The Get Real, Get Weiser Podcast - By NUCO Filings

In this episode of Deal Side with Counsel, I speak with David Olswang, partner at Nixon Peabody, about why the lease is often the real asset in commercial real estate. We discuss office and retail leasing trends, tenant leverage, termination rights, assignment clauses, SNDAs, capital improvements, landlord lien waivers, and why small provisions can control the value, financeability, and future fle...

The ABA industry has matured clinically, but payors are now scrutinizing it in ways many providers did not anticipate. Barry Alexander of Polsinelli explains the growing gap between how ABA operators run their businesses and how payors evaluate documentation, utilization, and compliance.

Most ABA owners don’t set out to create legal risk. But operational decisions around referrals, compensation, supervision, and billing can quietly shape Anti-Kickback and False Claims Act exposure long before anyone realizes it. In this episode, Tzvi Weiser speaks with Glenn Prives, Shareholder at Baker Donelson, who works directly on healthcare enforcement and investigations. They discuss: • Why...

What actually determines whether a business survives? In this episode of Get Real, Get Weiser, I sit down with Ira Zlotowitz, who has structured billions in commercial real estate transactions, to talk about building companies from scratch that last through cycles. We cover: • Why revenue is the foundation of everything • The danger of perfecting product before proving demand • The first invisible...

In ABA, payment risk rarely begins with a formal audit. It begins quietly, through small operational decisions that drift over time. In this episode of the ABA Compliance & Legal Series, Tzvi Weiser speaks with Steven Antico, Partner & Director at Garfunkel Wild and Chair of the firm’s Behavioral Health Practice Group, about what payers actually scrutinize and where clinics get exposed. We...

Most ABA owners think about exit planning when a letter of intent arrives. In reality, valuation, deal structure, and even which buyers show up are shaped years earlier by compliance decisions that felt operational at the time. In this episode of the ABA Compliance & Legal Series, Tzvi Weiser sits down with Brandon Zarsky, Partner at Frier Levitt, to break down: • Who’s buying ABA practices to...

How you structure an ABA company early affects compliance risk, scalability, investor relationships, and exit outcomes. In this episode, Tzvi Weiser of NUCO Filings is joined by Matthew Shatzkes, Partner at Bochner PLLC and Chair of the firm’s Healthcare Group, for a practical conversation on how ABA companies should think about entity structuring in the real world. We cover: The entity structures...

AI is everywhere, but most business owners are either overwhelmed by it or skeptical that it actually delivers real value. In this episode of Get Real, Get Wiser, Tzvi Weiser sits down with Aaron Zlotowitz, founder of SCHWAI, to cut through the hype and talk about how companies are actually using automation and AI to streamline operations, reduce manual work, and save real dollars. They dive into:...

ABA practices usually don’t “get serious” about HIPAA until it’s too late. In this episode of the ABA Compliance & Legal Series, I’m joined by Roger Cohen (Partner, Goodwin) to break down what HIPAA compliance actually looks like inside a growing ABA clinic, risk assessments, written policies, training, BAAs, texting/email pitfalls, subpoenas, and what happens after a breach. We also cover the...

Commercial real estate is shifting fast, and the biggest changes aren’t always in the headlines. In this episode, I’m joined by Will Curtis, who brings a rare mix of CRE investing, operations, brokerage, and education. We dig into what’s really happening in the market, why debt is the silent pressure point, how lease-up strategies are evolving, and why operational execution beats pro formas every...

New York buildings don’t fail because of bad intentions. They fail because of invisible waste, outdated systems, and volunteer boards forced to make complex decisions with limited time and information. In this episode of Get Real. Get Wiser., we sit down with Tina Larson, co-founder of The Folson Group, to unpack what actually happens behind the scenes of New York co-ops and condos. Tina shares ho...

Apple engineer turned impact investor John Weiskopf joins me to talk about burnout, reinvention, and why most “impact investing” is just branding until the numbers tell the truth. We get into energy efficiency that actually pencils, the real future of modular housing, and why finance has to come first, or nothing works. This is impact without illusions and real estate without excuses. Host Tzvi We...

Most business owners see taxes as punishment. Laura Hans sees them as a mirror, a reflection of your decisions and your discipline. In this episode of Get Real, Get Wiser, Tzvi “LLC” Weiser LLC specialist @ Nuco Filings sits down with Laura, a CPA and tax strategist who helps investors turn tax season into planning season, dropping tax wisdom all throughout. From her journey out of communist Roman...

He traded his hockey stick for a portfolio of Starbucks. In this episode of Get Real, Get Wiser, Tzvi Weiser, LLC specialist @ Nuco Filings sits down with Zane Shartz, former pro hockey player turned founder of Real World Equity and president of Freedom Commercial Real Estate. Zane shares how the discipline of a defenseman shaped his investing philosophy: focus on defense, consistency, and quality...

Avi Hacker (AI Consulting Network) shows real, working playbooks for real estate operators and boutique law firms: custom GPT personas (email, underwriting, investor relations), deed-level owner pulls from ACRIS, and a multi-agent pipeline that returns a sourced property brief in ~20 minutes. We cover where AI fails, how to verify, and what to deploy in week one. Host Tzvi Weiser: LLC specialist @...

Ross McArthur’s journey started behind the counter at Blockbuster. Fast forward: he’s built 900 rental units, flipped 76 houses, launched a property management company, and even bought water parks. In this kickoff episode of Get Real, Get Weiser, Ross opens up about his wins, his failures and why he still won’t take outside investor money. Host Tzvi Weiser: LLC specialist @ Nuco Filings