The Industrial Real Estate Podcast

An Interview with Andrew Bermudez, CEO of Digsy.   About Andrew:   Andrew has over 18 years of commercial real estate brokerage experience and is a former Senior Vice President of Lee & Associates. Most of Andrew’s success is attributed to his ability to create sales, marketing & process automation software systems on his own and leverage those systems to outperform the competition. In his...

An interview with Daniel Waldman, lawyer with Dickinson Wright. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ Critical property level due diligence ✅ The legal work that happens behind the scenes ✅ Should bad deals be killed? About Daniel: Daniel Waldman has a broad commercial litigation practice with an emphasis on real property litigation, including commercial leasing, commercial real estate, cons...

An interview with Derek Downs, Vice President and Director of Architecture at Halff. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ Designing and managing industrial developments ✅ Key features from an architectural standpoint ✅ What to look for in industrial buildings About Derek: Derek Downs, AIA, joined Halff in 1995 and currently serves as Vice President and Director of Architecture. Derek has le...

An interview with Larry Genet, Executive Vice President with CBRE. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ What do industrial brokers need to know? ✅ What makes a successful industrial broker? ✅ Old school vs new school prospecting About Larry: Larry has extensive experience in landlord agency, tenant representation, acquisitions, dispositions and property management. As a third-generation com...

I had the honor of being joined by legendary broker Bob Knakal. I've been a big fan of Bob's for a long time so I was absolutely delighted to have him as a podcast guest! Here are timestamps for our conversation: 0:00 - Introduction 1:15 - The famous baseball card 3:43 - Navigating through tough years 5:53 - Today's market vs past recessions 10:15 - Bob's gameplan for navigating a...

An interview with Todd Hirsch. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ Current state of the economy ✅ Interest rates vs inflation ✅ Commercial & industrial real estate outlook About Todd: Todd is a leading expert and visionary in his field, inspiring international audiences to re-think the modern economy, and directs leaders to re-imagine how to survive and thrive in an every-changing worl...

An interview with Tanner Lee, Associate at Colliers. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ How Tanner picked a brokerage firm ✅ Steps Tanner took to have early success ✅ The power of becoming a local market expert About Tanner: Tanner joined Colliers International in 2021 as an Industrial Specialist. As a life long resident of Amelia Island & Jacksonville, Tanner has a vast knowledge of...

Interview with Chris Powers, founder and executive chairman at Fort Capital.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  Chris' background story ✅  The journey to owning 6 million square feet of industrial  ✅  What is class B industrial and are there still opportunities?   About Chris:   Chris is a serial entrepreneur with more than 18 years of real estate development and investment exper...

An interview with Lori Gibson and Clayton Sprunck from Hy-Tek Intralogistics. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ How robotics & automation are transforming the warehousing industry ✅ How companies are maximizing warehouse space ✅ What property owners and investors need to be aware of About Lori & Clayton: Lori Gibson is the Director of Consulting Services at Hy-Tek Intralogistics...

A lively discussion with Ron Rohde. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ Why Chad Would Never Invest in Cardone ✅ Targeted Returns vs Actual Returns ✅ Celebrities Hawking Investments About Ron Ron Rohde is a Texan with a long history in north Texas real estate. As soon as he had a driver’s license, he was delivering keys to tenants, supervising contractors, or delivering notarized closing d...

An interview with Amy Calandrino, Founding Principle and Broker at Beyond Commercial. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ Update on Florida's Commercial Real Estate Market ✅ Utilizing social media to drive business ✅ The power of professional designations About Amy: Amy Calandrino, CCIM is the Chief Executive Officer and Founding Principal / Broker of Beyond Commercial, a Certified Wom...

It's an honor to interview Gary Chesson, author of Creating Trinity, about his experiences investing in over $4 billion worth of office and industrial real estate. Finding good books in the commercial real estate industry can be challenging, so I'm always on the lookout to find ones I can recommend to others. Gary not only delivered with this book, he absolutely hit it out of the park. Her...

An interview with Max Fisher   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  How Max completeds 75+ industrial deals per year ✅  How to generate leads through online advertising ✅  Using social media to grow your personal brand About Max:   Max specializes in the leasing and sale of industrial and business park properties, including flex/research and development, warehou...

An interview with Michael Rogers, an Internal Auditor turned full-time real estate investor and developer We'll be discussing the following:    ✅ What's involved in developing industrial real estate  ✅ Industrial outdoor storage  ✅ Making the transition into real estate investing full-time About Michael:   Michael Rogers is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and real e...

An interview with Jonathan Hirst and Waleed Usman, engineers with extensive experience in warehouse racking.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  The basic of warehouse racking ✅  What to look for in a warehouse ✅  Importance considerations (ie/ ceiling height, column grid, sprinklers)   About Jonathan & Waleed: Jonathan Hirst, P. Eng – Vice President and...

An interview with Sean Byrd, a combat veteran who transitioned into industrial real estate.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅ Sean's transition from combat vet to industrial real estate ✅ How Sean learned about industrial real estate ✅ Sean's experiences in over 30 different countries   About Sean: Sean is a decorated disabled combat USMC veteran, experienced US government...

An interview with Chris Peters, Director of Inbound Originations with StackSource.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  State of the current CRE lending market ✅  Creative financing options (mezz & pref) ✅  Financing industrial options    About Chris:   Chris Peters, Director of Inbound Originations, is located in Chicago and oversees StackSource...

An interview with Bjarne Bauer, Managing Partner with Sofia Group Shanghai.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  Learn more about China's Industrial Market ✅  How China became the World's Factory ✅  Bjarne's outlook for 2023 and beyond   About Bjarne:   Bjarne Bauer has been working in the commercial real estate industry for fifteen years: four in Germany...

I had the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Peter Linneman to discuss the economy, interest rates, the industrial real estate market, China, manufacturing and even our Super Bowl predictions for this Sunday! It was another fascinating conversation where Dr. Linneman offered a ton of great insights. Let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree with anything we talked about in the interview. -...

An interview with renowned economist KC Conway. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ What's in store for the economy in 2023 ✅ Update on the industrial real estate market ✅ Update on office, retail and multi-family -- About KC: Economist and Futurist Kiernan “KC” Conway, CCIM, CRE, MAI is the mind trust behind Red Shoe Economics, LLC, an independent economic forecasting and consulting firm furt...

An interview with Chris Molenaar & Beverley Theresa  We'll be discussing the following: ✅ Social media tips for 2023 ✅ State of the market (interest rates & inflation) ✅ Predictions for 2023 About Chris Chris Molenaar shares perspective on becoming a real estate agent, real estate marketing ideas + real estate lead generation. Social media marketing for real estate agents is now an...

In this episode of The Industrial Real Estate Show I had the pleasure of being joined by the Executive Director of my local NAIOP chapter, Anand Pye.   We chatted about the following:   ✅  Commercial & Industrial real estate development  ✅  The power of belonging to a large organization ✅  Advocating for effective public policy About Anand:   Anand Pye is...

An interview with David Dunaway.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  Moving from corporate sales to industrial real estate ✅  Texas vs the rest of the US ✅  Has experience and education been helpful?   This will be a live interview so join in and ask any questions that come to mind!   About David:   David Dunaway is an agent for KW Commercial (Kelle...

An interview with former NFL athlete and current industrial real estate broker Richard Ash.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  What skills can transfer over from sports to brokerage? ✅  Challenges and opportunities making a large career shift ✅  Recommendations for people considering industrial brokerage   This will be a live interview so join in and ask any...

An interview with investor & developer Shannon Robnett.   We'll be discussing the following:   ✅  How to develop real estate ✅  Merchant developer or build and own? ✅  What's in store for 2023?   About Shannon: Shannon has been in the real estate industry for 27 years. He has been involved from start to finish on over $250MM  in construction projects cover...