Small Bay Industrial Basecamp a growing resource for SBF investors

I sit down with Will Skillman, President and CEO of Trowbridge Development and founder of Small Bay Industrial Base Camp, to break down the explosive rise of small bay flex industrial and how private operators are navigating today's capital markets. Will has lived the small business and development lifecycle firsthand, from running general contracting and countertop fabrication shops to building mobile home park portfolios. In this episode of Storage Unlocked, brought to you by S3 Partners, I dive deep with Will into how his community scaled to 550+ members in just 90 days, why institutional industrial REITs and self-storage operators leave a massive gap in 1,500 to 5,000 sq ft spaces, and why the 10-year Treasury crossing 5.1% makes existing value-add assets more valuable than ever. Timestamps: 02:15 – From a 60-Person Zoom to 550+ Base Camp Members in 90 Days 04:30 – The Market Void: The 1,500–5,000 Sq Ft Sweet Spot 06:45 – Case Study: Zero TI & Turning a $41 Operator into a Thriving Tenant 09:20 – Social Entrepreneurship: Aligning Fair Treatment with Strong Profit Margins 11:00 – The Entrepreneurial Drive: Family as the Ultimate Core Motivator 13:00 – Community Mechanics: Friday Expert Calls & Shuffled Virtual Networking 19:00 – Houston Meetup: Tuesday Night at Flying Saucer Draught House 22:15 – The Next Horizon: Scaling Base Camp to 1,000 Members & Launching the Newsletter 24:30 – Capital Constraints: 5.1% 10-Year Treasuries & The Flight to Value-Add 27:15 – The 10- to 20-Year Small Bay Runway Join the Small Bay Industrial Basecamp here: https://www.skool.com/small-bay-basecamp Connect with Thaddeus Campbell (S3 Partners): Email: thaddeus@s3.partners LinkedIn:   / itsthadcampbell   Connect with Will Skillman (Trowbridge Development) Email:will@trowbridgedevelopment.com LinkedIn:   / willskillman   This Episode was brought to you by: https://www.s3.partners