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Wednesday April 29 2020: Coffee With Michael: The State of the Real Estate Market with Sasha Cucuz and Peter Politis of Greybrook Capital

Greybrook Realty Partners is the real estate investment and asset management division of Greybrook Capital, a North American private equity firm focused on making investments in the real estate and healthcare sectors. They invest in a range of real estate asset classes with one goal in mind: generate exceptional risk-adjusted returns for their investors while contributing to the economic prosperity of communities in our target markets.

Peter Politis is co-chair of Greybrook Realty’s Investment Committee and leads the firm’s deal origination and asset management practice. In his capacity as CEO, he has been involved in the acquisition of over 70 developments representing 35 million square feet of density and an aggregate completion value of over $15 billion.

As the CEO of Greybrook Securities Inc., Sasha Cucuz is responsible for co-managing the firm's operation and investment strategy. Together with his partners, Sasha has played a significant role in growing Greybrook’s real estate investment portfolio to include over 70 multi-family and residential development projects throughout North America, representing over $15 billion worth of estimated completion value. Sasha also serves as the Co-chair of Greybrook’s Investment and Project Advisory Committees where he is part of the team responsible for approving new acquisitions and overseeing existing limited partnerships.

Tuesday April 28 2020: Coffee With Michael: How to Market for Sellers, Tenants, and Buyers with Justin Konikow

Jusin Konikow is the owner of Prime Real Estate Brokerage in London, Ontario, a McGillvray mark trusted agent, and the co-founder of North America's largest Real Estate Podcast network, His brokerage has revolutionized the brokerage model into that of a full-service consulting firm that specializes in Real Estate. 

Monday April 27 2020: Coffee With Michael: Buying Real Estate Using Seller Financing with Mandy Branham

Mandy Brahnam CEO of Solutions Driven is a hard working entrepreneur that realized back in 2007 that she was working hard to make others rich and she was just simply getting by. She is a strategic Real Estate Investor with over 11 years of market experience in discovering opportunities, negotiating creative terms, establishing partnerships, and stream-lining the buying process by having a winning power-team in place. 

Mandy has appeared as a panelist at the Investor Forum – Toronto Ontario – speaking on Joint Ventures and the Joint Venture Agreements. Mandy has also been a Guest on “THE EVERYDAY INVESTOR” SHOW hosted by Rav Toor along with several other local Real Estate Investing Podcasts sharing her expertise about Joint Ventures and Create Deal Structures to help expand a portfolio.  

Friday April 24 2020: Coffee With Michael: Financing Fridays with Daniel Patton

After graduating college with high honors, Daniel Patton joined his childhood friend Dave Butler and in 2004 they began their careers in the mortgage business. After winning the Mortgage Intelligence "National Rookie of The Year award" in their first year as Mortgage Agents they quickly translated that success into growing a strong network of referral sources that continues to grow today with every mortgage they fund. After continually being ranked as one of the Top Mortgage Teams in Canada, it was time to take the next step and become an Independent Mortgage Brokerage and thus Butler Mortgage Inc. was formed in 2011.

Once Butler Mortgage was established, Daniel took on a primary focus of working directly with Real Estate Investors and helping them scale their portfolio's with a hands-on approach to mortgage planning and financing. With personally over 17 years experience in the mortgage industry and being a leader on a Team that has funded billions in mortgage volume since 2004, Daniel routinely ranks among the country's top 75 Mortgage Agents.

Thursday April 23 2020: Brand Awareness for Real Estate Investors with Raymond J. Vozza & Joanna Barrington

Raymond Vozza and Joanna Barrington founded BV&Co in 2018 after their second child was born, in order to create a life that would combine two of our goals: help people move towards financial security through real estate and also create a lifestyle for ourselves where we can be more present in our children's lives. Their focus is to joint venture with like minded individuals (passive money partners) who want to reap the rewards of investing in real estate while we do all the work.

Joanna’s corporate background is in non profit fundraising space, having worked for WWF for 11 years and the past 5 years with United Way of Greater Toronto. Ray’s corporate background is in service, sales and marketing specializing in consumer engagement with some of Canada’s biggest brands from Comms, to Packaged Goods to Automotive. They have applied that experience to grow their real estate investing business and acquire multiple properties across Ontario and even NYC.

Wednesday April 22 2020: Raising Money Through Joint Ventures with Wendy Russell & Michael Moroz

Wendy & Michael have been real estate investors & renovators for over 23 years and proud Keyspire members for 3 years now. Wendy spends some of her time as a speaker for the Keyspire Preview Tour and is a guest expert on the lifestyle TV show CityLine as a renovator, do-it-yourselfer and REI. The couple both grew up with fathers who were multi-talented carpenter/contractors and as teenagers they learned everything there was to know about renovating homes. Now they get their hands dirty whenever they can to further beautify their properties. Their portfolio includes single-family & multi-family income properties in the USA, as well as multiple income properties in Canada. Their great reputation as JV partners is second to none. With Michael’s background as an accountant and Wendy’s background as a designer, decorator and TV producer they are the perfect “working partner” team for those investors who prefer to be hands-off with their money-making ventures.

Tuesday April 21 2020: How Your Health Will Drive Your Wealth with Lily Davis

Lily Davis is the Head Coach at Key Lifestyle Solutions. She’s a Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach with six years of experience working with clients, like Michael, one-on-one. She is a Personal Trainer at Goodlife Fitness, specializing in reducing chronic pain and building muscle to be fit for life. Lily is a fascial stretch therapist trained in muscle testing and functional nutrition, who write fitness blogs and edits online fitness courses.

Monday April 20 2020: How to Make Every Dollar Count Starting Today with Griffin Sarracini

Join Michael and his son Griffin for a very special edition of Coffee with Michael, on a very special day. (Michael’s Birthday!) 

Friday April 17 2020: Financing Friday with Calum Ross

Calum Ross is an Amazon and Globe & Mail best selling personal finance author as well as a national leader and speaker in the field of financial planning and borrowing to invest. He specializes in helping consumers make the most educated decisions about their mortgage and investment management. 

There was so many questions last time Calum was on, we had to bring him back to answer all of them!

Thursday April 16 2020: What Wealthy Parents are Secretly Teaching Their Kids Right Now with Paul Hecht

Turn COVID-19 confusion into clarity and fun, by learning what wealthy parents are secretly teaching their kids right now

  • How wealthy people make money in any market, up and down.

  • Discover what wealthy parents are secretly teaching their kids now and how you can too

  • Know the important buying signals to watch for 

  • Wait or invest now? If so, what assets are best right now?

Paul M. Hecht bought his first property at the age of 21. At 33, he was involved in a business partnership and lost everything. And yet, 24 months later, he became a Millionaire by investing in real estate. Today, he is an investor, speaker, award winning Real Estate agent and Best-Selling Author. He is sought out to train both new and seasoned investors across North America on how to start investing or reorganizing existing portfolios.

Wednesday April 15 2020: How COVID has Changed the Financial Markets, Now and Forever with Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy is a Portfolio Manager at Scotia Wealth Management. He previously held the title of Managing Director for Bristol Gate Capital Partners, a boutique Toronto investment firm with expertise in U.S dividend equities. Prior to joining Bristol Gate, Ryan was Director & Head of the Active Advisory business for UBS AG in Toronto and New York. Ryan previously held roles in fixed income trading and advisory services with a large Canadian bank and worked as an analyst with a multi- family office in Atlanta GA. He is a graduate from the University of Western Ontario, holds an MBA from the Odette School at the University of Windsor and is a CFA Charter holder. 

Tuesday April 14 2020: Identifying Opportunities in the Current Market with Simeon Papailias and Jas Takhar of REC Canada

Simeon Papailias is a proven leader in his position as VP of Business Development at REC Canada and has been an award winning Commercial Realtor for nearly a decade. 

Jas Takhar is a TOP Residential Realtor with unmatched performance and history in both the Luxury Home Market and Toronto’s ultra complex Income Property Asset Class. He is the host of the popular REC Experience Podcast

Monday April 13 2020: Investing in purpose-built rentals - Building an apartment building from the ground up with Darren Voros

Darren Voros is a seasoned real estate investor, general contractor, certified home inspector, and ecoENERGY Advisor. Darren has appeared on several syndicated home renovation shows as the in-house renovation expert, as well as being one of the contractors adding value to the featured property. 

Thursday April 9 2020: Financing Real Estate in a Fearful Economy with Calum Ross

Calum Ross is an Amazon and Globe & Mail best selling personal finance author as well as a national leader and speaker in the field of financial planning and borrowing to invest. He specializes in helping consumers make the most educated decisions about their mortgage and investment management. 

Wednesday April 8 2020: Pandemic and Crisis Planning for Small Business with Lynne Bard

Lynne Bard, President of Beyond Rewards Inc. has over 25 years of experience working in Safety, Human Resource and Training; taking the lead role in Safety and Human Resources for her clients. Lynne provides HR Expertise for ECO HR Blog, writes articles for HAZMAT Magazine and safety blogs for HAZMAT’s online blog; develops and delivers many safety and hr training programs online and face-to face through Beyond Rewards and as a Professor at Conestoga College. Lynne’s expertise has won several awards of excellence in the field and continues to lend experience and credibility to organizations with best practice solutions and processes that lend to the success of her clients businesses.

Tuesday April 7 2020: Coffee & Cake with Scott McGillivray - Happy Birthday to Scott!

Scott was live with Michael on his Birthday to share what he is doing TODAY in his real estate business.

Scott McGillivray is a Canadian entrepreneur, investor, television host, author, and educator. McGillivray is the host and executive producer of the series Income Property, on HGTV and DIY Network. He is also the co-founder of Keyspire, along with his old college buddy Michael Sarracini.

Monday April 6 2020: Managing Apartments and Private Market Performance with Cliff Fraser

Cliff Fraser, COO of Equiton, is an executive with 20+ years of experience in investment banking, real estate lending, insurance and pensions. Cliff has held increasingly senior roles at BMO, Macquarie Financial, and Canada Life prior to joining Equiton.

At Equiton, he is responsible for due diligence, project and operations management, and assisting with business development to ensure investment returns are maximized through excellence in selection and execution.

Friday April 3 2020: Word on the Street with the Keyspire Coaches

Hang-out with Michael and the coaches as the have coffee and discuss whats happening in today's real estate market.

Thursday April 2 2020: Managing Tenants with Laurie May Peroff

Laurie May Peroff has been a part of the Keyspire community for over 6 years. Over this time she has built on the Keyspire property management system to design and refine a unique system for managing tenants in her business.

Wednesday April 1 2020: Managing Tenants with Alfonso Cuadra

As an entrepreneur of 24 years and an awarding winning Real Estate Investor of 20 years, Alfonso Cuadra brings a lot of his life experiences to his speaking.