The HOA Pros Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Learn from the vast experience of real-life community association professionals. We aim to entertain and educate the masses on HOA's and the professionals that serve them.
Insurance! Insurance! Michael Berg, CEO & President of Berg Insurance Agency, joins us to discuss insurance.
- What is happening!
- Why is it happening!
- What do we tell Boards!
- What to prepare for!
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Two dynamic industry leaders join us this week. Jaime Chandler, CMCA, AMS, PCAM President at Professional Community Management, an Associa Company and Sarah Karlovic, Vice President of Revolve Property Management.
We take a deep dive into โฆ Attracting Talent โฆ Intentional Leadership โฆ And more!
We ask the VERY important question, โwhat do you love about community management?โ
Our guests shared their gratitude for both Denise Bergstrom and Wendy Fox, pillars of the community management industry. A must listen!
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Mark Guithues, attorney and founder of Community Legal Advisors, Inc., is an industry veteran and amazing guy. We talk about:
- Commercial Common Interest Developments
- CA Legislature updates
- Top 5 things he wish Boards/managers knew
- Epic crazy story!
He is grateful for Craig Stevens, friend and mentor.
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Ross Chun of Seabreeze Management Company joins us as we talk about serving as a board member for 10 years and then crossing over to the community manager side. And did we mention heโs been the mayor of Aliso Viejo twice? Talk about experiencing all sides of governance, sprinkled with a little ukulele. And he gives thanks for the greatest arborist around, Garrett Cornish of Great Scott Tree Care.
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Beck Larson, Business Development Manager with Life Specialty Coatings, is a repeat guest and joins us for another fun show! We talk about:
- CAI Symposium & Expo
- CAMICB and accredited events
- GETTING HACKED & scams!
And she gives thanks for AnneMarie Hernandez of EmpireWorks Reconstruction!
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We talk with Lina Kawaguchi, CMCA, AMS, PCAM about the PCAM Exam: Elevating Your Career Journey! And she gives kudos and thanks to Eddie Leos.
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Natasha Morrow, CMCA, AMS and Martine Martin from Seabreeze Management join as we talk about conquering stress and embracing life outside the officeโฆ..and something else that got us laughing A LOT!
And for our gratitude segment we talk about rockstars DJ Busse, Brittany Duran, and Grace Marin.
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Pejman Kharrazian joins us for THE TOP TEN PITFALLS OF MANAGERS AND BOARD MEMBERS! Pejman is a former manager who became an attorney and he is the right person to put this list together!
https://www.epsten.com/10-things-community-associations-get-wrong/
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Marybeth Green, CCAM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, MAEd,, Sr. VP of Education and Development with Seabreeze Management, joins us for her VERY SPECIAL CMCA test prep course.
We want to send a HUGE thank you to such an amazing person in our industry and hope this helps everyone get accredited!
This class is proudly sponsored by:
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Russell is a 15 year veteran in the industry who has recently retired! He talks about:
- His transition from Business Partner to Board Member.
- Being more than โjust a vendorโ
- Customer Service
- Networking
Russellโs HOA gratitude of the week is Michael Berg, of Berg Insurance Industry
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Michael Hayes from Crummack Huseby joins us and we get to celebrate his promotion to Senior Community Manager! We talk about:
- CACM designation test pro tips
- Board Meeting tips
- Being professional
- Insurance challenges
- And all kinds of good stuff!
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Hannah Staveley joins us with a new segment, where we ask an 11 year old โwhat do I do for work!?โ
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Desiree Martini from Precision Landscape joins us! Desiree is an industry veteran and very knowledgeable. We talk about:
- Friendly competition
- Working with family
- Landscaping challenges
- Market Saturation
- THE WEDDING!!!
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The Public Relations Committee focuses on creating a positive image for the Chapter and to engage member participation in Chapter events.
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Kirk Watilo, who we name the HOA Godfather, joins us to talk about his amazing career in HOA management since the 1980โs! We talk about:
- Setting expectations
- Standing up for yourself and team
- HOA life around the world
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We talk to Senior Manager, Gina Anine with Hudson Management Services and vendor extraordinaire Becky Larson, Life Coatings, all about ETHICS!
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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Eric Parsons, CEO & Founder of https://www.hoamessenger.com/, developed a cool app for HOA homeowners, managers, and vendors! We talk all about it!
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Ryan Strzalka, Sustainability Development Manager with Cool Seal by Guard Top, tells us all about Cool Asphalt! Possibly one of the coolest episodes we've done this year!
https://guardtop.com/coolseal/
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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Andy Pak and Devin Nichols join us to talk about the Basket Brigade!
We could not do that Basket Brigade without our sponsors each and every year. If you or your business cannot sponsor, please consider spreading the word, volunteering and directing donations to this yearโs OC Basket Brigade. Thank you in advance for your support! Diamond Sponsor $15,000.00 Platinum Sponsor $5,000.00 Gold Sponsor $2,500.00 Silver Sponsor $1,000.00 Bronze Sponsor $500.00 https://www.gofundme.com/f/oc-basket-brigade-2022
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Matthew Holbrook, CEO Action Property Management, and Brad Perry, VP of Technology & also secretly the "Brand Police", join us for a super exciting conversation about reshaping the HOA industry.
