{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Smart Humans with Slava Rubin","title":"Smart Humans: EquityMultiple CEO Charles Clinton on the importance of diversification, the impact of interest rates, and the state of the real estate market","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/80545ce6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2787,"description":"Charles Clinton is the CEO and co-founder of EquityMultiple, an online platform that enables individuals to invest in institutional-grade commercial real estate. Before launching EquityMultiple in 2015, Charles was a real estate attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City, where he advised major private equity clients such as Blackstone and KKR on transactions exceeding $10 billion, including Blackstone’s acquisitions of the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Motel 6, and Hilton’s restructuring ahead of its IPO. Charles earned his JD and Business Law Certificate from Berkeley Law and holds a BA from Amherst College, where he captained the swimming and water polo teams. He is FINRA Series 7 and 66 certified and resides in New York City with his wife and two daughters.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/r1My309w6hvamdAnoY2peJPeq7-8xWAyiremFjO2i2w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80M2Zi/MDYyNjQzYjY2ZWFl/OWVlYmIwMGY3NDM5/YzcwOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}