

The Industrial Real Estate Podcast
Questor Media
Join host Chad Griffiths as he interviews industry experts on a variety of industrial & commercial real estate topics.
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Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 2min
Florida CRE, Social Media & Industry Designations
An interview with Amy Calandrino, Founding Principle and Broker at Beyond Commercial.
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ Update on Florida's Commercial Real Estate Market
✅ Utilizing social media to drive business
✅ The power of professional designations
About Amy:
Amy Calandrino, CCIM is the Chief Executive Officer and Founding Principal / Broker of Beyond Commercial, a Certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) and Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) certified commercial real estate firm. Amy leads a team of talented commercial real estate agents who serve business owners and investors across all asset classes and representation types.
Amy’s clientele includes numerous private investors, family offices, and investment groups as well as regional, national, and international companies in a wide range of industries. Her reputation as a fierce, results-driven dealmaker in sales, leasing, and investment transactions helps to achieve her client’s goals through winning bidding wars or otherwise accomplishing what others often cannot.
Connect with Amy:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amycaland...
Website: https://beyondcommercial.com/amy-cala...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/amycalandrino
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Mar 20, 2023 • 47min
Interviewing the Author of the Best CRE Book I've Read
It's an honor to interview Gary Chesson, author of Creating Trinity, about his experiences investing in over $4 billion worth of office and industrial real estate.
Finding good books in the commercial real estate industry can be challenging, so I'm always on the lookout to find ones I can recommend to others. Gary not only delivered with this book, he absolutely hit it out of the park.
Here's what we discussed:
About Gary:
Gary Chesson is a co-founder of Trinity Partners, a Carolinas-based full-service commercial real estate firm, and Trinity Capital Advisors, a private equity real estate investment firm that has invested over $4 billion across the Southeastern United States. In addition to being a serial entrepreneur, Gary is an avid fisherman, runner, and passionate advocate for the homeless. Gary graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and he lives in Charlotte with Kim, his wife of thirty-one years; they have three daughters.
Connect with Gary:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-chesson-09001510
Buy the book: https://rb.gy/gilw3p
Giveaway rules:
First 5 people to comment on this video with #creatingtrinity will win a copy of Gary's book.
Contest is open to residents of the USA and Canada (excluding Quebec).
No purchase necessary, full contest rules available here: https://industrialize.com/giveaway
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Mar 15, 2023 • 1h 2min
How to CRUSH Your Competition in CRE Brokerage
An interview with Max Fisher
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ How Max completeds 75+ industrial deals per year
✅ How to generate leads through online advertising
✅ Using social media to grow your personal brand
About Max:
Max specializes in the leasing and sale of industrial and business park properties, including flex/research and development, warehouse and distribution, and manufacturing space and has completed 75+ transactions in each of the past 4 years.
Max’s business has been built around generating leads through online advertising that leads to the target clientele reaching out directly to him. He believes this is the quickest and most efficient way to grow a commercial real estate business. In this guidebook, he provides the path to growing a commercial real estate business through technology, online advertising and other lead-generating strategies in an affordable and highly effective manner.
Connect with Max:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/maxfisherRE
Website: https://www.maxfisherrealestate.com/
Website: https://www.industrialtucson.com/
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Mar 8, 2023 • 58min
How Industrial Land Can Produce Big Profits
An interview with Michael Rogers, an Internal Auditor turned full-time real estate investor and developer
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ What's involved in developing industrial real estate
✅ Industrial outdoor storage
✅ Making the transition into real estate investing full-time
About Michael:
Michael Rogers is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and real estate investor with a background in self storage and truck parking. In January 2017 Michael retired from his corporate career as an Internal Auditor to focus full-time on real estate investing and managing his self storage portfolio. Michael is currently focusing on developing a 200,000 sq ft industrial warehouse park.
Connect with Michael:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-r...
Website: https://www.chandler-property.com/
Website: https://www.myclevelandtruckparking.com/
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Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 9min
Warehouse Racking 101
An interview with Jonathan Hirst and Waleed Usman, engineers with extensive experience in warehouse racking.
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ The basic of warehouse racking
✅ What to look for in a warehouse
✅ Importance considerations (ie/ ceiling height, column grid, sprinklers)
About Jonathan & Waleed:
Jonathan Hirst, P. Eng – Vice President and General Manager of North American Storage, Vice President of Hi-Cube Storage Products
Jonathan Hirst has worked as a prominent figure at NAS and the Industrial Storage Industry as a whole for over a decade. He is currently the Vice President and General Manager of North American Storage, as well as Vice President of Hi-Cube Storage Products in Western Canada.
Waleed Usman, P.Eng, PMP – Project Manager, North American Steel
With a background in both Structural Engineering and Project Management, Waleed Usman has quickly become an integral member of the North American Steel team. Due to his extensive knowledge and understanding of the material handling industry, Waleed has been able to secure some of the largest storage projects in the country, including those with Lowes, Kubota, and Hershey's, just to name a few.
