I Invested in You, Not the Project: Doug McAllister E56

The Paradyme Shift · Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 4m · transcript

In this episode of The Paradyme Shift, Ryan Garland sits down with Doug McAllister - former Paradyme president, former mayor, multi-state telecommunications executive, and early Paradyme investor - to tell the story behind the platform.

Doug explains why he chose to invest in Ryan rather than a single project, while Ryan traces Paradyme's evolution from early capital raising and third-party sponsor deals into a more controlled private equity and real estate development model. Their conversation covers construction underwriting, debt and equity, phased development, investor communication…