Tools, content & companies I keep coming back to.
What I use every day. Who I call when it matters. And what I listen to on the drive.
The toolkit
$100M Offers, Leads & Money Models
Easy to read, tactical advice you can use the same day.
Adobe Creative Cloud
The pro toolkit for design, photo, and video. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere.
Ahrefs
SEO and AI search tracking and research. How I see what people search and where we rank.
AI Paolo
Our website AI chatbot. Answers questions, qualifies leads, and books calls around the clock.
Alex Hormozi
Frameworks, systems, and strategy for growing a business.
Asana
How the team keeps projects moving. Every task, owner and due date in one place.
Bridgeline
Partners in proptech. CRE technology advisors who help us pick and roll out the right tools.
Building With Intention
Matt Dean's podcast. Thoughtful conversations about development and building places.
CallRail
Call tracking on our leasing signs. Every call gets counted and credited.
Canva
Fast, on-brand graphics anyone on the team can make. Great for social and quick flyers.
ChatGPT
My best tool for image editing, image generation, and brand prototypes.
Claude
My favorite overall AI. Claude Code is how I build tools and sites.
CommercialCafe
Free listing exposure that still brings in real leads.
Connect CRE
A great CRE earned media partner. Daily CRE news, events, and creative services.
Corner Media
Ad revenue partner. Digital out-of-home screens at high-traffic properties.
CoStar
The industry's research backbone. Comps, market data, and visibility in front of brokers.
Creative Outdoor Advertising
Go-to for installing wooden leasing signs across the Inland Empire and SoCal.
Crexi
Our second listing channel. Strong reach and a modern platform.
Critical Mention
Media monitoring across TV, radio, and online. How we measure earned media.
Dean&Co.
My secret weapon for branding. Built for commercial real estate.
Drew Sanocki
Taught me the Three Multipliers framework. Changed my entire outlook on marketing.
Earthvision
Fast, effective leasing brochures with maps, aerials, and demographics built in.
Ebeling Communications
CRE public relations with deep media relationships. David has focused on commercial real estate PR since 2007.
eCommerceFuel Podcast
Practical ecommerce insights from real store owners.
Elevation3D
The secret weapon behind an amazing trade show program. Award-winning booth design and production.
Extreme Ownership
If everyone lived this idea, the world would be amazing.
Local center announcements and events, same as Instagram.
France Media
Publisher of Shopping Center Business and host of InterFace conferences. Strong retail coverage.
Gary Vaynerchuk
Social media and seeing the future before everyone else.
Graphics Factory Printing
Local go-to for flyers and signs. Fast turnaround out of Rancho Cucamonga.
ICSC
The best place for retail real estate networking and education.
Local center announcements and community moments.
Joe Hudson
Thoughtful and genuinely helpful.
Ready brand real estate for B2B. Where the CRE conversation happens.
LoopNet
Our top listing site for available spaces. The biggest audience of active tenants.
Lovable
Great for building and prototyping ideas fast.
Marcus Lemonis
People, process, product. Loved The Profit and his demeanor.
Marketing Against the Grain
Modern marketing tactics from HubSpot's Kipp Bodnar and Kieran Flanagan.
Modern Wisdom
Wise and impactful conversations.
My First Million
Wisdom, business ideas, and entertainment in one show.
Ninestone Marketing
Technical backup for marketing assets like websites and email. They keep the machinery running.
Placer.ai
Foot traffic and location analytics. I use it for visit trends and sales estimates at our centers.
QR Code Generator
Dynamic QR codes with scan tracking. Turns signs and print into measurable channels.
REGIS Online
Mapping and demographics for any trade area. Quick radius and drive-time reports retailers ask for.
Resquared
Our local prospecting tool. Finds local businesses and helps us reach owners by email and social.
Salesforce
Where every lead landed and every deal got tracked. If it wasn't in Salesforce it didn't happen.
Shopify
My go-to for ecommerce stores. Fast to launch and hard to outgrow.
Smartify Media
Ad revenue partner. Digital screens that turn foot traffic into income.
So-Cal Aerial Photography
Local SoCal drone video and photos. Inland Empire and Coachella Valley.
Suno
Fun as hell. Also great for royalty-free background music for videos.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Rules that stand the test of time.
The Adam Carolla Show
An OG since my college days.
The Brown Book
Great for prospecting. Real estate contacts and expansion plans for 20,000+ retail and restaurant tenants.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The most entertaining show out there.
The Koerner Office
Chris Koerner. A bias for action and a constant stream of ideas.
The ONE Thing
Focus. One thing at a time.
The Smart Agency
Earned media gurus for CRE. Irvine-based team focused on commercial real estate and finance.
The Startup Ideas Podcast
Endless business ideas.
v0
My favorite prototype tool. Ideas to working UI in minutes.
VidTech
Drone video and photos built for CRE. Nationwide coverage.
West Coast Aerial Photography
Aerial photos shot from a plane. Great for big-picture context shots.
WordPress
The backend workhorse behind every site I run. Flexible, proven, and easy to hand off.
Zonda
New-home sales data. Shows how fast rooftops are coming online around our centers.