About me
OVERVIEW
🚀 AI Padawan (Jedi in training!), founder, coach, investor, and WSJ bestselling author redefining industries and accelerating humanity’s journey toward a work-optional future.
💡 Transforming industries through AI-powered innovation and strategic investments. With $780M+ deployed (top-quartile returns 💰) and $250M+ raised as founders, we revolutionize industries—tackling global challenges like the housing crisis 🏘️ while shaping the future of work.
🌱 Co-founder of the "Nest Portfolio," a suite of 5 AI startups aiming to 100x productivity gains in property management to address the global housing crisis.
📚 Mentor, coach, and author of *Ten Commandments of Investing* (WSJ/USA Today bestseller) with 15,000+ newsletter subscribers 📧.
Sequel (2025): *Ten Commandments to Generational Wealth in the Age of AI*, based on interviews with 100 investment wizards and AI entrepreneurs.
PASSION ROLES
AI Strategist & Investment Coach (2024-Present)
🤝 Empowering enterprises to harness AI for workflow transformation and future-of-work strategies. Faculty at top universities teaching award-winning courses like *Greed vs Fear*, mentoring the next wave of investors and AI leaders.
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Chief AI Evangelist & Investment Officer, WorkOptional.ai (2020-Present)
🤖 Spearheading $80M+ in strategic investments in transformative companies like OpenAI, X.ai, SpaceX, Tenstorrent, X.com, FigureAI, WisdomAI, Databricks, and Alluxio—paving the way for a work-optional future powered by AI.
🌍 Founder of the "Nest Portfolio," 5 AI startups revolutionizing property management:
1. NestBrander.AI: Revolutionizing social media branding for landlords at just 10% of traditional costs.
2. HappiNest.AI: Streamlining leasing processes with advanced automation and analytics.
3. NeuralNest.Live: Integrating cutting-edge Smarthome/IOT systems into multifamily properties.
4. RoboNest.AI (Stealth): Developing humanoid robots-as-a-service to solve labor shortages in property management.
5. LoveNest PM: Enhancing tenant experiences with flexible leasing solutions that maximize NOI.
Chief Investment Officer, Skytian Capital (2000-Present)
💼 Deployed $780M+ across real estate, technology, and infrastructure with top-quartile returns (Preqin-ranked). Focused on elevating B/C class workforce multifamily apt housing in USA and globally through AI-driven property management—improving tenant quality of life while boosting ROI to attract capital for solving the housing crisis.
LET’S CONNECT!
Let’s shape the future of AI, investing, and work-optional living together:
1. 📰 Exclusive Insights: Join 13,000+ subscribers for insider AI trends, investment opportunities, and future-of-work strategies
2. 🤝 Transform Your Business: Explore how AI can revolutionize your workflows or real estate operations
3. 🎤 Keynotes & Workshops: Invite me to speak or lead workshops on AI adoption, investment strategies, real estate innovation, or building generational wealth in the age of AI.
4. 🚀 Invest for Impact: Co-invest in proprietary AI ventures and real estate deals designed for transformative change and superior returns.