The Value Builder Podcast
The Value Builder Podcast
Podcast Description
The Value Builder Podcast delivers real-world strategies for creating lasting value in commercial real estate. Hosted by Saul Zenkevicius, each episode features operators, developers, and investors who specialize in value-add, adaptive reuse, and execution that performs. No fluff—just tested insights that move the needle.
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The podcast delves into content themes including value-add real estate strategies, adaptive reuse techniques, and operational excellence, with episodes exploring topics like transforming distressed properties into high-yield assets, breaking the cycle of self-sabotage in business, and the role of mindset in real estate success.

The Value Builder Podcast delivers real-world strategies for creating lasting value in commercial real estate. Hosted by Saul Zenkevicius, each episode features operators, developers, and investors who specialize in value-add, adaptive reuse, and execution that performs. No fluff—just tested insights that move the needle.
In this episode of The Value Builder Podcast, Saul welcomes Logan Freeman—Managing Broker at MWCRE Advisors and widely known as “Mr. Kansas City”—for a candid conversation on grit, reinvention, and the fundamentals driving small bay industrial in the Midwest. From being cut by the Raiders to cutting deals across 600,000+ SF of commercial property, Logan shares what sets Kansas City apart—and why data, discipline, and demand are fueling record absorption.
🎯 You’ll learn:
How Logan transitioned from NFL hopeful to CRE operator
Why Kansas City is quietly leading the Midwest in absorption and development
The systems behind pre-leasing, QR-code capture, and AI leasing bots
The real reason small bay industrial is outperforming
What developers should know about demand, lease rates, and build costs
If you’re looking for a blueprint for scaling with integrity—or you’re curious about Kansas City’s CRE momentum—this episode will hit home.
Reach out to Logan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livefreeinvestments/
Visit MWCRE Advisors: https://www.mwcreadvisors.com/
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