Special Series: Lower Middle Market Alpha with Jerome Nichols - President of Standard Real Estate Investments - The Real Estate Operators Edge: Access, Strategy, and Scale

Jerome Nichols is President of Standard Real Estate Investments, where he is focused on new business development and investment sourcing, in addition to his involvement in all major decisions pertaining to the business. 

Prior to co-founding Standard Real Estate Investments, Jerome spent six years at CBRE Investment Management as a Senior Director and Deputy Portfolio Manager of the CBRE GI U.S. Development Partners Fund Series. In this role, he served as the lead development sourcing officer for CBRE GI Americas and sourced $6 billion in deal volume. He was actively involved in several initiatives at CBRE GI, including his role as the Chair of the Social Impact Counsel. 

In addition to his time at CBRE, Jerome spent six years with The Bozzuto Group, a vertically integrated multifamily development and operating company. He is also a former professional football player. 

Jerome is an Alumnus and active supporter of the Robert Toigo Foundation.

He received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business from Wake Forest University.

Links:

Standard Real Estate Investments - https://www.standardrei.com/

Jerome on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerome-nichols-standard

Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/

Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:36) - Jerome's Background and Career Journey

(00:04:00) - Launching Standard Real Estate

(00:06:34) - Standard Real Estate's Vision and Strategy

(00:10:42) - Navigating Challenges and Lessons Learned

(00:17:24) - The Role of Strategic Capital Partners

(00:21:38) - Standard Real Estate's Current Focus and Differentiators

(00:29:19) - Future Outlook and Closing Remarks