Nick Stromwall

Principal Fund Manager @ Oak and Vine Upstream Energy Fund | Real Estate Investing, Syndications

What if we lived on 10% and gave 90% away?

I’m an entrepreneur at heart and an alternative asset fund manager who loves educating faith-driven investors on how to invest in alternative assets like real estate and energy.

Can you multiply money and impact with your current investing strategy?

I’m on a mission to build a thriving business that propels generosity—helping investors multiply their income so they can multiply their impact.

I spent 15 years in ministry developing leaders and building systems that empowered people to thrive. Now, I help people invest, train leaders, and build scalable systems that create lasting impact.

… And I help leaders get the #TripleWin:

✅ Winning at Work – Building scalable, high-impact businesses
✅ Winning with Family – Creating financial freedom for the people they love
✅ Winning in Community – Investing in opportunities that serve a greater purpose

As the VP of Efficiency and Innovation at Rise48, I focus on:
→ Streamlining systems to help our investors and team operate at peak efficiency
→ Developing scalable processes to support growth and maximize returns
→ Optimizing investor experience so they can confidently invest in high-quality, cash-flowing multifamily real estate

As the founder of Oak and Vine Capital, I focus on partnering with world-class operators in the best asset classes. I’ve served as a General Partner and Managing Partner in multiple real estate and energy syndications. 

My mission is clear:
→ To invest in businesses that create Kingdom Impact and empower investors to do the same.

Let’s multiply your resources for greater Kingdom impact.

Principal Owner

I help people multiply their money and impact through passive real estate investing in commercial real estate and alternative asset syndications.

We closed out the year together in Phoenix at the Rise48 Christmas Party  a western-themed evening that brought our teams from Arizona, Texas, and North Carolina into the same room.

Not for meetings.
Not for metrics.
But for connection.

It was a night of conversations, shared stories, and time with the people who put in the work every day behind the scenes. The kind of environment where relationships deepen, trust strengthens, and culture is reinforced in real time.

Because great execution doesn’t start in spreadsheets.
It starts with alignment.
With shared values.
With teams who believe in the mission and in one another.

I left the event reminded of how far we’ve come as an organization and how much opportunity is ahead as we continue building, growing, and serving together in the new year.

Grateful for our teams, our leaders, and every person who plays a role in the work we’re doing.

What was one meaningful moment you experienced with your team last year?

#Rise48Group #TeamCulture #LeadershipInAction #EndOfYearReflection

I help faith driven leaders multiply their money and impact through investing in alternative assets like real estate

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I was terrified raising money for my first syndication.

Not surface level nerves.
Real fear.

Can I actually do this
What if I mess this up
What if people trust me and I fail

Up to that point, I had proven one thing.

I could buy a duplex.

But a syndication is different.
It’s not just your money anymore.

It’s a responsibility.
Stewardship.
Weight.

The McKinley project forced a new internal question.

Not “is this a good deal?”
But “am I ready to lead?”

Here’s what changed everything.

I stopped trying to do it alone.

I found partners I deeply trusted.
People with track records.
People with shared values.
People who were willing to say no if something felt off.

Then I focused on three fundamentals.

→ A growing market with real demand
→ A conservative business plan
→ Offering investors something better than what they were settling for

But the real work wasn’t underwriting.

It was identity.

I had to move from
“Can I do this?”
to
“I’m responsible to do this well.”

Once that clicked, the fear didn’t disappear.

But it stopped leading.

That first raise wasn’t about scale.
It was about obedience.
Preparation.
Integrity.

Looking back, the hardest part was never raising capital.

It was believing I was ready to carry it.

This week I’m unpacking the goals behind the deals.
And the mental barriers that came before the breakthroughs.

No hype.
No theory.
Just the real progression.

If you’re staring at your next step and asking
“Can I really do this?”

You’re probably closer than you think.

Follow along this week.

And next week
I’m opening a space to go deeper
Fundamentals
Mindset
Execution

More soon.

Would you rather play it safe
Or grow into the weight of responsibility?

(I've raised capital on 17 deals, and who you partner with is most important)

 The picture is from our McKinley project, a 48-unit multifamily apartment in Iowa

My little girl is potty trained after a holiday weekend potty training blitz! We used a secret weapon that I'm happy to share with you today.

The Potty Dance Song.

After successful poops and pees in the potty
we rewarded her with a special song.

we get down low, and sing

the potty dance
the potty dance

number 1
number 2

in the potty
(then we drumroll low to high)

and pick her up while saying
WAHOO

simple, and yet the smile gives it all away.

Should we put this to music?

What were some of your potty training tricks?

The hardest part of raising $1,000,000
Was believing I was allowed to ask.

Before that, I had raised $300,000.
Five investors.

That wasn’t small to me.

That was five families creating margin.
Five people accelerating toward freedom and impact.

So I set a new goal.
Raise my first $1,000,000.

And immediately, the doubts showed up.

I was working in ministry.
Different industry.
Different network.

I kept telling myself:

I haven’t earned the right yet
I need more touchpoints
I should steward the relationship better first

That belief almost stopped everything.

Here’s what finally clicked.

Asking isn’t pressure.
It’s an invitation.

You’re not asking for a yes.
You’re asking for interest.

Yes or no
Both are acceptable.

The real responsibility isn’t the ask.

It’s being prepared if someone says yes.

→ Clear education
→ Simple systems
→ The right team
→ A next step that serves them

Once I reframed that, the fear lost its grip.

God brought the connections.
Old relationships resurfaced.
New conversations opened.

Not because I was perfect.
But because I was willing.

If you’re stuck wondering
“Have I earned the right yet?”

You probably have.

And if you want help building the systems behind the ask
I’m teaching it live on Tuesday.

How to raise your first $1,000,000
And how to think about $10,000,000 next.

Link in the comments.

Yes or no
Is the fear more about rejection
Or believing you’re allowed to ask

I wanted my first real estate deal so badly.

Not because I wanted to be “in real estate.”
Not because I cared about titles or numbers.

I wanted it because my family was growing.
And because we were mentoring students who needed support.
And generosity requires margin.

At the time, I honestly didn’t know if I had what it takes.

I questioned myself constantly.
Am I capable of this
Am I thinking too big
Am I built for this path

That first goal wasn’t syndication.
It wasn’t raising capital.
It was owning our first duplex.

But behind that small step was a much bigger vision.

How do I create more capacity to give
How do I meet the needs around me
How do I steward what God has entrusted to us well

That single duplex changed how I saw myself.
Later came syndicating deals.
Later came raising capital for trusted partners.

But the hardest part was never the deal.

It was the mental question
Do I have what it takes

This week, I’m going to start breaking down my goals
And the mental challenges I had to overcome at each stage
Not theory
Not hype
Just the real progression

If you’re setting goals right now
Start with your vision
Not the tactic

Follow along this week as I share more.

And next week
I’ll be opening up something new
A space to go deeper
A forum built around fundamentals, mindset, and execution

More soon.

𝘗.𝘚 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘧?

Most capital raisers talk about strategy.
The ones who scale focus on results.

That’s why we built the Fundamental Forum, a live working session for capital raisers and fund managers who want real frameworks they can apply immediately.

In recent conversations, we’ve walked through:
→ The blueprint to raise your first $1,000,000 with clarity and structure
→ How to build the systems required to scale toward $10,000,000+
→ Messaging, follow-up cadence, and relationship-driven capital flows
→ Lessons from peers who are actually in the market right now

Our next session is Tuesday, January 13th at 12 PM MST / 2 PM EST.

If you’re ready to move from effort to outcomes, this is the room to be in.

👉 Register here to save your seat: https://lnkd.in/gBU2eNQq

#FundamentalForum #CapitalRaising #FundManagers #ScalingCapital #Rise48Equity

Today we're hosting this month's Fundamental Forum - 

a live conversation for capital raisers who want to scale with intention, structure, and execution.

