Real estate development and holdings, live music and entertainment, and early-stage technology ventures — one founder, one standard, one balance sheet of experience.
THE STRUCTURE
Preceded by an 18-year chapter as third-generation owner-operator of Wieland & Sons Lumber Co. — exited in 2024 to build Balance Capital full time.
THE DIVISIONS
FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENT
A 315-acre master-planned community in Central City, Colorado — 3,100 homes, a 100,000 SF grocery-anchored Village Core, and a senior living district, adjacent to the Black Hawk gaming corridor.
Explore the project →INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL
Industrial and commercial real estate holdings — anchored by a 116,000 SF warehouse platform — held for durable cash flow and long-term appreciation.
See the holdings →RESIDENTIAL & SHORT-TERM RENTAL
The founding entity: residential rentals, Airbnb short-term rentals, commercial property, and land across the Midwest and the Caribbean — built one disciplined acquisition at a time since 2007.
See the portfolio →MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Festival and live-event ventures — producer of BalanceFest and partner in Legacy Live, an independent music production company staging events worldwide.
Enter the venue →TECHNOLOGY & VENTURE
Early investor and limited partner in Motivate Venture Capital Funds I & II — a Chicago-based technology fund platform now representing $200M+ in committed capital.
See the thesis →NEW · PARTNERSHIPS
Balance Capital's capital formation division — where operators, developers, and investors partner with us to structure and raise capital for high-conviction opportunities.
Partner with us →THE FAMILY OF COMPANIES
THE OPERATING EDGE
Balance Capital is not a fund allocating other people's ideas. Every division traces back to a founder who has personally acquired, financed, renovated, leased, and operated real assets since age 22 — and who spent 18 years running a third-generation industrial company selling hardwood lumber worldwide before a successful exit in 2024.
That operating history is the platform's underwriting standard: if we wouldn't run it ourselves, we don't invest in it.
EUREKA VALLEY RANCH — FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENT · ILLUSTRATIVE CONCEPT, EDSA
CAPITAL PARTNERS