Leading Voices in Real Estate
Matt Slepin
The Leading Voices in Real Estate podcast series interviews some of the most successful, interesting, entrepreneurial people who shape our cities and the built environment. Host Matt Slepin gets to the personal side not often heard from these legends and visionaries, their career stories and advice, and their role in creating vibrant communities with character, beauty, and a high quality of life.
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Jan 24, 2017 • 38min
Alicia Glen | Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development
A lifelong New Yorker, Alicia Glen serves as the city’s deputy mayor for housing and economic development. Why did she leave the private sector for public service, and what are the challenges for New York given one of its own is entering the White House?Read Alicia Glen’s bio
Jan 17, 2017 • 41min
Steve Wilson | Founder of 21c Museum Hotels
Steve Wilson is the founder of 21c Museum Hotels, started in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2006. These unique concept hotels, which incorporate gallery space for Wilson’s expansive art collection, are a unique way to help revitalize the downtowns of midsized cities with a growing tourism industry. Wilson and his wife now have seven other hotels open or under construction around the United States. In this episode, Wilson talks about his unusual path to creating such a unique revitalization technique and the impact it has had in his hometown and beyond.Read more about Steve Wilson and 21c Museum HotelsRead the ULI Case Study on the 21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati
Jan 17, 2017 • 50min
Marilyn Strickland | Mayor of Tacoma, WA
As an African American and Asian American woman in office, Mayor Marilyn Strickland challenges our notion of what makes a strong leader. She talks about her journey, starting with a job at the headquarters of Starbucks to earning the top post of an international port city. Mayor Strickland is a trustee of ULI and was a Rose Center for Public Leadership and Land Use fellow.Read Mayor Strickland’s bioRead Mayor Strickland’s 2016 State of the City speech
