CoreNet NorCal Podcast Episodes

05.13.2024 // On this episode of CoreCast, host Robert Teed visits with special guest Shaun Scrivens, CoreNet Northern California’s 2024-2025 chapter president.   Robert and Shaun explore Shaun’s impressive career in and around Corporate Real Estate and her deep involvement in CoreNet Northern California, including her ascendancy into the role of chapter president.  Shaun also shares her very impo...

January 8, 2024   Episode Description 01.08.2024 // On this episode of CoreCast, host Robert Teed visits with special guest Cameron Love, CoreNet NorCal’s 2023 You Leader of the Year award winner.   We learn about Cameron’s professional work with Hughes Marino and we get to go deep into his deep commitment to volunteerism and giving back.  Plus, he shares his love for the city of San Francisco. On...

Dec 11, 2023   Episode Description 12.01.2023 // On this episode of CoreCast, host Robert Teed visits with Julia Campbell, CoreNet NorCal’s 2023 Service Provider of the Year award winner.   We learn about Julia’s distinguished career and her deep love for design (which runs in the family).  And she shares her perspective on the importance of risk-taking.  We also learn about Julia’s leadership jou...

Episode Description 11.01.2023 // On this episode of CoreCast, host Robert Teed visits with Terry Wood,  CoreNet NorCal’s 2023 Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year award winner.   We learn about Terry’s distinguished corporate real estate career, his Canadian Military career and the key changes he has seen in the real estate & workplace industry over his time in it.  We also learn about...

Special Guest Christina Weber, CoreNet Northern California (Episode 3, Season 7)  June 15, 2023     Episode Description 06.15.2023 // On this episode of CoreCast, host Robert Teed visits with special guest Christina Weber, a thought leader, a senior leader at Stok and a co-Chair of the Northern California Chapter’s newly minted Sustainability Special Interest Group.  Robert and Christina explore C...

Episode Description 05.01.2023 // On this episode of CoreCast, host Robert Teed visits with special guest and newly minted CoreNet Northern California president Ernst Calais.  Robert and Ernst explore Ernst’s long career in the Corporate Real Estate & Workplace, his deep involvement in CoreNet Northern California, and his ascendancy into the role of chapter president.    Episode Transcript  S7 E2...

We are back for Season 7 of CoreCast!! In episode 1, host Robert Teed visits with financial literacy expert Jackie Cummings Koski of Money Letters, LLC. Jackie had joined the chapter’s Women of CoreNet community back in February 2023 and did such a fantastic job that we felt compelled to have her join us on CoreCast.  While Jackie speaks to everyone in her work, she has a particular message to wom...

December 12, 2022 Episode Description  On this episode of CoreCast (our final for Season 6), host Robert Teed visits with special guest George Kreitem, CoreNet NorCal’s 2022 Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year.  Hear Robert and George explore George’s long career in the Silicon Valley, starting in 1989 and taking him up through his recent retirement from a decade-plus career at Salesforce....

On this episode of CoreCast, our host Robert Teed, visits with special guest Leina Zimmerman of PowerPlay and CoreNet NorCal’s 2022 Service Provider of the Year. Robert and Leina dive into Leina’s impressive career, her work at PowerPlay, her founding of RED Bay Area, and her deep connection to CoreNet NorCal. The common theme across all Leina does? She follows her passions and puts those passions...

On this episode of CoreCast, our host Robert Teed visits with special guest Patrick Wong of LinkedIn and CoreNet NorCal’s 2022 Young Leader of the Year.  Hear from Patrick about his long history of volunteerism, his deep connection to CoreNet NorCal and how special being recognized by his peers as Young Leader of the Year is to him.  Special thanks to our episode sponsor Impec Group. Learn more at...

On this episode of CoreCast (technically season 6, episode 2, but who’s counting), our now-regular CoreCast host Robert Teed visits with Emily Ransone of Magnus. The connection? Well, beyond their deep roots in our chapter, Emily and Robert both helped create and launch the CoreNet Northern California Leadership Development Cohort (LDC), and they both serve as facilitators in the program.    Hear...

On this episode of CoreCast, hear Chris Ross, Sr. Director, Employee & Workplace Solutions Ops at Adobe and Greg Hulbert, Account Executive of Commercial and Hospitality at DPR, share the history of CoreNet and how it has changed throughout the years, the value of volunteering and of course some fun stories along the way! 

