Best NAIOP Podcasts (2025)

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Scott Jennings, CNN 35:29

9d ago35:29

35:29

Scott Jennings started his political career licking envelopes in a campaign office but went on to work for campaigns at both the local and national level, including four presidential campaigns. The CNN senior conservative political commentator – and keynote speaker at NAIOP’s 2025 Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat – joins the podcast to sh…

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Phil Mobley, CoStar 43:32

1M ago43:32

43:32

As the national director for office analytics, Phil Mobley leads the development of CoStar's house view of the office market. In this episode, he examines the office sector from every angle, highlighting the misconception of a simple “flight to quality,” explaining that both premium and affordable office spaces are thriving while mid-tier buildings…

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Matt Dorner - BID 21 - Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships for Economic Development Success 29:33

2M ago29:33

29:33

Downtown Milwaukee has experienced significant growth in recent years, with Business Improvement District (BID) 21 playing a pivotal role in its development. As of 2024, the district is home to approximately 42,000 residents, reflecting a 26.5% increase since 2010, according the City of Milwaukee website.. The area also accommodates over 90,700 wor…

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Lawrence Armstrong, Ware Malcomb 22:07

2M ago22:07

22:07

Artist. Architect. Chairman. Philanthropist. Author. Lawrence Armstrong, chairman of leading international design firm Ware Malcomb, joined the firm nearly 40 years ago and served as CEO from 1992 to 2020. In addition to expanding the company from a Southern California firm to a national and international firm with 28 offices across North America, …

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Shannon O’Neil, Council on Foreign Relations 22:19

2M ago22:19

22:19

Is the era of tariff-free goods on the North American continent coming to an end? Shannon O’Neil, Senior Vice President and Director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter,” joins us for this especially timely episode. Shannon discusses how tariff uncertainty and shifting global trad…

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The Building Blocks of Commercial Real Estate: Connecting Students and Community 36:19

2M ago36:19

36:19

In this episode, we speak with Andy Hunt, Director of the Vieth Institute for Real Estate Leadership at Marquette University. He shares many insights including his perspective on the following: How the ACRE Program is driving meaningful commercial real estate development in Wisconsin; What’s motivating today’s students and how education is evolving…

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2025 Commercial Real Estate and Economic Forecast with KC Conway 1:05:25

3M ago1:05:25

1:05:25

KC Conway is the Founder and Principal Owner for KCNomics. He is a nationally recognized economist and appraiser with a nearly 40-year career including positions in commercial banks, government service, and academia. Among his more notable career achievements are (i) his role as the commercial real estate subject matter expert providing counsel to …

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The Take: On Commercial Real Estate: A Conversation with CARW Chair Jenna Maguire 26:42

3M ago26:42

26:42

Get to know Jenna Maguire, Chair of CARW for 2024/25. A seasoned leader in commercial real estate since 2008, Jenna has navigated the evolving office market, leasing some of Milwaukee’s most notable projects like Schlitz Park and The Avenue. She is a Senior Vice President with Colliers International in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Recognized as a CoStar P…

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Alex Thomson, 2025 NAIOP Chair 47:56

3M ago47:56

47:56

Opening our third season of Inside CRE, Christopher Ware, NAIOP’s Vice President for Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, speaks with Alex Thomson, founder of Prevail Consultants and 2025 NAIOP Chair. With two decades of experience in commercial real estate, Alex has gained expertise in every aspect of the business, spanning acquisitions…

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A New Formula For Success - Office Conversions and Adaptive Reuse 1:11:44

4M ago1:11:44

1:11:44

In this episode we share the full program from the Commercial Association of REALTORS September 17, 2024, membership meeting at the historic Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This event was a deep dive into one of today’s hottest topics: adaptive reuse and the conversion of office spaces into multifamily and mixed-use developments. The keynot…

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2024 Market Update Presented by CARW and NAIOP Wisconsin 1:02:56

4M ago1:02:56

1:02:56

2024 was quite a year for Wisconsin commercial real estate markets. Join speakers Adam Connor, Colliers Wisconsin; Katie Brueske, Cushman & Wakefield Boerke; Patrick Hanrahan, NEWMARK; and Sarah Eldred, Mid-America Real Estate, as they discuss the investment, office, industrial and retail markets and what's in store for 2025.…

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2025 Legislative Priorities, Policies and Realities 36:47

5M ago36:47

36:47

Aquiles Suarez, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at NAIOP, has the considerable task of overseeing the association’s advocacy efforts at the federal, state and local level, and managing the association’s political action committee, NAIOP-PAC. In his signature candor, Aquiles shares with Marc his take on what Republican control of the Wh…

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Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate Futurist 30:11

5M ago30:11

30:11

Generational changes happening now are creating a fundamental shift in our society and the way people live and work, says Nikki Greenberg, a world-leading futurist focused on the trends and technologies shaping cities of the future. She joins NAIOP’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Shaine Anderson talk about the path that led h…

