web01.fireside.fm Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:42:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Drawing the Blueprint - Episodes Tagged with “Blueprint” https://drawingtheblueprint.fireside.fm/tags/blueprint Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:30:00 -0400 Hosted by Blueprint CEO & Co-Founder Ben Firestone, Drawing the Blueprint brings you raw access to the movers and shakers in healthcare real estate and beyond. From industry pros, Blueprint insiders, and legends from completely different arenas, each episode explores career origin stories and dives deep into the guests’ journey, uncovering how dynamic people grow, lead, and build. Fun, provocative, and always conversational, Ben brings curiosity (and his signature “Fire’s Hot Seat”) to every guest. Whether you’re an insider hungry for insights, an emerging professional looking for mentorship, or simply a culture-curious listener who loves entrepreneurial stories, this is your front-row seat to the mindsets and moments that shape success. Find Ben and the Blueprint Crew on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drawingtheblueprint. en-us episodic Drawing the Blueprint brings you raw access to the movers and shakers in healthcare real estate and beyond. Ben Firestone Hosted by Blueprint CEO & Co-Founder Ben Firestone, Drawing the Blueprint brings you raw access to the movers and shakers in healthcare real estate and beyond. From industry pros, Blueprint insiders, and legends from completely different arenas, each episode explores career origin stories and dives deep into the guests’ journey, uncovering how dynamic people grow, lead, and build. Fun, provocative, and always conversational, Ben brings curiosity (and his signature “Fire’s Hot Seat”) to every guest. Whether you’re an insider hungry for insights, an emerging professional looking for mentorship, or simply a culture-curious listener who loves entrepreneurial stories, this is your front-row seat to the mindsets and moments that shape success. Find Ben and the Blueprint Crew on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drawingtheblueprint. no Ben Firestone drawingtheblueprintpodcast@gmail.com The Amy Sitzman Approach: Empathy, Execution, & Determination https://drawingtheblueprint.fireside.fm/11 c325865e-653d-4966-ad57-4c4d8cd0fa86 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:30:00 -0400 Ben Firestone full Ben Firestone 25:08 no In this episode of Drawing the Blueprint, Ben Firestone sits down with Amy Sitzman, Executive Managing Director, Partner, and a leader at Blueprint, to discuss what it takes to succeed in today’s senior housing market. Amy, who joined the firm in 2017, shares her perspective on building a career and driving results in a competitive and evolving industry. Amy reflects on her journey from medical equipment sales to finding her passion in real estate and becoming a force to reckon with in senior housing investment sales. Finding a culture at Blueprint that values creativity, curiosity, and strategic thinking, a move that reignited her career and gave her the flexibility to balance professional ambition with family life. She attributes her success in a predominantly male industry to empathy and determination. By putting herself in her clients’ shoes, Amy approaches every challenge with a solution-oriented mindset focused on getting transactions across the finish line. The conversation also explores current market dynamics, including strong demand for stabilized and value-add deals, competitive bidding environments, and the potential for market cooling as new development impacts cap rates. Amy’s story highlights the importance of relationships, resilience, and adaptability in the evolving world of senior housing. Find Amy here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-sitzman-14a0b515/ Senior Housing, Real Estate, Deal Making, Business Success, Women in Real Estate, Market Trends, Blueprint, commercial real estate, career journey, market trends, networking, personal life, success, travel, women in business In this episode of Drawing the Blueprint, Ben Firestone sits down with Amy Sitzman, Executive Managing Director, Partner, and a leader at Blueprint, to discuss what it takes to succeed in today’s senior housing market. Amy, who joined the firm in 2017, shares her perspective on building a career and driving results in a competitive and evolving industry.

Amy reflects on her journey from medical equipment sales to finding her passion in real estate and becoming a force to reckon with in senior housing investment sales. Finding a culture at Blueprint that values creativity, curiosity, and strategic thinking, a move that reignited her career and gave her the flexibility to balance professional ambition with family life.

She attributes her success in a predominantly male industry to empathy and determination. By putting herself in her clients’ shoes, Amy approaches every challenge with a solution-oriented mindset focused on getting transactions across the finish line.
The conversation also explores current market dynamics, including strong demand for stabilized and value-add deals, competitive bidding environments, and the potential for market cooling as new development impacts cap rates.

Amy’s story highlights the importance of relationships, resilience, and adaptability in the evolving world of senior housing.

