David Shamszad
ExecutiveEntrepreneur
United States
David Shamszad is an American executive and entrepreneur who founded and leads SG Real Estate, a real-estate investment and management company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has also become a public speaker and advocate on mental health and addiction. [2][3][5]
Career and work
Shamszad founded SG Real Estate in 2011 and serves as its CEO. The Berkeley-based company works across residential and commercial property management, brokerage, acquisitions and real-estate investment. [2][3]
Under Shamszad’s leadership, SG Real Estate expanded from a small office into a group of real-estate businesses serving multiple parts of the Bay Area market. [4]
What has been publicly discussed
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Social Impact Heroes / Authority MagazineDavid Shamszad: How I Navigate Life With Bipolar Disorder, And How You Can Too Extensive first-person interview covering diagnosis, mania, depression, hospitalization, suicidality, alcohol addiction, rehabilitation, treatment and recovery.
David Shamszad — LinkedIn Professional profile documenting Shamszad’s real-estate career and leadership of SG Real Estate.
California Department of Real EstatePublic License Lookup — SG Real Estate Confirms SG Real Estate and identifies Shamszad as its designated officer.
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David Shamszad, LinkedInSG Real Estate company update Describes the growth of SG Real Estate from a small office into a wider group of businesses.
David ShamszadDavid Shamszad — Speaking Availability Describes his mental-health speaking and advocacy work.
The MindShare Real Estate PodcastMental Health: How To Deal With the Emotional Ups and Downs of Running Your Own Business Interview covering Shamszad’s real-estate career, bipolar disorder, addiction and recovery.
Emissary Publishing / Apple BooksI Am Someone You Know Publication record for Shamszad’s memoir about bipolar disorder, addiction and recovery.
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Recommended books and other resources about David Shamszad and their experiences.
- Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Understanding Dual Diagnosis and the Path to RecoveryGiving Voice to Depression
Shamszad discusses bipolar disorder, addiction, hospitalization, therapy, sobriety and recovery.
- I Am Someone You Know with David Russell ShamszadThe Trauma Therapist
Long-form discussion of untreated illness, addiction, hospitalization and recovery.
- How Vulnerability Became His Superpower — David Shamszad’s StoryWarriors Unmasked
Interview covering bipolar disorder, addiction, entrepreneurship and public disclosure.