North American Steel Website: https://naseco.ca/
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Tyler Cauble's Industrial Real Estate Course Link:
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Feb 21, 2023 • 58min
From the Battlefield to Industrial Real Estate
An interview with Sean Byrd, a combat veteran who transitioned into industrial real estate.
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ Sean's transition from combat vet to industrial real estate
✅ How Sean learned about industrial real estate
✅ Sean's experiences in over 30 different countries
About Sean:
Sean is a decorated disabled combat USMC veteran, experienced US government contractor and real estate investor. He is also a self-taught successful accredited investor. Sean learned the value of dedication, hard work and determination from the USMC and working as an US Diplomat/FBI contractor. He has extensive leadership and project management experience. US born and raised, he has lived in over 30+ countries for over 17 years, this journey allowed him to gain in-depth knowledge of both US and foreign markets. Completing his career path as an Acquisition Manager for a real estate investment firm focusing on Industrial Real estate. In his free time he enjoys golfing, horse riding, tennis, karate and exploring other cultures.
Connect with Sean:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-byrd-8b95b750/
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Tyler Cauble's Industrial Real Estate Course Link:
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Feb 20, 2023 • 37min
The Industrial Lending Market in 2023
An interview with Chris Peters, Director of Inbound Originations with StackSource.
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ State of the current CRE lending market
✅ Creative financing options (mezz & pref)
✅ Financing industrial options
About Chris:
Chris Peters, Director of Inbound Originations, is located in Chicago and oversees StackSource's inbound origination channel. Chris has over 16 years of professional investment, real estate, and technology experience. Prior to joining StackSource in 2018, Chris helped RealtyShares launch their institutional platform, and has spent over a decade working for both large and small investment management firms in the traditional and alternative investment space. Chris graduated from Fairfield University with a BA in Economics and minor in Spanish and is a CFA charterholder.
Connect with Chris:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph...
Website: https://www.stacksource.com/team/chri...
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Tyler Cauble's Industrial Real Estate Course Link:
https://tyler-cauble.mykajabi.com/a/2147523927/oyFKFh6n
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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 4min
CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL MARKET
An interview with Bjarne Bauer, Managing Partner with Sofia Group Shanghai.
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ Learn more about China's Industrial Market
✅ How China became the World's Factory
✅ Bjarne's outlook for 2023 and beyond
About Bjarne:
Bjarne Bauer has been working in the commercial real estate industry for fifteen years: four in Germany and eleven in China. During this time he has advised numerous multinational companies on matters relating to China's real estate market. He has extensive hands-on experience in purchase transactions and rental transactions of office space, retail space and industrial space. As NAI Sofia Group Shanghai's Managing Partner, Bjarne steers the overall direction of the organization and takes final responsibility for all aspects of its business. He directly oversees the operations of NAI Sofia Group Shanghai's office space consulting business, and also plays a supervisory role in the projects of the Group's design and construction units.
Connect with Bjarne:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author...
Website: https://www.sofiagroup.com/more_experts/
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Tyler Cauble's Industrial Real Estate Course Link: https://tyler-cauble.mykajabi.com/a/2147523927/oyFKFh6n
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Feb 11, 2023 • 1h 4min
Interest Rates, Inflation, Supply Chains, Manufacturing & the Super Bowl!
I had the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Peter Linneman to discuss the economy, interest rates, the industrial real estate market, China, manufacturing and even our Super Bowl predictions for this Sunday!
It was another fascinating conversation where Dr. Linneman offered a ton of great insights.
Let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree with anything we talked about in the interview.
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Chad Griffiths
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Email: griffithscre@gmail.com

Jan 31, 2023 • 56min
What To Expect in 2023 (industrial, Retail and Office)
An interview with renowned economist KC Conway.
We'll be discussing the following:
✅ What's in store for the economy in 2023
✅ Update on the industrial real estate market
✅ Update on office, retail and multi-family
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About KC:
Economist and Futurist Kiernan “KC” Conway, CCIM, CRE, MAI is the mind trust behind Red Shoe Economics, LLC, an independent economic forecasting and consulting firm furthering KC’s mission as The Red Shoe Economist by providing organic research initiatives, reporting and insights on the impact of Economics within the commercial real estate industry. A proud graduate of Emory University with more than 30 years’ experience as a lender, credit officer, appraiser, instructor, and economist; KC is recognized for accurately forecasting real estate trends and ever-changing influences on markets all across the United States. With credentials from the CCIM Institute, Counselors of Real Estate and the Appraisal Institute, KC currently serves as Chief Economist of the CCIM Institute and as an Independent Director for Monmouth REIT MNR. A gifted and prolific speaker KC has made more than 850 presentations to industry, regulatory and academic organizations in the last decade, and has been published in many national and regional newspapers and journals with frequent contributions to radio and television programming.
Connect with KC:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kc-conway-mai-cre-10320812
Website: https://redshoeeconomics.com/about/kc-conway/
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