Dadages

For the first time, host Chad Hagle goes on-site to Southern California to meet with entrepreneur Ryan Lawrence.  

Ryan Lawrence was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California where his family was full of civil servants. Listen in to stories of how Ryan, earlier in his career, was a real-life version of a Beverly Hills cop. Ryan says that he is “not a total mechanic” but does “appreciate the style and history” of vint...

In this week’s solocast episode of Dadages, host Chad Hagle continues the discussion of the Dadage, “The distance between success and failure in my career has been measured by one variable – the ability to create a sense of urgency,” this time focusing on project management and a successful organizational structure. Chad emphasizes how efficiency supports a “return on time” business model. He also shares the best practices and prin...

In this week’s solocast episode of Dadages, host Chad Hagle discusses the Dadage, “The distance between success and failure in my career has been measured by one variable – the ability to create a sense of urgency.” Chad focuses on how creating a sense of urgency in business has brought success in his career in real estate development through the years. He also emphasizes the importance of valuing time, even more than money, and ex...

In this episode, host Chad Hagle continues the conversation with his mentor Gary Rappaport, founder and CEO of the Rappaport Company. In this second part of the interview, Gary shares his experience in business partnerships and how he’s handled some challenges that have come along with them. Gary and Chad also talk about the role of marriage and family in their lives. Gary offers insight into his family dynamics and emphasizes the ...

In this episode, host Chad Hagle sits down with his mentor Gary Rappaport for a two-episode conversation about real estate, entrepreneurship, and life. Gary, a native New Yorker who now calls the Washington DC Metropolitan area home, is the CEO of Rappaport, a retail real estate company he founded in 1984. The interview with Gary is part of the ongoing series on real estate investing and finance entitled “It takes credit to make mo...

In this episode of Dadages, Chad Hagle sits down with Spencer Burton to discuss real estate, family, and life in the industry. Spencer is the President for Stablewood, a next-generation real estate investment platform. Chad and Spencer talk about the importance of building relationships and creating a good reputation in the world of real estate through conferences and other methods and one of Chad’s go-to Dadages, “When all else fa...

In this week’s solocast episode of Dadages, host Chad Hagle continues the discussion of the Dadage, “It takes credit to make money.” This time, the focus is on raising capital in the world of real estate development. Through the story of his initial foray into commercial real estate development, Chad dissects different components of the capital stack, early money vs late money in a real estate deal, and how you can leverage differe...

In this week's solocast episode of Dadages entitled “It takes credit to make money,” host Chad Hagle shares his strategies for raising capital for early-stage companies. Chad shares the stories of his first company GetFit.com during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. He shares the stories of the Wild West from that time in Silicon Valley and what he learned about raising capital and dealing with venture capital investors.

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On this episode of Dadages, Chad Hagle sits down with Ward Hendon to discuss the importance of relationships in business and impact investing. Ward is an experienced venture capitalist who believes that social capital plays a crucial role in friendships and relationships, and works with his partners at Dangerous Ventures to invest in companies that are building a more resilient future for people on the planet.

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Looking for a way to make a positive impact in the world, but unsure where to start? Join Chad Hagle on this episode of Dadages as he shares his vision for "For-Profit Philanthropy," a new approach to philanthropy that combines business and social responsibility. Through personal stories and examples from his own career in real estate development and venture capital, Chad provides insights and advice on how you can use yo...

"I don't believe in charity, I believe in philanthropic investment", isn’t just some clever idiom, it's a way of life, and it's the result of many experiences and mistakes along the way. In this episode of Dadages, we delve deeper into our series on philanthropy, and talk a bit about what's happened in my life that caused me to devote so much time and energy to philanthropy. Tune in for a discussion on...

Join host Chad Hagle as he welcomes Ina Coleman, a consultant in Organizational Development at Sirenia Partners and the first mom to be a guest on Dadages. Ina is a graduate of Stanford University, where she serves on the Council of the Humanities and Sciences, the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, and the Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity (CCSRE). In this episode, Ina brings her expertise in inclusion, di...

The most important thing we have to learn is learning itself". In this episode, we're talking about education, and how modern society can and should adapt to new changes as often as possible. We delve into DuBois's notion that education must not simply teach work - it must teach life - and we dig a little deeper into the term "Liberal Arts", and how modern perceptions have skewed the classic term. We round ...

Former LA County DA Gil Garcetti joins Chad for a very candid conversation, dad to dad. Gil shares fascinating stories of everything from being a DA and battling domestic violence in the wake of the OJ Simpson trial, to the everyday trials of being a father, husband, and family man. Later, Chad and Gil discuss the importance of maintaining physical health and mental well-being, and how forming new relationships can transform our li...