Crain's Conversations

1:20 - How he balances dual careers 

4:15 - The Four Corners Square project

6:25 - How he has learned so much in his 20s.

8:50 - What he sees as the future of retail

10:05 - What is coming next and how he blends his interests in medical and real estate

12:15- How to bring creative development from downtown to the suburbs 

13:40 - How he balances working with his father

16:20 - How he handles when his careers are in conflict and whether he can continue to do both

18:05 - Which career is harder

18:55 - What he does in his precious free time 

19:55 - What it was like to go into residency at the start of the pandemic and did he ever want to quit

23:55 - His biggest failure in business

Among the topics Hosey addresses in the podcast:

1:30 – Why he feels confident the Fisher Body 21 plant project will succeed.

2:45 – Why having the largest black-led development in the city is important.

4:05 – What attracts him to historic preservation.

6:15 – The one building he would want to take on.

7:55 – How financial incentives can be expanded to help development.

9:35 – The unique challenges of working in Detroit.

11:50 – What more can be done to preserve affordable housing in Detroit.

15:40 – Balancing secrecy and transparency on big development projects.

21:05 – Why he came back to the city to be a developer.

25:55 – How to remove barriers for Black developers.

30:15 – His biggest failure in business.

1:10 – Whether he always wanted to join the family business.

2:25 – What steps he is taking to make sure the family has a robust staff. 

4:10 – How he handles not having elder relatives in the business and whether he’s prepping the next generation of Maibachs for the business.

9:05 – Why he loves Lego.

10:25 – His favorite project that he's worked on.

13:10 – How hard it is to innovate in the construction industry. 

15:30 – How he diversifies the Barton Malow portfolio.

17:40 – How construction will change in the downtown Detroit core in the years ahead after COVID. 

20:45 – Why Barton Malow employs a psychologist.

23:00 – Why Barton Malow has a chaplain program and offers grants to employees.

26:50 –  How to get past the red tape in the regulatory environment.

28:55 – What his biggest failure in business was and how he overcame it. 

1:05 -What it was like working for a Coca-Cola bottling plant and what he learned from that experience.

3:40 - What has changed in design and architecture throughout his three decades in the business.

6:40 -How hybrid work changes workplace designs.

11:55 - Why HED is moving to Royal Oak.

15:05 - Promoting diversity in the architecture field and what changes should be made to encourage it.

21:20 - Why he keeps a photo of the original Microsoft staff in a garage on his desk.

24:10 - Why he's a fan of independent filmmaking.

26:25 - His biggest failure in business and how he overcame it.