The Distribution by Juniper Square

Recorded live in Sundance, Utah, this episode of The Distribution features host Brandon Sedloff in conversation with Jonathan Glick at the conclusion of the fourth annual REEL Conference. Together, they reflect on the event’s intimate and candid discussions with 45 founders and entrepreneurs in middle market real estate. The conversation covers the challenges of today’s market cycle, shifting capi...

Mit Shah joins Brandon Sedloff to share the remarkable journey behind Noble Investment Group and its role in reshaping the hospitality investment landscape. From growing up in his family’s motel business to building a leading institutional platform, Mit reflects on the sacrifices, lessons, and opportunities that shaped his career. He also dives into the resilience of the hospitality sector through...

Scott Aleali joins Brandon Sedloff on The Distribution to share his journey from early beginnings at Silicon Valley Bank to leading the private equity business at Citizens Private Bank. He reflects on the collapse of SVB and First Republic, the creation of Citizens Private Bank, and how his team is building a differentiated service model for private equity and venture capital clients. Scott also p...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with rental housing economist Jay Parsons for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the rental housing market. Jay shares his path into the industry during the aftermath of the financial crisis, explains why he chose to specialize deeply in rental housing, and outlines the unique dynamics shaping apartments, single-family rent...

Cia Buckley Marakovits joins Brandon Sedloff on The Distribution to walk through her journey to President and Chief Investment Officer of Dune Real Estate Partners. She reflects on formative experiences at Bankers Trust, JER, and ultimately Dune, weaving together lessons in capital markets, risk management, investor relations, and leadership. Cia discusses what it means to lead in the “private of...

Chris Merrill, Co-Founder and CEO of Harrison Street, joins Brandon Sedloff to explore a career defined by risk-taking, innovation, and a steadfast belief in building differentiated real estate strategies. The conversation traces Chris’s early career in real estate through his formative years at Heitman, where he became one of the first Western investors to focus exclusively on Central Europe. Tha...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Len O’Donnell, CEO of Affinius Capital, for a wide-ranging conversation on the evolution of one of real estate’s most strategically positioned investment platforms. Len reflects on his early exposure to development, his unconventional career path, and the lessons learned from leading through multiple business cycles. He share...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Brendan Wallace, CEO & CIO of Fifth Wall, to explore the firm’s founding thesis, its investment philosophy, and the evolving intersection of real estate and technology. Brendan shares his unique career path—from real estate private equity at Blackstone to launching a successful tech startup sold to Workday—offering rare insig...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Patrick McBride, co-founder and co-CEO of Coastal Ridge, to explore the firm’s evolution from a small entrepreneurial venture to a vertically integrated investment platform managing $5 billion in gross AUM. McBride walks through the pivotal moments that shaped Coastal Ridge’s growth, including early partnerships with family o...

In this episode of The Distribution, Brandon Sedloff sits down with Chris Brimsek, Managing Partner of Cab Advisory, for a deep dive into how investment managers can build enduring businesses in an increasingly complex private markets environment. Drawing on experience from advising GPs across asset classes and stages, Chris outlines the major strategic and operational challenges facing fund manag...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld, CEO and Chairman of Cabot Properties, for a sweeping conversation on the evolution of the logistics real estate sector. Franz shares his unconventional path into the industry, beginning with a background in history and investment banking, and reflects on the experiences that shaped his leadership at...

In this special edition of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Chris Tinsley and Rory Mabin of NASDAQ’s fund secondaries business, recorded live from NASDAQ’s Times Square studio.  The conversation unpacks the evolution of the fund secondaries market, highlighting how NASDAQ is bringing technology, transparency, and regulatory clarity to a historically opaque and manual process....

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Jason Ment, President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of StepStone Group, to explore the scale and complexity of operational leadership inside one of the world's most dynamic private markets investment platforms. Jason shares how he transitioned from General Counsel into firmwide operations, and how StepStone has grown from 35...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Ted Gooden, founder of Växa Partners and a seasoned advisor in private markets, to explore the state of strategic consolidation across investment management. With more than two decades of experience and over 100 transactions under his belt, Ted shares the playbook behind how private equity, credit, and real estate platforms h...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Jay Maher, Global Chief Operating Officer at H.I.G. Capital, to explore what it takes to build scalable operational infrastructure inside one of the world’s leading middle-market private equity firms. With a career spanning over 30 years in fund administration, technology, and operational leadership, Jay brings a unique persp...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Charles Hudson, Managing Partner and Founder at Precursor Ventures, to explore the challenges and opportunities of pre-seed investing. Charles shares how his early career at In-Q-Tel and Uncork Capital shaped his thesis for launching Precursor—a fund intentionally designed to write small checks to first-time founders before t...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff speaks with Sarah Schwarzschild, COO of Mavik Capital, to explore what operational alpha looks like inside a high-performing real estate investment firm. With experience spanning investment banking, secondaries, and platform leadership, Sarah brings a unique lens to how strategy, culture, and execution intersect in private markets. They div...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff welcomes back Sabina Reeves, Chief Economist and Head of Insights at CBRE Investment Management, for a global tour of the forces reshaping capital flows, investment strategy, and real estate allocation in 2025. Sabina breaks down how macroeconomic shocks, geopolitical realignment, and inflationary pressures are driving a new phase of region...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Maria Surina, Managing Director in the Real Assets group at Cambridge Associates, for a wide-ranging conversation on how real estate and broader real assets are evolving within institutional and private wealth portfolios. Maria shares her unique career journey—from growing up in Russia and studying real estate finance in Cana...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff welcomes Jennifer Stevens, co-founder of Alliance Global Advisors, for a deep dive into one of the fastest-evolving areas in private markets: entity-level investing and GP stakes. With decades of experience advising both allocators and investment managers, Jen brings a unique perspective on how this corner of the market has moved from niche...

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff sits down with Greg Bates, CEO of GID Investment Advisors, to explore how a 65-year-old private company is navigating today’s real estate landscape with a focus on long-term value creation, vertical integration, and investor alignment. Greg shares his journey from growing up in a competitive family in Massachusetts to building and leading m...

Mark is a member of the GenTrust investment team and is responsible for sourcing, due diligence, and selection of alternative investment strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, opportunistic, and non-traditional strategies. Mark is also part of our Client Advisory team, focusing on ultra-high-net-worth clients and families. Before joining GenTrust, Mark spent 12 years as a Partner and S...

Alex is the CEO and Co-founder of Juniper Square, the leading provider of modern investment partnership solutions to the private funds industry. Juniper Square helps more than 2,000 GPs manage more than $1T of LP capital across 35,000 private equity partnerships.  Alex previously served as a founding partner of New Energy Risk (acquired by XL Capital), and started his career at Microsoft, where he...

Ryan has more than 20 years of experience in real estate investing, finance, and portfolio /asset management; including over $10B in transaction value ranging from acquisitions and capital markets to strategic joint ventures and M&A.  Prior to co-founding Last Mile Investments, Ryan served on the senior leadership team of Phillips Edison & Co (as Principal of the institutional management business)...

Christopher Zook is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Investment Officer of CAZ Investments. He has more than 30 years of experience investing in both traditional and alternative asset classes. Christopher recently co-authored “The Holy Grail of Investing,” with Tony Robbins, which became a #1 New York Times Bestseller. Christopher was honored with the Texas Alternative Investments Association’s (T...