TAB University

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0:00 - Lengthy fiddling around, going live for the first time, posting the links to allow people to watch. Basically pre-show live shiz.

19:15 - Where are you based.

41:36 - Some things I have to do!

This is the first #liveatlunchtime with guest today Thomas Wilkinson of Wilkinson Partners

I've been thinking about the effects of Coronavirus on my 3 main topics - Business, Property and Positive Thinking. Her is an insight into what I have on my mind!

This Bonus episode draws a very short season 4 to a close and introduces what you can expect from Season 5 as we go into isolation! 

#defendercast isn't going anywhere. I want to give you a platform to come and talk about what's on your mind. I want #defendercast to remain current and to this end, I am working very hard to be able to live stream #defendercast into your living room. 

I am planning to go #liveatlunctime as often as possible to bring you, guests, via Skype link and live on youtube! I hope you like it and I hope you want to be part of this process. 

I wish you nothing but a positive outlook on the awful hand that we have been dealt.

Kind regards,

Welcome everyone, to SEASON 4 of #DefenderCast.

Episode 2,  is hosted by none other than, Duncan Kreeger, Founder of TAB and features James Alexander, (Founder - LaunchPod Studios | Creative Director - Wowow Events Limited | Managing Director - The Hub Office Space).

"Wowow Events Limited is a creative events agency focused on celebratory parties, brand activations & unique one-off event experiences."

"LaunchPod Studios - High quality, online content. Delivered. #launchyourself"

James is the founder of LaunchPod Studios & also holds the position of Creative Director at Wowow Events Limited & Managing Director of The Hub Office Space. Previously, James held positions of;

Duncan and James discuss; James' new company and podcast studio, the trials and tribulations in starting a business, especially at a young age and delivering content and being a key player, throughout the real estate industry.

"IF I DIDN'T ENJOY IT, I WOULDN'T DO IT!!!"

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

https://www.wowowevents.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/wowowevents/

https://www.launchpodstudios.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/launchpodstudios/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesalexander/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabldn/

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AND... WE ARE BACK WITH A BANG.

Welcome to SEASON 4 of #DefenderCast.

We kickstart the season, with Episode 1, hosted by none other than, Duncan Kreeger, Founder of TAB. and Nick Russell, Sales Director of TAB. Lending. On this episode, we are proud to present Matthew Yassin (Director - Arc & Co.) and Julian King (Asset Finance Advisor - Arc & Co.).

"Arc & Co. is a specialist debt advisory with headquarters in Mayfair, London. Our divisions allow us to provide specialist advice on real estate, marine and aviation assets. Arc & Co. Structured Finance advises on senior debt and equity packages on all sizes of residential development, commercial development and long-term income-producing assets. Arc & Co. Private Finance has an unrivalled record advising on mortgages for residential and investment purposes and finance for Superyachts and business aircraft for both UK and International clients." 

Matthew Yassin is currently, Director for Arc & Co. and has been in the financial sector for most of his career. Previously he held positions of; Partner at CoreCo, Advisor at First Financial Intermediaries and also Financial Advisor at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management.

Julian King is currently an Asset Finance Advisor for Arc & Co. and like Matthew, has been in the financial and real estate sector for most of his career. Previously he held positions of; Residential Development Consultant at Deverell Smith - Property Recruitment, Consultant at Metis Developments and also Development Surveyor at Adalta Real PLC.

The four discuss, the benefits and disadvantages of having a broker in specific to commercial financing and if the transition from broking to lending is simple and clear. The four also speak about, walking away from potential business opportunities, filtering business deals and also, financing yachts and aircraft.

"BROKERS TEND TO KNOW, WHERE THE STONES IN THE ROAD ARE..."

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

https://www.arcandco.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yassin-7442b340/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-king-747a6754/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/arc-&-co/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-russell-41a57b13/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabldn/

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Welcome everyone, to Season 3, Episode 12 of #DefenderCast!

Episode 12 is hosted by Beth Fisher of Bridging & Commercial. In this episode, we are also proud to present Sarah Milne (Associate at Puma Property Finance) & Daniel Murray (Head of Sales at Octopus Real Estate).

Puma Property Finance - "We deliver development loans from £3 million to £30 million to finance residential, commercial and specialist sector projects such as hotels, student accommodation and healthcare, including care homes and retirement living. We offer three core loan products: stretch senior development loans; pre-development bridge finance for site acquisition; and post-development exit finance.

With our experienced team and a nationwide network, we are a reliable lender of choice for professional developers throughout the UK.

Puma Property Finance is part of Puma Investments – the provider of award-winning investments across property finance, private equity and quoted equities, which support professional property developers and growing SMEs across the UK."

Octopus Real Estate - "Octopus Real Estate is a leading specialist investor, providing award-winning finance for UK property investment and development.

Formed from the merger of Octopus Healthcare and Octopus Property, we have specialist teams who offer finance and investment products that solve problems and deliver genuine value for our clients."

Beth speaks to Sarah and Daniel about; their current roles at their companies and advice on career paths for young people. The trio also speak about, what the current state of the market is and where it is going in the next couple of years and whether we are going into a recession or not.

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

https://octopus-realestate.com/

https://pumapropertyfinance.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-087a03179/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/puma-property-finance/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-fisher-10243790/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

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Welcome everyone, to Season 3, Episode 11 of #DefenderCast!

Episode 11 is hosted by Beth Fisher of Bridging & Commercial. In this episode, we are also proud to present Alice Williams (Head of Property Finance) at Pilot Fish.

Pilot Fish - "Leading the way in finance solutions.

We help business owners and property developers raise the finance they need.

For most business owners, seeking finance can be a daunting prospect. Dealing directly with lenders can be time-consuming and without the resource of a financial director or industry know-how, it's often difficult to know exactly which deal is right for you.

We are a team of commercial finance experts with years of practical business experience who are here to guide you through the whole process, from strategic advice to loan applications."

Alice is the Head of Property Finance at Pilot Fish Services and has been in this sector for most of his career. Previously she held positions of Account Manager at Handelsbanken.

Beth and Alice speak about Pilot Fish, the previous roles Alice had, young people and women in the industry and how Bridging market is evolving constantly. 

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

http://www.pilotfishpartnership.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/propertyalice/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-fisher-10243790/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabldn/

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Welcome everyone, to Season 3, Episode 10 of #DefenderCast!

Episode 10 is hosted by Beth Fisher of Bridging & Commercial. In this episode, we are also proud to present Nicola Firth (Founder & Director) at Knowledge Bank. 

Knowledge Bank - "The multi-award-winning Mortgage Criteria Search System for Intermediaries.

Designed and built by brokers for mortgage brokers to make placing cases easier and quicker. Perform as many searches as you like over multiple criteria categories to find out which lenders will accept your client's criteria.

We have over 102,000 individual criteria being kept up to date by all leading lenders across residential, buy to let, equity release, self build, commercial, bridging, second charges and overseas mortgages."

Nicola is the Founder & Director of Knowledge Bank but has been in the financial sector for most of his career. Previously she held positions of Director at Firth Financial Services LTD, Mortgage Advisor at Abbey Lane Financial Associates and Senior Mortgage Advisor at Sequence.

Beth and Nicola speak about Knowledge Bank, Nicola's previous roles and how the industry is changing.

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

https://www.yourknowledgebank.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-firth-b1ba143b/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-fisher-10243790/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabldn/

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Welcome everyone, to Season 3, Episode 9 of #DefenderCast!

Episode 9 is hosted by Nick Russell of TAB. Lending and Beth Fisher of Bridging & Commercial. In this episode, we are also proud to present Ian Boden (Sales Director) at LendInvest.

LendInvest - "Helping investors build more than just income; borrowers more than just homes.

We believe property finance should be better for investors, developers, landlords, homeowners – everyone. It should be fast, online and work for all. We’re bringing technology to the mortgage market to make that happen.

Our platform makes it possible, for the first time, for all types of investors – from individuals to global institutions – to invest in property-backed loans, supporting UK homebuilders while earning attractive returns.

Since 2008, our investors have invested over £1.5bn in loans to borrowers who have bought, built or renovated over 5,000 properties across the UK."

Ian is currently the Sales Director for LendInvest but has been in the financial sector for most of his career. Previously he held positions of Head of Commercial Mortgages and Portfolio Management and Head of Direct Group Mortgages at Aldermore Bank. Also Sales Director at Lloyds Bank and HSBC.

