Karen is Founder and Principal of Ground Up, a multidisciplinary creative studio for the built environment. Ground Up partners with leaders in real estate, architecture, cities, and proptech to tell compelling stories, bring value to communities, and achieve cultural and economic goals. Ground Up's approach is grounded in history, research, and art, and always conceived through a local and contextual lens. 

On this episode, Robert & Karen discuss:

Karen Zabarsky Blashek

Website: https://www.groundupideas.com/

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenzabarsky/

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Robert Zalkin

Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.robertzalkin.com/

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-zalkin-49b1ab13/⁠

Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobertZalkin⁠⁠ ⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RobertZalkin ⁠⁠⁠

Rick is a Managing Principal for DPFG and oversees its Texas operations from the firm’s Austin office. In this capacity, Rick provides strategic planning, investment analysis and financing services including recapitalizations, restructurings and the sourcing of new equity and debt capital for investments and developments with a particular focus on the use of public/private partnerships to efficiently and effectively finance the infrastructure and vertical improvements associated with residential, commercial and mixed-use developments.

On this episode, Robert & Rick discuss:

Rick Rosenberg

Website: ⁠⁠https://www.dpfg.com/

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-rosenberg-488915b/

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Robert Zalkin

Website: ⁠⁠https://www.robertzalkin.com/

LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-zalkin-49b1ab13/

Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobertZalkin⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RobertZalkin ⁠⁠

Michael Guthrie is the founding design principal of INFORM Studio, with offices in Detroit, Chicago and Traverse City. His achievement of significant professional awards and distinctions are numerous, and include 31 AIA Design Awards and projects achieving LEED certifications. Additionally, Michael received the 2003 AIA Detroit Young Architect Award and was honored with the 2004 AIA Michigan Young Architect Award. His work has been published in Architecture, Architectural Record, Archiworld, CA Concept, Albenaa Magazine, and various other publications; and highlighted in numerous exhibitions in Detroit, Illinois, Denver, New York, and Cairo. Michael was the team leader for 11 distinctive competition entries receiving commendation including four winning projects that have been constructed or are in final design. In May 2011, inFORM studio was recognized as the AIA Michigan Firm of the Year.

On this episode, Robert & Michael discuss:

Michael Guthrie

Website: ⁠www.in-formstudio.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelguthrie-aia-leedap

Email: ⁠[email protected]

Robert Zalkin

Website: ⁠www.robertzalkin.com⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠www.linkedin.com/in/robert-zalkin-49b1ab13⁠

Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/RobertZalkin⁠

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RobertZalkin ⁠

Since 1984, Monte has been improving the living and working environments in Texas’ southern Dallas and northern Ellis counties. He’s an outspoken man who cares about people, and he is an advocate for policies and practices that serve urban neighborhoods.

On this episode, Robert & Monte discuss:

Monte Anderson

Website: www.optionsre.com

Email: [email protected]

Robert Zalkin

Website: www.robertzalkin.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robert-zalkin-49b1ab13

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertZalkin

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertZalkin