The Capital Raiser Show

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Marc Halpern, co-founder of the Deep Due Diligence Investors Club, for a fireside chat on screening private placements at scale, managing risk in alternative investments, team-based due diligence, and what separates disciplined investors from everyone else. Marc shares lessons from five decades of breakthrough R&D and pri...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with wealth advisor and investor Paul Karger for a fireside chat on managing ultra-high-net-worth client relationships, investment discipline, capital allocation, risk management, and the psychology behind long-term wealth preservation and growth. Paul shares lessons from advising highly successful families and entrepreneurs,...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and 10X founder Grant Cardone for a high-energy fireside chat on scaling businesses, raising capital, multifamily real estate, Bitcoin, social media leverage, and building long-term wealth. Grant shares the mindset and strategies behind building a $5B+ real estate portfolio, raising over $1.8B in e...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with NBA World Champion Metta World Peace for a candid fireside chat on investing, entrepreneurship, athlete wealth management, discipline, teamwork, and transitioning from professional sports into business. Metta shares lessons from his 17-year NBA career, navigating celebrity investing opportunities, building businesses afte...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and original Shark Tank star Kevin Harrington for a high-level fireside chat on capital raising, scaling businesses, investor psychology, media leverage, and what separates successful founders from everyone else. Kevin shares lessons from building and investing in hundreds of companies, structuring...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show, Richard Wilson sits down with billionaire entrepreneur and AI investor Pavan Agarwal for a fireside chat on mindset, artificial intelligence, mortgage innovation, and building a long-term technology platform. Pavan shares how his family built SunWest Mortgage into a major national lender, why trust and integrity helped the business survive the financial...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show, Richard Wilson sits down with Mitzi Perdue for a powerful conversation on sustaining family wealth, preserving values across generations, and what ultra-successful family enterprises do differently to last 100+ years. Mitzi Perdue comes from two iconic family business legacies — the Henderson family, founders of the Sheraton Hotel brand, and the Perdue f...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show, Richard Wilson sits down with Rey Trevino for a timely discussion on oil markets, geopolitics, energy demand, and the real-world forces shaping today's global economy. As a second-generation family office operator focused on oil, gas, and technology investments, Rey shares an insider perspective on what's really happening behind the headlines — from OPEC...

Patrick O'Meara has completed $11B+ in transactions across commercial real estate, finance, and private investments — and in this episode of the Capital Raiser Show, he breaks down the family office mindset behind sourcing differentiated deals, structuring strategic partnerships, and staying focused through volatile markets. Richard Wilson sits down with Patrick, Founder & CEO of Patrick Ventures...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Kevin McGovern—Chairman and CEO of McGovern Capital—to unpack what it takes to co-found category-leading companies, structure billion-dollar ventures, and scale globally without losing sight of purpose. Kevin shares lessons from helping build more than 25 companies, participating in over 15 global joint ventures across 80...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Mark Russo of Treasure Investments for a fascinating conversation at the intersection of fine art, legacy, wealth creation, and visionary deal-making. Mark shares how he evolved from success in timber and real estate into building a global fine art business with over 100 gallery partners, distribution across cruise ships...

In this episode of the Capital Razor Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Larry Connor—founder of The Connor Group, a $5B+ real estate investment firm—to break down how he went from starting with nothing and one investor to building one of the top-performing multifamily platforms in the country. Larry shares a no-fluff look at what it really takes to scale—from early failures and unconventional...

In this episode of the Capital Razor Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Dr. Jacque Sokolov—Chairman and CEO of SSB, a healthcare investment firm behind multiple billion-dollar exits and a $10B+ decacorn—to unpack what it really takes to build lasting value in a $5 trillion industry. Dr. Sokolov shares lessons from over 30 years in healthcare investing, including how he scaled physician practic...

In this Centimillionaire fireside chat, Richard C. Wilson sits down with international asset protection expert and global entrepreneur Joel Nagel to unpack what it really takes to build, protect, and transfer generational wealth—legally, strategically, and globally. With over 34 years of experience across 40+ countries, Joel shares a rare behind-the-scenes look at how ultra-wealthy families struct...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show , host Richard C. Wilson sits down with Sahil Nandwani for a candid conversation on what it really looks like to operate inside a modern family office. Sahil shares insights from managing capital globally through his multifamily office, with perspectives shaped by work across real estate, lending, governance, portfolio construction, and next-generation we...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show , host Richard C. Wilson sits down with investor and family office founder Yayha Mahmoud to unpack his journey from big tech executive to building a $100M+ investment platform . Yayha shares how he and his wife started as middle-class professionals investing in real estate right after college and gradually evolved their strategy into private lending, real...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show , Richard C. Wilson interviews John Manes , Chairman of StoreSuite LLC and a self-storage entrepreneur who has helped build over $170M in storage assets and created companies worth more than $300M —including two successful exits totaling $200M+ . John shares the real story behind building and scaling a self-storage platform, from raising capital for his v...

  What separates scalable real estate platforms from everyone else? In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show , Richard Wilson sits down with Joe Williams, Co-Founder of Keller Williams , to unpack the principles that helped build one of the largest real estate platforms in the world — now operating in dozens of countries with hundreds of thousands of agents. Joe shares: The coaching moment that...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show, hosted by Richard C. Wilson , we sit down with Isabelle Cloud of the Nathan Family Office to explore how a first-generation real estate fortune evolved into a global venture capital powerhouse. With over 300 venture investments , 100+ real estate transactions, and ownership of an entire California town, Isabelle shares how their single family office stra...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show , hosted by Richard C. Wilson and powered by Family Office Club , we sit down with RT "Rey" Treviño III, President of Pecos Valley Partners , for a deep dive into scaling, risk management, and long-term wealth creation through energy investments. Interviewed by Lisa Carmen Wang , Rey shares how his third-generation investment firm has navigated volatility...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show , Richard C. Wilson sits down with Larry Namer , the media legend who co-founded E! Entertainment , a global TV network now valued at $7B+ and broadcast in 140+ countries. Larry shares untold stories of building from the sewers of Manhattan as a $90/week cable splicer to launching one of the most iconic media brands in history. From working with Howard St...

In this episode of the Capital Raiser Show , Richard C. Wilson interviews John Lettera, co-founder of Fairbridge Asset Management, a real estate debt platform backed by institutional investors like Oaktree Capital. With 30+ years of experience, John shares his no-nonsense approach to real estate, how military discipline shaped his investing style, and how authenticity and downside risk focus helpe...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show , Ankita Narula of Akshaya Patra USA leads a deep and insightful conversation with Vinodh Bhat , Co-Founder of Saavn (now JioSaavn) — India's leading music streaming platform acquired by Reliance Industries. Vinodh shares candid, hard-earned lessons from his journey as a tech entrepreneur, investor, and board advisor across multiple ventures, including: B...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show , I sit down with Michael & Samantha Guthrie of Pacific Capital LLC — founders who scaled one of the largest independent ATM networks in the country to an 8-figure exit. We cover the exact strategies that helped them: Think differently in a wholesale-driven model Partner instead of compete in a saturated market Navigate a successful industry-timed exit Ne...

In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Paul Hutchinson, co-founder of a multi-billion dollar real estate investment fund, founder of the Child Liberation Foundation and Liberating Humanity, and primary investor/executive producer of the film "Sound of Freedom." Paul shares how he went from a $20M exit in his 20s, to losing hundreds of thousands on his first re...