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David C. Smith, Cushman & Wakefield 34:41

6M ago34:41

34:41

David C. Smith is the head of Americas insights for the Cushman & Wakefield global think tank. He joins the podcast and puts in a pitch for the office sector, which he said is experiencing a reckoning similar to the “retail apocalypse” that made headlines back in the mid-2010s through 2020. David discusses topical office trends including reduced sq…

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Brian Natwick, Crescent Communities 33:56

7M ago33:56

33:56

Brian Natwick, Chairman and CEO of Crescent Communities, our 2024 Developer of the Year, joins guest host Kathryn Hamilton, NAIOP’s vice president for marketing and communications, for this episode. “At the end of the day, real estate is an experience,” Brian points out – a principle that guides the firm’s approach to creating exceptional developme…

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Carey Heyman, CLA 40:48

7M ago40:48

40:48

Carey Heyman, CPA and managing principal of the real estate industry at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), joins us this time on the NAIOP podcast with guest host Christopher Ware, NAIOP’s Vice President for Business Development and Strategic Initiatives. Carey discusses his background, career journey and insights into the commercial real estate market. He …

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Peter Cocoziello and Scarlett Miller, Penn State University 39:10

8M ago39:10

39:10

Get to know two special guests who lead the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation at Penn State. Peter Cocoziello is the founder, president and CEO of Advance Realty Investors, a New Jersey-based real estate development, investment and management company, and the founding chair of the Institute. Scarlett Miller is a professor of industrial…

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The Las Vegas Experience Economy 35:51

8M ago35:51

35:51

In advance of NAIOP’s largest annual conference, CRE.Converge, Oct. 8-10 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, hear from two seasoned CRE pros working in the region. Cassie Catania-Hsu, managing director and market leader for Las Vegas, CBRE, and Julie Cleaver, vice chair for NAIOP’s Education committee, discussed the city's unique experience economy; devel…

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Erin McDannald, Elevated 28:05

10M ago28:05

28:05

Erin McDannald, CEO of Elevated, started working with data centers back in 1998 during the dot-com boom, so she’s seen the sector evolve over decades. She joins podcast guest host Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D., NAIOP’s vice president of knowledge and research and executive director of the NAIOP Research Foundation, to share why she believes data centers …

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Greg Lindsay, Arizona State University Threatcasting Lab 30:12

10M ago30:12

30:12

An author, futurist and senior advisor to the Arizona State University Threatcasting Lab, Greg Lindsay guides institutions such as NATO and the United States Secret Service in identifying, disrupting, and mitigating future threats. He joins the podcast with guest host Shaine Anderson, NAIOP’s EVP and COO. Lindsay shares what’s up next for AI and au…

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Spencer Levy, CBRE 41:43

11M ago41:43

41:43

Spencer Levy is global client strategist and senior economic advisor at CBRE, the largest commercial real estate services firm in the world. He studies statistics in his free time, so he was happy to offer his analysis on the ripple effects coming with a new era of deglobalization, share a Tom Petty quote, and discuss two specific opportunities tha…

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Sean Burton, Cityview 31:19

12M ago31:19

31:19

As CEO of Cityview, named the most active multifamily developer in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal for the past four years, Sean Burton stays busy. He joins the podcast with our guest host, NAIOP Vice President of Knowledge and Research Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D., to share market fundamentals for multifamily development, the buzzy sub-…

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Christine Cooper, CoStar Group 35:23

1y ago35:23

35:23

As managing director and chief U.S. economist at CoStar Group, Christine Cooper, Ph.D., provides insights and analysis of national and regional macroeconomic conditions across the nation. She joined the podcast to share CoStar’s near-term forecast for the industrial sector, discuss the risk factors still out there with the supply chain, and why the…

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Rebecca Rockey, Cushman & Wakefield 42:46

1y ago42:46

42:46

Can we stick the “soft landing”? Rebecca Rockey, Deputy Chief Economist and Global Head of Forecasting at Cushman & Wakefield, joins the podcast to catch us up on the current state of the economy with an eye to commercial real estate. She pinpoints the areas of the economy under significant pressure, defines “rolling recession,” and addresses the d…

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Sal Impellitteri & Steve Wagner (JLA Architects) | Brews and Building Reviews - MOSH Performance Center (Franklin) 58:54

1y ago58:54

58:54

On this espisode of Behind Closed Boards, we’ll discuss and review the MOSH Performance Center building with special guest architects Sal Impellitteri, Senior Project Architect, and Steve Wagner, a Vice President, with JLA Architects. For reference’s sake, this podcast was recorded on March 13th, 2024. We also review Broken Bat Brewery's "High & Ti…

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Chris Cillizza, Political Commentator and Journalist 28:54

1y ago28:54

28:54

Political commentator and journalist Chris Cillizza spent four years as an editor at large at CNN and regularly appeared as a political analyst on the network’s airwaves. He joins Aquiles Suarez, NAIOP’s senior vice president for government affairs, to talk about the upcoming presidential election, including his predictions for the hot-button issue…

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Rafael McCadden, Colliers International 25:42

1y ago25:42

25:42

Nearshoring expert Rafael McCadden joins the podcast to share his outlook on how industrial real estate in Mexico has evolved and continues to expand. Projected to attract $35 billion in foreign investments over the next five years, Mexico is now the premier trade partner for the U.S. McCadden has more than 30 years’ experience as an industrial and…

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Brian Walker, Burns Scalo Real Estate 42:01

1y ago42:01

42:01

Our 2024 NAIOP Chair Brian Walker, president of Pittsburgh-based Burns Scalo Real Estate, kicks off season two of the Inside CRE podcast. Brian shares his goals for the year (and the headwinds to fight through), why “operating brilliantly” can be more critical than savvy deal-making, and how to prioritize communication in a confusing market. He and…

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Altius Building Company Elves | How to Celebrate the Holidays! 38:38

1+ y ago38:38

38:38

On this episode of "Behind Closed Boards", we’ll chat with…the Altius Building Company Elves, regarding how they celebrate the holidays. For reference’s sake, this podcast was recorded on…. December 5th, 2023. The Altius Building Company's "Behind Close Boards" podcast features interviews, chats, and brews with building reviews with industry expert…

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Nicholas Pell, Link Logistics 36:40

1+ y ago36:40

36:40

Nicholas Pell sees the big picture – he has to. As president and chief investment officer for Link Logistics, formed by Blackstone in 2019, he is responsible for managing the company’s immense U.S.-based industrial real estate portfolio spanning over 500 million square feet, which a full 5% of U.S. GDP flows through. In this episode, Nick talks to …

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Peter Zeihan, Geopolitical Strategist 55:55

1+ y ago55:55

55:55

Peter Zeihan has an uncanny ability to predict tomorrow's headlines. The geopolitical strategist talked with guest host Christopher Ware, NAIOP’s vice president for business development and strategic initiatives, on current U.S. demographic shifts, how the labor force is changing, and why he thinks now is the best time for businesses to hire and bo…

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Michael Testa (Ogden & Company) | Five Questions With... 39:34

1+ y ago39:34

39:34

On this episode of Behind Closed Boards, we’ll tackle Five Questions with… Michael Testa, CCIM, of Ogden & Company, Inc.– a full-service real estate company serving Milwaukee since 1929. For reference’s sake, this podcast was recorded on…. November 2nd, 2023. The Altius Building Company's "Behind Close Boards" podcast features interviews, chats, an…

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Developing for the Client, Customer and Community 28:42

1+ y ago28:42

28:42

Dave Harrison, president of VanTrust Real Estate, our 2023 Developer of the Year, joined guest host Kathryn Hamilton, NAIOP’s vice president for marketing and communications for this episode. Harrison – who proudly describes his company as a “small-ball baseball team” – shares his favorite project to date (he still lives there), why he prefers whit…

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Dan Beyer (Dan Beyer Architects) | Brews and Building Reviews - Eagle Park Brewery (Muskego) 30:16

1+ y ago30:16

30:16

On this episode of Behind Closed Boards, we’ll discuss and review the Eagle Park Brewery in Muskego with special guest architect Dan Beyer, Owner/President of Dan Beyer Architects. For reference’s sake, this podcast was recorded on September 15th, 2023. The Altius Building Company's "Behind Close Boards" podcast features interviews, chats, and brew…

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Purpose is Paramount in the Next Era of Office 33:43

1+ y ago33:43

33:43

Marc sits down with Julie Whelan, CBRE’s Global Head of Occupier Thought Leadership, whose team is tasked with identifying major trends impacting occupiers across all industries. As many organizations adopt a hybrid model for their workforce and office utilization needs continue to change, you can imagine Julie has plenty to discuss. She dives into…

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James Villa (NAIOP-Wisconsin) | How To Understand New Laws Supporting Multifamily & Workforce Housing 44:33

1+ y ago44:33

44:33

On today’s Behind Closed Boards, we’ll chat with…Jim Villa of NAIOP WI, regarding how to understand new laws supporting multifamily and workkforce housing legistlation. For reference’s sake, this podcast was recorded on…. August 18th, 2023. The Altius Building Company's "Behind Close Boards" podcast features interviews, chats, and brews with buildi…

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Emerging from the Office Trough 38:47

1+ y ago38:47

38:47

Mark, meet Marc. Mark Rose, chair and CEO of Avison Young, joins Marc on the podcast for a discussion about building a workplace culture that matters; what his experience tells him about challenges in the current economic climate; the rumor he’s heard about the Fed; and why he “couldn’t be more optimistic” about the office sector. Mark shares recen…

