Takeaways A Podcast About Learning From The Wisdom Of Others

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP February Program. The title was Experience This: The Retail Renaissance. This program delivered everything we have come to expect from a NAIOP breakfast. There were 260 people that registered to attend. It was informative and relevant. And each of the panelists shared openly so the audience got real value – which is what NAIOP is about. In this episode I sat down with the moderator and two of the panelists. Unfortunately, Bryan Wachter have to leave early so only those in attendance got to hear his insights. Let me just tell you, he did not disappoint. Listen in and hear for yourself what they had to say about their unique perspective of the retail market, I asked them to recap the highlights of what they shared on the panel, and any additional Takeaways that each of them wanted to share with the audience. The panelists included: BRIAN SORRENTINO, CCIM ROI Commercial Real Estate I

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP 6th Annual Forecast 2020.  The morning was organized in 3 sections. Opening the show was an economist that laid out the macro of the national economy, followed by a broker panel that delved into the specifics of our local market by each product type, concluding with an urbanist who took the audience on a journey into the future with examples from the present.   In this episode I sat down with both keynote speakers and each of the broker panelists. Listen in and hear for yourself what they had to say about the emphasis of their talks, what they are each excited about in a 2020 environment, and unique Takeaways that each of them wanted to share with the audience.  Economic Update Victor Calanog PhD Chief Economist & Senior Vice President Moody’s Analytics REIS Fellow, The Wharton School Commercial Market Panel Retail: Dan Adamson, ROI Commercial Real Estate Industrial: Garrett Toft,

I am blessed to be around remarkable people and to attend dynamic events. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Happy New Year!! It’s that time of year where we get to reflect and account for the previous year’s activities and results. In this case its sitting down with Angelica Marie Clemmer to conclude Season 2 of Takeaways. Angelica and I were at the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation gala at the end of November. I asked her a question about something going on in her life. She turned to me and said, "you know so much about me I don't feel like I know anything about you. I should come on your podcast and interview you!" Angelica shared her story as a survivor of domestic abuse in S1:E12. This Season 2 Recap is a bit different. It's not as much about the podcast as it is about me and my life. Angelica really prepared for this speaking to my friends, coworkers and even my wife! Here

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. On a cold February night in 1999, Shoham Nicolet was starting an operation with 23 other soldiers. He served in an elite paratroopers recon unit in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). At the time there was a security zone between Israel and South Lebanon to thwart Hezbollah from attacking Israeli citizens. Shoham’s unit would routinely go past the security zone behind enemy lines to surprise the enemy. This night was different. This night, they would be surprised. Shoham lost two friends and his commander, Eitan. The rest of the unit narrowly escaped being ejected by Blackhawk helicopters. The pilots decided to return to the fight against the official recommendation to get the rest of the unit out. Shoham was only 20 years old. Today, Shoham is the CEO of Israeli American Council (IAC) which he co-founded

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP October Program. The title was Building the Past Shapes the Future SHAWN DANOSKI and I discuss our Takeaways from this program. The program was a a fireside chat between two industry giants and appropriately moderated by a giant in her own right – JEN LEVINE, Senior Vice President, REALCOMM ADVISORS! The panelists included: THOMAS SCHOEMAN – Architect/Developer FRANK MARTIN – Founder/CEO – MARTIN HARRIS CONSTRUCTION Over their careers, Tom Schoeman and Frank Martin built the largest architecture firm and general contracting company in Las Vegas respectively . They built many buildings. They built NAIOP. And they built each other. It is easy to take an organization like NAIOP Southern Nevada. For three decades the members of this organization have provided the development industry with an aspirational standard for development, access and sharing, and people like Tom and Frank who

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP September Program. The title was New Generation, New Priorities. How the Modern Workforce is Forever Changing the Built Environment. Surprise! The hosts of this show were Reed Gottesman and SHAWN DANOSKI. I was at the CORFAC Fall Conference. Thank you gentlemen for sitting in and sharing your Takeaways from this program. The program was a doozy! The moderator was Jim Stuart, Partner with Matter Real Estate Group. Truth is Jim did more than moderate. He organized the whole damn thing! The panelists included: • Tiffany English - Principal, Ware Malcomb • Darrel Fullbright - Firm-wide Office Practice Leader, Gensler Jim Stuart is building a 40 acre mixed-use campus as this post is being published. He has spent considerable time thinking about what the workforce of the future wants in an office environment and why they want it. Two people that inspire Jim are Tiffany and Darrel. T

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP August Program. The title was What Happens in Carson City is Your Business - a Legislative Update. SHAWN DANOSKI and I discuss our Takeaways from this program. The moderator was Mitch Fox, President & CEO of the Nevada Broadcasters Association. The panelists included: • Senator Scott Hammond - Republican • Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel - Democrat • Senator Joyce Woodhouse - Democrat Panels like this don't just put themselves together. The crown jewel of member benefits for NAIOP is its government advocacy. At the helm of the GA Committee is Jay Heller, and NAIOP lobbyists from Fennemore Craig, Jon Leleu and the magnificent Kerrie Kramer (congrats on being admitted into DLI!) Every other year the Nevada Legislature is in session. On any given session NAIOP tracks hundreds of bills that can positively or negatively impact the commercial real estate development industry. They work wi

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP July Program. The title was What’s in Your Pipeline, The next 6-24 months in Construction, Development and Brokerage. SHAWN DANOSKI and I discuss our Takeaways from this program. I had the pleasure of moderating! The panelists included: • KERRY CARTMILL – Senior Director of Preconstruction DC Building Group • DOUG ROBERTS – Partner Panattoni Development • TABER THILL, SIOR – Senior Vice President – Office Brokerage Colliers International Show me where you spend your time… and I’ll tell you what you worship! – John Wimber Ask anyone in Southern Nevada today “how’s the market”, and you’ll get a one word answer… “busy!” Looking to understand what specifically is keeping contractors, developers, and brokers busy was the pursuit of this program. If you were at the program you got a special treat. In addition to the market insights shared by the panelists, Doug shared wisdom’s from

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP June Program. The title was So Much Going On How To Keep Track - a Submarket Update SHAWN DANOSKI and I discuss our Takeaways from this program. The moderator was Donny Perach - Vice President, Valtus Capital Group The panelists included: • Gina Gavan - Chief Innovation Officer Director, Economic & Business Development City of North Las Vegas • Ken Chapa - Interim Director - Office of Economic Development & Tourism City of Henderson • Bill Arent - Director - Economic & Urban Development City of Las Vegas In 2008 Charles Prince was named by Fortune magazine as on of the economic leaders who didn't see the financial crisis coming. He was CEO of Citigroup, which at the time, was a major provider of financing for leveraged buyouts. He infamously told The Financial Times, "as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance.” What a great quote to use to open this progr

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We were on site at the Southern Nevada NAIOP May Program. The title was The Current Economic Climate: Calm Before the Storm? Shawn Danoski and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the 2019 NAIOP Chapter President and CEO of DC Building Group, a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. The moderator was Matt Stater, Research & GIS Manager at Colliers International. The panelists included: Jeff Lapour, Principal of Lapour Partners, a dynamic development company. Marlene Fujita, Senior Vice President CBRE, Investment Sales. Adam Horowitz, Founder of Lever Capital Partners, the guy with all the money! Something happened in March 2019. The Yield Curve Inverted. As one of the most reliable recession indicators, the last time this happened was mid-2007. NAIOP assorted the range of the associations membership for this morning's program to talk about it. We heard from an active developer, econ

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. This was a landmark episode for Takeaways! We recorded in front of a live audience, we recorded on video (currently in editing) and we had to get official approval from the U.S. State Department to sit down with our guest!! February 5, 2019 Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, appointed Elan S. Carr to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anit-Semitism. This position was established in 2004 as part of the Office of Religion and Global Affairs at the United States Department of State. Rewind to the summer of 1999. I was a rising sophomore attending UNLV. My fraternity brothers put me forward to receive a full scholarship to attend the Alpha Epsilon Pi International Convention in Morristown, New Jersey. At one of the leadership breakout sessions was this guy with radiating enthusiasm. Whenever he saw someo

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. We are back on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP March Program. The title was Welcome to Possible! A NAIOP National Tour Around the Country - vacant deserts, farmlands, and blighted areas transformed to corporate headquarter hubs! SHAWN DANOSKI and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the 2019 NAIOP Chapter President and CEO of DC BUILDING GROUP, a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. Rick Myers, President, Thomas & Mack Development Group was the presenter. This was a different kind of NAIOP breakfast program with Rick taking us through his NAIOP journey traveling the country for NAIOP conferences. It is at these conferences that Rick has visited dynamic projects where companies are investing billions of dollars, corporations are leasing space a million square feet at a time, and relationships are established with real estate professionals who are moving markets. What were some of our

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. When he was 19 years old Harry Fagel found himself sitting in his car at the UNLV parking lot. He didn't feel like he was connected to anything. He felt like he didn't matter. It was in that moment that he made the decision to live a life that connected him to other people. Fast forward to February 28, 2019, Captain Harry Fagel retired after a 25 year career with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. But that is not all he's done to connect to people. Not by a long shot!  Harry is a published poet. A produced spoken word poet. I would even say he is the voice of the police department and law enforcement everywhere. When I first met Harry he was my high school youth group advisor. The next time we would cross paths I was 24. He found out I had been writing poetry and 'firmly' asked me to open f

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. If you're on a journey to become a better version of your self this year, then Ruth Furman's story will help you get there. As the owner of Image Words, a Public Relations company in Las Vegas, Ruth helps her clients "shine brighter." Her clients range from major corporations in health care, legal, construction and real estate industries to individuals on their way to becoming national public speakers. We talk about PR in this episode but that's not the only thing that makes Ruth so remarkable. In 2012 Ruth was in a dark place. She was hit with the perfect storm of losing major clients, health issues and her weight was out of control. She was negative and just not herself. A good friend that she met through NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) held up the mirror. Ruth decided it was tim

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Happy New Year! We are back on site at the SOUTHERN NEVADA NAIOP January Program. The title was Past Presidents High Powered Commercial Real Estate Executives Talking About the Market. SHAWN DANOSKI and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the 2019 NAIOP Chapter President and CEO of DC BUILDING GROUP, a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. The moderator was Julie Cleaver, Vice President, Land Planning & Design with The Howard Hughes Corporation. The panelists included: Jay Heller - Principal with Heller Companies - Active developer of small bay industrial product Mike Mixer, SIOR - Executive Managing Director with Colliers International Las Vegas - Broker of the largest commercial firm in the market Mike Shohet - Chief Real Estate Development Officer with Nevada Hand - Developer of affordable housing This was the NAIOP debut for Julie and the consensus from the audience is we want

I am blessed to be around remarkable people and to attend dynamic events. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. It's that time of year where we get to reflect and account for the year's activities and results. When I set out to start the Takeaways Podcast I did not imagine some of the twists and turns we'd take. After twelve months and 20 episodes I am proud of what we've accomplished. There were many things we said we would do that we did. And there were things that we didn't get to.  With me on this episode to recap Season 1 is  REED GOTTESMAN, Vice President Regional Director of Leasing at HARSCH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. Anyone who knows Reed knows that he has the unique ability to really see people. I call him a human profiler. Reed generously took the time to hear back every episode to prepare for this podcast. We turned the table and Reed was the one asking the questions. There is

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. By all accounts Frank Martin is going out on top! He built Martin-Harris Construction into the largest general contracting company in Las Vegas with well over $400 million in annual billings and over 400 employees. Frank sold Martin-Harris to Big-D Corp in 2014 for a figure that not even his accounting team knows. Earlier in 2018 Frank secured one of the largest jobs going on in Las Vegas - the Convention Center! While Frank has received a multitude of awards and accolades over the years it wasn't always smooth sailing. When Frank moved to Las Vegas in 1961 his family's first home was a motel. Eight years after going into business for himself he was faced with losing it all. Frank would face losing everything twice more in his career. His faith, support from his wife Bonnie, resolve for having a plan and

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Dean Willmore, SIOR is an elite commercial real estate broker. That's not an opinion. Here is the evidence! Dean became an SIOR designee in 1995. He operated his own brokerage called IPG (Industrial Property Group) for 15 years where he trained over a dozen brokers - many who have all gone on to be top producers in their own right. More than once Dean has achieved the prestigious Colliers Everest Club (top 10% of brokers across the Americas for Colliers International). These days Dean has the distinct pleasure of working with his son Michael Willmore and good friend Alex Stanisic as a top producing industrial team. Dean started his career in commercial real estate while in college at University of Arizona. Before long he was hired by C.B. Richard Ellis to help create a property database - that experie

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Once again we’re recording on site at the Southern Nevada NAIOP October Program. The title was Election 2018 & Issues Affecting Commercial Real Estate. Shawn Danoksi and I sat down to discuss our Takeaways from this program. Shawn is the CEO of DC BUILDING GROUP a leading general contracting firm in Las Vegas, NV. Leading up to Early voting NAIOP brought in Nevada's marquee political commentator Jon Ralston. The format for the program was very well done with questions from the audience starting out right away. Dan Tutland, President at DJT Enterprises, facilitated the conversation from the floor fielding questions from the audience and filling in with some of his own. What were some of our Takeaways? • For any and all things politics in Nevada there is thenevadaindependent.com. • What is causing many voters the middle to simply check out? • Which are the most important races and ballots this cycle? I hope you enjoy! You c

I am blessed to be around remarkable people. There are always Takeaways to learn. That is what I am sharing on this podcast. Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. explores learning from the wisdom of others. Laura Sussman is one of the funniest people you'll ever meet. Her unique brand of humor shows up in this podcast if you're paying attention. As owner of Kraft - Sussman Funeral and Cremation Services, Laura and her partner Wendy oversee 450 funerals a year! Growing up in the Jewish community I've always known of Laura as the Director of the Jewish Community Center. She was a non-profit executive for over 25 years before starting Kraft-Sussman. I was introduced to her in 2013 to help her find a building to purchase. What I could never have imagine is that I would meet her again in her capacity as a licensed funeral director when my mother passed away a year later. At the end of the episode Laura mentioned a life saving App called Vital Ice. You can find it by clicking the link and using the download code