Good Talks

#25: Beau Jarvis is a real person. A former ski bum and now President of Wesgroup, one of Canada’s largest privately held real estate developers and bursting with passion for an industry he loves and drives him crazy. From his well-known success story to his loud and proud thoughts on today’s housing crisis, this past UDI board member sheds light on the conversations we NEED to have to make a difference and better Vancouver’s housing supply.

You’ve heard Beau’s weighted statements echo in various news outlets. Now, hear him start from the beginning and how he's grown to be Vancouver's most passionate real estate leader.

• 00:00:12 Start

• 00:01:05 Growing up in Whistler

• 00:02:02 Rowing

• 00:02:42 Old school initiative

• 00:05:00 Real wild kittens and Whistler Skateboard Club

• 00:09:58 Vandal merch house

• 00:12:25 Giving back is important

• 00:14:41 Rainbow ski hill

• 00:15:27 Whistler now

• 00:16:11 Leaving Whistler for school and Onni

• 00:16:32 Beau Jarvis and modeling (Hobo Magazine)

• 00:16:58 Onni 2003/2004

• 00:18:16 Real estate in Whistler

• 00:29:37 Thick skin athletes at Onni

• 00:33:01 Learning how to push the go button

• 00:35:13 Lessons within Onni

• 00:37:44 Wesgroup

• 00:41:43 Wesgroup output

• 00:42:24 Culture and people are the new frontier

• 00:47:56 Working on maintaining the perfect culture

• 00:50:15 Thoughts on hybrid or not work environments

• 00:59:35 UDI Chair of the board

• 01:02:26 Beau’s conspiracy

• 01:02:50 Getting construction open in COVID

• 01:08:37 What is working in the development industry

• 01:11:49 Aboriginal dealings, climate change, inequality, lack of housing supply

• 01:14:46 Nationalizing housing

• 01:21:24 Right of first refusal

• 01:27:09 How everyone in real estate needs to come together

• 01:31:03 Who would you like to chat with regarding policy recommendations

• 01:32:45 What level of government should be involved in housing

• 01:41:47 Levys

• 01:44:33 Working with the city on proformas

• 01:46:08 Office to residential density and amenity contribution

• 01:48:08 Answer to affordable housing crisis or what do you want it to be

• 01:49:28 Demand side measurements

• 01:51:41 What real supply actually looks like

• 01:57:50 Firehall idea

• 02:04:05 Should people still be getting into real estate/starting a new career

#24: Diana McMeekin, President of Artemis Marketing Group and Vancouver real estate icon, walks through her fierce start in the real estate industry, how she found her niche, and why she's been so successful in an industry everyone is trying to navigate, Vancouver real estate.

In addition, hear Diana’s trusted tips and tricks on improving your career through values, trusted advisors, and finding your door opener.

#23: Kid Carson, Canada’s long-time radio host and now podcast rockstar, goes all in on his entrance to radio and dramatic exit, how he mastered the theatre of the mind through voice, and what it's like being in the throes of the media. Stay tuned for laughs and jaw-dropping conversation as your host, Cam Good, and arguably one of the best Vancouver-based radio hosts, Kid Carson, banter their way through work, personal, and psychedelic.

#22: Past UDI and SFU Community Trust president and current president of Geller Group, Michael Geller, takes the mic to open up on his diversified and successful career through architecture, city planning, and worldwide real estate while challenging many of the lower mainlands municipalities to set the bar higher when it comes to development industry needs and how to make our cities better.

#21: Arno Matis, one of Vancouver's most significant architects and founder of Arno Matis Architecture, speaks to the city’s architectural changes, its international perspective, and how his firm's approach is changing Vancouver's take on towers. From glass towers to never seen masterpieces, Arno has done it all and is willing to get into the finer details, including the housing affordability crisis.

#20: Austin Zhang, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Westland Living, one of Vancouver’s purpose-forward developers, gets personal and down to business. From building his family's name to the success of Westland’s first project, The Grey, Austin starts from the beginning. Also, hear another side of Austin and how he ended up where he is today, what drives him, how to overcome being labeled as lucky, and even hear the details on Westland’s newest development, Core, and how its innovations will take the show in the Surrey 2023 market.

#19: Real Estate veterans Patti Glass, VP of Corporate Marketing and Communications at Grosvenor, and Kim Robertson, VP of Marketing at KEY, speak to real estate’s newest leaders introducing how they both got their start within the industry, why they have continued to be influential, their best advice to newcomers and even share who they’d recommend grabbing a coffee with!

#18: Rob Friend- entrepreneur, consultant, advisor, and most importantly, the man who’s determined to change the Canadian Premier Soccer League through innovation and memorable venue experience joins Cam to chat all things soccer from the beginning of his pro career to his journey owning two talented BC based soccer teams- Pacific FC and the newest Vancouver FC. In addition to Rob’s journey of living and breathing soccer, he gets real on overlooked sports injuries, what it's like working on the business end of sports, the importance of building community passion, and how he’s doing just that in Langley.

#17: Would you like your wine with or without alcohol? Fiona Hepher is the Co-Founder of Canada’s premium marketplace for alcohol-free wine, beer, and spirits- Sansorium. Fiona walks us through her alcohol revolution from creating Sansorium within an untapped market, the ups and downs of becoming sober curious, and unwinding the round table effect all while breaking down the process of developing spectacular alcohol-free products.

#16: Jon Mara is a professional EOS implementer and process king ready to share his meaningful tips and tricks that he’s picked up as a lifelong entrepreneur with 5 successfully founded businesses. Gain new knowledge and become an expert on business theory and the processes that go along with it in this fun but digestible conversation.