This session is centered around one theme:
Goal Setting That Works
 

We’ll walk through:

• Building a repeatable, scalable system

• Reverse engineering your capital raise

• Investor conversion funnel

If you’re raising capital, you don’t need more noise.

You need clarity, alignment, and momentum.

We go live today at 12 PM MST / 2 PM EST.

👉 Join the session here: https://lnkd.in/gq2qidYb

#CapitalRaising #FundManagers #InvestorRelations #FundamentalForum #Rise48Equity

Implement this small hack and get more done in your day 👇

mind dump or mind purge all of your open loops into a trusted system.

I like asana.

Block out 30 minutes today and do this.

𝗗𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿:
• tasks
• ideas
• projects
• things you've delegated or been delegated
• sticky notes on your desk, fridge, etc.
• notes on your desktop
• emails you've been saving in your inbox
• notes in your notes app
• voice memos
• slack messages
• think personal and work!

→ I feel so free after getting everything down and out ... a trusted system really helps.

This mental space gives me more capacity to win at work, with family, and in my community!

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲?

Comment below 👇

P.S. - Please repost ♻️ if you found this useful

p.s.s. if you are local in Minneapolis and want to learn more I'm teaching my business systems early tomorrow, send me a DM

Closed! Apartments of Westgrove in Raleigh, NC Rebranding as “Rise Westgrove”

To learn how you can invest in multifamily properties like this, set up a call with us on our website.

#multifamilyinvesting #Arizonamultifamily

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Professor

US Navy

Officer

Commanding Officer

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Prospective Executive Officer

Staff

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HSM-46 DET 6 Officer in Charge

Romeo Transition Student

Topcat/Air Department Training Officer

Catapult Launch and Recovery Officer

Lead eight commissioned and non-commissioned officers, and over 150 enlisted Sailors responsible for flight deck, and crash and salvage operations on board USS NIMITZ aircraft carrier.

V1 Division Officer, Air Department

SH-60B Fleet Replacement Instructor Pilot

Quality Assurance Officer/Maintenance Safety Officer

Maintenance Division Officer

Weekly Operational Schedules Officer

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20+ Years of Leading & Developing Teams in the Navy | Coach | ICF Member | Founder | Empowering People to Unleash Their Best Selves & Escape The Golden Path Fallacy

You’ve accomplished a lot.

And this next chapter is different.

You’re stepping into:

• More responsibility.
• More visibility.
• More impact.

Deep down, you know your old playbook won’t cut it.

This time, it's not about having the right answers.

It’s about leading from alignment—with clarity,
confidence, and purpose.

That’s where I come in.

I partner with growth-minded leaders to help them:

• Clarify their purpose, passions, values, and strengths
• Lead authentically and confidently
• Empower their teams to thrive

I’m not here to give you more tips, tools, or techniques.

I’m here to help you uncover what’s already within—so
you can lead in a way that’s deeply aligned and
impactful.

My coaching is grounded in:

✅ 22+ years leading and developing teams in the Navy
✅ ICF-accredited coaching (ACC)
✅ The Blueprint Process: a powerful way to reveal
your values, passions, purpose, and cause.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼.

You need a trusted partner who sees your potential,
challenges your thinking, and helps you unlock your next
level of leadership.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:

• Reveal your Blueprint—what truly drives you
• Make decisions aligned with who you are
• Lead with conviction, clarity, and impact
• Create the conditions for your team to grow

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆:

"𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦
𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵—𝘋𝘔 𝘩𝘪𝘮." – Cody H.  

"𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵—𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐
𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥." – Chris C.  

"𝘈𝘴 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘺, 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦
𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵." – Matt L.  

"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨—𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." – Paul H.

Are you ready to lead with clarity, empower your team,
and align your leadership with what matters most?

📩 𝗗𝗠 𝗺𝗲. 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱.

Brandon Jenkins

Fifteen years.

Last night, Julie and I celebrated our anniversary.