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Joshua Levy (Husch Blackwell) | Five Questions With... 37:06

2y ago37:06

37:06

In this episode of Behind Closed Boards, we tackle Five + Questions with… Joshua Levy, Partner of Husch Blackwell . The Construction Industry encompasses an enormous depth of components and phases. From an initial idea, financing, engaging contracts, procurement, logistics, moving dirt, erecting, and building, to commissioning. That said, it takes …

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A Closer Look at CRE Construction Trends 31:44

2y ago31:44

31:44

Marc sits down with Richard Branch, chief economist at Dodge Construction Network, a leading source of data analytics and insights on the commercial construction industry. Branch has us time-travel to the peak of the office market in 1985 (when the tax code allowed for extended depreciation); shares the latest data from Dodge on office renovation p…

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We’re on Recession Watch 41:28

2y ago41:28

41:28

Dana Peterson, chief economist and center leader for economy, strategy and finance at The Conference Board, joined our guest host Christopher Ware, NAIOP’s vice president for business development and strategic initiatives. Peterson – who delivered keynote remarks at I.CON East this year – paints a broad macroeconomic picture, discussing the implica…

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Jeff Tredo (The Tredo Group) | Brews and Building Reviews - St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church and School (Milwaukee) 30:37

2y ago30:37

30:37

On today’s Behind Closed Boards, we’ll discuss and review St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church (Milwaukee) with special guest architect Jeff Tredo, Founding Principal of The Tredo Group. For reference’s sake, this podcast was recorded on June 9th, 2023. Special guests include Alana Dunne (The Tredo Group), Eric Goldschmidt (Concordia University of Wiscon…

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Kristi Porter (City of Greenfield), Ed Haydin (Haydin-Thacker Architecture) & Joe Galbraith (Galbraith Carnahan Architects) | How to Secure Municipal Approvals Part II 33:00

2y ago33:00

33:00

In this episode of Behind Closed Boards, we’ll chat with…Kristi Porter of the City of Greenfield, as well as Ed Haydin of Haydin-Thacker Architecture, and Joe Galbraith of Galbraith Carnahan Architects, regarding how to secure municipal approvals for a development. This is Part II of a two-part series, with the first segment that aired last week. F…

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Kristi Porter (City of Greenfield), Ed Haydin (Haydin-Thacker Architecture) & Joe Galbraith (Galbraith Carnahan Architects) | How to Secure Municipal Approvals Part I 31:34

2y ago31:34

31:34

In this episode of Behind Closed Boards, we’ll chat with…Kristi Porter of the City of Greenfield, as well as Ed Haydin of Haydin-Thacker Architecture, and Joe Galbraith of Galbraith Carnahan Architects, regarding how to secure municipal approvals for a development. For reference’s sake, this podcast is was recorded on…. May 11th, 2023. Part I of a …

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Playing the Long Game 32:46

2y ago32:46

32:46

The exceptionally upbeat Rhonda Payne, workforce equity advisor and DEI educator, founder and CEO of Flock Theory, talks to Marc about avoiding “the ostrich approach” to measuring workforce diversity, offers straightforward explanations of equity and equality, and shares the philosophies that often guide DEI initiatives (for better or worse). Payne…

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Miranda Braatz & Jordan Roman (R3 Elevated) | Five Questions With... 34:33

2y ago34:33

34:33

In this episode of Behind Closed Boards, we’ll tackle Five Questions with… Miranda Braatz and Jordan Roman of R3 Elevated – an urban renewal and redevelopment firm dedicated to optimizing community resiliency. The Altius Building Company's "Behind Close Boards" podcast features interviews, chats, and brews with building reviews with industry expert…

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Keep Your Eye on the Hurricane 31:54

2y ago31:54

31:54

Amid a volatile economy where recession predictions abound, Marc talks with Rebecca Rockey, economist and global head of economic analysis and forecasting at Cushman & Wakefield. Rockey shares her outlook for the next 6-12 months, with lows (“warning signs are going off”), highs (industrial’s supercharged returns), and in between (the trifurcated o…

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Keynote | Sports and Real Estate: If You Build It, Will They Come? 1:04:28

2y ago1:04:28

1:04:28

Closing Session from the NAIOP Utah 2023 Symposium at Vivint Arena. Featuring Steve Starks and moderator Josh Caldwell.By NAIOP Utah

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All-Star Panel 1:51:18

2y ago1:51:18

1:51:18

Opening session from the NAIOP Utah 2023 Symposium at Vivint Arena. Featuring a discussion with Natalie Gochnour, Stephanie Frohman, Krista Sprenger, Linda Rabbitt, and moderator Jami MarshBy NAIOP Utah