Conversations with operators near the door.
The Wealth Cockpit Podcast and a small set of guest appearances. If you produce a show, run an event, or write for a publication that reaches owner-operators 2 to 7 years from a sale, brent@neelypi.com.
The Wealth Cockpit Podcast
Conversations about building, owning, and eventually transitioning out of a private business. Tax, capital structure, real estate, family. The episodes are short, the questions are the ones operators ask each other when no advisors are in the room.
- № 3 Are you one bad week away from a financial crisis?April 15, 2026
- № 2 What does it actually mean to be free?April 10, 2026
- № 1
Appearances
- The Best Ever CRE Show · Hosted by Richard McGirr · April 27, 2026
Growing $20 Million Revenue E-commerce and Value-Driven Lead Magnets
A second sit-down with McGirr. How NPI is using lead magnets and a small professional network to generate $3M in soft commitments without a traditional fundraising campaign, and what the e-commerce playbook taught Brent about building investor trust before the first wire.
- The Best Ever CRE Show · Hosted by Richard McGirr · January 19, 2026
Raising Capital From Your Network: Trust, Strategy, and Execution
How NPI acquired over $25M in real estate by self-funding before transitioning to investor capital, why one-on-one meetings inside an existing operator network produced nearly $2M in preliminary commitments in 45 days, and how openness and knowledge-sharing build investor confidence before the first deal.
Topics
- 01. Diversifying out of one concentrated business before an exit
- 02. Raising capital from your existing operator network (the first $1-2M)
- 03. Underwriting multifamily with downside-first assumptions
- 04. How a solo operator uses AI to run a real estate firm at institutional quality