Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSam Zell | Founder & Chairman of Equity International
Sam Zell, one of the most storied names in real estate, describes his riveting journey from his parents’ escape from Poland in 1939 as Hitler invaded…
9 years, 1 month ago
A-P Hurd | President of Touchstone
A-P Hurd was not planning on going into the real estate industry. After working in journalism and on the trading floor, she then landed a leadership …
9 years, 1 month ago
Gadi Kaufmann | Managing Director & CEO of RCLCO
After growing up in Israel and serving in the army, Gadi Kaufmann came to the U.S. on a scholarship to Brigham Young University. His drive led him to…
9 years, 2 months ago
Ellen Winkler | Co-Founder of INDUSTRY, Drumbeat
Ellen Winkler became an accidental developer when she moved her video production firm to Denver and failed to find a fun, yet collaborative work envi…
9 years, 2 months ago
Jonathan Rose | President of Jonathan Rose Companies
Jonathan Rose left his family’s multigenerational real estate company to start his own for-profit mission-driven development firm. His passion for cr…
9 years, 3 months ago
Phil Freelon | Lead Architect of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
Leaving a legacy is easy for Phil Freelon, who founded one of the largest African American–owned architecture firms. With numerous cultural instituti…
9 years, 4 months ago
Mary Ann Tighe | CEO, New York Tri-State Region of CBRE
Mary Ann Tighe didn’t know what commercial real estate was until she was 36 years old. With a successful career in the Carter/Mondale White House bef…
9 years, 4 months ago
Chip Conley | Former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for Airbnb
Chip Conley started one of the country’s first boutique hotel chains, Joie de Vivre, when he was just 26 years old. After selling the company, he joi…
9 years, 4 months ago
Tom Geddes | CEO of Plank Industries
A chance meeting on a playground led Kevin Plank, Under Armour’s founder, to ask Tom Geddes to oversee his private investments. Tom’s leadership is e…
9 years, 5 months ago
Janet Marie Smith | Executive Vice President Planning and Development of Los Angeles Dodgers
Janet Marie Smith had a homerun vision for Camden Yards, the first baseball stadium in 70 years that was built within the existing urban fabric of an…
9 years, 5 months ago