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Behar On The Block - Los Angeles Business Stories is a podcast that will interview people in LA who have had an impact on the fabric of the Los Angeles market whether through a product they distributed/manufactured, the real estate they own/built, the politics they influence or a restaurant you've enjoyed.
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Todd Stevens is the Director of Strategy for Cuningham, a full-service Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture firm.  Todd and I discuss many notable projects he and his firm worked on including turning the House of Blues into the Pendry Hotel and how they mesh  "stories" with design into their projects.  They have worked on all forms of commercial real estate and with some of the biggest entertainment companies in the world including Disney and Universal.
My guest this week is Lisa Anderson @LisaAndersonLMA.  She is one of the foremost experts on supply chain and logistics.  She gives us great insight into the supply chain world today.  She discusses how we got in this mess, how much further we have to go and what companies are doing to pivot today.  The supply chain is a complex web that affects all of us.  Lisa breaks it down in an easy way to understand.     Lisa is SAP ranked as a Top 46 Supply Chain Influencer, Arketi named her a Top 40 B2B Tech Influencer and Washington Frank recognized her as a Top 50 ERP Influencer.  Lisa has spoken at conferences such as the Global Supply Chain & Logistics Summit, the APICS International Conference, and the Drucker Supply Chain Forum, and she's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, ABC News and CEO Magazine. Her book I’ve Been Thinking: Turning Everyday Interactions into Profitable Opportunities is a daily inspiration of new thinking to raise the bar and thrive in today’s competitive, fast-paced, 24/7 marketplace.  
Christopher Rising is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rising Realty Partners, while also serving on its investment committee. Prior to that, Mr. Rising served as Senior Vice President, Asset Transactions at MPG Office Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPG) where he oversaw all acquisitions, dispositions and related transactions for the company. He joined the company in 2007 as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives working directly with the CEO to formulate MPG’s strategy for reducing leverage and restructuring the company. In 2003, Mr. Rising founded The Rising Real Estate Group (RREG), a real estate investment and brokerage company which through its partnership with Barker Pacific Group (BPG), a Los Angeles real estate operator and developer, raised an equity vehicle known as Hamilton Capital Partners (HCP). Mr. Rising currently sits on the investment committee for HCP, a co-invest vehicle which has acquired more than 25 real estate assets, and now includes 18 self storage facilities, retail, industrial, office and condominium projects. As an owner, Mr. Rising has overseen the restructuring of the self-storage operation, acquisitions, and leasing operations. Mr. Rising is also a principal along with BPG and Golden Boy enterprises, Oscar de la Hoya’s firm, in 626 Wilshire Blvd., a 156,000 square foot office building located in downtown Los Angeles. Chris Rising is a graduate of Duke University and Loyola Law School. He began is professional career as an associate at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (now known as Pillsbury Winthrop), spent several years in the Office of the President at Cushman Realty Corporation and was a Director at Cushman & Wakefield. He is President of the Board of Chandler School in Pasadena, a member of the Board of Regents of Loyola High School in Los Angeles, the Board of Overseers at Loyola Law School and the Duke Athletic Advisory Board.
Jenny Goldfarb, aka Mrs. Goldfarb, is the founder of Unreal Deli. She grew up on the Standard American Diet (SAD), and in her early 30s, learned about the plight of animals on factory farms, which led her to adopt a plant-based diet. After much trial and error she became a whiz in the plant-based kitchen and realized the thing she missed most after becoming vegan was premium NY-style deli meat. She sought to recreate a corned beef made from beets, chickpeas, tomatoes and high protein wheat. The recipe became such a hit that it encouraged her to produce her Corn’d Beef Reubens for Delis, Whole Foods, even Shark Tank, where she took on Mark Cuban as primary investor. The company then developed Unreal Roasted Turk’y followed by Unreal Steak Slices. With no experience in the food sector, let alone launching a company, she gave birth to this rapidly expanding business in her tiny kitchen while pregnant with her 3rd child. The Unreal Deli product line can now be found in thousands of restaurant and grocery locations nationwide with more to come.
