In this episode of Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter, we sit down with David S. Rose—Founder & CEO of USREM, Founder & Executive Chairman of Gust, and Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels.

David operates at the intersection of real estate, venture capital, and technology. In this conversation, we explore why illiquidity in private commercial real estate is no longer acceptable, how USREM is building a secondary marketplace for LP interests, and what it takes to modernize one of the world’s largest asset classes—without chasing hype.

Key topics include:

• Why real estate liquidity is becoming a leadership imperative

• How USREM enables price discovery without disrupting sponsors

• Lessons from building Gust and New York Angels

• When (and if) tokenization truly makes sense

• Leadership insights from bridging legacy industries and innovation

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What happens when speed, scale, and incentives collide with scientific truth?

In this episode of Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter, I sit down with Kent Anderson and Joy Moore, authors of How the Internet Disrupted Science, to examine the growing crisis in the scientific record.

We discuss:

• Rising retractions and broken incentives

• The unintended consequences of Open Access models

• AI’s role in discovery, distortion, and trust

• What must change to restore credibility in science

If you care about evidence-based policy, research integrity, or the future of knowledge, this conversation is for you.

Social listening is no longer a marketing tactic—it’s a leadership capability.

In this episode of Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter, I sit down with Hassan Paige, Founder of Eavesdrop, to explore how executives can use social listening and audience intelligence to move from noise to insight—and from insight to action.

We discuss: • Why most organizations collect signals but miss meaning • How social listening informs strategy, reputation, and decision-making • The role of design thinking in turning insight into impact • What leaders must do differently to truly “listen” at scale

If you lead strategy, brand, communications, or culture, this conversation will challenge how you think about insight in a real-time world.