The Walker Webcast

How a 17-Time Tour de France Racer Balances Entrepreneurship & Relationships On this Walker Webcast, George Hincapie sat down with host Willy Walker to discuss his successful businesses, the future of cycling and adventure tourism, and the results of both the Tour de France and ongoing Olympic games. Listen to hear about how George became a tour de force in business. 0:48 - Willy shares who his guests will be, but wants to share a few things before the interview. 3:00 - George explains his unique role in cycling. 9:30 - How George became the face of cycling and built his brand. 12:21 - How the Hincapie products are developed. 17:10 - George’s Peloton and Nordictrack classes. 21:23 - Types of biking and the cyclists . 34:18 - Willy asks George how technology has changed the sport of cycling. 38:42 - Fans and the Tour de France. 42:30 - George’s restaurant and it’s COVID response. 45:08 - Willy asks George about his legacy. Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Future of Real Estate Development with Suffolk CEO John Fish John Fish is no longer building for the present - his eyes are set on the future and how he can help transform the real estate development industry for the next generation. On this Walker Webcast, Willy Walker interviews the Suffolk CEO on his career journey, how he built the culture at Suffolk, the current state of CRE construction, and the future he is imagining and working towards. 0:50- Willy recaps the Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference. 7:32 - John Fish shares about his sport and academic background. 10:38 - John’s values of collaboration, empathy and humility. 13:32 - John’s “why not?” attitude in business. 15:20 - Why did John start Suffolk rather than following in his father’s footsteps? 17:10 - John’s family’s history in business and innovation. 23:06 - Suffolk’s approach to staffing and recruiting. 27:55 - The most important asset class at Suffolk. 34:30 - Is the country ready to deal with these big infrastructure developments? 38:37 - How Suffolk addresses social issues. 42:30 - Are inflation and construction costs here to stay? 50:04 - John’s advice for construction plans. 54:05 - Philanthropies and the need for business and government to work together. Listen to hear John's take on the latest real estate development trends, and what he sees ahead. GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Character, culture, and community - to win an NCAA Championship? UMass hockey coach Greg Carvel shares his keys to success For Greg Carvel, Head Coach of the NCAA Championship hockey team at UMass, the math for creating a high-performance team is simple: People provide character, character creates culture, and culture wins championships. Coach Carvel joined Willy Walker on the Walker Webcast to share how he took one of the worst programs in the country and made it the best, what did he do to recruit top talent, and how he is able to stay on top with so many players heading to the NHL. Greg begins by discussing how culture is critical to style, and he stresses the importance of being humble and letting others praise your virtues. More details from the discussion include: • At the 7 minute mark, he shares his experience on the “journey from worst to first” and how he persevered when Covid infiltrated their team before the national semi-final game. • His leadership style is notable (13 minute mark). He highlights that leadership trickles down an organization so it is critical to have “clarity of vision” that is articulated in a way so that others believe it. • Carvel shares what he looks for when recruiting (15 minute mark) and how he prioritizes character over the players’ hockey skills. • At the 17 minute mark, tune in to hear about the UMass hockey team’s core values and why connections are the most important of the five tenets: integrity, commitment, compete, connection, and unity. Carvel attributes their success as a team to the character of each individual team member. Further, he reminds us that it is important for leaders to remember they are never too big to do the little things. • At the 36 minute mark, Carvel shares the special ingredient that sets their team apart: behavior. He discusses why it is critical to create a common purpose, which was especially important when the team was stuck in a rut. • Lastly, he highlights how being authentic and vulnerable shaped their team culture. Notably, he says forming connections starts with being one’s true self. (41 minute mark) • At the 51 minute mark, Carvel takes questions from the audience. • At the 56 minute mark, Walker & Dunlop Chairman and CEO Willy Walker shares his closing remarks. Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready for the roaring '20s?! Dr. Peter Linneman on the economic data he's tracking According to leading economist Dr. Peter Linneman, all economic indicators are pointing to a new-age roaring 20s! Watch the latest Walker Webcast to get a sense of the data points Dr. Linneman and his team are tracking and his advice on navigating the upcoming economic boom. Having analyzed the latest data from Q2, Dr. Linneman also reviews his past predictions and provides insights into the trends impacting the commercial real estate space. Host Willy Walker and Dr. Linneman discuss: • Uncertainty in the coming months due to variants of Covid-19 • Dr. Linneman’s thoughts on unemployment numbers and what may happen when unemployment stipends end in early September (9-minute mark) • Insights on the changing dynamics of labor, the necessary shifts in business models, and what will happen to those who fled cities in the past year (18-minute mark) • Analysis within the Linneman Report, which discusses the pros and cons of the GDP returning to 2019 levels (22-minute mark) • Mr. Walker and Dr. Linneman also discuss the Gallup poll: Satisfaction with America, why it is higher than it has been in the past decade, and the role the news and social media have played in this • Jump to the 35 minute mark to hear them discuss the health of U.S. households and how we can take advantage of it Want an economist's forecast for office, multi-markets sector and jobs? Keep listening to find out. Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who's got the pricing power? Ivy Zelman’s take on the geographies rebounding the fastest A lot is happening in the housing industry. Our host, Willy Walker, brings back veteran Ivy Zelman for the Walker Webcast! Ivy, CEO and Co-Founder of the foremost housing research firm in the nation, Zelman & Associates, shares her insights into trends impacting home building and building operations, including inflation, the eviction moratoriums, homebuilding supply chains, and more. 05:31 - Willy introduces the episode and the guests. 06:15 - Ivy reveals what she likes most about the housing sector. 08:25 - Ivy provides analysis on current market prices and predictions for the future. 13:25 - Affordability issue faced by home buyers. 15:30 - How are homebuilders reacting to the current market? 17:55 - How are builders dealing with lumber cost increases and labor shortfalls? 21:55 - Are these inflationary measures here to stay? 27:25 - Is it more profitable to build for sale or build for rent? 31:20 - What does the influx of single family home renters reveal? 36:15 - Where is the current mortgage forbearance headed? 42:30 - Where is the best place to invest right now? 51:05 - Moves toward affordable manufactured housing communities. 57:00 - Closing words. Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw/videos » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast​ here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Squawk on the Street | CNBC's Co-Host David Faber on career, news and more! With millions of viewers each week, CNBC's Squawk on the Street is the go-to source for the latest business and market updates. On this Walker Webcast, Willy Walker is flipping the camera and interviewing Squawk on the Street co-anchor David Faber to discuss everything from his career journey in journalism to the biggest market trends that he is reporting on today. 0:56 - Willy discusses the conference he’s currently attending 4:09 - Willy introduces today’s guest, David Faber 8:45 - David’s move to CNBC 10:45 - David’s on camera persona and appearance 13:08 - A typical reporting day for David 21:37 - Pros and cons of the studio vs. home 27:39 - Willy asks David’s about the big stories in the 90’s and early 2000’s 41:22 - David’s opinion on GameStop and AMC Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvard Professor Fritz Foley on Tax, Trade, Business & Academia Do corporate valuations make sense? What are the implications of Biden’s tax proposals? And how did the pandemic change business education forever? On this Walker Webcast, Willy Walker interviews Harvard Business School professor and corporate finance expert Fritz Foley to discuss the markets, taxes, international trade, and the future of business education. From the rise of multinational corporations and potential tax policy implications to the role of CFOs and the importance of investor relations, Fritz Foley has researched and taught it all. 3:00 - Willy introduces his guest, Fritz Foley. 3:55 - Why Fritz chose a career in academia. 