NAIOP Podcast: Inside CRE

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Inside CRE features interviews with commercial real estate leaders who share industry and career insights. NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the development industry’s leading source for education, advocacy and connections that drive your business forward. Inside CRE is brought to you by CLA.

To learn more about NAIOP and join a network of over 21,000 commercial real estate professionals, visit www.naiop.org.

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Episodes

A Closer Look at CRE Construction Trends

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 projects; and explores the link between the office market and popular culture, from “Mad Men” to “Office Space” to the end of the corner office. He dis...

Jul 17, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7

We’re on Recession Watch

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 implications of the recent regional bank failures; deglobalization and the manufacturing renaissance; and why the tight labor market isn’t going away. Peters...

Jun 26, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Playing the Long Game

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 acknowledges how difficult it can be for companies to shake the systems they’ve inherited, and why a seat at the table doesn’t count for much unless ...

May 15, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Keep Your Eye on the Hurricane

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 office market). Rockey addresses whether the Fed’s goal of a soft landing is possible, explains the longer-term issues faced by the U.S. and other ...

Apr 17, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4

The Good, the Bad, the Global Economy

A conversation on the state of the global economy is bound to cover a lot of ground. Marc talks with Reva Goujon, a geopolitical strategist and director at Rhodium Group, about current inflationary drivers, shifting trade partnerships, increased tech regulation, and China’s structural slowdown, which will have worldwide impact. She offers insights for the commercial real estate industry, including resilient supply chain strategies, addressing the tight labor market, and how to “separate the cycl...

Mar 13, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

CRE: We’re Just as Cool as Google (Part Two)

Marc continues his conversation with Kate Nolan Bryden, senior vice president at MRP Industrial, and Celeste Tanner, president and chief development officer of Confluent Development. The group talks talent recruitment and retention (“We need to show them how much fun we’re having!”), some of the flawed logic out there on talent development, and which area is the number-one place companies can’t compromise. Bryden and Tanner also discuss “micro-mentors,” Jedi mind tricks, and nailing the right me...

Feb 27, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Debunking Developer Myths and Turning a Cruise Ship (Part One)

Marc is joined by Kate Nolan Bryden, senior vice president at MRP Industrial, and Celeste Tanner, president and chief development officer of Confluent Development. Bryden and Tanner share how they’ve seen the CRE industry evolve since the start of their careers, their approaches to managing divergent teams, and the challenges that come with an industry “stuck at a one-percent rate of innovation over a century.” Hear Tanner’s quote about “turning nickels into dollars” that both Bryden and Selvite...

Feb 13, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Kim Snyder on Industrial Headwinds, Inflation Pressures and Classic Guitars

Marc talks with Kim Snyder, president of the U.S. West Region for Prologis, the largest commercial real estate developer in the U.S., and 2023 NAIOP Chair. Kim and his team cover some of the hottest industrial markets in the country, including Southern California, the Inland Empire, Las Vegas and Phoenix. In this episode, Marc and Kim dive into challenges for the industrial sector, inflation pressures and their implications, what’s on Prologis’ “whiteboard,” Kim’s guitar collection, and more. Re...

Jan 23, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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