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Occupier presents the Fully Occupied show, a podcast that helps you make sense of the commercial real estate and proptech landscape. You'll hear from proptech founders, CRE brokers, CRE execs, thought leaders and other folks that are on the bleeding edge of changing an industry. You'll also hear from the Occupier team with quick tips and insights into how you can up your commercial real estate game.
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Matt welcomes Ben Suttles, partner at Disrupt Equity. He oversees the acquisition, asset management and development of commercial & multi-family real estate in Texas, Georgia, Florida and and other tertiary markets. Ben is here to discuss the future of work as it relates to commercial space and how boundaries begins to bleed a little bit with multi family and office space.
Matt is joined by Charlie Harrison, Office Tenant Broker from CBRE. In this episode, Charlie share his insights on what it takes to be successful in his job and his thoughts on the Atlanta office market. The tenant representation space has evolved significantly throughout Covid and broker deals are more competitive than ever.
Welcome back to Fully Occupied Season 4! Recently, Occupier has announced a $10.5 million Series A fundraise, so to kick off Season 4 Matt is joined by two special guests: Michelle Killoran, Principal at OMERS Ventures and Liz Christo, Partner at Stage 2 Capital. In this episode, Michelle and Liz share their insights on why they invested in the proptech space and their predictions for the future of commercial real estate.
Art is a powerful medium that can transform spaces into one-of-a-kind experiences. Martha Weidmann, CEO and Co-founder at NINE dot ARTS, joins Matt to discuss how she uses original art in her business, showing off its transformation from spaces to beautiful and unique environments. Martha and her team are art consultants and curators, creating art experiences around the world for the hospitality industry, mixed-use developments, municipalities, multi-family residential developments, and healthcare environments. Martha is recently named to Forbes #Next1000 list, which recognizes 1000 entrepreneurs and business leaders who are making change across industries.
Matt Giffune was invited onto CoreNet Global’s, What’s Next Podcast. Matt sat down with Tim Venable to shares his thoughts on trends in commercial real estate as well as how Occupier fits into the landscape while also bringing some much-needed technology into this ever evolving space. For disclosure: This episode originally aired on CoreNet Global, What’s Next Podcast on August 23, 2021.
Four amazing CRE influencers joined the Fully Occupied podcast for a special episode in advance of the inaugural CREi Summit. Occupier Co-Founder Matt Giffune sat down with Natalie Wainwright from Logic Commercial Real Estate, Allen C. Buchanan from Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, Linda Day Harrison from TheBrokerList, and John Orr from Carolina Retail Experts are here to share their thoughts and opinions. In each conversation we dove into the ever evolving commercial real estate space from retail space to the industrial vertical.
Natalie Wainwright is the Vice President of the Office Tenant Representation Division at Logic Commercial Real Estate. With a knack for being prescient and omnipresent, it is easy to see why Natalie has been able to create so many opportunities through her social media prowess. From co-chairing the inaugural CREi Summit, to mentoring new agents and women in commercial real estate; Natalie is constantly elevating her peers and the CRE industry. Natalie joins Matt to share her insights on unlocking opportunities in the commercial real estate space and discussing current market trends.
Douglas Jerum has been a leader in the real estate industry for years, helping to empower companies to build their brands. He is now bringing his expertise with emerging retailers to Sabre Real Estate Advisors where he specializes in empowering startup retail brands that are looking for great distribution locations across America’s most competitive markets. Douglas joins Matt to share his thoughts and opinions on the world of retail real estate.
Courtney Cooper is a principal at Alate Partners, where she helps identify and scale promising real estate technology companies. At Alate, Courtney has been able to find success in identifying the right startups for investment based on their potential impact with an eye towards commercialization of these technologies as they continue to grow within society’s needs. Courtney joins Matt to share her outlook of investing in commercial real estate technology companies as an investor.
Rebecca Fitts, Director of Real Estate at Leap and joins Matt to discuss how brands must shift their real estate mindset for the post-pandemic world, how the Leap platform works, and how technology is powering innovation in the retail space. Rebecca has held leadership positions in retail and real estate for over 20 years, and has has gained a firm grasp how the retail landscape is shifting. In her current role, Rebecca focuses on non-traditional retail real estate strategies, brick and mortar customer experience and omni-channel solutions in the physical space for different brands. Rebecca is also Co-Host the podcast, “Retail is your Business.”
Wilfred Valenta, CEO & Co-founder of Silofit joins Matt to discuss Silofit's plans to bring flexibility to the fitness world, and how the COVID-19 virus has affected fitness professionals and enthusiasts. He also shares his thoughts on starting a hybrid fitness regimen that combines digital technology with physical training for an immersive experience.
Duke Long, a 20+ year veteran of the commercial real estate industry, and early predictor of the proptech movement joins Matt on an episode on the Fully Occupied Show. Now as an Entrepreneur in Residence at the National Association of Realtor's REACH Accelerator, he discusses his opinions on what will shape the CRE market for years to come, and his predictions for the future of the industry. We also hear about how the REACH Accelerator is identifying the real estate industry's next wave of innovators.
Dan Rosenzweig joins us to discuss his journey from managing corporate bankruptcies to founding Kettlespace, a co-working company that converts beautiful spaces into convenient and affordable places to work. We discuss his experience at WeWork, during the height of their global expansion, and how he identified a better way for hospitality businesses to cater to mobile professionals. The pandemic's impact on the nature of work, and how Dan has pivoted his business to adapt, underpin his conviction that spaces should accommodate a broad spectrum of employee expectations.
Jim Wenk and his preeminent Occupier focused advisory team recently joined Savills North America, where they bring a significant track record of working with some of the most recognized global brands. Having spent the last 20+ years guiding companies through ups and downs in the market, Jim shares his thoughts on the uniqueness of the current situation, how he sees the brokerage industry evolving, and why it is going to take 4-5 years for the office market in NYC to recover.
Maureen Waters lends a unique perspective into how the Commercial Real Estate industry has traditionally adopted technology, and why the pace of innovation is rapidly accelerating. She has held executive roles in all aspects of the commercial real estate industry, from running strategy at Cushman & Wakefield, leading investments for the Bill Gates Foundation, and steering the successful acquisition of Ten-X. We discuss the recent proliferation of startups across all real estate asset types, and how MetaProp's LPs think about innovation across their constituents.
Lauren Covell, CPA joined Occupier recently as our VP of Finance and Lease Accounting Lead to provide our customers and prospects with the expertise and guidance needed to properly comply with shifting lease accounting standards. With a Big-four accounting background and direct lease accounting experience and a rapidly growing consumer products company, Lauren is perfectly equipped to guide a business' efforts to compliance with ASC 842 and IFRS 16 lease accounting standards. In this episode, we are introduced to Lauren, and set the stage for the topics that are most important to getting lease accounting compliance right the first time.
Jeremy Adams has spent the past decade advising health care systems and medical use occupiers on portfolio strategy and transaction execution for their real estate. At JLL in Atlanta he operates a team of 20+ people, all dedicated to providing health care tenants with the analytics, services, and experience required to keep up with the rapidly changing environment of health care. We unpack how economic, demographic, and real estate trends are impacting the health care industry, and how a team dedicated to a specific practice area can stay ahead of the real estate market.
Jeff Hernandez took an unconventional path to becoming the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of a rapidly expanding chain of coffee shops. Starting out in his family construction company opened his eyes to the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship, and living through two major economic crises has sharpened his focus on delighting customers and employees. Jeff discusses how the foundational values of Black Rock have allowed the company to thrive, how real estate planning and taking calculated risks can pay off, and how the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic have shaped the future of his company.
Sam Schaefer has touched every aspect of commercial real estate. That includes managing suburban office properties, running global leasing, property management, and corporate outreach at Tishman Speyer, spearheading major technology implementations, and now heading both the real estate management and corporate portfolio of Hobbs Brook Management, an affiliate of FM Global Insurance. Sam tells us what life as a global real estate operator taught him about what tenants really want, and how they can best achieve their goals. We talk about how he thinks the commercial real estate industry has fundamentally shifted from a landlord / tenant conversation to a client / partner conversation.
Gabriel Safar envisions a commercial real estate industry that functions like a transparent, liquid marketplace - where data is shared and decisions are made quickly and accurately. In order to realize that vision, LeasePilot is the first company to fully digitize the lease document. In our conversation, we unpack why it is so time consuming and costly to negotiate a commercial lease, and why it doesn't have to be that way. Gabriel considers himself a real estate practitioner first, and a software guy second, but his roots are in the nitty gritty details of negotiating leases in his previous life as a real estate lawyer. His unique insight sheds a light on the rapidly evolving commercial real estate technology space, and what the future holds for the industry.
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