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What's up, DTC Pod? Today we're really excited to have on Mikey Taylor. Mikey, I don't even know where to start. You've done so much. You've been everything from a professional skateboarder to you know, having your own fun, to real estate, to even being in politics. So I didn't even know really where to start this interview, but I guess we'll kick it off. I'll give you the mic.

Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself, your background and what you're up to.

Okay. Background. I started, my first career as a pro skateboarder, it just was a passion that turned into a profession, which was amazing. The challenge with that, I had to figure out what I was going to do after skateboarding. And so my original plan was basically to live like I was broke and save as much money as I could to invest into stocks and bonds and real estate. And then halfway through my career, I started my first business in the craft beer space. It was a brewery called St. Archer.

And we did really well with that. We became the fastest growing brewery in California, or one of. And then we sold our business to Miller Coors in 2015. And then from there, I started my current business, which is Commune Capital. We're a private equity real estate firm. We focus on multifamily and storage. And then recently, last year, I decided to run for city council in my neighborhood.

It's about 125,000 residents. So this is my first full how would you say it? My first what would be the right word? This is my first time ever even thinking about getting involved in local politics. And so it's been interesting, it's been fun. It's been kind of all of the above.