T.U.T — The Unwritten Teachings

Welcome back to Country Club Conversations! In this episode, we have the one and only Donny Singh, Founder & CEO of Singh Development INC. Donny boasts an impressive background as a real estate developer with a $68,000,000 track record of developed assets and $50,000,000 more in the pipeline. As a second-generation immigrant, Donny brings a wealth of experience to the development scene. He beg...

In this captivating podcast episode, Raj dives deep into an enriching dialogue with Maxine Clark, the mastermind behind Build-A-Bear Workshop, a retail experience that has close to 500 stores globally and does close to $500 million in revenue annually and a visionary developing the transformative mixed-use real estate site called the Delmar Divine amongst other philanthropic and business-related v...

In today’s episode, our host, Raj Tut, sits down with Brain Roy, Chief executive officer at Variety, the Children’s Charity St. Louis (VarietyStl), a stunning organization that was established in 1933 and provides access to vital medical equipment and therapies to children and young adults up until age 21 who are differently-abled. We explore Brian’s background in sports and entertainment marketin...

Welcome to another installment of Country Club Conversations.   In the spotlight for this episode is John Mullerーseasoned real estate maven and partner at Skyline Commercial Real Estate and Diversified Real Estate Group, with over 470,000 square footage of realty under management. Join us as we dive into the grassroots story of John’s high school lawn care business, his decision to boldly step aw...

Welcome back to Country Club Conversations. In this episode, we bring you Kyle Howerton. Kyle is the Principal and Co-Founder at AHM Group LLC, a Commercial Real Estate development company with a portfolio worth over $150 million and over $400 million in the pipeline.   Kyle is an up and coming, yet very established real estate developer with a very particular & different background as the usu...

In this episode of “Country Club Conversations,” we sit down with multi-brand franchisee Jesse Keyser, who shares his extensive experience in autonomous franchising. He recounts his journey from a small farming family background, majoring in sociology at the University of Carbondale, to a stint at Dot Com firm in the '90s. Now, over 15 years later, he owns 50 franchise locations across the Mid...

Welcome back to Country Club Conversations. In this episode, we bring you the one and only Larry Chapman , President & CEO of Seneca Commercial Real Estate and Chapman Ventures LLC. With a long and prosperous career spanning over 44 years, Larry has successfully developed over $20 billion in real estate projects, including 148 buildings, 34 business parks, and numerous other ventures. Some of...

Raj Tut is joined by Beau D. Reinberg – Principal and Co-Founder of BestBox Storage, Diversified Structure Solutions, and BCM Management Partners. He’s been involved in the deployment of over $200mm of equity and just under $1 billion of total deal capital for everything from 300 single family rentals to Class A self storage with the largest university endowment in the world as an equity partner o...

Raj Tut is joined by Tamara Keefe - the “Flavor Temptress”, Founder, and CEO of Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery. Her creamery has won many awards and accolades, including best ice cream flavor in North America. The company has 8 retail locations with plans to expand throughout the Midwest before going national. Tamara's team of 130 employees, along with her 25k square feet production fa...

Raj Tut is joined by Dr. Tim Jordan - THE expert on parenting girls. Dr. Tim is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician, author, international speaker, consultant, and the founder of Camp Weloki for Girls. He's presented on this topic across the U.S. and in 17 countries. His latest of 6 published books is a guide for raising strong, confident, passionate, influential young women who become suc...

Raj Tut is joined by Tom Milford, Managing Partner and a founder of Scout Capital Group. Scout is a privately owned real estate investment firm based in St. Louis, MO. Tom, along with his partners, has a collective 70+ years of experience in commercial real estate acquisition, leasing, management, and development. The primary product type they acquire is existing unanchored retail centers, althoug...

Raj Tut is joined by Mitch Millstein – professor, entrepreneur, consultant, and speaker. Mitch is the Professional Practice Professor on the faculty of the Supply Chain Management Department at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. In addition to his academic responsibilities, for the last 25+ years he has been a Lean and Supply Chain Consultant, working with over 100 companies. He is the founde...

Raj Tut is joined by Jordan Breck, President and Partner of MRP Capital Group - the world's largest owner of small-town Walmart shadow anchored retail centers. Jordan, along with his partner, has developed and grown a niche commercial real estate strategy focused on retail. Since formulating the strategy, he has raised around $200 million from investors. Today, his company has around $125 mill...

Raj Tut is joined by Les Sterman, Chair of Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis. Prior to retiring and taking on numerous volunteer positions, Les was Executive Director of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments for over 25 years. He was directly responsible for restoring flood protection for the large area in Illinois across the Mississippi River known as the American Bottom. He was al...

Raj Tut is joined by Shaun Hayes, entrepreneur, best selling author, speaker, and felon. Shaun was the cofounder and former CEO of Allegiant Bancorp, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Among many other enterprises, he owned a company that he sold at age 44 for half a billion dollars. Five years after selling his company, Shaun committed a felony. He was incarcerated for his crime eight years la...

Raj Tut is joined by Kurt Hunter, Managing Partner of STRAQR Investment Funds. Kurt, along with his partners, has raised over $100 million from investors and leveraged it with conservative debt to buy 2800+ apartments, 3000+ residential lots, and several hundred acres of land. His company's unique fund structure and strategy of buying in tertiary markets has allowed them to have great success...

Raj Tut is joined by Kevin Meuret, a lifelong entrepreneur and Founder of Mantality Health. His company has 9 physical locations in 7 states and a virtual presence that serves the entire country. However, Kevin had to overcome some serious odds in order to get his company where it is today. His previous multimillion dollar business evaporated overnight when he had to shift his focus to raising 6 c...

Raj Tut is joined by Jacob Turner, who was one of the highest paid high school draft picks in the MLB when he was drafted 9th overall. At the age of 18, Jacob had to learn how to handle the $5.5 million signing bonus he received from the Detroit Tigers. He would go on to also play for the Miami Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Washington Nationals. After over 10 years in the MLB, Jaco...

Raj Tut is joined by Jarrad Holst, who owns over 500 apartments and has completed over 100 real estate developments - while being a partner at a law firm. He has a unique lens and ability to find up-and-coming neighborhoods, as well as, execute on small-scale developments of apartments. Jarrad is extremely passionate about the City of St. Louis and believes it is one of the biggest hidden gems in...

Nir Regev immigrated from Israel to a rural part of the U.S as a child. He lost his grandparents in the Holocaust and grew up without a father. Although he grew up in poverty, he was able to beat the odds to build a successful financial services company that allows him to live the lifestyle he chooses to live - with a heavy focus on being in nature. He has a very unique lens through which he views...

Raj Tut is joined by Dana Howard, a former NFL linebacker and college sports legend. He played for the University of Illinois, St. Louis Rams, and Chicago Bears. He was also able to transition from football to business - becoming successful entrepreneur that owns a construction company focused on infrastructure projects. Through hard work and perseverance Dana was able to avoid the pitfalls of gro...