$70B Company Investing Globally in Digital Infrastructure - Marc Ganzi - CEO @ DigitalBridge ($DBRG)

Marc is Chief Executive Officer at DigitalBridge and has been an investor and operator in the digital infrastructure sector for over 25 years. He has led DigitalBridge’s transformation to become a premier platform for digital infrastructure and real estate investment. Marc founded Digital Bridge Holdings in 2013 and, as its CEO, built the firm into a leading global manager of digital infrastructure assets with more than 20 billion in AUM, until its merger in July 2019 into the current public company, DigitalBridge Group, Inc. On this episode, Marc and Chris discuss: - How the industry has evolved over the decades - AI's impact on this industry - The different verticals of data centers - Value add digital - Lease structures & Cybersecurity - Digital real estate Links: DigitalBridge - https://www.digitalbridge.com/ Marc on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-ganzi-627595/ DigitalBridge on X - https://twitter.com/DBRG_Group Support our Sponsors Better Pitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I Fort Capital: https://bit.ly/FortCapital Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:09 - Marc’s early career 00:05:05 - The world of cell towers 00:15:01 - Gauging the needs of small providers vs. large ones 00:18:13 - How has the industry changed over the past few decades? 00:22:16 - Is there going to be an increase in demand for AI data centers? 00:25:04 - The different verticals of data centers 00:29:25 - Do Amazon and Microsoft dominate the cloud industry? 00:31:59 - Is all data equal? 00:34:41 - Value add digital 00:36:48 - Is your work spec build or do customers commit to a location first? 00:39:00 - Data center lease structures 00:40:25 - Cybersecurity 00:41:40 - How do you enhance a fiber optic cable? 00:42:41 - Can offices be converted to data centers? 00:44:40 - Will electric vehicles be an issue regarding power availability? 00:47:17 - Is crypto putting a dent in the industry? 00:48:31 - The US’ strength in cybersecurity 00:50:19 - How do you run your business ops in the Middle East and Asia? 00:52:53 - Digital real estate 00:54:58 - Were there any shifts coming out of COVID-19? 00:55:51 - What’s the bear case for digital? Chris on Social Media: X: https://bit.ly/3BYIjcH LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0 Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO