Welcome back to season two of Greysteel's GreyCast podcast. In this podcast, Mike introduced a new group in Greysteel which is the Greysteel Black Professional Network or GBPN. Mike introduced the people who are leading the group. First is TC Cosby who leads the structured finance group of Greysteel. Next, is Nigel Crayton, who works on the mid-Atlantic Multifamily team and is also the director of Greysteel. Lastly, Aaron Inman works on the Baltimore Multifamily and is also a Senior Investment Associate.

In the episode, They will be talking about the leaders of GBPN and share their background and also how they've come with Greysteel. They will also discuss the challenges and barriers they've come across and how to overcome them. They also talked about the core plan of the GPBN and what things they look into in the future.

Key Takeaways

Getting to know our guests and how they got to Greysteel
Our guest explains the group's charter and plans
Taking on the challenges and obstacles they've faced
Understanding how to form genuine connections, overcome obstacles, and appreciate the journey
The recruitment strategy, ideas, and plans

Quotes

Coming inside Greysteel, I was instantly approached by Nigel, TC, and Roman. - Aaron

I appreciated the growth of innovativeness, as well as the community of wonderful people we have here, which I believe distinguishes us from many other places I've seen, had, or experienced in the past. - Nigel

I've had a lot of wonderful years and a lot of bad years, especially in the beginning. There's no better motivator than being unable to pay your rent or credit card bills. - Mike

I think the one huge deliverable we're thrilled to achieve is if we can assist some of these groups to develop as our clients. - TC

Featured in this Episode

Mike Hehir
Vice President at Greysteel
https://greysteel.com/team/mike-hehir/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehehir/

TC Cosby
Director at The Greysteel Company, Structured Finance
https://greysteel.com/team/tc-cosby/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tc-cosby-90b7485/

Nigel Crayton
Director at Greysteel, Mid-Atlantic Multifamily
https://greysteel.com/team/nigel-crayton/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelcrayton/

Aaron Inman
Senior Investment Associate at Greysteel, Baltimore Multifamily
https://greysteel.com/team/aaron-inman/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-inman-9596a911a/

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Meet our guests
03:32 How Aaron started
05:29 Plans for the future
08:11 Barriers and challenges
10:49 Nigel shares the knowledge he learned from his previous company
17:02 TC's reason for coming to Greysteel
19:26 It's more than business and appreciating the journey
25:32 Overcoming challenges
31:29 Plans, ideas, and methods for recruitment
37:59 Takeaways from TC