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Current Season: First Draft Live
Between economic whiplash, shifting policies and market volatility that changes by the hour, you need industry insights that cut through the noise. That's exactly why we're launching First Draft Live, a new weekly series that breaks down what's happening, why it matters and what you need to know to do better business.
Join us live on Bisnow.com every Friday at 12:30 PM ET / 9:30AM PT for conversations with the industry's sharpest minds discussing the week's most critical stories, or catch the replay right afterwards — here on your podcast app of choice.
Between economic whiplash, shifting policies and market volatility that changes by the hour, you need industry insights that cut through the noise. That's exactly why we're launching First Draft Live, a new weekly series that breaks down what's happening, why it matters and what you need to know to do better business.
Join us live on Bisnow.com every Friday at 12:30 PM ET / 9:30AM PT for conversations with the industry's sharpest minds discussing the week's most critical stories, or catch the replay right afterwards — here on your podcast app of choice.
Episodes
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Apr 17, 2020 • 33min
Make Yourself At Home: Sam Chandan
In this episode, we speak with Sam Chandan, the Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair in Real Estate Development & Investment and dean of the NYU SPS Schack Institute of Real Estate, about how shifts in the way we use space and interact in the city may impact real estate values.
We also discuss the real estate job market, and how real estate professionals can stay productive during this time of isolation
Apr 10, 2020 • 20min
Make Yourself At Home: Amol Sarva
Flexible workspace provider Knotel reached a $1B valuation last year, but like many of its competitors has been forced to make significant job cuts and prepare for a new reality as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Sarva speaks about the economic damage to the real estate industry, making layoffs, trying to give spaces back to landlords and reports the company hasn’t paid rent.
Apr 3, 2020 • 26min
Make Yourself At Home: Nelson Mills
Columbia Property Trust CEO Nelson Mills speaks about easing anxiety within the company, what this pandemic may mean for office space and design in the future, as well as his views on rent relief for tenants.
Mar 27, 2020 • 23min
Make Yourself At Home: Wendy Berger
WBS Equities CEO Wendy Berger owns build-to-suit food manufacturing and distribution buildings in multiple states including New York, Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts. In this episode, she talks about her plan to help tenants, managing her own self isolation and how major personal tragedies have prepared her to manage a situation like this.
May 7, 2019 • 19min
Let's Have A Drink: A Conversation With Adelaide Polsinelli
In the sixth and final episode of our first season, we sit down with Compass Vice Chair Adelaide Polsinelli. We talk about getting her start in the industry, the impact of rent reform on the market, adapting to change and starting the investment sales division at Compass.
Apr 23, 2019 • 20min
Let's Have A Drink: A Conversation With Amol Sarva
In our fifth episode, we sit down with Knotel co-founder Amol Sarva at Gather, a Knotel location in Chelsea. We talk about the growth of his flexible workspace company, creating diversity in top management and the mythologies of startups.
Apr 9, 2019 • 15min
Let's Have A Drink: A Conversation With Joanne Podell
We sit down with Joanne Podell, executive vice chairman for retail services at Cushman & Wakefield, at the Baccarat Hotel. We talk about starting a new career in your forties, locking down one of the priciest retail leases in New York City history and why widespread store closures don’t scare her at all.
Mar 26, 2019 • 13min
Let's Have A Drink: A Conversation With Brad Hargreaves
We sit down with Brad Hargreaves, the CEO and founder of co-living company Common, at a Brooklyn Caribbean eatery called Glady’s. We talk about underserved segments of the housing market, the widening gap between rents and wages — and convincing lenders that the co-living business model isn’t some “kooky” thing.
Mar 19, 2019 • 11min
Let's Have A Drink: A Conversation With Toby Moskovits
We sit down with Toby Moskovits, the founder and CEO of Heritage Equity Partners, at the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn. We talk about going against the herd in development, picking back up when it doesn’t pan out — and how women should take on the aggressive, male-dominated world of real estate development.
Mar 6, 2019 • 14min
Let's Have A Drink: A Conversation With Bob Knakal
We sit down with Bob Knakal, JLL Chairman of Investment Sales, at the Penn Club in Midtown Manhattan. We talk about almost going bankrupt, sleeping on big decisions and honesty in business.