6:00 - The day-to-day case method at HBS. 8:10 - Different backgrounds of Fritz’s students. 11:40 - Fritz’s favorite cases to teach. 14:14 - Differences in discussions between executive education and MBA classrooms. 18:13 - Are multinational corporations on the decline? 20:56 - The emergence of China. 23:35 - Business taxations. 29:13 - Risk-neutral expense. 35:30 - Fritz’s most effective way of teaching. 38:05 - The future of business education. 45:00 - The cost and implications of case writing. 49:08 - What role does guidance play? 54:00 - Impacts of the pandemic. Listen to find out the future of business education! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Resilience, Humor, & Trust. How Great Teams Are Formed | with retired Navy SEAL commander Rich Diviney Building a high-performing team is of the utmost importance to a Navy SEAL commander, which Rich Diviney knows firsthand from his experience in that role. Since retiring, Rich has taken what he learned and discovered as a SEAL commander and is sharing it with the world. So, what’s the DNA of successful teams, and how can you build them in your world? Rich joined our host, Willy Walker, on the latest Walker Webcast to discuss high performance team building and management, the difference between a skill and an attribute, how to test for attributes, the importance of aerobic thinking, and more. 0:49 Introduction of guest, Rich Diviney. 2:05 The extraordinary path of a SEAL and what led Rich there. 3:55 Predicting who would make it through training. 6:17 Cunning and creativity attributes; the false depiction of the image of a SEAL. 8:34 Primary goal: get in and get out without being visible. 10:02 Suspending the fight or flight response. 14:17 Controlling our 3 foot world. 14:43 Dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. 19:05 Aerobic thinkers. 21:55 Peak performance vs optimal performance. 24:58 Evaluating innate attributes and not skills. 31:14 Interviews to test character. 37:05 How can corporations get down to these core attributes in an interview? 42:28 When he first started looking at attributes. 46:38 What makes him a leader amongst leaders. 48:22 Empathy and congruity of thought. Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the Pandemic Transformed Healthcare | with Ventas CEO Debra Cafaro On this Walker Webcast, Willy Walker interviews Debra Cafaro to discuss her company, Ventas, Inc's, diversified portfolio of healthcare, life science, research and innovation, healthcare and senior living properties, the general trends she is tracking as Chair of the Real Estate Roundtable, her views on innovation and leadership, and more. Debra is one of the most successful and influential CEOs in the commercial real estate industry. Since joining healthcare REIT Ventas in 1999, she has set and overseen execution of a long-term strategy that has driven the company from a struggling $200M market capitalization into an industry leader with an enterprise value of $32B. Her incredible work has landed her on Forbes Magazine's World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list twice, Harvard Business Review’s The CEO 100 list for six consecutive years, and Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list. 00:49 - Host Willy Walker discusses current stock charts 03:30 - Willy introduces Debra. 08:32 - Debra discusses growing up in Pittsburgh and her relationship with her dad. 11:14 - How rare coins helped Debra go to college. 15:07 - Women in business. 20:34 - How Debra changed Ventas. 32:30 - How COVID affected senior housing. 43:01 - Ventas and diversity. Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Role Technology Can Play in Improving Your Health | feat. WHOOP's Will Ahmed Unicorn health and technology company WHOOP is being used by Rory McIlroy, Patrick Mahomes, and people like YOU to measure sleep, strain, recovery, and health. WHOOP founder and CEO Will Ahmed joined Willy Walker on this week's Walker Webcast to discuss how he built WHOOP into a start-up worth over $1 billion, and how WHOOP data is transforming lives. 1:30 Introduction of Will Ahmed 3:30 What keeps Will centered? 5:00 How the ides of WHOOP came to be 6:50 Performance vs. recovery 10:30 Hardware vs. software 12:50 Will’s initial driving force 18:38 Discussing heart rate variability 21:30 Whoop’s various capabilities 25:00 Sleep monitoring 30:50 WHOOP’s COVID-19 data 37:50 Shoutout to WHOOP’s podcast 42:50 Wearables competition 46:00 Future of WHOOP 52:00 Closing words Listen now! GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/Listen to the replay!If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices