Our Team
Chad Urbshott, P.Eng.
Chad has been involved in real estate and construction nearly his entire life. He spent the first several years of his career engineering significant buildings such as an airport terminal and several casinos. From there, he moved into the construction and development aspect of the business for a prominent multi-billion dollar Constructor, working with developers to substantiate the viability of real estate developments who then oversaw their design and construction.
Chad’s personal acquisition of real estate investments started in 2007 with the purchase of several single family homes and creating lease options with prospective tenant buyers. From there, his investments evolved into larger properties ranging from commercial land to multi-unit student apartments, as well as the development of a 3-story office building. Over the past five years, Chad capitalized on the lucrative opportunity of investing in US properties, as he discovered many distressed and foreclosed properties could be purchased for significant discounts compared to those in Canada. In 2013, he formed Equigrowth Capital to strategically acquire properties throughout the US, for the purpose of yielding above average returns while building equity for the company and its investors. When he unearthed the world of distressed mortgage note investing, Chad then recognized that he could combine both his passion for real estate and finance to produce exemplary returns in this alternative investment niche.
Chad is the President of Equigrowth Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering Science from Western University, graduating “With Distinction”. He has also completed Executive Development programs in Finance and Marketing from both Ryerson and Queen's University respectively, and taken the Canadian Securities Course.
Chad’s personal acquisition of real estate investments started in 2007 with the purchase of several single family homes and creating lease options with prospective tenant buyers. From there, his investments evolved into larger properties ranging from commercial land to multi-unit student apartments, as well as the development of a 3-story office building. Over the past five years, Chad capitalized on the lucrative opportunity of investing in US properties, as he discovered many distressed and foreclosed properties could be purchased for significant discounts compared to those in Canada. In 2013, he formed Equigrowth Capital to strategically acquire properties throughout the US, for the purpose of yielding above average returns while building equity for the company and its investors. When he unearthed the world of distressed mortgage note investing, Chad then recognized that he could combine both his passion for real estate and finance to produce exemplary returns in this alternative investment niche.
Chad is the President of Equigrowth Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering Science from Western University, graduating “With Distinction”. He has also completed Executive Development programs in Finance and Marketing from both Ryerson and Queen's University respectively, and taken the Canadian Securities Course.
The Hon. Robert Hanson
Mr. Hanson acts as an adviser to assist the company in accessing investors and other possible business partners. Mr. Hanson currently serves as the Chairman of Hanson Capital Investments Ltd., Strand Hanson Ltd., Sinojie Hanson and Hanson Family Holdings Ltd. (formerly Hanson Transport Group Limited), and is also Co Chairman and Managing Partner of Millennium Hanson Advisors. He was Chairman of Hanson Westhouse Limited from February 1998 to April 2009 and an Associate Director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons from 1983 to 1990, serving in London, Hong Kong, Chile and Spain. From 1990 to 1997, he served on the board of directors of Hanson plc, and was primarily responsible for strategy and merger and acquisition transactions.
Robert Hanson was an independent non-executive Director of Vancouver based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. from 2001 to 2010 and has been a Director of SouthGobi Resources, a Mongolia-based coal production and development company, since 2006. Mr. Hanson currently serves as a non-executive director of Kaizen Discovery Inc., a Canadian technology-focused mineral exploration company. His other non-executive directorships include Sport & Artist Management Ltd. (a boutique sports marketing company) and E-commerce Logistics Ltd. (a Hong Kong based company which provides fulfilment and logistics facilities in greater China).
Mr. Hanson was educated at Eton College and received his Master of Arts degree in English Language & Literature from St Peter’s College, Oxford. He is a trustee of the Hanson Foundation and a founding trustee of the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation fighting child cancers. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Robert Hanson was an independent non-executive Director of Vancouver based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. from 2001 to 2010 and has been a Director of SouthGobi Resources, a Mongolia-based coal production and development company, since 2006. Mr. Hanson currently serves as a non-executive director of Kaizen Discovery Inc., a Canadian technology-focused mineral exploration company. His other non-executive directorships include Sport & Artist Management Ltd. (a boutique sports marketing company) and E-commerce Logistics Ltd. (a Hong Kong based company which provides fulfilment and logistics facilities in greater China).
Mr. Hanson was educated at Eton College and received his Master of Arts degree in English Language & Literature from St Peter’s College, Oxford. He is a trustee of the Hanson Foundation and a founding trustee of the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation fighting child cancers. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Ryan Poole
Ryan has been instrumental to the success of Equigrowth. As a realtor and partner with the renowned firm RSI Asset Management, he works with large hedge funds to help facilitate and service their non-performing loans and REO’s throughout the state of Florida. In that capacity, Ryan has valued, serviced, managed, and sold over $200 million in assets since 2009. Ryan currently oversees a portfolio of over $20 million in assets. He has relationships with many investors, local developers, numerous banks and hedge funds which include: Kondaur Capital, Blackstone, Waterfall AM, Wexford Capital, Tiptree Financial, Bayview Financial, Ark Loans solutions, and other hedge funds.
Ryan is also the founder of RealTrade, a start-up not-for-profit real estate platform using the latest EOS blockchain Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS) technology that offers a Global Listing Service (GLS), a Social Media Platform for interaction, and a Exchange where people can tokenize real estate then buy, sell, rent, and trade those tokens. Equigrowth is also an investor in this venture.
He holds a degree from St Cloud State University in Minnesota, and is also a 19-year veteran of the real estate industry and member of the National and Florida Boards of Realtors.
Ryan is also the founder of RealTrade, a start-up not-for-profit real estate platform using the latest EOS blockchain Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS) technology that offers a Global Listing Service (GLS), a Social Media Platform for interaction, and a Exchange where people can tokenize real estate then buy, sell, rent, and trade those tokens. Equigrowth is also an investor in this venture.
He holds a degree from St Cloud State University in Minnesota, and is also a 19-year veteran of the real estate industry and member of the National and Florida Boards of Realtors.
