Episode 049: Lou Diamond and Jen Du Plessis
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Release Date: 12/11/2019
Episode 062: David Schechtman
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
David Schechtman, the not-so-shy, always informative and truly effervescent reformed yet long recovered attorney is the Senior Executive Managing Director of Investment Sales for Meridian Capital Group. He spends his days not only representing many of the name players in our industry, but also the true stars and integral backbones of NYC, namely the mom-and-pop owners of multifamily, industrial, office and retail properties. View podcast video at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 061: Chris Weilminster
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Today we are fortunate to have with us on Real Estate REality Check someone who I consider to be (pun intended) not only on the cutting, suburban and urban edge of real estate professionally speaking, yes my real estate brethren, I give to you the Executive Vice President and COO of Urban Edge Properties, Chris Weilminster. View podcast video at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 060: Adelaide Polsinelli and Robin Abrams
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Adelaide Polsinelli, Vice Chair at Compass (investment sales), and Robin Abrams, Vice Chairman at Compass (retail leasing), are two renowned leaders who have played an integral role during their illustrious careers in making a difference for their clients, those that they work with, as well as for the CRE industry. View podcast video at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 059: Richard Sarkis
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
From the streets of London, Rich Sarkis is Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Reonomy. Reonomy leverages big data, partnerships and machine learning to connect the fragmented, disparate world of commercial real estate. View podcast video at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 058: Bill Abramson
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Bill Abramson is Director of Brokerage for the renowned full service management and brokerage firm Buchbinder & Warren. Bill spent 9 years as a senior member of the management team which helped establish Chelsea Piers as the third largest tourist attraction in New York City. View podcast video at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 057: Alyssa Zahler
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Alyssa Zahler is Director of Commercial Leasing for Brooklyn based and family owned Two Trees Management, owners of a $4 billion real estate portfolio containing among other properties, 3MM square feet of office, retail and industrial product. View podcast video at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 056: Andrew Rigie
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Andrew Rigie, the Executive Director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, has been like Elvis Presley ... you know, as in EVERYWHERE, as he goes about channeling Winston Wolf’s mantra of “I solve problems” for the 100’s of thousands of NYC restaurant workers that have been devastated by the pandemic. View podcast video at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 055: Willy Walker
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Willy Walker, an avid skier, cyclist, family man and Boston Marathon runner who once clocked in with an outstanding time of 2:36, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Walker & Dunlop, one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States. View episode notes at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 054: Matt Giffune
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Although stated in a different context by David Byrne recently during Broadway show American Utopia, Matt Giffune, the co-founder of Occupier, does have a bit in common with Mr. Byrne when it comes to the benefits of collaboration. Just as David said, “By giving more, I get more,” the same can be said of the benefits that a user receives from Occupier's online deal and portfolio management collaboration software for tenants of commercial space. View episode notes at www.rerealitycheck.com.
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Episode 053: Brad Gerla
Real Estate REality Check | Real Estate & Business Career Success Education and Training
Brad Gerla is an Executive Vice President at CBRE and the 2014 award winner for REBNY’s Sales Brokers Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Award. Given the manner in which he exudes a youthful yet passionate and relentless nature to make a difference for landlords and tenants alike, he reminds me of what Albert Einstein was conveying in his quote “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” View episode notes at rerealitycheck.com. Download, subscribe, rate and review.
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Right before their great dual presentation at the NYC Real Estate Expo 2019 on October 24, Lou Diamond and Jen Du Plessis joined us for an impromptu podcast. Lou, the CEO and founder of Thrive and host of Thrive LOUD with Lou Diamond podcast, is “a dynamic speaker and master connector who will energize and motivate your organization to explode your sales, retain your clients and build a thriving culture.” Jen is a rock star in her own right, as she began her mortgage lending career in high school and is Principal at Kinetic Spark Consulting, author of “Launch! How to Take Your Business to New Heights,” and host of the Mortgage Lending Mastery podcast.
Episode Notes:
At 1:30, Lou Diamond talks about the skills he believes are needed to be a good connector, the power of empathy, and listening being a lost art form. At 4:54, Lou discusses solving problems, and points out that rarely is a company able to synthesize specifically the problem(s) they solve. At 6:46, Diamond shares that he helps individuals in companies thrive through connecting by way of figuring out the process, as well as “unleashing superpowers” within those individuals he aids. At 8:48, he notes the importance of authenticity and messaging on social media. At 10:58, Lou Diamond closes out his segment of the podcast with his dream of playing 18 holes at Augusta National Golf Club, the fulfillment he feels in spending quality time with his family, and why “Lou = NY.” At 14:31, Jen Du Plessis discusses her book “Launch! How to Take Your Business to New Heights,” and “finder, minder, grinder.” At 15:51, Jen touches upon living a lifestyle centered around “not sabotaging life.” At 17:18, Du Plessis speaks about not believing in balance, being all-in, and “going on vacation everyday.” At 18:59, she talks about taking action and achieving results. At 19:30, Jen describes her passion in helping people succeed, as well as her family. At 20:57, Du Plessis shares her dream “circle of trust.” At 22:48, dishes on her belief that one must find a “tribe” that completes you. At 25:19, Jen Du Plessis closes out the podcast as she dives into the topic of women in real estate (and the mortgage space) and the #MeToo movement.