Real Estate Student Association Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to our Real Estate podcast brought to you by the RESA team at the University of Calgary. We'll dive into some industry trends, sit down with industry leaders, and answer our listener's questions. We want to provide some guidance & advice for your journey, wherever it may take you. We're incredibly excited to take a look at the forever evolving world of real estate!
Matt Vermunt is Director of Acquisitions and Development at HomeSpace. His role is to help grow the portfolio of affordable housing by overseeing the acquisition, due diligence, approvals, design, and construction of HomeSpace developments. We apologize for the poor audio quality of this episode, we had some technical difficulties during recording.
In this podcast, we sit down with the entire 2022-2023 RESA executive team to wrap up the school year and to discuss the role of the members and successes/challenges across the year. We hear from the president, VP's of events, marketing, investment, membership, mentorship, finance and podcast. This podcast discusses the responsibilities of each role, successes and highlights throughout the year as well as the challenges each executive faced. Also, executives provide advice to future students looking to join RESA in an executive position, diving deeper into what students should expect when joining the club!
In today's episode, we sit down and chat with Jace Jonsson, a senior manager at Oxford Properties Group. His area of expertise is downtown office leasing and right now he manages the Bow Valley Square, which includes an estimated 1.5 million square feet of leasable area! Jace highlights the challenges of high vacancies in downtown office leasing in previous years and how their team has reduced their vacancy rates. He explains his journey entering the industry, as well as his experiences in previous roles such as his time at Triovest. Jace, a Haskayne alumni, gives advice to students wishing to pursue a career in downtown office leasing and provides insight into the steps required in completing a commercial real estate transaction!
In this episode we dive deeper into real estate development with Joel Tiedemann and his experiences throughout his career. We explore topics related to his time at Brookfield Residential in Edmonton where he helped manage, plan or deliver over 1000 residential units. Followed by his time at Sarina Homes in Calgary as a development manager and finally his switch over to Anthem Properties in 2017 to become a senior development manager. Currently, Joel works at the Minto Group and is a real estate professor as the Haskayne School of Business, where he helps students gain real world and applicable knowledge of the industry. Altogether, we learn more about what it takes to plan, develop and execute projects in a timely and cost efficient budget.
In today's podcast, we dive deeper into commercial real estate financing. In particular, we gain insight into the journey of Nadeem Keshavjee in founding GreenBirch Capital. Nadeem explains the obstacles he has had to overcome up until this point of his career as well as his experiences along the way! He provides his perspective on the economic landscape in regards to real estate in Calgary and offers advice to students interested in real estate!
In this podcast, we overview the residential real estate market in Calgary and across Canada. We dive deeper into the journey of our guest, Rahim Damji, and his experiences growing his company, PropZap, as well as the challenges he has had to overcome.
In today's episode, Kareen and Joey talk about Real Estate and Entrepreneurship with Anthony Giuffre, Founder and CEO of Avenue Living.
Intro/Outro sampled: Now that's Jazz, Adam Colt, SOCAN, 2014
In today's episode, we will be diving into the world of property and real estate investment with Jason Jogia of Avenue Living.
On today's episode, Lee and Harrison speak with Jackson Cornelius, the Director of Advisory for Canada at Zonda Urban. Jackson provides insight into the power of data in Real Estate and its growing importance in the industry. We talk all things Calgary and break down the important questions surrounding the Real Estate market and Calgary's development moving into 2022 and years to come. In addition, Jackson offers some helpful tips that could assist students moving into the workforce.
Intro/Outro sampled: Now that's Jazz, Adam Colt, SOCAN, 2014
On today's episode, we dive into the start of the year with RESA President Harrison Graham. We discuss the exciting new school year and what RESA members can expect. From our staple mentorship program to our blossoming Investment Branch, RESA is prepared and eager to offer another great year of resources.
Intro/Outro sampled: Now that's Jazz, Adam Colt, SOCAN, 2014
On today’s episode, we hear about Alkarim Devani’s journey in the real estate industry. From working alongside realtors to eventually co-founding RNDSQR development in Calgary, Alkarim’s speaks about his experience as a student at the University of Calgary as well as his current endeavours as an instructor at the University of Calgary. Alkarim also speaks about his current project CHROMA, innovating in the residential rental industry.
In this episode, we have a conversation with Arshpreet Baidwan and Mike Winnitoy, two RESA alumni who have begun to develop impressive careers in the real estate industry since graduating. Over 45 minutes, we talk about their exciting roles in development and private equity, the highlights of their University experience and the things they wish they knew when they were students. This episode is an exceptional opportunity to get insight from some of RESA's best and is a podcast you certainly do not want to miss!
In this episode, Eva joins us to discuss the importance of self-discovery at the early stages of your career. Eva speaks from her experience doing six internships in six countries and how that allowed her to flourish as a real estate marketing expert. Eva also speaks on her leadership style and the importance of corporate culture and core values in cultivating a great team.
In this episode, we have a conversation with Trent Edwards, a member of Calgary's economic development board and the acting COO at Brookfield Residential Alberta. Over 34 minutes, we talk about Trent's journey into the industry, his time working abroad, his wisdom for students and his work to make Calgary a more vibrant city.
In this episode, we talk with Robert Liu, the person who founded the Real Estate Student Association back in 2013. Over 19 minutes, we discuss about Robert's journey into the industry, the key to his success and his advice for students looking to build an incredible career in the Real Estate Industry.
In this episode, we talk with Jason Hardy, a visionary of Real Estate marketing and successful serial entrepreneur. Over 29 minutes, we talk about Jason's journey into the industry and his new focus, Ownly, a groundbreaking Proptech company reinventing the online home shopping experience for good.
On this episode we had the honour of speaking with Birol Fisekci the President & CEO of Bordeaux Developments. Over 35 minutes Birol shares his wisdom on personal and professional development, the importance of authenticity, and his unwavering passion for Real Estate.
In today’s episode we are joined by Lori Suba, the Founder & President of Scout Real Estate and co-host / creator of Leasing out Loud! We dive into brokerage, entrepreneurship, and being authentically yourself!
On this episode we are joined by 3 of RESA’s executives. We discuss their university journey , how they got into real estate, their routines & motivations, and share some advice for students.