Rob Claar first came to Japan after graduating from college in 1987. After working in a Japanese think tank in healthcare policy and health economics, Rob started his entrepreneurial path in 1992. He has created nearly 20 businesses in Japan that focus on the goal of addressing the unmet needs of patients, doctors, innovators and government agencies. Rob has deep healthcare regulatory knowledge, s...

Ray Klein is an entrepreneur, mentor, crisis manager, and project leader. Ray Klein co-founded American Life Inc., a Seattle, WA real estate investment company, in 1996. During his tenure, from 1996 to 2012, he grew total funds under management to approximately USD 1 billion, primarily from Asian investors.  During 2012–2014, he led Rainbow Clean Energy GK, a developer of mega-solar power gen...

As a serial entrepreneur, Jim has founded and has angel invested in a number of startups in Japan. The start-ups Jim focuses on are in digital transformation in Japan. On a personal level, Jim has been running Internet and cloud and SaaS related businesses in Japan since 1996. He started his first company in 2000, second in 2003 and third in 2006, PBXL. In 2020, Jim founded SignTime K.K. a Japanes...

People are Dan Smith’s business—specifically, entertainment people. As creator and producer of Fox Backstage Pass , his goal isn’t just to get the biggest celebrities onto his weekly entertainment program: it’s to get those stars to look at what he can offer and definitively say, “Yeah, let’s do that.” It was Smith who leveraged his experience as a former U.S. Air Force public relations superinten...