HOA - It's A True Story Podcast

Regan Brown and Bill Mann of the G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with returning guest Rachel Miller, Esq., Principle of The Miller Law Firm to discuss their new publication "Home & Condo Defects: A Consumer's Guide To Faulty Construction." Rachel stresses the function of the book as a platform and a resource for HOA Boards and Managers. The Miller Law Firm also partnered with CAI Nati...

Regan Brown, Bill Mann and Lauren Caliz of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Karin Marez of Home Depot to discuss the supply chain issues, how it started and what the future of supply and demand could look like as we head into the holiday season.  Send us Fan Mail

Bill Mann of The G.B. Group, Inc. sits down with Tom Freely, the President and CEO of CACM, the California Association of Community Managers, and Carra Clampitt, President of Eugene Burger Management HOA Division to discuss the current reality and future of CACM.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown and Bill Mann of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Alex Noland, Esq., CCAL of Noland Law PC to discuss how an HOA should select its experts, discussing the business judgement rule and fiduciary duties. Make sure to stick around for a very HOA true story about how one homeowner decided to handle getting rid of their noncompliant farm animal. Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown, Lauren Caliz and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Sierra Campbell, General Manager to discuss the In's and Outs of On-Site Management. They talk about the differences between a portfolio and general manager, how managers build a portfolio based on scope of work, what on-site managers focus on and much more. Make sure to stick around for multiple HOA stories!   Sen...

Regan Brown, Lauren Caliz and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Adrian Adams, Esq. Founding Partner, Nathan McGuire, Esq., Managing Partner, Northern California,  and Laurie Poole, Esq. Managing Partner San Diego, Inland empire and Desert offices of ADAMS STIRLING PLC to discuss working with specialty or unique types of HOAs. From dockominiums, high rise, celebrities, and equestrian...

Regan Brown and Alicia Mazucco of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Khoi Nguyen, Managing Director for In Focus Safety Solutions to discuss safety in the workplace, how working from home has affected safety standards for both employees and employers, and why safety is important for everyone.  Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown of The G.B. Group, Inc. sits down with Vaidyaji Priyanka the second in line to the succession of Aum Vedic to discuss Kaya Kalpa and how our physical and mental health relates to our overall contentment and happiness in life. Send us Fan Mail

 Regan Brown and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Mik Antonelli, Branch Manager and Paul Vaughns, Installation & Sales Manager for TK Elevators. They discuss everything elevators, from technicians to life expectancy, and much more. If you are managing an HOA with an elevator, you won't want to miss this episode!  "We deal with HOA boards all day. They are the voice of...

Regan Brown and Lauren Caliz of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Steve Sullivan, Executive Director for the Housing Industry Foundation. They discuss the current housing crisis in California, and how HIF is involved in creating homelessness prevention programs, renovations, and bringing together different businesses to help people in need.   Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Rolf Crocker, CEO and Principle of OMNI Community Management, LLC to discuss the difference between leadership and management. Specifically, the connection between leadership as it relates to managing common interest development communities, how to grow your leadership skills, and what it means to be truly in a leadership mindset. Th...

Regan Brown, Lauren Caliz and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Kimberly Taylor, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Bella Vista Landscape Services. They discuss the landscapes' importance to an HOA, especially regarding property value and maintenance, association appeal and much more! Make sure to stick around for another great HOA True Story.  Send us Fan...

 Regan Brown of The G.B. Group, Inc. sits down with Melissa Wood, Vice President and Sunny Diaz, President of Black Diamond Roofing to discuss the roof's fundamental role not only in a house's structure. but an HOAs budget. Join us for lots of laughs and good conversation, and make sure to stick around for some crazy HOA True Stories! Send us Fan Mail

Regan Brown and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with David Zepponi, CEO, and Connor Zepponi, Digital Outreach Specialist at Echo, Executive Council of Homeowners to discuss ECHO as an organization, the fiduciary responsibilities of HOA Boards, and why it is imperative that they become educated. Make sure to stick around until the end for a hilarious HOA True Story!  Send us Fan Mail

Join us as Regan Brown and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Darren Bevan, Esq. of Baydaline & Jacobsen, LLP and Louie Brown, Advocate for the California Legislative Action Committee for HOA Legislation and CLAC Part 2! In part two, they begin by discussing the priority bills for the legislative session, specifically targeting SB9 and its potential effect on HOAs. They discuss S...

