Generation 1.5: How JR Ramji Is Building Legacy and New Playbooks at 20

Your Next Gen Friend: A Successor's Guide to Business Transition

What does it mean to be Generation 1.5—old enough to remember the drywall dust, young enough to build the next playbook?

At just 20 years old, JR runs leasing at Victory Real Estate Group, sits at city council meetings for development projects, and co-founded NextGenX—a peer group for successors who know legacy is about people, not just money. He also launched Retail Equity, introducing capital raising to a business his father built without outside capital.

This episode dives into succession in motion, the courage to pitch innovation to the founder, and why “relational, not transactional” might be the most important mindset for the next generation.

You’ll hear:

• JR’s father’s rags-to-riches story and why it fuels his work ethic.
• Why weekends on job sites shaped JR’s identity as Generation 1.5.
• The early succession moves at Victory: bringing in a CFO and COO.
• How JR pitched capital raising to his dad—and why it stuck.
• Why curated peer groups are the future of successor learning.

Connect with Jahan “JR” Ramji:

Victory Real Estate Group: victoryrealestategroup.com

NextGenX: thenextgenx.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jahanramji

For Victory Group & Retail Equity inquiries, I can be reached at [email protected]

For NextGenX inquiries, I can be reached at [email protected]

Connect with Andrea Carpenter and Your Next Gen Friend:

Website: https://yournextgenfriend.com/

Your Next Gen Friend on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yournextgenfriend/

Your Next Gen Friend on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@yournextgenfriend

Andrea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreashaver/

Subscribe to "Your Next Gen Friend" on your favorite podcast player:

Spotify: https://yournextgenfriend.com/open-spotify

Apple Podcasts: https://yournextgenfriend.com/apple-podcast

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm.