Takeaways A Podcast About Learning From The Wisdom Of Others

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the Southern Nevada NAIOP May Program. The title was The Current Economic Climate: Calm Before the Storm? Shawn Danoski and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the 2019 NAIOP Chapter President and CEO of DC Building Group, a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. The moderator was Matt Stater, Research & GIS Manager at Colliers International. The panelists included: Jeff Lapour, Principal of Lapour Partners, a dynamic development company. Marlene Fujita, Senior Vice President CBRE, Investment Sales. Adam Horowitz, Founder of Lever Capital Partners, the guy with all the money! Something happened in March 2019. The Yield Curve Inverted. As one of the most reliable recession indicators, the last time this happened was mid-2007. NAIOP assorted the range of the associations membership for this morning's program to talk about it. We heard from an active developer, econ

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. This was a landmark episode for Takeaways! We recorded in front of a live audience, we recorded on video (currently in editing) and we had to get official approval from the U.S. State Department to sit down with our guest!! February 5, 2019 Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, appointed Elan S. Carr to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anit-Semitism. This position was established in 2004 as part of the Office of Religion and Global Affairs at the United States Department of State. Rewind to the summer of 1999. I was a rising sophomore attending UNLV. My fraternity brothers put me forward to receive a full scholarship to attend the Alpha Epsilon Pi International Convention in Morristown, New Jersey. At one of the leadership breakout sessions was this guy with radiating enthusiasm. Whenever he saw someo

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We are back on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP March Program. The title was Welcome to Possible! A NAIOP National Tour Around the Country - vacant deserts, farmlands, and blighted areas transformed to corporate headquarter hubs! SHAWN DANOSKI and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the 2019 NAIOP Chapter President and CEO of DC BUILDING GROUP, a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. Rick Myers, President, Thomas & Mack Development Group was the presenter. This was a different kind of NAIOP breakfast program with Rick taking us through his NAIOP journey traveling the country for NAIOP conferences. It is at these conferences that Rick has visited dynamic projects where companies are investing billions of dollars, corporations are leasing space a million square feet at a time, and relationships are established with real estate professionals who are moving markets. What were some of our

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. When he was 19 years old Harry Fagel found himself sitting in his car at the UNLV parking lot. He didn't feel like he was connected to anything. He felt like he didn't matter. It was in that moment that he made the decision to live a life that connected him to other people. Fast forward to February 28, 2019, Captain Harry Fagel retired after a 25 year career with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. But that is not all he's done to connect to people. Not by a long shot!  Harry is a published poet. A produced spoken word poet. I would even say he is the voice of the police department and law enforcement everywhere. When I first met Harry he was my high school youth group advisor. The next time we would cross paths I was 24. He found out I had been writing poetry and 'firmly' asked me to open f

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. If you're on a journey to become a better version of your self this year, then Ruth Furman's story will help you get there. As the owner of Image Words, a Public Relations company in Las Vegas, Ruth helps her clients "shine brighter." Her clients range from major corporations in health care, legal, construction and real estate industries to individuals on their way to becoming national public speakers. We talk about PR in this episode but that's not the only thing that makes Ruth so remarkable. In 2012 Ruth was in a dark place. She was hit with the perfect storm of losing major clients, health issues and her weight was out of control. She was negative and just not herself. A good friend that she met through NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) held up the mirror. Ruth decided it was tim

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Happy New Year! We are back on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP January Program. The title was Past Presidents High Powered Commercial Real Estate Executives Talking About the Market. SHAWN DANOSKI and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the 2019 NAIOP Chapter President and CEO of DC BUILDING GROUP, a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. The moderator was Julie Cleaver, Vice President, Land Planning & Design with The Howard Hughes Corporation. The panelists included: Jay Heller - Principal with Heller Companies - Active developer of small bay industrial product Mike Mixer, SIOR - Executive Managing Director with Colliers International Las Vegas - Broker of the largest commercial firm in the market Mike Shohet - Chief Real Estate Development Officer with Nevada Hand - Developer of affordable housing This was the NAIOP debut for Julie and the consensus from the audience is we want

I am blessed to be around remarkable people and to attend dynamic events. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. It's that time of year where we get to reflect and account for the year's activities and results. When I set out to start the Takeaways Podcast I did not imagine some of the twists and turns we'd take. After twelve months and 20 episodes I am proud of what we've accomplished. There were many things we said we would do that we did. And there were things that we didn't get to.  With me on this episode to recap Season 1 is  REED GOTTESMAN, Vice President Regional Director of Leasing at HARSCH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. Anyone who knows Reed knows that he has the unique ability to really see people. I call him a human profiler. Reed generously took the time to hear back every episode to prepare for this podcast. We turned the table and Reed was the one asking the questions. There is

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. By all accounts Frank Martin is going out on top! He built Martin-Harris Construction into the largest general contracting company in Las Vegas with well over $400 million in annual billings and over 400 employees. Frank sold Martin-Harris to Big-D Corp in 2014 for a figure that not even his accounting team knows. Earlier in 2018 Frank secured one of the largest jobs going on in Las Vegas - the Convention Center! While Frank has received a multitude of awards and accolades over the years it wasn't always smooth sailing. When Frank moved to Las Vegas in 1961 his family's first home was a motel. Eight years after going into business for himself he was faced with losing it all. Frank would face losing everything twice more in his career. His faith, support from his wife Bonnie, resolve for having a plan and

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Dean Willmore, SIOR is an elite commercial real estate broker. That's not an opinion. Here is the evidence! Dean became an SIOR designee in 1995. He operated his own brokerage called IPG (Industrial Property Group) for 15 years where he trained over a dozen brokers - many who have all gone on to be top producers in their own right. More than once Dean has achieved the prestigious Colliers Everest Club (top 10% of brokers across the Americas for Colliers International). These days Dean has the distinct pleasure of working with his son Michael Willmore and good friend Alex Stanisic as a top producing industrial team. Dean started his career in commercial real estate while in college at University of Arizona. Before long he was hired by C.B. Richard Ellis to help create a property database - that experie

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Once again we’re recording on site at the Southern Nevada NAIOP October Program. The title was Election 2018 & Issues Affecting Commercial Real Estate. Shawn Danoksi and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the CEO of DC BUILDING GROUP a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. Leading up to Early voting NAIOP brought in Nevada's marquee political commentator Jon Ralston. The format for the program was very well done with questions from the audience starting out right away. Dan Tutland, President at DJT Enterprises, facilitated the conversation from the floor fielding questions from the audience and filling in with some of his own. What were some of our Takeaways? • For any and all things politics in Nevada there is thenevadaindependent.com. • What is causing many voters the middle to simply check out? • Which are the most important races and ballots this cycle? I hope you enjoy! You c

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Laura Sussman is one of the funniest people you'll ever meet. Her unique brand of humor shows up in this podcast if you're paying attention. As owner of Kraft - Sussman Funeral and Cremation Services, Laura and her partner Wendy oversee 450 funerals a year! Growing up in the Jewish community I've always known of Laura as the Director of the Jewish Community Center. She was a non-profit executive for over 25 years before starting Kraft-Sussman. I was introduced to her in 2013 to help her find a building to purchase. What I could never have imagine is that I would meet her again in her capacity as a licensed funeral director when my mother passed away a year later. At the end of the episode Laura mentioned a life saving App called Vital Ice. You can find it by clicking the link and using the download code

Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Once again we’re recording on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP September Program. The title was An Eye on Our Market - a Market Panel. SHAWN DANOSKI was out of town so I got to sit down with Reed Gottesman to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Reed is Vice President Regional Director of Leasing at Harsch Investment Properties, the largest commercial landlord in Southern Nevada. The moderator was Dan Doherty, SIOR, of Colliers International. The panelists included: Adam Malan – LOGIC Commercial - Retail Dan Palmeri - Cushman Wakefield - Office Jim Stuart - Matter Real Estate - Development What were some of our Takeaways? • Is retail dying or evolving? • Which big tenants are looking to locate in Las Vegas? • What will the next big office development offer to the market place? I hope you enjoy! You can find Takeaways at any of the links below: APPLE PODCAST STITCHER GOOGLE PODCAST SOUNDCLOUD Thank you for listening

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Jarrad Katz is one of the most decorated commercial real estate professionals in the Las Vegas market. He is currently Senior Vice President | Principal of MDL Group, served as Past President of the Southern Nevada CCIM Chapter, and is President Elect of the SIOR Southern Nevada Chapter. Jarrad earned his CCIM Designation in 2010 and SIOR Designation in 2014 making him one of only 11 professionals in Las Vegas to have both designations. Those are some of his professional accomplishments. Wait until we unpack everything he accomplishes in his personal life! In Episode 12 of the Takeaways podcast, Angelica Lopez shared how Jarrad and his wife Amy moved her in to their home while Angelica was escaping an abusive relationship. They potentially put themselves and their newborn daughter in danger to help a f

Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Once again we’re recording on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP August Program. The title was Mayor's Panel. SHAWN DANOSKI and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the CEO of DC BUILDING GROUP a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. The moderator was "The Mayor of NAIOP" Jeff LaPour, Principal of LaPour Partners, a dynamic development company. The panelists included: Mayor John Lee – City of North Las Vegas Mayor Debra March – City of Henderson Mayor Pro-Tem Lois Tarkanian – City of Las Vegas What were some of our Takeaways? • What does a Mayor actually do? • How much do the Mayors collaborate and compete? • Where is the money going from marijuana tax revenue? I hope you enjoy! You can find Takeaways at any of the links below: • APPLE PODCAST • STITCHER • GOOGLE PODCAST • SOUNDCLOUD Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to “Takeaways” on iTunes, and make sure to rate and revie

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. In Episode 10 Ray Lucero mentioned Angelica as someone he brought on the board of Safe Nest, the most comprehensive domestic abuse agency in Nevada. What Ray didn't mentioned is he also refers to Angelica as 'the sister he was able to save'... I met Angelica in 2012 when she was just getting started as a commercial real estate agent. Today Angelica Marie Lopez works at ROI Commercial, on one of the most dynamic retail teams in the Las Vegas market, representing cutting edge properties and listings on the Las Vegas Strip. But that alone isn't what makes Angelica remarkable... What can you learn from a person like Angelica and her journey so far? Here are just a few of the Takeaways that we discussed on this episode. Framing matters - Community problems should have community solutions. How to push pain i

This time we're recording on site at the Southern Nevada NAIOP July Program. The title was Trends in Multifamily Development. Who's Living in These Things Anyway? Shawn Danoski and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the CEO of DC Building Group a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. The moderator was Matt Stater, Research and GIS Manager at Colliers International. The panelists included: John Cunningham - Managing Director, JLL Phoenix Jonathan Fore - Managing Partner, Fore Property Company Mike Shohet - Executive Vice President, Nevada Hand What were some of our Takeaways? • How is this Development cycle different than the previous peak? • What are the canaries in the coal mine? • Where does Las Vegas rank nationally for investment in Multifamily? I hope you enjoy!

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Ray Lucero is currently Senior Vice President/Client Relationship Manger at Bank of George. He doesn't run a big company. He doesn't have a fancy title. By all accounts he seems like a normal guy. And while he might be normal Ray is anything but ordinary! Ray started his career in banking at 17 years old working as a teller. The first time he learned he would be a father he was 18 years old. And he was going to be having twins! When he married his wife of 23 years, she had a child of her own. They had their 4th together several years later. Ray describes his family as the modern day Brady Bunch. His dad is his best friend, although, that wasn't always the case. Ray joined the board of Safe Nest in 2009 and was President for 3 years. Why would he get involved in a domestic abuse advocacy organization? To

Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. This time we're doing things a little different recording on site at the Southern Nevada NAIOP June Program. The title was Transit in the City. Shawn Danoski and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the CEO of DC Building Group a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. The moderator was Tina Quigley, General Manager of the Regional Transportation Commission. The panelists included: Mayor Troy Walker - Draper City, Utah John Tippins, CEO NorthCap Commercial David Saltman, VP/General Counsel The Vista Group What were some of our Takeaways? • What is the Quigley Factor? • Why are courageous elected officials so important? • How is transit a generational shift like the iPhone or Uber? I hope you enjoy! You can find Takeaways at any of the links below: • APPLE PODCAST • STITCHER • GOOGLE PODCAST • SOUNDCLOUD Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to “Takeaways” on iTunes, and make

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Jeff Finn is the CEO of RealNex, a commercial real estate software company that has created a new category. Instead of just one solution, like a listing site or client relationship manager, RealNex offers a comprehensive suite of integrated solutions for the commercial real estate industry. Its the only one of its kind! That’s what Jeff does. He takes an idea and creates a new category. Like in the 1980's when he took the concept of the “commercial real estate network” and envisioned it as new category; the “managed commercial real estate network”. It was the only one of its kind. Then, seemingly out of nowhere was NAI Global, a network of commercial real estate firms comprising of 5,000 professionals and 350 offices in the US and 55 countries that is also recognized as a top 5 real estate brand in the w

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Kevin Odor is the Senior Pastor at Canyon Ridge Church. He moved to Las Vegas from Ohio in 1993 with his wife Ginger and 3 children. He was "called" to seed an offshoot of Central Christian Church on the west side of town. About 700 people attended the first service. These days Canyon Ridge's 40 acre campus on Lone Mountain attracts an average of 6,800 people to church services EVERY Sunday! Guess how many people attend on Christmas or Easter... 15,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What becomes apparent in this episode is how much Kevin sounds like a business executive as much as a Pastor. He talks about Peter Drucker, Jim Collins and the Paterson Process Life Plan. What can you learn from a person like Kevin? Here are just a few of the Takeaways that we discussed on this episode. • What was the most important th