
Meet The Team


Jason Hsieh
Co-Founder, Managing Principle
Bio
Jason Hsieh is has 10+ years of combined experience in the aerospace and automotive industry and was deeply involved in cutting edge technologies in rocket propulsion, electric vehicle, and electric aircraft. He found passion real estate in 2020 and has become a realtor in the bay area and out of state investor since then.
Jason is a first generation immigrant from Taiwan. He spent his teens in central NJ and later got his Bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and Master's degree from Cornell University in Mechanical Engineering.
Jason is passionate about cultural cuisine and immersion, basketball, and all things real estate. He currently lives in San Jose, CA with his wife, Simmy, and Enzo the GSD. When he is not working, you will find him on local basketball courts, bike trails, reading, or entertaining Enzo.

Simmy Lu
Co-Founder, Investor Relations
Bio
Simmy Lu is a product marketing professional in the life science industry for over 10 years. She has taken various lab automation and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies from development to commercialization to help scientific discoveries to advance human health.
Simmy spent her high school years in Dallas, TX after moving from Taiwan to the U.S. at a young age. She then earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University in Biotechnology.
Having lived in different countries and cities throughout her life, Simmy continues to be a big travel enthusiast and adventurer for various cultural cuisine. Besides playing basketball with friends for leisure, she also enjoys outdoor activities and making the most fun out of routines together with her puppy and husband every week.
Business Advisors

Gino Barbaro
Co-founder of Jake & Gino
Gino Barbaro is an investor, business owner, author and entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, he has grown his real estate portfolio to over 2,000 multifamily units & $250,000,000 in Assets under management.
Gino and his partner, Jake, are teaching others how to do the same through Jake & Gino, the premier multifamily real estate education community. To date their students have closed 60,000+ units and have $4 Billion in Deal volume!
He is the best-selling author of three books, Wheelbarrow Profits, The Honey Bee and Family, Food and the Friars. He currently resides in St. Augustine, Florida with his beautiful wife Julia and their six children.

Bill Ham
COO of Broadwell Property Group
Bill Ham is the Chief Operating Officer and the driving force behind Broadwell Property Group. He has upwards of 20 years’ experience in Real Estate with a proven track record of identifying, acquiring, operating, and divesting of large footprint Multifamily Housing. Bill can be seen and heard on countless podcasts and webinars as well as standing on stage giving presentations at trade shows and other forums both online and off.
Ham is a Real Estate Entrepreneur, a sought-after speaker, an author, and an operator but his real passion lies in education. He has been a coach and mentor to the future titans of Multifamily. Over the years he has counseled hundreds of students who have gone on to close countless millions of dollars in their own deals, many crediting Bill with their success.
Bill was born and raised in Middle Georgia where he honed his craft opting to move to the big city of Atlanta in 2015 to expand his reach. He has a wife, Yvonne, and two dogs Jake and Lola. He loves gardening, water skiing, and hiking.
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