Today marks 15 years, and I’m feeling deeply grateful.

What stands out most to me isn’t any single milestone.

It’s the consistency.
Showing up for each other.
Coming back to each other when things were hard.

Learning, over time, how to love each other in the ways
the other person actually needed.

We’ve been through a lot together.

Two kids.
Three full deployments.
More work-ups than I can count.
Five big moves (plus a few in-town for good measure).

And all the challenges that never make it into photos.

I’m proud that when things got difficult, we chose
growth instead of letting the challenges pull us apart.

Not perfectly. Not even close.

Just honestly. Together.

I’m grateful to have found a true teammate in life.

Someone willing to walk through it with me, side by side.

Happy anniversary, Julie.

-Jenks

Brandon "Jenks" Jenkins, ACC

Leadership Coach | Empowering Leaders To Move From Expert → Leader of Experts With Clarity, Alignment & Confidence | 22-Year Naval Aviator | ICF ACC

Wow, it is incredibly fulfilling to be able to partner with someone in this way. 

I’m grateful for you, Hendo, and all of the leaders I’m teamed up with.

Thank you. 

-Jenks

Paul Henderson

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One of the easiest leadership traps to fall into is this:

• You see the situation.
• You’ve done something similar before.
• You know how you would handle it now.

So you tell your teammate what to do.

It feels efficient.
Helpful, even.

But there’s a cost most leaders don’t notice until later.

When you consistently tell your team what to do, you
quietly take away their chance to learn how to think
through it themselves.

You take away:

• their opportunity to collaborate
• their chance to assess and adjust
• their ability to try, learn, and self-correct

Over time, something predictable happens.

Small decisions come back to you.
Then slightly bigger ones.

Eventually, it feels like everything needs your input.

Not because your team is incapable.

But because they were never given space to develop
their own judgment.

This is one of the hardest shifts for leaders moving from
expert to leading experts.

It’s uncomfortable to step back when you believe you
already see the way forward.

And it’s exactly the shift that creates innovative,
self-sufficient teams.

If this tension feels familiar and you want space to talk it
through, I offer a free 30-minute leader thinking session.

It's a conversation with a thinking partner, not another
set of instructions.

Link to book time is in my Featured section.

-Jenks

Snuck out the other day for a walk by the water.

I’d been inside too long.

Staring out the window at a gorgeous day.

Feeling a little stuffy and cooped up.

Nothing dramatic. I just needed to get outside and move.

On walks like that, I try not to think about projects
or solve anything.

I just pay attention.

The air.
The movement.
What I’m noticing.

My mood usually shifts first.

I feel lighter. 
More energized.
Calmer.

And without trying, that’s when things tend to surface.

An idea.
A connection.
A thought that inspires me.

I call it “receive mode.”

Not forcing anything.

Just present long enough to notice what shows up.

Mostly, though, it’s just nice to be outside, 
moving my body, enjoying the day.

Maybe you’ve noticed something similar
when you step away for a bit?

-Jenks

There’s a moment that doesn’t usually get talked about.

You’re holding a decision.

It matters.

And you can feel the weight of it sitting squarely
on your shoulders.

You don’t have all the information.
You probably never will.

And the thought creeps in quietly:

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨?
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭?

That’s often where leaders start hesitating.

It's not because they are incapable.

It's because they’re deciding alone.

What’s missing in that moment usually isn’t more data.

It’s different perspectives:

• to ask questions you wouldn’t think to ask yourself.
• to help surface the assumptions you’re carrying.
• to help you see other angles before you move.

Not so the decision becomes obvious.

But so you have enough confidence to move forward
and a way to learn once you do.

That’s what the clip below is really about.

Not waiting for certainty.

Instead, creating the rhythm, feedback, and
collaboration that let you adjust as you go.

It isn’t about getting it right the first time.

It’s about knowing you won’t be alone if you
need to adapt.

If this feels familiar, and you’re looking for a place to
think things through with others, I’m a DM away.

-Jenks

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