[Skip to main content](/content/podcasts/fernando-de-leon#main/index.html) Your web browser is out of date. Update your browser for more security, speed and the best experience on this site. [Update your browser](http://outdatedbrowser.com/) Click for sound Posted Apr 28, 2026 # From Real Estate to Healthcare: Building Enduring Businesses [Contact us](/content/learn-more/index.html) - [Find us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/juniper-square) - [Find us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/junipersquare/) - [Find us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/juniper_square) - [Find us on Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperSquare) Brandon Sedloff sits down with Fernando De Leon to unpack the evolution of Leon Capital Group and the lessons learned from building and operating businesses across healthcare, insurance, financial services, and real estate. Fernando shares how his upbringing between Mexico and Texas shaped his understanding of human behavior and incentives, which later became foundational to how he builds organizations. The conversation spans his early entrepreneurial experiences, navigating the global financial crisis, and the strategic pivots that transformed his firm into a diversified holding company. Throughout, Fernando emphasizes the importance of adaptation, disciplined capital allocation, and aligning incentives to drive long-term success. They discuss: - How early exposure to different economic systems shaped his approach to investing and leadership - Why concentrated bets and embracing mistakes have driven outsized returns - The role of incentives and human behavior in building and scaling organizations - How opportunistic investing during the financial crisis created long-term advantages - Why AI and automation are now central to improving efficiency and protecting margins across businesses Megaphone Embeddable Player The Distribution by Juniper Square From Real Estate to Healthcare: Building Enduring Businesses - Fernando De Leon - Founder & CEO - Leon Capital Group 00:00:00 Forward 15 seconds Back 15 seconds 00:00:00 [Save to Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5ysEwoATUSEiol96NZgR8L?intent=1 "Save to Spotify") Subscribe Description ## Share The Distribution by Juniper Square Share this episode with your friends [Share via Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?quote=%27From+Real+Estate+to+Healthcare%3A+Building+Enduring+Businesses+-+Fernando+De+Leon+-+Founder+%26+CEO+-+Leon+Capital+Group%27+by+The+Distribution+by+Juniper+Square&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.link%2FDTSOS1407718276 "Share via Facebook")[Share via Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%27From+Real+Estate+to+Healthcare%3A+Building+Enduring+Businesses+-+Fernando+De+Leon+-+Founder+%26+CEO+-+Leon+Capital+Group%27+by+The+Distribution+by+Juniper+Square&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.link%2FDTSOS1407718276 "Share via Twitter") [Download episode](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DTSOS1407718276.mp3?source=player&updated=1777311175) ## Subscribe to The Distribution by Juniper Square Keep up to date by subscribing to this podcast [](https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-distribution "Subscribe via RSS") [Subscribe via Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1677652734 "Subscribe via Apple Podcasts") [Subscribe via Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5ysEwoATUSEiol96NZgR8L "Subscribe via Spotify") [Subscribe via iHeart](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/268261652 "Subscribe via iHeart") ## Description They discuss: Links: Leon Capital Group - [https://www.leoncapitalgroup.com/](https://www.leoncapitalgroup.com/) Fernando on LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-de-leon/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-de-leon/) Brandon on LinkedIn - ⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/⁠⁠](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0) Juniper Square - ⁠⁠ [https://www.junipersquare.com/⁠⁠](/content/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0/index.html) Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:40) - Fernando’s background and career (00:24:54) - Leon Capital Group (00:29:46) - Taking Stakes in Investors (00:31:35) - The opportunity created by the GFC (00:36:11) - Fernando’s approach to RE development (00:38:30) - Taking on 3rd party capital (00:42:40) - Biggest learning lessons (00:45:35) - Fernando’s favorite business (00:47:43) - The evolution of the human brain (00:49:28) - Predictions for the next 18 months (00:52:39) - What business would you like to be in that you currently aren’t? Posted Apr 28, 2026 # From Real Estate to Healthcare: Building Enduring Businesses [Contact us](/content/learn-more/index.html) They discuss: Megaphone Embeddable Player The Distribution by Juniper Square From Real Estate to Healthcare: Building Enduring Businesses - Fernando De Leon - Founder & CEO - Leon Capital Group 00:00:00 Forward 15 seconds Back 15 seconds 00:00:00 [Save to Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5ysEwoATUSEiol96NZgR8L?intent=1 "Save to Spotify") Subscribe Description ## Share The Distribution by Juniper Square Share this episode with your friends [Download episode](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DTSOS1407718276.mp3?source=player&updated=1777311175) ## Subscribe to The Distribution by Juniper Square Keep up to date by subscribing to this podcast ## Description They discuss: Links: Leon Capital Group - [https://www.leoncapitalgroup.com/](https://www.leoncapitalgroup.com/) Fernando on LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-de-leon/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-de-leon/) Brandon on LinkedIn - ⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/⁠⁠](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0) Juniper Square - ⁠⁠ [https://www.junipersquare.com/⁠⁠](/content/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0/index.html) Topics: