#311 - Susan Gruppi - Co-Founder @ M2G Ventures - Last Mile Industrial, The Stockyards, & Raising Capital The Fort - An Entrepreneurship Podcast

Susan Miller Gruppi is the founder and co-president of M2G Ventures, a commercial real estate private equity and advisory development company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Guided by the leadership of Susan and her partner, Jessica Miller Essl, the fast-growing company carefully invests in mixed-use and industrial development projects located in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and the Austin Central Texas region.

On this episode, Chris & Susan discuss:
- Fundraising in today's market
- Trends in what matters to Family Offices
- Making Industrial cool
- Revitalizing the Fort Worth stockyards

Topics:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:27) Susan’s experience in fundraising in this market
(00:13:45) Why did you choose a GP fund?
(00:16:25) What trends are you seeing in what matters to Family Offices?
(00:17:43) Making Industrial cool
(00:25:30) The Archetype in Brookhollow
(00:28:16) Thoughts on the debt market
(00:32:11) M2G’s Role in the massive success of the Fort Worth Stockyards and lessons learned
(00:47:36) How have you seen massive projects like this get screwed up?
(00:51:11) How do you handle a tenant who’s the lifeblood of an area but can’t afford a top dollar rent?

Links:
M2G Ventures - https://www.m2gventures.com/
Susan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-miller-gruppi-14653818/
Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stockyards - https://mulealleyfortworth.com/

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