HOA - It's A True Story Podcast

Regan Brown, Host; Bill Mann, Russell Brown, and Lauren Caliz of The G.B. Group Construction & Painting have a conversation discussing SB 326, the final year in meeting the inspection requirements.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann, President of The G.B. Group Construction & Painting and Kelly Zibell, Owner of DC Group interview Andrew Hay, CEO of Helsing Group, about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in homeowners associations.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, interviews Claudia Farias Jimenez, manager of a large master with three sub communities in a high-volume tourist destination. Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, and Bill Mann, President of The G.B. Group Construction & Painting interview Steve Severaid, President of the Greenspan Company Adjusters International, about the insurance crisis in California and the role of public adjusters in helping HOAs navigate insurance claims.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, and Kelly Zibell, Owner of DC Group, engage in a compelling conversation with Melissa Ramsey, the owner of Mosaic Community Consulting. The discussion revolves around the significance of emotional intelligence in community management. Melissa highlights that emotional intelligence goes beyond self-awareness and self-regulation, emphasizing the crucial aspects of empathy and pers...

Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann, President of The G.B. Group Construction & Painting and Kelly Zibell, Owner of DC Group interview Marcy Kravit, author of the book Common Sense Community Management. She discusses the inspiration behind her book and the topics it covers, including the role of managers, leadership strategies, technology, finance, and more.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, and Kelly Zibell, Owner of DC Group, sit down with Michael Johnson, CEO of the HOA Living Family of Companies. Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann, President of G.B. Group Construction & Painting and Kelly Zibell, Owner of DC Group sit down with Bill Overton, Executive Director of Toscana HOA to discuss how his story led him to writing articles on mental health matters for managers. *If you or anyone you know are having mental health issues, please call the crisis pipeline at 988.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, sits down with Charlotte Allen, CIRMS of Socher Insurance Agency and Terri Guest, CIRMS of Berg Insurance Agency to discuss the current insurance crisis facing HOAs and what new developments have occurred.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, host, sits down with Erica Brynes, Partner at The Rock Law Firm, Inc. to discuss what is going wrong with HOAs – what they were meant to be, how they are living up to that original vision, and where they are headed. Make sure to stick around for another HOA True Story!  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, host, and Bill Mann, President of G.B. Group Construction & Painting sit down with Colin McCarthy, Partner at Angius & Terry LLP to discuss the recently passed assembly bill AB1033 on ADU’s and how this could affect your HOA.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, and Bill Mann of G.B. Group Construction & Painting sit down with Matt Jones, Top Ranked National Motivational Speaker who has written several books on motivation and happiness and worked with several top tier companies and celebrities. His story about overcoming adversity is one you cannot event imagine!  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, sits down with Damian Esparza and Rich Adams Barrera and Company, Inc. to discuss their proprietary software system but also how it works with Reserve Studies and what the future of that will look like.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann, President of G.B. Group Construction & Painting and Kelly Zibell of DC Group sit down with Ted Ma, motivational keynote speaker to discuss mentorship versus leadership and how to help your company grow its leadership team. Make sure to stick around for a wonderful True Story! https://a.co/d/3cGICgo Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, and Kelly Zibell of DC Group sit down with Debbie Griffith, Director of Education and Certification with CACM to discuss the managers certification offerings with CACM.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, Kelly Zibell from DC Group and Russell Brown, Owner of G.B. Group, inc. sit down with returning guest Zer Iyer, Esq. of Hughes Gill Cochrane Tinetti PC to discuss bill AB648 and the new laws regarding HOA email elections.  Send us Fan Mail

WELCOME TO SEASON 4: Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann, President of G.B. Group, Inc. and Kelly Zibell, Owner of DC Group sit down with Bryan Syverson, Former Board member of a co-housing property to discuss the challenges faced by members within this specific HOA type. www.co-housing.org – Book: Starting a Community: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Communities-Community-Resources-Intentional/dp/09995885...

Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann, President of G.B. Group and Kelly Zibell of DC Group sit down with Melissa Ward, Esq., Attorney & Managing Partner of Northern California with ADAMS STIRLING PLC to discuss HOA decorating rules for the Holidays. Make sure to stick around for some funny HOA True Stories!  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, host, Bill Mann, President for G.B. Group Construction & Painting and Kelly Zibell, owner of DC group sit down with Alex Noland of Noland Law PC to discuss pets in the HOA. Make sure to stick around for a hilarious HOA True Story!  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, and Bill Mann, President of G.B. Group Construction & Painting sit down with Dean Jackson, Director of Project Management with Collins Management for the second part of their Sewer Lateral discussion.   Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann, President of G.B. Group Construction & Painting and Kelly Zibell of the DC Group sit down with OP Almaraz with Allied Disaster Defense to discuss ways you can help your HOA.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, host, and Bill Mann of G.B. Group Construction & Painting sit down with Darin Schroeder Architectural Representative with WestCoat to discuss how deck coating systems work with the SB326 inspections.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, sits down with Bill Mann, President and Ryan Brown, Owner of G.B. Group Construction and Painting to discuss the unforeseen costs that can come up on your HOA project.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, Bill Mann of G.B. Group Construction and Painting and Kelly Zibell with DC Group sit down with Nathan Watson, General Manager with Bleu Ciel to discuss hiring managers through colleges and using higher education to get more people involved in HOA related careers.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Host, and Bill Mann of GB Group Construction & Painting sit down with returning guest Susan Hoffman, Managing Director with Professional Association Services, an expert in HOA budgeting and testifying on behalf of homeowner’s associations. Stick around for our first ever HOA JOKE related to budgeting! Send us Fan Mail