People Property Place Podcast

Hugo Llewelyn – Founder & CEO of Newcore Capital Management LLP

Newcore is a specialist investor in social infrastructure real estate in the UK and it invests in assets that are integral to society's needs.

The business was founded with a belief that capital managers can provide strong returns for investors and intentionally create a positive impact for people and the planet.

Hugo is answerable to all Newcore's stakeholders for managing the business and its investment strategy, including achieving the objectives of each of its separate account and co-mingled fund clients.

Prior to Newcore, Hugo was co-founder and Head of Investment at Protego Real Estate Investors, which was set up in 2004 and sold to Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers (now Barings) in 2010.

I sat down with Hugo to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

How he got into real estate

Creating investment thesis'

Fund raising

Changes in the capital management space

Balancing good business and social value

Learnings from his first business

Social infrastructure investment

Distributing 10% of company profits to charity

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Hugo would invest should he have £500m of capital at his disposal.

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James Lass, Head of Operational Real Estate, Swiss Life Asset Managers UK

Swiss Life Asset Managers has more than 125 years' of experience as a real estate investment manager in Europe. In the UK, they provide three principal investment services to a broad investor base – UK Core funds, UK Separate Accounts and Joint Ventures and UK Value add Strategies.

Prior to joining Swiss Life James worked at Schroder's as a Fund Manager responsible for the Schroder UK Real Estate Fund. He started his career at Allsop, before moving to Savills.

I sat down with James to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

Operational real estate

View on the market

Where values lie

Growth areas

Advice he would give to those entering the market

Taking risks in your career

Closing the skill gap – moving from agency to the principal side

Role of a Fund Manager

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place would James invest should he have £500m of capital at his disposal.

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Sarah Jones – Head of Asset Management at Brightbay Real Estate Partners

Sarah has 15 years of experience in real estate and has worked at Brightbay Real Estate Partners, formally RDI REIT since July 2015. She specialises in creative hands-on asset management in a range of commercial real estate sectors.

Prior to this she was at ExxonMobil where she worked across EMEA looking at innovative solutions to the real estate needs of the company. Sarah started her career at DTZ completing her qualification with experience in valuations and corporate recovery.

I sat down with Sarah to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

How she got into real estate

Early career moves & learnings

Differences between working for a REIT & Private Equity Business

Active asset Management

Benefits of working with a career coach

Winning Gold at the World Cup

How focusing on your strengths is a winning strategy

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place would Sarah invest should she have £500m of capital at her disposal.

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Ian Marcus OBE – Senior Adviser, Eastdil Secured

Ian is a graduate of the University of Cambridge having studied Land Economy. Since then, he has held roles at Bank of America, UBS, NatWest, Deutsche and Credit Suisse.

He currently sits on the board of 12 companies – everyone from Eastdill Secured, Elysian Residences, Town Centre Securities PLC, Work.life, Shurguard Self-Storage along with a number of others outside the real estate world.

I sat down with Ian to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

How he got into real estate

People, People, People

Network & relationships

Risk aversion

Job selection criteria

Capital structures

Balancing 12 jobs!

Opportunities in the market

Favourite deals

Real estate heroes

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Ian would invest should he have £500m of equity at his disposal. Catch the full episode which will be live on Spotify, Apple and Youtube from Thursday this week. The People Property Place Podcast? is powered by Rockbourne. Who do you want to see on the Podcast? Link in the comments below #podcast #realestate #property #peoplepropertyplace

People Property Place Podcast Stuart Mitchell – Managing Director, Group Property at The Jockey Club

The Jockey Club is one of the worlds most respected sports organisations host to some of the UK's most prestigious races such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Epsom Derby.

Stuart is responsible for all real estate investment, asset and development management across The Jockey Club's multi-billion pound portfolio.

Prior to this Stuart was a Director and Head of Third Party Asset Management at NewRiver REIT, and he started his career at BNP Paribas. I sat down with Stuart to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

How he got into real estate

Early career moves

Why he moved to the Jockey Club

Asset class transferable skills

Managing work / family life

Opportunities in the portfolio

Growth plans

Managing risk

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Stuart would invest should he have £500m of equity at his disposal. Catch the full episode which will be live on Spotify, Apple and Youtube from Thursday this week. The People Property Place Podcast? is powered by Rockbourne. Who do you want to see on the Podcast? Link in the comments below #podcast #realestate #property #peoplepropertyplace

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Jacob Sandelson – Founder of Compound

Compound is an owner-operator with significant firepower raised from a prominent family office and will be targeting a trio of operational asset classes spanning 'consumer industrial' – self storage, open storage and multi-let industrial.

Prior to Founding Compound, Jacob was the CEO and Co-Founder of General People, a specialist operator of serviced office and multi let light industrial workspace.

Prior to this he was a Principal at General Projects where he led the acquisition, development and management of the properties that General People operate. Jacob started his career at leading residential developer, Galliard Homes.

I sat down with Jacob to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics: Why he didn't go to university

How he got into real estate

Upskilling outside of his day job

Importance of network / asking for advice

Capital Raising

Macro trends and creating micro strategies

Operational real estateHow he went about starting his business

Investment criteria

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Jacob would invest should he have £500m of equity at his disposal. Catch the full episode which will be live on Spotify, Apple and Youtube from Thursday this week. The People Property Place Podcast🎙 is powered by Rockbourne. Who do you want to see on the Podcast? Link in the comments below #podcast #realestate #property #peoplepropertyplace

Sascha Lewin, Founder & CEO of WRE.

With over 20 years of commercial real estate experience Sascha founded WRE in 2013 with a clear focus on value added investment opportunities that improve the spaces we work, play and live in.

Prior to establishing W RE Sascha was a partner at Stenham Property, a real estate PE fund where he managed value-added strategies with a volume in excess of £1.5bn across Germany, USA, Switzerland and the UK.

I sat down with Sascha to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

How he got into real estate Switching careers

Reality of starting a business

What ­­­­­­­came first – business plan, assets, money?

Having conviction in your strategy yet enough humility to pivot

State of the market

Office management agreements

­­What he is excited about

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Sascha would invest should he have £500m of equity at his disposal. Catch the full episode which will be live on Spotify and Apple from Thursday this week. The People Property Place Podcast is powered by Rockbourne. Who do you want to see on the Podcast? Link in the comments below #podcast #realestate #property #peoplepropertyplace

Rob West – Managing Partner & Co-Founder Clearbell Capital

Robs specific responsibilities are for developing new business and deal origination and he is also a member of the Investment Committee and Head of the ESG Committee.

Over his 30 years in the real estate industry, he has been involved in the leasing, investment, and asset management of approximately £2.5 billion of UK property.

I sat down with Rob to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

How he got into real estate

Operational real estate – PBSA, SFH, Self-Storage

Capital raising + types of capital

Importance of network

Learnings from downturns

Attack vs Defence

How to stand out in an interview

Future strategies + plans

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Rob would invest should he have £500m of equity at his disposal. Catch the full episode which will be live on Spotify, Apple and Youtube from Thursday this week. The People Property Place Podcast 🎙 is powered by Rockbourne. Who do you want to see on the Podcast? Link in the comments below #podcast #realestate #property #peoplepropertyplace

Claire Dawe – Head of Asset Management, Stanhope.

Claire joined Stanhope in September 2018 from Grosvenor Britain & Ireland where she lead the Asset Management team for the Belgravia portfolio. At Stanhope she leads the Asset Management team which is responsible for a portfolio of just under 6 million sq ft and £4bn of assets under management. As well as her day job Claire is also a Mentor for Stanhope-backed initiative Mentoring Circle.

I sat down with Claire to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

The role of real estate in talent acquisition

Landlords serving occupiers

Shifting from Asset Manager to running a team of Asset Managers

Innovation real estate

The board you can't afford

Hiring into your team

Complex real estate

Mentoring circle

Oh, and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Claire would invest should she have £500m of equity at her disposal.

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Chris Webb – Co-founder and Executive Board Director of Firethorn Trust.

Firethorn presently runs two strategies, their Industrial & Logistics team is focused on developing market-leading, sustainable spaces across the UK and their Living team is committed to delivering high-quality PBSA and BTR buildings.

Chris co-leads on strategic direction and decision-making, and is responsible for overseeing Firethorn's asset and investment portfolio, and its finance operations.

Before setting up Firethorn, Chris was Head of UK and Ireland Asset & Portfolio Management at Tristan Capital Partners, managing its UK portfolio of over £2bn. Chris has also worked at Rockspring Property Investment Managers LLP and Cushman & Wakefield.

I sat down with Chris to discuss a broad range of subjects which covered some of the following topics:

How he got into real estate

How he got into real estate

Early career experience

Setting up Firethorn Trust

Adjusting the strategy 6 months in

Keeping this simple

Setting up a living platform

Oh and one last question - who are the People, what Property, and in which Place Chris would invest should he have £500m of equity at his disposal.

Catch the full episode which will be live on Spotify and Apple from Thursday this week.

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