Founded in 2003 by the organization's president and project principal, Liz Hattox, Hattox Designs is a firm with 60 years of combined senior staff experience. Their knowledge of commercial real estate, evolving office space standards and green design enable them to deliver integrated, efficient, and cost-effective solutions to achieve their clients' goals.

Highlights

• A better chance to make a deal - 5:06
• Helping build a budget - 9:32
• Furniture vendors - 11:45
• Going from the need to the finished product - 30:00
• Project management and construction management - 30:38
• Project management software companies - 38:50
• Collaborating with the contractors - 42:13
• Having a strong team and great communication - 43:29
• What happens if you have a collaborative contractor? - 43:49
• Being conscious about reducing energy - 48:33

Episode Resources

• Connect with Justin Smith
• https://smithcre.com/
• https://www.lee-associates.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbsmith
• Connect with Liz Hattox of Hattox Designs
• http://www.hattoxdesign.com/about.html
• http://www.hattoxdesign.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/hattox-design-group-llc/ 

Justin dives into racking 101 with material handling expert Freeman Welch of Catalina Material Handling. They talk about distribution buildings, what’s the transverse flue and how some systems work better than others.

Highlights

• Business owners and their expansion - 2:27
• Distribution buildings - 4:45
• Right products and right situations for buildings - 28:05
• Explaining about racking 101 - 33:39
• What's the transverse flue? - 36:19
• Explaining how some systems work - 42:11
• What you have to tell the inspector - 43:00
• Looking for some expertise - 44:45
• Some of the easiest things we can do - 45:33

Episode Resources

• Connect with Justin Smith
• https://smithcre.com/
• https://www.lee-associates.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbsmith 

Working primarily in industrial companies, Justin focuses on business owners and how to help them with their operations and expand their capacity.

Highlights

• Looking for solutions - 1:32
• Properties are too expensive - 3:16
• Supplying car parts - 6:33
• What would save people a lot of time - 20:30
• Some roof concerns - 21:51

Episode Resources

• Connect with Justin Smith
• https://smithcre.com/
• https://www.lee-associates.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbsmith 

Justin gives undergrad students insights into a career as an industrial real estate broker. 

Highlights

• His first book - 1:49
• Starting as an intern - 3:58
• Starting to put deals together - 4:56
• The ability to create more opportunities - 6:24
• Tracking opportunities and deals - 12:46
• Independent contractors - 15:31
• It’s great to have a company that supports you - 17:24
• Investing in residential - 22:09
• What happens with the money you make - 24:11
• A book writing school that he went to - 26:42

Episode Resources

• https://ucirealestate.wixsite.com/uci-rea
• Connect with Justin Smith
• https://smithcre.com/
• https://www.lee-associates.com/
• [email protected]
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbsmith