76. Why Women Make Exceptional Real Estate Developers with Jill Ferrari of Renovare
Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:
Jill Ferrari's story and why she started Renovare
Why do women make great real estate developers
Advice for breaking into the industry
Why we need to invest in social impact projects
Full show notes
Supplementary links to today's episode:Renovare Links: Website, Instagram, LinkedIn
“We are uniquely qualified as women to evaluate the quality and value of place.”
-Jill Ferrari, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Renovare Development
Show Notes:
0:30 - Introduction to episode 76.
1:27 - Introduction to Jill Ferrari, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Renovare Development
3:55 - What inspired Jill to get into real estate development and start her own company?
9:02 - How Jill’s company Renovare got started.
11:00 - Meeting the needs of a community and helping women get started in the industry.
13:35 - Navigating the challenges of 2008, 2019, and the covid pandemic.
18:00 - Diverse background of women that are served by WSDI.
19:45 - Building the market for social impact equity projects.
21:00 - Challenges of restricted funding - changing access to funds so developers don’t have to jump so many hoops.
25:40 - Building projects around communities.
30:00 - How to break into the real estate industry - advice for women who are trying to get their projects started.
33:03 - Relationship of architects and developers on large scale projects.
38:10 - Concluding thoughts for ep. 76.