Today I sat down with Ryan Gibson, president and CIO of Spartan Investment Group. Ryan and his business partner have built an excellent self-storage company with retail investors across America. Wonderful conversation with Ryan. We discuss the benefits of internal property management, patience in business, the benefits of syndications versus funds, investor preferences, and a whole lot more.

Ryan Gibson is the President, Chief Investment Officer, and Co-Founder of SIG. He has organized over $200M of private equity for Spartan’s projects. Ryan has experience managing the development of SIGs projects in challenging markets.

For SIG, Ryan is responsible for investor relations and capital raises for projects. Ryan is also a highly experienced commercial airline pilot. Ryan graduated from Mercyhurst University with a bachelor’s degree in Business, with concentrations in Marketing, Management, and Advertising.

[00:02:13] Targeting retail investors.

[00:06:43] Different investment products offered.

[00:08:11] Growth fund and construction capabilities.

[00:11:18] Debt facility and capital positions.

[00:15:23] Private credit product structure.

[00:21:03] Background and starting the business.

[00:23:45] Scaling self-storage business.

[00:29:26] Syndication and scaling the business.

[00:30:10] Fund vs. Single Asset Indication.

[00:35:05] Scaling with the right people.

[00:38:40] Funds That Won.

[00:41:41] ECRIs and self-storage profitability.

[00:44:57] Knowing the score.

[00:48:10] Misleading information on social media.