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Exploring the challenges of predicting the future in markets, the speaker advocates for focusing on present deal viability over future predictions, highlighting the steady growth trend in America. The chapter also features a sponsorship ad for Better Pitch, a firm specializing in creating pitch decks for investment companies.

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Today’s episode is full of incredible career stories and deep market insights as we enter the second half of 2024.

Michael Levy is the Chief Executive Officer of Crow Holdings where he is responsible for leading and overseeing the Company’s overall business strategy and activities. The firm’s operations include real estate investment management, real estate development, renewable and traditional energy exploration, and securities management.

Before joining Crow Holdings in 2016, Michael had a longstanding career in real estate finance and investment management at Morgan Stanley. He was a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and held a number of leadership positions including COO and Head of Distribution for the Investment Management Division, Head of Traditional Asset Management, COO and CFO for Real Estate Investment Management, and co-head for Real Estate Investment Banking.

We discuss:

Michael’s career at Morgan Stanley during the DotCom crash and GFC
The experience working for Crow Holdings
Analyzing the state of the market, asset classes, and looking to the future of real estate

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Links:

Michael Levy on LinkedIn

Crow Holdings

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:03:10) - Days on Wall St.

(00:05:47) - Experiences during the DotCom Crash and the GFC

(00:21:02) - Advice for someone going into a restructuring

(00:24:49) - The worst assets to be in during the GFC and Michael’s time with Morgan Stanley

(00:30:44) - Being a man of commerce