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From Quarry to Capstone, We Make it Happen. Why did we start LIMESTONE? Simple. To empower boutique RIAs and financial advisors to forge their own iconic legacies. We understand the unique challenges you face, from navigating industry trends to optimizing business strategies. That's why we offer specialized solutions, from starting your RIA to optimizing and monetizing it. We help owners and leaders work ON the business while they continue to work IN it. We understand that clients and running the firm are your biggest priorities, so we come in as your accountability partner, guiding and supporting you every step of the way. At LIMESTONE, we believe in being more than just advisors; we're an extension of your team. Our Fractional CXO services—including Strategy Officers, Growth Officers, and Chiefs of Staff—provide the hands-on leadership needed to make things happen. We also support your business owner clients with exit planning, value growth, and sell-side expertise, helping them achieve their goals. We pride ourselves on continuous improvement, forward-thinking resilience, and action-driven results. Our holistic approach ensures that every decision is made with a deep understanding of your unique situation, leveraging our extensive network of specialists. Ready to take your RIA or advisory practice to the next level? Dive into our brochure to see how we can help you transform challenges into opportunities and build a thriving, resilient business. Check out the full brochure below and let’s start a conversation about your path to success. 📈 #RIAs #FinancialAdvisors #FractionalCXO #StrategicGrowth #Scaling #M&A #BusinessOwners #LIMESTONEStrategicPartners #IconicLegacy #WeMakeItHappen

What sets our company apart from all others? No idea, but… What I can tell you, is that we are far from finished. In fact, it’s just the beginning and I’m proud to say that. Many times people/companies boast about who they are and what they have accomplished, but in reality they’ve become stale. Stale with what has worked in the past. Stale with what they have accomplished. Stale with who they have become. Don’t get me wrong, the success of those companies is great and I aspire to be there but GROWTH is what really lights my fire. Key ingredients for us are: People, goals, action and success! It’s why your environment matters. Surrounding yourself with good energy and problem solvers will make a world of difference. We have a long way to go and are excited to continue this journey! •Residential •Commercial + Healthcare •Land Acquisition #DodsonRealEstate #KP #Growth Dodson Real Estate Group, LLC

🚀 Independent real estate consultancy Hollis appoints Andy Hay as CEO, tasked with taking the company into its next phase of growth, as it targets raising its turnover in the next five years to £100M. Andy will take over from interim CEO Digby Flower, who since joining the business in September 2023, has been instrumental in setting Hollis on a successful path towards growth. Digby will now become Chairman for the company. “Over the years we have explored many ways of growing and pushing the business forward; my desire has always been to maintain our independence and put our people first. Switching to an employee-owned trust two and a half years ago was the first step of putting a succession plan in place that secured this independence. We already have a group of directors who are among the best in the industry at what they do; together with a new CEO and strategic directors who bring with them experience from outside of Hollis, they will be able to grow our business even further.” – John Woodman, Founding Partner, Hollis Read the full announcement and learn about other changes in the company's leadership in the article below. 👇 #realestate #PropTech #propertyconsultancy #ceo #leadership ---- 💡 Follow PropTech Connect for daily Real Estate news and insights.

In the latest episode of Multifamily Chronicles, we had the opportunity to speak with Joseph Knaack, Director of Sales at Gatewise, who shares his perspective on the growing challenges multifamily operators face. With rising costs and the increasing pressure to adopt new technology, Joseph provides valuable insights into the current state of the industry. 🎧 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒑𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehwjPBfh 💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Explore how PropTech solutions are driving cost savings and improving property management processes. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Joseph discusses why on-site teams often struggle with implementing new systems and the importance of securing buy-in from C-level leadership. 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: Learn how cost-effective, practical technology can help operators navigate today’s financial constraints while maintaining operational excellence.

Do you find success stories inspiring? I do. Here's one about how a successor to the founder of a landscape architecture firm guided the award-winning company through a period of rapid growth, taking the company from $9MM to $17 in just 2 years, with projections to reach $20MM this year. To what does Carroll Conway, President of Hoerr Schaudt, credit her success? Collaboration - with her fellow partners at the firm Collaboration - with her fellow CEO peer group members and group leader Execution - at the suggestion of those peer group members, she implemented the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to make sure things get done Read the short highlight here https://lnkd.in/gKj-purv

