If you've ever looked at a backlog, a broken process, or a struggling program and thought, "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭," this post is for you.
If your version of fun is improving outcomes, fixing what's broken, and leaving programs stronger than you found them, we should talk.
The biggest breakthroughs start with someone willing to confront a problem everyone else has learned to live with.
The Forbes team and I are working on something special behind the scenes.
And in many ways, it started long before we knew it would.
It started in a tent.
I walked through this entryway and stopped. Embedded in the penny tile floor was a great message. But the longer I stared at it, the more I thought:
That's the highlight reel.
What do “explorers” and “affordable housing leaders” have in common?
For starters, both are writing the playbook as they go.
Six years ago, I started a podcast that features conversations with leaders in the affordable housing space.
One of the most expensive problems in affordable housing isn't a lack of innovation. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫.
A housing authority solves a hard problem in one market.
A developer pilots a new financing structure.
A nonprofit figures out a stronger way to connect families to services.
Why start a podcast on affordable housing?
Because too many great ideas were getting stuck in the wrong rooms.
And the stakes in affordable housing are too high for that.
There’s usually a moment when you wonder if you’re on the right path in life.
Recently, I heard someone flippantly discussing a labor rate change that would negatively impact single mothers.
What's the ROI of a podcast about affordable housing?
Sure, a podcast doesn't build a housing unit. It doesn't issue a voucher. It doesn't even close a financing deal.