Join us as Regan Brown and Megan Hupe of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Darren Bevan, Esq. of Baydaline & Jacobsen, LLP and Louie Brown, Advocate for the California Legislative Action Committee (CLAC). They discuss what the California Legislative Action Committee is, it's relationship to the California CAI Chapters, how it operates and how CAI is educating homeowners, managers and bus...

Join Regan Brown, Russell Brown and Bill Mann of the G.B. Group, Inc. as they discuss different rules and regulations for HOAs in different states, legislation in California versus in other states, and how a manager manages HOAs across state lines with guest Jen Arensberg PCAM CCAM, HR manager for Common Interest Management. Jen has over 24 years of management experience, starting her career in Ka...

Join us as Regan Brown and Russell Brown of The G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Sarah Gaskin, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Sherri Weber, Regional VP for A Plus Tree, Inc. to discuss why it is important for HOAs to manage and maintain trees on their property. They go over tree values, heritage trees, how to approach the drought, and much more! Make sure to stick around for a hilarious...

Join us as Regan Brown, Lauren Caliz and Bill Mann of the G.B. Group, Inc. sit down with Zer Iyer, Partner at Angius & Terry LLP to discuss the latest changes in covid requirements for common interest developments in California. Angius & Terry has a construction defect practice as well as corporate counsel, and Zer has been instrumental in her companies ability to not only view the covid r...

Join us as Regan Brown of the G.B. Group, Inc. sits down with Chris Sigler of CLS Construction Management to discuss the skyrocketing costs of construction and how HOAs can better cope. How the lack of production during the pandemic has had an effect not only on the projects HOAs have already started but also the projects yet to be bid. Make sure to stick around for another great HOA true story! ...

Regan Brown, Lauren Caliz and Bill Mann of the GB Group, Inc. sit down with Darin Schroeder of Westcoat to discuss deck coating systems, warranties, and how this affects your HOA. Darren goes over the coating system, discusses the length of the warranty and what he would advise to managers in regards to their homeowners - for example, potted plants on the deck can eat away at the waterproofing bec...

Regan Brown, Lauren Caliz and Bill Mann of the GBGroup sit down with Rick Montalvan, construction manager and owner of Montalvan Enterprises. Their conversation centers on sewers and their continual need for upkeep and monitoring of aging components like pipes, plumbing, etc., and they discuss everything you need to know before IT rolls downhill and becomes a problem. Make sure to stick around tow...

This week Regan Brown of the G.B. Group, Inc. sits down with Bret Shaw, CEO, and John Jenkins, CTO of Discovery Sound Technology (DST), and Mike Stump.  DST is a technology platform that redefines how ultrasound is gathered and utilized to transform the way organizations manage maintenance operations to predict equipment failure, extend equipment life, and lower total costs. They discuss the pande...

This week Regan Brown, Lauren Caliz and Bill Mann of the G.B. Group sit down with Joe Price, President of Homeowners Management Company, LLC. Joe discusses acquiring a company during a pandemic, the strategy involved with transitioning employees and training employees virtually, and his Board position within CACM and how they adapted their education and engagement during the pandemic. The group al...

Regan Brown and Bill Mann sit down with Walter Block, Senior Vice President of Pacific Western Bank who has 39 years of experience in banking within the common interest development industry. Banking and Funding for HOAs. Walter discusses the origin of the HOA construction defect loan program, the process of deciding between a special assessment or a loan, and the loan process. Make sure to stick a...