Learn about Workplaced and the latest in CRE and employment as Nancy Ly (business development manager-Gilbane) interviews Workplaced co-founders Parin Ahmadi and Nellie Hayat. In this episode, Parin and Nellie give us insight into the development of Workplaced, how CoreNet and other professional groups helped uplift the Workplaced platform, and the positive changes in CRE employment they hope to s...

We’re excited to announce the first episode of our newly rebranded podcast, CoreCast! Tune in to hear Robert Teed and Michael Phelps, two veteran corporate real estate leaders discuss the next workplace. Robert and Michael reflect on their experiences over the past year and share insights into the emerging CRE trends in a post-pandemic world.

This podcast is the second episode in the CoreNet Northern California Chapter’s Series Fireside Chats with CRE Award Honorees, recorded on 10/15/2020. The episode features John Lucas, Vice President, Real Estate and Workplace Services at Juniper Networks in a candid conversation with Barbara Donaldson, Senior Vice President, Workplace Resources at Synopsys. The two veteran corporate real estate le...

The CoreNet Northern California Chapter is excited to present the first episode of the Fireside Chat with CRE Award Honorees Series. This first episode, recorded on October 13, 2020, features John Bruno, Vice President of Real Estate, Workplace and Safety at Workday and Joan Price, Director of Global Client Relations at Gensler, who discuss some of the most important trends impacting corporate rea...

CoreNet NorCal is pleased to deliver this thought provoking podcast:  Innovations in Construction Technology.  Recorded on March 18th, 2020, this episode features a conversation between Host Melissa Pesci AIA, Principal at HGA Architects and Engineers and Greg Mantz AIA, Project Executive at DPR Construction. Discussions topics include the state of prefabrication in the industry and advances in vi...

This special COVID-19 Crisis podcast features Chapter President, Robert Teed, Vice President of Corporate Services at ServiceNow in conversation with Jenna Symons, Director of Global Workplace Operations at Okta, Inc. regarding the findings of Session 1 of the Chapter’s COVID-19 Special Interest Group (SIG).  Convened for the first time in response to a crisis, the COVID-19 SIG serves to discuss a...

The CoreNet Northern California Chapter is delighted to bring you the 2019 CRE Awards Honorees podcast! Recorded at Splunk’s Headquarters in San Jose on November 8, 2019, this edition features an interview with Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year Ed Axelsen, Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate & Facilities and Service Provider of the Year, Carol Sandman, Founder and Principal of AP+I...

The CoreNet Northern California Chapter is pleased to bring our listeners another thought provoking podcast: Where the Talent Is.  This episode focuses on the demographic trends that drive location decisions in today’s ultra-competitive market for talent. Host Melissa Pesci AIA, Principal at HGA Architects and Engineers and member of the Chapter Leadership Council delves into the findings of JLL’s...

CoreNet Northern California Chapter is excited to present a candid conversation with Warren Kleban, Director of Real Estate and Workplace at Instacart. This episode was recorded at the Young Leaders’ “Lunch with a Leader” event Kleban generously hosted at the company’s San Francisco Headquarters on June, 12, 2019.  During the small intimate session Kleban shared reflections on his career including...

The CoreNet Northern California Chapter is delighted to bring you the 2018 CRE Awards Honorees podcast! Recorded at Google’s Headquarters on December 12, 2018, this edition features a candid conversation with this year’s award winners, Jay Bechtel, Real Estate Project Executive at Google and Bob McIntire, recently retired Founder and President of NOVA Partners. Podcast series host, Melissa Pesci A...

CoreNet Northern California Chapter is thrilled to bring our listeners more valuable content on the topic of diversity and inclusion. Recorded just before the Women of CoreNet event which was held at CBRE’s new San Francisco office in Salesforce Tower on July 25, 2018, this program features a conversation with Alexis McGill Johnson, co-founder and executive director of Perception Institute. Johnso...

CoreNet Northern California Chapter is especially pleased to offer our listeners this thought provoking podcast about diversity and inclusion.  Recorded at the Women of CoreNet event held at Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara on February 28, 2018, it features two extremely dynamic speakers, Cheryl S. Durst, Executive VP & CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and Bari A. Willi...

This podcast features a candid discussion with 2017 CoreNet Northern California CRE Award Honorees Bill Roberts and Michael Casaolo which was recorded on December 8, 2017 at HGA Architects and Engineers in San Francisco.  Both provide insight into their distinguished careers and share valuable lessons they have learned along the way, share their thoughts on the future of the corporate real estate...