Westside Investors Network (WIN)

ABOUT DEVIN EASTERLIN   Devin is the Principal of SJA property management. He graduated from college with a degree in Philosophy Pre-Law and Business. He attended law school, where he specialized in real estate transactional law. Devin practiced as a real estate attorney before co-founding SJA Property Management. He maintains a real estate broker's license and has worked in the property managemen...

ABOUT ALEX MANDARO   Alex is the founder and managing principal of Rubicon Properties, a private real estate investment firm based in South Florida.  He is one of the newest mentoring students of the Michael Blank Deal Maker Incubator program, and at just 18 years old, he is one of the youngest ever to start his real estate investing journey, with multifamily syndication in his future. His "why" i...

ABOUT TODD LOCKER   Todd Locker is a Multifamily Investment Broker at Washington First Properties. Todd's extensive real estate skill-set encompasses a multitude of disciplines including, investment sales, asset management, development, valuation, and investment consulting. Todd has successfully managed over ten thousand apartment homes located in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. He is currently a l...

ABOUT DAVID MCILWAINE   David McIlwaine is the Founding Partner of MAC Assets and Colorado Realty Experts. David graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in Journalism/ Advertising. His real estate experience is vast--spanning over 20 years. Experience, knowledge, and understanding have been gained firsthand by either currently owning or having owned multifamily units, commercial retail d...

ABOUT DAVID MCILWAINE   David McIlwaine is the Founding Partner of MAC Assets and Colorado Realty Experts. David graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in Journalism/ Advertising. His real estate experience is vast--spanning over 20 years. Experience, knowledge, and understanding have been gained firsthand by either currently owning or having owned multifamily units, commercial retail d...

ABOUT JOHN DESSAUER   John Dessauer is the Chief Creative Officer of The Dessauer Group and also runs a property management, lending, and marketing company. John has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Business Administration from St. Ambrose University. He is a published author of a few books on real estate and business and is a sought-out speaker around the world regarding real estate, business,...

ABOUT JOHN DESSAUER   John Dessauer is the Chief Creative Officer of The Dessauer Group and also runs a property management, lending, and marketing company. John has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Business Administration from St. Ambrose University. He is a published author of a few books on real estate and business and is a sought-out speaker around the world regarding real estate, business,...

ABOUT JUSTIN BRENNAN   Justin Brennan is a third-generation multifamily investor and CEO of The Brennan Pohle Group. He is also a licensed general contractor, licensed real estate broker, and owns a property management company. With his finance degree from Pepperdine University and a dual master’s degree from The University of San Diego's MBA/Burnham-Moore's School of Real Estate, Justin brings a...

ABOUT JUSTIN BRENNAN   Justin Brennan is a third-generation multifamily investor and CEO of The Brennan Pohle Group. He is also a licensed general contractor, licensed real estate broker, and owns a property management company. With his finance degree from Pepperdine University and a dual master’s degree from The University of San Diego's MBA/Burnham-Moore's School of Real Estate, Justin brings a...

ABOUT PAUL MOORE: Paul is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wellings Capital, a real estate private equity firm. He founded multiple investment and development companies, appeared on HGTV, and completed over 100 commercial and residential investments and exits.  He has contributed to Fox Business and The Real Estate Guys Radio and is a regular contributor to BiggerPockets, producing live video a...

ABOUT PAUL MOORE: Paul is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wellings Capital, a real estate private equity firm. He founded multiple investment and development companies, appeared on HGTV, and completed over 100 commercial and residential investments and exits.  He has contributed to Fox Business and The Real Estate Guys Radio and is a regular contributor to BiggerPockets, producing live video a...

ABOUT BEN MURPHY   Ben Murphy is a Portland native, graduating from Tigard High School in 2007. He then attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2011. After college, Ben worked for Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services (CIVAS), focusing on multi-family appraisal. Ben is responsible for the day-to-day operations at Tilbury Fe...

ABOUT KEITH FERRAZZI:   Keith Ferrazzi is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and renowned global thought leader in the future of work and leadership. As Founder and Chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight and its research institute Go Forward to Work, he works with some of the world's most prominent organizations to maximize team performance and achieve extraordinary outcomes. Formerly, he was the CMO of De...