Don Kellar, MS, REP, PG is the CEO and Founder of Fulcrum Resources Inc. is a full-service environmental and engineering consulting firm that specializes in real-estate due-diligence, surface and subsurface assessments, remediation, and property condition assessments.
Brett Dedeaux is the president and founder of Dedeaux Properties.  He is recognized by Globe St as one of the top influencers in Industrial Real Estate and that same year the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Brett on the LABJ 500. Dedeaux Properties  is an industrial real estate investment & development firm. The company controls over 6,500,000 sq. ft. of industrial property in California along with a strategic presence in Chicago. Dedeaux Properties focuses on acquiring and developing distribution facilities, cold-storage buildings and transportation-related properties including truck terminals and trailer parking yards.
Darryl Dunn is the CEO and General Manager of the Rose Bowl Stadium.  The Rose Bowl Stadium opened in 1923 and is one of the most iconic sports and entertainment venues in the country today.  Prior to his current role, Darryl worked for the Los Angeles Lakers, Raiders, Clippers and was a member of the 1994 World Cup Committee. Darryl is also recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of LA’s top 500 business and community leaders.
Kim Snyder is the President of the US Western Region for Prologis aka the sensei of Commercial Real Estate.  Prologis is a Global Industrial Real Estate Company. Kim oversees acquisition, development and operations for the company.  Currently managing over 200mm Sq FT of industrial real estate. He is one of the most sought after leaders on industrial real estate today. Kim shares changes in the industrial world, development and the new demands from industrial tenants.
Mark Weinstein founded MJW Investments in 1983 following a brief career as an attorney. Since then, he has acquired over $1,000,000,000 of student housing, apartment, commercial, industrial, and self-storage buildings.  MJW was rated 7th largest Commercial Developer by LABJ and Mark was voted one of the 500 most influential people in LA for the 5th straight year. Mark has always been a visionary and risk taker with his multi family and student housing investments.  He shares stories from his first deal while still in law school to the more complex transactions including condo to apartment conversions, ground leases and CO-GP deals.  Mark was an early investor in Downtown LA when the city created the adaptive reuse ordinance and he shares why he was willing to take a on a  massive conversion of old industrial buildings to apartments.
Jacky is the Executive Director/CEO at Business Finance Capital.  Named one of the top women in banking by the Los Angeles Business Journal and one of the most influential leaders in Los Angeles. Jacky consults, advises and strategizes with her clients to help find the best small business loan available.  She works with many of the top distributors and manufactures on the west coast. Jacky shares why a small business should consider an SBA loan, what it means and how it works.
Chris King is a Peak-performance (flow) executive coach and motivational speaker. Chris facilitates the journey that leads to the discovery that creates the sustainable changes for professional organizations and individuals to exceed their professional and goals. Learn on how renegotiate your existence and make the impossible possible.  
Adolfo Suaya, is the founder and creator of the popular LA restaurant Gaucho Grill.   He went on to own and operate 15 bars and restaurants in LA and many others around the world.   Adolfo is developing an original hotel in LA called the Whiskey Hotel.  He shares his journey about creating restaurant concepts, owning, developing and investing in Los Angeles commercial real estate. Adolfo (@adolfosuaya) is a Restaurateur, TV host, Hotelier and  Home designer.  He is a true innovator in the hospitality world, cuisine world and more.  
Ken Kahan, Founder of California Landmark Group, a Los Angeles based multi family and commercial real estate developer. Ken discusses how he and his company choose an area to develop, why building a community is just as important as developing the building and what skills are needed to become a real estate developer.   Ken dives into the new trend and importance of Co-Living and what that means to multi-family development. Learn and listen from one of the best in the business.
Brian Shirken is the co-founder of Mountain Pacific Opportunity  Partners, and the founder of it's precursor, Mountain Capital Partners. Shirken, also co-founder of Columbus Pacific 25 years ago, has been involved in purchasing and redeveloping over five million square feet of retail, an 11,000 bed student housing portfolio, development of over 3,000 multifamily units, 5 assisted living projects and providing more than $200 million in mezzanine and equity capital, funding projects with an underlying value in excess of $1.4 billion. Brian shares how he made the switch from property investor to commercial real estate developer. Tips to  become a developer and how he made the change to live part time in Park City. 
John Jung, CMO of Brick Work. His company helps real estate owners, developers and agents acquire information about a property's development potential. Commercial real estate is a complicated process, John explains why he started this company and how they are helping have a positive impact in Los Angeles and Orange County with new CRE development.
Susan Shelley, V.P. of Communications for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, shares insights and the importance of the new Prop 15 which is set to hit the ballot in November.  This will impact all residents of CA. Susan is also a columnist and member of the editorial board of the Southern CA  News Group, 11 daily papers including the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Daily News.
My guest this week is Jay Sanderson, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Jay is a true renaissance man, a visionary leader in the Jewish community, a man with culinary skills, and an award winning television producer who in my opinion has a great impact on the Los Angeles community. When not leading one of the largest and most prominent Federations in our country he is the host of his own podcast, Jay’s 4 Questions. Jay has been professionally active in the Jewish community for over 30 years and has been recognized on the Forward 50 list as one of America’s leading entrepreneurs. Formerly, he was the CEO and Executive Producer of JTN Productions, where he created, produced, wrote over 700 hours of award-winning television programming broadcast worldwide, and led its broadband initiative JewishTVNetwork.com. His producing credits include the landmark PBS series “The Jewish Americans,” “Worse Than War,” and the James Beard Award-nominated “New Jewish Cuisine.” Connect with Jay: Podcast | Jays 4 Questions Instagram | jaysanderson_la
Ellie Perlman, Founder and CEO of Blue Lake Capital shares her journey from growing up in Israel to now owning thousands of multi-family apartment units across the country with her company Blue Lake Capital.  Faced with many obstacles along the way, she was determined to break out on her own.  She scaled her business very rapidly.  From lawyer, to property manager to real estate syndicator; this is her story. This episode is brought to you by: OCB Accountants.  You can find them at www.ocbaccountants.com Connect with Ellie:  Podcast:   REady2Scale with Ellie Perlman. Find her on Itunes and other podcast media outlets.  Website:  https://www.ellieperlman.com/ LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/ellieperlman Website: bluelake-capital.com/ Twitter: @PerlmanEllie    
Greg Lyon and Patrick Winters, Principals of Nadel Architects. They share where the inspiration comes from, challenges they face with the city, trends in the industry and a lot more.  With 20 and 30 years respectfully in the business, both Greg and Patrick have designed some of the most iconic properties in Los Angeles and around the world.  It was a real treat to sit down with two amazing architects and get an insight into their world.
If you work in Los Angeles there is a good chance you at some point picked up a copy of the Los Angeles Business Journal.  I for one have been a customer for many years.  Personally I find it very informative and helpful to learn about the business landscape in Los Angeles, covering all sectors, including real estate , media, fashion, health care, start ups, insurance, tech, and countless other industries,  This week I sit down with Anna Magzanyan the CEO and Publisher of the Los Angeles Business Journal. The LA Business Journal is an important source of media for anyone doing business in LA and I wanted to hear from the woman in charge. Anna’s journey to become the Publisher and CEO was a bit untraditional.  She shares how her background in marketing and branding help lead her to new and bigger opportunities. While working at the LA Times, she said. “I was an entrepreneur in a corporate environment.”    But Before leaving Anna launched a few iconic pieces at the Times including; The Envelope, The Envelope Screening Series, Style, Taste and other profitable ideas. Anna is an idea person that pushes new boundaries and knows how to create business opportunities.  She continues to do this with the LA Business Journal.
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