Welcome to The Build Up, a podcast designed to give you the inside scoop on commercial real estate in and around Detroit. We’ll be bringing in experts from across the industry to offer their perspectives on the biggest issues they face today and what challenges they expect for the future. Hosted by Kirk Pinho and Arielle Kass from Crain's Detroit Business.
Sonya Mays is the President and CEO of Develop Detroit, a real estate and housing development company. Prior to that, she served as senior advisor to Detroit’s emergency manager, helping guide the city though its municipal bankruptcy. Through the years she’s been an investment banker, attorney, teacher and a member of the Detroit Public School’s Board of Education. We’re also joined by Amin Irving, the founder, president and CEO of Ginosko Development Company, a Novi-based company focused on affordable housing. Before that, he was a data analyst working for a Medicaid HMO. He’s also a recovering investment banker.