The trio speak about LendInvest, Ian's whole career in financial services and how the industry is changing. The trio also speak about how propelled growth in the industry will drive a market shift.

Stay tuned for the video podcast, which will be uploaded onto this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB5YHbp_9xpewlHWeTiqB8w

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

https://www.lendinvest.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-boden-72b09210/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-russell-41a57b13/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-fisher-10243790/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabldn/

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Welcome everyone, to Season 3, Episode 8 . 5 of #DefenderCast!

Episode 8 . 5 is hosted by Duncan Kreeger, Founder of TAB. and Nick Russell of TAB. Lending. In this episode, we are also proud to present Ben Fish  (Co-Owner & Executive Director) at NewPlace Associates. Unfortunately, Joesph Garner, also Co-Owner & Director at NewPlace, was unable to make the Podcast so, Ben had to go at it solo.

"NewPlace are a dynamic team of property strategists driven by an ambition to deliver and exceed client expectations.  We offer fully-integrated acquisition, design and construction services that reflect the preferences, requirements and vision of each project."

Ben Fish began working as a carpenter in 1999, qualifying in 2001 working on prestigious projects such as Le Gavroche, Michelle Roux Jr’s flagship restaurant and the Vidall Sassoon school of hair in Mayfair.

Following a successful stint working with several high-end developers in Chelsea, Kensington and Fulham, Ben made a successful transition into main contracting for high net worth private clients in Surrey.

Inevitably, Ben was headhunted by a Central London based company to spearhead their move into developments in the increasingly popular areas of Islington and South East London.  The successful delivery of major development schemes kept Ben busy from 2014 until late 2017 when he joined up with long term friend and business associate Joe Garner to start New Place.

Ben brings with him a wealth of construction knowledge, an eye for perfect delivery and a quest to constantly exceed client expectations.

Duncan and Nick speak to Ben about; NewPlace Associates, time involved in closing deals, working closely with Croydon's Housing Association and his transition into the industry. The trio also speak about, growth in the industry and working in London vs. working outside of London.

"We were fortunate enough to go from £6 million to £10 million in the year after I joined."

Stay tuned for the video podcast, which will be uploaded onto this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB5YHbp_9xpewlHWeTiqB8w

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

https://thisisnewplace.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-fish-6ba248182/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-russell-41a57b13/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabldn/

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Welcome everyone, to Season 3, Episode 8 of #DefenderCast!

Episode 8 is hosted by Nick Russell of TAB. Lending and Beth Fisher of B&C Magazine. In this episode, we are also proud to present Richard Nordgreen (Head of Investments) at Proseed Capital.

"Proseed Capital is a principal real estate lender focused on providing innovative financial solutions to small and medium-sized (“SME”) Property Developers. Proseed provides principal loans ranging from £100k to £1.5m, up to 80% Loan-to-Value (“LTV”) and 100% Loan-to-Cost (“LTC”)."

Richard joined Proseed Capital in 2012. He is responsible for managing the underwriting, due diligence, negotiation and execution of new investments for Proseed. In addition, Richard manages the delivery of the Business Plans for the existing contracts. Prior to this, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Banking and Capital Markets division where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Richard holds a first-class honours degree in Economics and Business Management from Newcastle University.

Nick and Beth speak to Richard about; Proseed Capital, winning mezzanine lender of the year, deliverability versus pricing in the industry as a unique selling point and also mentorship and influencers in the industry for young people.  In addition, Richard gives us his personal 'elevator pitch', his thoughts on building trust & relationships in the industry and if B&C Magazine will carry on being free.

"I never had a mentor or influential figure when I first came into the industry but I took a lot of guidance from my family."

Stay tuned for the video podcast, which will be uploaded onto this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB5YHbp_9xpewlHWeTiqB8w

As always we follow a theme of Business, Property and Positive thinking!

Stay tuned for more podcasts like this. Feel free to share with a friend or two and as always, thank you for listening.

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Key Links:

https://proseedcapital.co.uk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-nordgreen-3041624b/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/proseed-property-ltd/about/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-russell-41a57b13/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-fisher-10243790/

https://www.instagram.com/duncankreeger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-kreeger-0395a45/

https://www.instagram.com/tabldn/

https://www.facebook.com/tabldn/

https://twitter.com/tabldn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabldn/

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