From Where I Sit With Tom McGee

In the latest episode of From Where I Sit, hear how Brendan Wallace led Fifth Wall through several major and recent wins, including one of their largest investments, ServiceTitan, going public, the acquisition of Industrious, a portfolio company, by CBRE, a long-time investor, and the launch of Fifth Wall Securities.  Brendan also shares his outlook on the office industry, where we’re seeing the f...

What is the value of experiential retail? Find out the answer to this question and more in the latest episode of From Where I Sit featuring Colleen Baum, Senior Partner and a leader of McKinsey & Company’s retail operations and retail real estate initiatives for the Americas. Colleen and ICSC President & CEO, Tom McGee, discuss experiential retail, supply chain, store optimization, and mor...

“Retail is the most competitive business sector in the world.” Sucharita is a retail expert focusing on e-commerce, omnichannel and the role of technology in online commerce, among other topics.  Hear Sucharita’s insights about social commerce, artificial intelligence in retail, the disconnect between consumer confidence and economic markers, and more in this episode of From Where I Sit, hosted by...

Has the Federal Reserve achieved a soft landing? Find out what Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist, thinks about this question in his conversation with From Where I Sit host and ICSC President & CEO, Tom McGee. Mark also shares why he thinks the “economy is on good fundamental ground” and discusses the potential liquidity problem in the bond market, Fed rate cuts, and more. Follow Fr...

What can we expect from the holiday shopping season this year? In the first episode of From Where I Sit, Tom McGee, ICSC President & CEO, speaks to Dana Telsey, CEO of Telsey Advisory Group and one of the top retail analysts in the nation, about why and how changing consumer behaviors are driving a “more promotional holiday season than last year.”  Dana and Tom also discuss the current state o...

From Where I Sit is hosted by Tom McGee, President & CEO of ICSC, the preeminent membership organization serving the commercial real estate and retail industries. Each episode, Tom will be joined by top experts to explore the trends impacting communities and commerce and the spaces where people shop, dine, work, play, and gather. Subscribe to From Where I Sit for conversations about commercial...