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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Bill taught us a ton about lending to condos. We learned about Fanie Mae & Freddie Mac changes.
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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We have a blast talking Shannon and Felicia! For being so professional, they are also hilarious and we took crazy stories a bit too far?! Then we pull it back in and talk about SB326 and construction management.
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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We take a deep dive in to the world of security!
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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Donny Disbro, Senior VP Commercial Sales of Standpoint Total Restoration & Construction, joins us! A blast from the past and a great time hearing Donny:
- Acquisitions
- Going through ups and downs
Flashback CEO Donny days link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0G-zn2wF78&t=19s
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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Silver: ServPro Sorrento Valley Reserve Studies, Inc.
Such a wonderful time catching up with Kendrah Kay, CCO of Powerstone Property Management. We talk about:
- CACM Test
- Growth
- Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
CACM Practice Tests: https://app.testrac.com/cmca/delivery?fbclid=IwAR1bgPKK7mOa-Az4GIhPKpRwGpeEMRJlmyHbC83aMhyqDrYEiq75syK6pRo
https://www.camicb.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/CMCAStudyGuide.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2UFeaMBjvsHdfAoKyx2vCePSvUO6LRlXfgo9P9uzJyzPzLUh8EZWuOvOc
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
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Silver: ServPro Sorrento Valley Reserve Studies, Inc.
Tabor & Austin join us for a hilarious episode. We talk about:
- Board Meeting Fails
- Hilarious Stories
- SB326
- Balcony Repairs
Kevin Craib, CEO of Ridgeline Construction, just started his company this year! We talk about how its been to start a company in our industry and the ups/downs of being an entrepreneur.
HOA Pros Podcast is proudly sponsored by: Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
Platinum: www.24hrc.com
Studio: www.fentongrant.com
Gold: https://www.rpihoa.com/
Silver: ServPro Sorrento Valley Reserve Studies, Inc.
We got to talk to Joe Juliani, rockstar Realtor of Joe Juliani & Associates, all about the Rancho Family Fest! Joe has also been the president of his HOA and had some awesome stories and insight. He just gets it!
Joe can be found at: www.joejuliani.com
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Platinum: www.24hrc.com
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Silver: ServPro Sorrento Valley Reserve Studies, Inc.
Super happy to have our friends Summer & Cory on the show - some of the friendliest, good people you will meet! We talk about burnout, quiet quitting, and the wild world of HOA management!
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Tom Freeley joins us to talk all about the California Association of Community Managers! Why it's unique, education, supporting managers, our industry!
The legends of Accurate Termite & Pest Control - Greg and Toby talk about:
- New pest law
- Pest Technology
- Bugs - gross ones
- Making fumigation easier for managers
- Fun events!
Thanks to our sponsors! Platinum: www.globaldisposal.com
Platinum: www.24hrc.com
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Silver: ServPro Sorrento Valley Reserve Studies, Inc.
Marybeth the training queen! CCAM, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, MAEd , VP of Education and Development - we take a deep dive in to customer service in the HOA world!
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Silver: ServPro Sorrento Valley Reserve Studies, Inc.
Anyone ever hear from people about how they don't want to pay HOA assessments? You may remember this from our CAI Orange County Education Luncheon when some legends - Scott Clements, Dave Potter, Brendan Concannon - dressed up like "A Million Bucks" and talked about capital spending - Recognizing, Planning and Managing Community Maintenance Needs
This course is approved by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CAMICB) to fulfill (1) hour continuing education requirements for the CMCAยฎ certification. www.camicb.org.
Instructions to receive 1 Hour continuing education credit:
- Listen to podcast and write down the numerical code that you will hear throughout
- Send numerical code to mike@hoaprospodcast.com
- Recieve certificate for 1 C.E.
Special Thanks to: Angie Adams, PCAM - www.pacificcoastmanagement.com Jeff Beaumont, Esq. - www.HOAattorneys.com
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Shawn Marie Ward, VintageGroup HOA Management, has one of the biggest hearts in the industry:
- Business Partner relationships and why its important
Jeff Morin & Josh Allen, Global Disposal, Inc., BLEW our mind about all their community trash service hacks. We talk about everything that could possibly make a managers life easier when dealing with TRASH!
www.globaldisposal.com
Marc joins us after the CAI-OC Economic Forecast. We talk about:
- Paint
- Paint Specs & Prep
- Working with family
- Economic Forecast
It was a pleasure to have Mayor Wendy Bucknum on the show - a 27+ year HOA inudstry veteran! We discuss:
- Wendy's journey from manager to Mayor of Mission Viejo
- New Developments
- BIA
Paul Pigott is Vice President of Empireworks and a MASTERMIND of construction and construction defects. We talked about:
- Mike is not an attorney!
- Discovering construction defects
- Causes of construction defects
- Destructive testing
- Inflation in construction
- reconstruction
Phil Hakopian with Cornerstone Insurance is a legend and we had a blast talking about:
- Staying Professional at work events
- Insurance Updates
- Mountain bikes!
- Blasting people in social media
- Keeping it real!
The beagle brigade! A marketing legend, Sam Cadwallader with Four Seasons Tree Care, joins us for a fun show! We talk about marketing faux pas, tree care and Plant Health Care, and lots of fun things!
We accidently called Matthew a construction nerd and we're not sorry about it! We talk about:
- SB326
- Construction Management
- Permits
- Crazy construction stories!
Lori with Rayco is amazing! We talk a lot about therapy, balance in life, art, painting and specs. It was a great show!
Ryan is with Cline Agency Insurance Brokers and the first person with a legit IMDb account we've ever had on the show! Yes, we're talking to famous people now haha
We decided to have some fun and record another HOA parody song! Music video will be coming soon. Shout out to Fenton Grant Law Firm for sponsoring!
It was wonderful to have Brooke on the show. We talk about:
- Insurance Increases
- Liability
- Stress relief!
- Healthy Habits
- CAI Outreach Committee
Jamie Gould is the Vice President of Management for PMP Management. Also, an incredibly talented musician. We talked:
- New developments
- Manager engagement
- Committment to our industry
- Unique marketing events
- YouTube & Tik Tok
- CAMICB certified podcasting!
James is a partner of Delphi Law Group and wonderful human. We talk about:
- Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac - NEW CHANGES
- Growth as a company
- Colleges supporting our HOA industry
- Remote working
- Industry Job Fairs
Super stoked to have United Paving rockstars, Tracie & Josh on. We talked about:
- Vendors relating to managers
- Making life easier for managers
- Mental Health
- Work life balance
- Oil/Gas/Asphalt prices rocketing!
- SB326 Tips & Tricks
- Exciting new materials
- Starting your SB326 process now
- 12/31/2024 is coming up quick!
We talk about our first year in BUT we have an EPIC, guest, Andrew Staveley, OC Animal Control!
- How Rob got in to the HOA industry
- Remote Staffing blew our mind!
- Thanks to Gordian Staffing for joining us!
We talk about being supportive, some extra crazy stories, CAI San Diego and being on the Board of Directors. Thank you, Liron!
- What it's like moving from Manager to Vendor side
- Marketing in our industry
- Landscape nightmare stories!
- Pinnacle Landscape
- CAI programs
- CACM Legal Seminar Events!
- What it's like to enter this industry in your early twenties
- Marketing during covid shutdowns
- The problem with 'cliques'
- Restoration Nightmares!
- CAI Mentorship
Ramona Acosta and Steve Tinnelly join us to talk about education in CACM and some exciting legal things!
We are so grateful to have Stacy join us and talk about managing high-profile communities in Los Angeles with such kindness and grace.
We talk community maintenance and Paty being one of the most creative people we know! I mentioned to track down www.protec.com if you can be one of Andy's 35!!!
In honor of breast cancer awareness month, we had some wonderful guests share their breast cancer stories.
Bobby Ameen and David Mosse from 24HRC join us to talk all about the OC Basket Brigade.
www.facebook.com/ocbasketbrigade
We are so grateful to have Dirk Petchul, Esq. with Whitney Petchul attorneys at law and Kevin G. Du Mont, PE with Du Mont Engineering to discuss one of the largest tragedies in our industry with the Community Association Institute Greater Los Angeles chapter. It is a tough conversation to have and our goal is to uncover what we can learn from it as an industry.
Gabe Ponce talks to us about starting your own business in the HOA world from the ground up.
Scott Clements from Reserve Studies, Inc. gives us a small amount of his vast HOA knowledge.
We had power couple Tina & Cory Neubauer on the show and did our best to not talk about insurance!
We had a super fun chat with an over acheiver in our industry. Be like Matt! Get involved!
Art Perez, the fittest roofer in the industry, gives us some life hacks! www.purposeroofs.com
We talk about Mike's lack of Star Wars knowledge, the impacts of 2020 on our industry, and speaking engagements.
We are very grateful to have Maggie on the show. She is always such a breathe of fresh air and hilarious!
We got in to some hot, sticky topics today! It was definitely a fun one talking about property insurance, brush fire concerns, vendor/manager relationships, and ZOOM for President!
Today we talk California Legislative Action Committee ("CLAC") and learn how we can all have an impact on the laws that govern HOA communities.
This week we had some landscape legends on the show. We dove in to the RFP process and talked about the future of landscaping technology!
This week we sat down with well-known attorney, Dirk Petchul, and learned how to CTRL-F your life in the HOA industry.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://www.whitneypetchul.com
- https://www.caionline.org/
- http://https://cacm.org/
This week we have two LARGER THAN LIFE guests from Antis Roofing & Wahoos fish tacos.
Join us as we learn about putting more meaning in to the things we do and how Charles & Wing became inspired early on to do more than just work for a living.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- http://www.californialovedrop.org
- http://www.antisroofing.com
This week we discuss our dreams and aspirations of the HOA Pros Podcast.
- How we started the podcast
- Who is invited to the podcast
- Upcoming guests
Links mentioned in this episode: Mikes quarantine song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH5MrkAv_CY Keystone Pacific Property Management https://www.kppm.com/ Fenton Grant Law Firm http://www.fentongrant.com/