Jimmy

Jimmy

The 2024 Total Eclipse in Fort Worth, TX

Total Solar Eclipse of 2024

There was a total solar eclipse today… and Fort Worth was in the path of totality! It was a bit cloudy, but that didn’t stop us from having a great time. 🌞🌑 Best part: I grabbed some cool photos… Check…

Announcing OZ Insiders

OZ Insiders

Today, I’m pleased to announce that Andy and I are launching OZ Insiders, a private, closed-door community of high-performing Opportunity Zone executives, professionals, and investors. This new group is the natural evolution of my five-year journey into the world of…

I spoke at the University of Notre Dame last week

Andy Hagans & Jimmy Atkinson at the University of Notre Dame

Andy Hagans and I returned to the Notre Dame campus last week to deliver a presentation on alternative investments and Opportunity Zones at Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate (FIRE) on October 27, 2023. The FIRE Football Fridays Real…

Beginnings: WealthChannel Launches

WealthChannel

Andy and I launched WealthChannel, just before the end of 2022. Phew! We intend WealthChannel to be the umbrella brand under which we will continue to operate OpportunityDb and AltsDb. In 2018, I founded OpportunityDb to cover the Opportunity Zones…

I’m working on a great website about gut health

Colonoscopy.com

I currently have the privilege of consulting on Colonoscopy.com, one of the world’s leading Internet resources on gut health and colon health. My team and I have recently launched the Colon Health Podcast Hosted by Dr. Dac, which I co-produce.…

I was on PayPod!

PayPod

I had the pleasure of being a guest on PayPod, a fintech podcast hosted by my old pal Scott Hawksworth. Scott grilled me about Opportunity Zones and how the tax incentive can be applied to the fintech industry. Click here…

Announcing OZ Pros

OZ Pros

Ashley Tison (of OZ Consultants) and I have partnered to form OZ Pros. OZ Pros helps real estate developers, business owners, and fund sponsors create and manage their own Opportunity Zone funds. While self certifying as a Qualified Opportunity Fund…

I talked about OZs on the COMPOUND Podcast

COMPOUND

Real estate broker, developer, and investor Thomas Morgan (aka TMO) hosted me on his COMPOUND Podcast earlier this year. Thomas and I discuss the Opportunity Zones tax benefit and my media company OpportunityDb. Click here to listen in Spotify. Thomas…

I spoke at the Harvard Club of New York last week

HCNY

I presented to a group of 20 real estate investors at the Harvard Club of New York last week. My 60-minute presentation focused on the basics of the Opportunity Zones tax benefit and investment and capital-raising options for real estate…