True longevity in business comes from relationships that outlast the hard seasons.In this episode of Good Nuggets, Fred Rea sits down with Buster Brown, Rain City’s former CFO and one of its first investors. Together, they trace the qui...

Sometimes the biggest changes come from simply showing up. Fred Rea sits down with Dalton Elliott—architect of Rain City’s broker program—to talk about how presence, discipline, and trust reshaped his life and work. From a Muay Thai fight camp ...

What does it take to balance legal risk, leadership, and life inside a fast-moving company?In this episode of Good Nuggets, Fred sits down with Rain City’s General Counsel, Katherine Christofilis, to talk about the unseen side of entrep...

When Jared first jumped into real estate, he thought he’d be a millionaire in a year. Instead, he found himself broke, managing a mobile home park, and losing money on his first flip.But out of those struggles came lessons that reshaped ...

In this episode of Good Nuggets, Fred sits down with Rain City Capital’s Chief Revenue Officer, and his longtime business partner, Ian Morell. Ian’s journey is a masterclass in patience, partnerships, and persistence. From his early fl...

What Taylor Swift can teach founders about culture…It started out as a lazy Saturday and ended as one of Fred’s top five life moments: a spontaneous, last-minute family road trip to Vancouver for one of the final shows of the Eras...

This episode isn’t business as usual, we're gearing up for season 2 (coming September 8!) by remixing the most unforgettable nuggets from last season when our guests talked about one thing: the moment everything clicked.From near...

This Good Nuggets remix brings together real stories from our Season 1 guests on one theme: Learning By Doing.Nobody had all the answers. Most started with none. But they all kept moving.You’ll hear:Lesa Say on ...

What does it take to go from getting laid off after the birth of your first child… to managing a $14 million month and leading sales strategy for a thriving private lender?In this episode, Fred sits down with Jeff Kalmbach—Rain City’s VP...

Jill Beattie thought she was chasing the right things—until she realized she didn’t recognize herself anymore. In this episode, Fred sits down with Jill to talk about what it took to step away from the version of success that was no longer serv...

From awkward first impressions to onboarding the next generation — Alex Brosy’s come a long way.In this episode, Fred chops it up with Alex — a loan officer turned sales director who’s helping shape the next generation at Rain City C...

Julian Montante’s journey is the epitome of betting on yourself—and he tells it all here on Good Nuggets. From crawling around his house with a torn Achilles and no safety net to becoming one of Rain City’s top producers, Julian’s stor...

From “f*ck it” to full throttle—Lesa Say shares how burnout became her biggest breakthrough. In this episode of Good Nuggets, Fred Rea talks with Lesa Say—Rain City Capital’s top producer—about what happens when success no longer feels right. A...

Welcome to Good Nuggets, where raw stories, hard lessons, and real wins in entrepreneurship take center stage. Hosted by Fred Rea, founder of Rain City Capital, this show dives deep into the gritty, unfiltered journeys of...