Find Amy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-sitzman-14a0b515/

]]> In this episode of Drawing the Blueprint, Ben Firestone sits down with Amy Sitzman, Executive Managing Director, Partner, and a leader at Blueprint, to discuss what it takes to succeed in today’s senior housing market. Amy, who joined the firm in 2017, shares her perspective on building a career and driving results in a competitive and evolving industry.

Amy reflects on her journey from medical equipment sales to finding her passion in real estate and becoming a force to reckon with in senior housing investment sales. Finding a culture at Blueprint that values creativity, curiosity, and strategic thinking, a move that reignited her career and gave her the flexibility to balance professional ambition with family life.

She attributes her success in a predominantly male industry to empathy and determination. By putting herself in her clients’ shoes, Amy approaches every challenge with a solution-oriented mindset focused on getting transactions across the finish line.
The conversation also explores current market dynamics, including strong demand for stabilized and value-add deals, competitive bidding environments, and the potential for market cooling as new development impacts cap rates.

Amy’s story highlights the importance of relationships, resilience, and adaptability in the evolving world of senior housing.

Find Amy here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-sitzman-14a0b515/

]]> Episode 4: From Hedge Funds to Helping Hands: Neal Goss on Dignity-First Home Care https://drawingtheblueprint.fireside.fm/4 e329f31c-8883-4721-8602-ad1ca6015e54 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:30:00 -0400 Ben Firestone full Ben Firestone Discover how dignity-first caregiving empowers independence, eases family stress, and builds better home care teams. 8:57 no Ben sits down with longtime friend and founder of Lakeshore Helping Hands, Neal Goss, to explore what great non-medical caregiving really looks like and why it can restore independence for clients while easing stress for families. Paralyzed at 15 after a hockey accident, Neal has relied on caregivers for 25 years. That lived experience shaped his system for recruiting, interviewing, and training caregivers around what matters most: empathy, reliability, clear boundaries, and a relationship grounded in mutual respect. Together, they unpack: * The difference a dignity-first caregiver makes in daily life and family dynamics * How to vet agencies and individual caregivers (green flags vs. red flags) * Why values and communication often matter more than résumés or prior tasks * Lessons learned the hard way (and a few humorous missteps) about keeping professional lines intact * Neal’s purpose-driven leap from finance to entrepreneurship to help others avoid common pitfalls If you’re navigating care for an aging parent, living with a disability, or building a caregiving team, this conversation offers practical takeaways and a hopeful blueprint for better support at home. entrepreneurship, caregiver, home care, dignity first Ben sits down with longtime friend and founder of Lakeshore Helping Hands, Neal Goss, to explore what great non-medical caregiving really looks like and why it can restore independence for clients while easing stress for families. Paralyzed at 15 after a hockey accident, Neal has relied on caregivers for 25 years. That lived experience shaped his system for recruiting, interviewing, and training caregivers around what matters most: empathy, reliability, clear boundaries, and a relationship grounded in mutual respect.

Together, they unpack:

  • The difference a dignity-first caregiver makes in daily life and family dynamics
  • How to vet agencies and individual caregivers (green flags vs. red flags)
  • Why values and communication often matter more than résumés or prior tasks
  • Lessons learned the hard way (and a few humorous missteps) about keeping professional lines intact
  • Neal’s purpose-driven leap from finance to entrepreneurship to help others avoid common pitfalls

If you’re navigating care for an aging parent, living with a disability, or building a caregiving team, this conversation offers practical takeaways and a hopeful blueprint for better support at home.

]]> Ben sits down with longtime friend and founder of Lakeshore Helping Hands, Neal Goss, to explore what great non-medical caregiving really looks like and why it can restore independence for clients while easing stress for families. Paralyzed at 15 after a hockey accident, Neal has relied on caregivers for 25 years. That lived experience shaped his system for recruiting, interviewing, and training caregivers around what matters most: empathy, reliability, clear boundaries, and a relationship grounded in mutual respect.

Together, they unpack:

  • The difference a dignity-first caregiver makes in daily life and family dynamics
  • How to vet agencies and individual caregivers (green flags vs. red flags)
  • Why values and communication often matter more than résumés or prior tasks
  • Lessons learned the hard way (and a few humorous missteps) about keeping professional lines intact
  • Neal’s purpose-driven leap from finance to entrepreneurship to help others avoid common pitfalls

If you’re navigating care for an aging parent, living with a disability, or building a caregiving team, this conversation offers practical takeaways and a hopeful blueprint for better support at home.

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