UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s "Dare to Disrupt" podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews Peter Cocoziello, chairman, founder and CEO of Advance Realty Investors, a company specializing in real estate development, construction and property management.
Cocoziello graduated from the Penn State Smeal College of Business with a bachelor’s in finance.
In this episode, Cocoziello shares how he launched Advance Realty Investors with only $5,000, and then both entered and eventually dominated various real estate verticals in the northeast. He also discusses how the Penn State Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation is supporting cross-disciplinary collaboration, and what technological innovations mean for the future of the real estate industry.
“There’s nothing that’s a problem if you can work out of the problem. If you develop the skills, you can work through anything,” Cocoziello said during the podcast episode.
Listen to Cocoziello’s episode of "Dare to Disrupt."
At the end of the episode, current Penn State student Jon Smith joins the conversation. Smith is a junior at Penn State studying architectural engineering. He is the co-founder and CEO of Streamline Charging, which builds electric vehicle charging solutions that make financial sense for apartment owners. He recently participated in the Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program. Smith and Cocoziello discuss the real estate industry’s adoption of EV charging units, as well as areas of innovation in the real estate industry to keep an eye on.
Students can apply or be nominated to be on the show here.
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"Dare to Disrupt" is a podcast from Invent Penn State about Penn State alumni who are innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders, and the stories behind their success. The podcast is hosted by alumnus Ryan Newman, a graduate of the Smeal College of Business and a Schreyer Scholar alumnus who is now a managing director at Goldman Sachs.
Past episodes of "Dare to Disrupt" include interviews with Garry Gilliam, David Rusenko and Jess Weiner. New episodes of "Dare to Disrupt" release monthly. Learn more at invent.psu.edu/dare-to-disrupt.
Invent Penn State is a commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation and student career success.