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Robert K. Futterman Chairman of RKF Chairman, Retail Leasing Division of Newmark Knight Frank rf@rkf.com “There is no other niche in real estate that has the opportunity for creativity and innovation that…

nsturner@mhpnyc.comdsturner@mhpnyc.comNorman Sturner Co-Founder and Chairman of MHP Real Estate Services David Sturner President and CEO of MHP Real Estate Services “Come to the table and stand in the shoes of the guy…

Beth Azor Founder and Owner of Azor Advisory Services beth@azoradvisoryservices.com “Others helped me get here, and it’s my responsibility to help others come behind me.” – Beth Azor (at 15:30) Download, Subscribe,…

Jeff Levine Founder and Chairman of Douglaston Development, Levine Builders, and Clinton Management VIEW BIO “Value doesn’t only mean adding dollars to the bottom line. Value in my mind refers to doing…

James Famularo President of Meridian Retail Leasing jf@meridiancapital.com “In this business, if you want to grow you have to embrace technology.” – James Famularo (at 29:11) Download, Subscribe, Rate and Review Enter…

Cory Zelnik Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zelnik & Company Cory@zelnikco.com “Time is on everybody’s side today. There is no rush to do anything. […] There is not one single retail…

Mariel Ebrahimi Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DisruptCRE mariel@disruptcre.com “You need a variety of perspectives to build that cohesive environment that works for everyone.” – Mariel Ebrahimi (at 18:28) Download, Subscribe,…

David Restainer Managing Director of Douglas Elliman Commercial in Florida David.Restainer@elliman.com “You get the most juice out of life when you give and when you engage.” – David Restainer (at 22:23) Download,…

Chris Meade Co-CEO and Co-Founder of SportsRecruits chris@sportsrecruits.com “You want to set up circumstances where you have the opportunity to touch people’s lives in a positive way.” – Chris Meade (at 30:52)…

Jared Epstein Principal at Aurora Capital Associates jarede@cayre.com “How do you do the right thing? You have to think about putting yourself second. Second behind the community at large, second behind your…

Elaine Del Valle Founder of Del Valle Productions, Inc. elainedelvalle@gmail.com “Work ethic is everything … not just for me, but to show the people around me that I’m with them – that…

Al Eskanazy CEO and Philanthropist al@aleskanazy.com “Most likely you will go sideways. Embrace it, learn from it, and use it.” – Al Eskanazy (at 9:32) Download, Subscribe, Rate and Review Enter to…

Mark Zablow Founder and CEO of Cogent Entertainment Marketing mark@cogentworld.com “If you can instill a culture that treats your employees better than any client can treat its own employees – or at…

Drew Katz CEO of Interstate Outdoor Advertising DKatz@interstateoutdoor.com “I really try hard to surround myself with people that have a ‘can do’ attitude. The defeatist attitudes really are draining. I’m just much…

Joseph Farkas CEO and Founder of Metropolitan Realty Associates jfarkas@metropolitanra.com “The retail business of leasing has always fascinated me because it’s the ability to do multiple deals with [the] same companies, and…

Lee Brodsky Chief Executive Officer of BEB Capital lbrodsky@bebcapital.com “Verbal in-person communication is the only way to get this done. Emails have no tone. You need to get together. […] If at…

David Firestein Partner at The Shopping Center Group DFirestein@scg-retail.com “In my business, ‘doing the right thing’ is really the long game.” – David Firestein (at 15:58) Download, Subscribe, Rate and Review Enter…

Robert Sedaghatpour Principal at STRATCO Property Group robert@stratcoproperty.com “While it’s a doom and gloom world these days within our industry and within this subsect, [and] within the city – things change, opportunities…

Simon Ziff President of Ackman-Ziff simon@ackmanziff.com “We create salespeople from the technical side first. Our motto is great origination comes out of great execution.” – Simon Ziff (at 14:59) Download, Subscribe, Rate…

Nancy Bass Wyden Owner of Strand Book Store nancy@strandbooks.com “No matter what, you have to wake up in the morning and really just kick ass. Just do your best … keep moving…

Peter Braus Managing Principal of Lee & Associates NYC pbraus@lee-associates.com “Ultimately our business is a 100% people driven business. Our talent – as we say – gets on the elevator every night.…

Gary Malin Chief Operating Officer at The Corcoran Group gm@corcoran.com “[…] We are actually in the hospitality business. Sales is about you and how much money you make, hospitality is about the…

Ash Zandieh Chief Intelligence Officer at CREtech and Founder of PropertyIDX ash@cretech.com “Attention is the only asset that matters. You should be focusing 100% of your time on getting the most attention…

Lance Leighton Senior Managing Director at Savills lLeighton@savills.us “I think anybody can lease office space. What I do is not rocket science. It is really helping people solve for significant problems and…