The greatest strength of a business is its people! People do amazing things, especially when they have a common goal/mission. So let me brag on my people for a second! Thanks to John A. Trenca, MBA, Chief Investment Officer at My Town Construction, in collaboration with his company Tre Fratelli Properties, we have successfully acquired one commercial property over the last few months, we are making great progress on closing our second acquisiton, and we just went under contract for another property! Now to put this in perspective, this will all have been accomplished over a 5-7 month period, with close to $1.1m in acquisitions and value being closer to 1.8m! 👏 Anthony Halligan, Chief Revenue Officer, has come in recently and has absolutely been a catalyst for our growth of My Town Construction! I feel weird even speaking on numbers, but I feel compelled to share about their abilities. Anthony has secured multiple six figures of new business and helped streamline our operations, within like two months of working with us! He is pushing us to be better, think better, and work more efficiently! 👏 Now I have numerous others I want to brag about and I will! But I’ll leave that for future posts to spare you the long read.. 😅 I want to be candid. My greatest fear is losing great people because of poor leadership. I put that on company ownership. I’m not scared of people leaving my companies, especially if it’s for the better of their families or themselves. Company culture should be predicated on taking care of people and giving them the tools and resources they need to succeed! I hope to continue to have the honor of working with great people! I’m not perfect, we are not perfect, but we certainly strive to get better everyday! So get you some people to do life with! Invest in them, treat them well, and give them an opportunity to shine in their roles! #yupitsthatsimple #dropyourego #letyourpeoplebebetterthanyou

Why are you doing it that way, Duke? You could just develop the real estate and move on to the next project. Why fund and operate all these small businesses? Well, sure, we could. But we want to do the best thing for the communities which means bringing the right business to the area right now instead of leaving it to fate. We want folks to see what we see in these neighborhoods - investment, inspiration and hope instead of blight and uncertainty. By involving partners within the community to help us identify potential business concepts, and create jobs, we’re shortening the time a storefront sits vacant and ultimately expediting the neighborhood transformation. So, when we talk about Dodson Companies, we’re talking about our family of companies. These companies may seem very different, but what they have in common is partners/leaders that share our core values, an emphasis on process, and a maniacal focus on the customer experience. There are quite a few of them now...more on those to come.

CREtech New York is only a few days away and we are pumped to connect with the brightest minds in real estate and unpack the future of the built world. 🏢🏙️ To all CRE leaders attending, we want to hear your “Hot Takes” 🔥 on all things PropTech! Swing by booth #123 to share your hot takes on: 🌶️ The wildest PropTech predictions for 2025  🌶️ Things that most people get wrong about PropTech  🌶️ Your best PropTech success story Reserve your spot in the hot seat - https://lnkd.in/gHVWHJND Have questions you want to ask industry leaders? Drop them in the comment section 👇 and we'll share expert hot takes on them. Follow this space for more updates on CREtech and the hottest takes on PropTech.🔥 See you in NYC! 🗽🌃 Emiel B., Ben Porter, mike mitchell, John Graffeo, Michael Beckerman, CREtech #PropTech #propertymanagement #cre #realestate #CREtech

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿? So many companies call themselves “market leaders,” but what does that actually mean? At Walton Global, we don’t just claim to lead the way in land asset management and investment structuring—we prove it with real results and impact. With over 𝟰𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, we’ve built a reputation as a trusted global land asset manager. We currently manage $𝟰.𝟯𝟳 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀, and we’ve distributed over $𝟮.𝟱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. Our focus is on pre-development land—identifying opportunities in the path of growth that homebuilders need for future development. 𝙷̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚎̲’̲𝚜̲ ̲𝚑̲𝚘̲𝚠̲ ̲𝚠̲𝚎̲ ̲𝚍̲𝚎̲𝚏̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚎̲ ̲𝚖̲𝚊̲𝚛̲𝚔̲𝚎̲𝚝̲ ̲𝚕̲𝚎̲𝚊̲𝚍̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚜̲𝚑̲𝚒̲𝚙̲:̲ ✅ 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲: We manage over 𝟵𝟬,𝟲𝟲𝟬 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, and our relationships with top U.S. homebuilders make us their go-to partner. ✅ 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Whether it’s our 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 (𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻) or 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗵-𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, we deliver tailored investment products to 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗜𝗙𝗔𝘀, 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 and 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀. ✅ 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: We already work with several major wealth management groups and global networks, providing offshore alternative investments that truly stand out. ✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: Over 𝟵𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 trust us, and we’ve consistently delivered returns that speak for themselves. Being a market leader isn’t about fancy titles or flashy numbers. It’s about building trust, delivering results, and setting the standard in your industry. That’s what we strive for every day at Walton Global. If you’d like to learn more about Walton or are interested in joining our growing distribution network, I’d love to hear from you—let’s connect! Victor Germer Tim Haywood Kaylah Abrahams #Leadership #Innovation #WaltonGlobal #LandManagement #Investments #AlternativeInvestments #MarketLeaders

“...if you have a firm and you're looking to create a unique selling proposition and a value different from everyone around you, your competition, everyone else in your market so that you stand out. This book is a fantastic resource on how to do that.” Thank you, Alex Lerch, for endorsing The Blue Square Method. Your commitment to practice management and working ON the business is commendable. We're grateful to be collaborating with you, Seth J. Diener, and the entire team at Oak & Stone Capital Advisors. Download a free chapter of The Blue Square Method, link in the comments below 🔽 #BusinessDevelopment #PracticeManagement #FinancialAdvisors #TheNextLevel