ABOUT TERRY PORTER   Portland basketball icon Terry Porter was named head men's basketball coach at the University of Portland in April of 2016. Porter, a 17-year NBA veteran player and former NBA head coach, is the 21st basketball head coach in Pilot history. Porter  was a standout for the Portland Trail Blazers and had his jersey retired by the franchise in 2009. During his 17-year NBA career, P...

ABOUT EMILY MCALLISTER   Emily McAllister is a Realtor at Keller Williams Points East. She represents the region's finest properties with exceptional skill using the most innovative technologies currently available. Her team offers ultimate privacy and security, speed, and efficiency. Their years of full-time experience have given them a clear understanding of the mindset of home buyers and seller...

ABOUT BRAD BLUMENTHAL Brad Blumenthal is an actor, writer on TV and films and has been on different business ventures like jewelry, clothing, music, and real estate.  Some of Brad's movies are Volcano, Hook, and Pulp fiction. He started getting into the real estate biz when one of his friends invited him over to check on a house for sale and ended up buying the house for himself. He kept on buying...

ABOUT BILL GROSS   Bill Gross is an expert on Los Angeles Probate. Born in Santa Monica, he has been in real estate for over 30 years, closed thousands of transactions, and gives his all to help his customers achieve their goals. He hosts a weekly call to discuss how to get sales in probate, how to engage with probate attorneys, and more probate-related topics for real estate agents and investors....

ABOUT STEVE ROESCH Steve Roesch has been practicing Real Estate on a full-time basis in the Portland Metro Area, including Southwest Washington since 1996. He finds great pleasure in educating first-time buyers on the local areas, the anatomy of a real estate transaction, and guiding them to the right home to accommodate their lifestyle and budget. Steve became the owner of Nexthome Realty connect...

ABOUT SEAN TAGGE Sean Tagge graduated in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Utah. Upon graduating he  worked at the University of Utah Hospital doing research on artificial hearts. In 2017 he transitioned into his true passion, Real Estate Investing. Today he is the partner and Chief Operating Officer at Memphis Investment Properties. There he manages the day-to-day operations of acquirin...

ABOUT PAUL KANKOWSKI Paul was born in San Diego and has graduated from the University of San Diego with a master’s in Education. He was a math teacher and administrator for 17 years before he became a broker and started House Match in 2014. Paul has been a featured speaker at NARPM and has led five conferences on systems last August 2021 and worked with over 50 property managers from around the co...

ABOUT GINO BARBARO   Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, author, and entrepreneur. As a real estate entrepreneur, he has grown his portfolio to over $100,000,000 in assets under management and is teaching others how to do the same. He is the co-founder of Jake & Gino and the best-selling author of three books, Wheelbarrow Profits, The Honey Bee and Family, Food and the Friars. Gino gr...

ABOUT BOB PRESTON Bob Preston is the owner, founder, and President/CEO of North County Property Group and its sister company MaintenanceSync. He graduated from the University of California with a degree in Psychology and has MBA in Marketing and Executive Education Certificate from Stanford University. He has been elected as the President of the California State chapter of NARPM for the 2020-2021...

ABOUT NANA PIESIE Nana Piesie is the joint owner of Miracle Properties Ltd. He is also the host of the Pengaflode podcast and a mentor for coal.liance (to help Afro-Swedes between 18-25). He is currently residing in Sweden with his wife and two kids and investing remotely in the UK.  Nana loves traveling, macroeconomics, investment, networking, food, football & tennis.        THIS TOPIC IN A N...

ABOUT VAN STURGEON   Van Sturgeon is an experienced entrepreneur of over 30 years who has successfully created several businesses in the real estate industry, that cover areas of land acquisition, development, construction and renovation. Van personally owns over 1,000 properties across North America, and is semi-retired from the day-to-day operations of his businesses.        THIS TOPIC IN A NUTS...

ABOUT VICTORIA JODIS Victoria Jodis is the Founder and Managing partner of Steel Wolf Ventures. She's also the host and Executive Producer of Ventures Report by BIZ stars TV. Victoria is one of the first few female CCIM-trained investment brokers before she decided to go the development route and started putting investors in with the money she made in commercial real estate. By 2016, she formed St...