Season 2, Episode 6:   From Student Entrepreneur to Venture Capitalist—The ​Regina Bernal Story

INFO
In this episode of BMC Talks, Host Alexander Alemany ’13 (MBA) interviews Regina Bernal '13, '18 (MA), general partner of BIG Ventures , and discusses Regina’s entrepreneurial journey, the five key plays she made to become successful, how she leveraged her experience to launch a venture capital firm, the story behind BIG Ventures and her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs who want to start their own companies.      

GUEST
​Regina Bernal ’13, ’18 (MA), is a third-generation entrepreneur who co-leads her family office and serves as a general partner at BIG Ventures, where she invests in the future of people (health-tech) and the planet (climate tech). Read her full bio.
 

 HOST Alexander Alemany '13 (MBA) is a USD alumnus and the principal and founder of Hub & Spoke Communities​, a real estate development company that builds mixed income housing in walkable, urban neighborhoods. Read his full bio.  
 
ABOUT THE BMC TALKS PODCAST
The BMC Talks podcast series provides inside access to conversations with an array of real estate professionals to explore the shifts occurring in real estate, technology and society, which are shaping the future of our built environment. Host Alexander Alemany ’13 (MBA) also takes a deep dive into the personal and professional stories behind how his guests became successful and shares their valuable advice to anyone building a career in real estate or business.  

The BMC Talks podcast supports the mission of the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate (BMC), to help recruit, educate, guide and mentor a diverse group of real estate students with the goal of facilitating their career pursuits in a socially responsible manner, with a global perspective and in collaboration with the real estate industry.We accomplish this mission through the support of outstanding faculty and professional staff, dedicated career services, scholarship offerings, active industry involvement and outreach and relevant real estate programming.

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