What if the solution to the worlds water problem was to take water from the air? That what Brian Sheng believes so he founded Aquaria to do just that. In the episode his start up story and the profound impact this industry can have on society.

Colliers Mortgage Vice Chair Ben Greazel discusses the current mortgage market. We cover hard money lending, which assets are getting financed and what to expect moving forward.

Recorded in the beautiful Allsteel podcast studio in Chicago, I talk with the CEO/Co-founder of Geniant, Keith Jacobs. Geniant takes design and workplace to another level with researchers, ethnographers and psychologists. Keith and his team take a scientific approach to each project, and he brings some great insights and stories on client projects.

www.geniant.com

I've taken the best from the 9 episodes I recorded in 2023. It covers a lot of varied topics from interesting guests. The year started with "Well Being is a Reflection of Mindset" and ended with "Retail Renaissance". In between we also had "Pay Attention to Gen Z" and "Law Firm Trends" (plus others).

Mark Kostic is Senior Vice President, Asset Management, at Brookfield Properties in Chicago, IL, specializing in retail malls. In this enlightening episode, Mark gives his insights into the retail landscape and how Brookfield Properties is navigating the choppy waters. Brookfield is in 7 countries, and has 160+ assets, 130M+ SF, +/- 130 assets are in the US.

Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector Howard Tullman discusses how you cannot build culture in a cloud, amongst other things. Check out his Inc.com column, twitter @howardtullman1 and personal website www.howardtullman.com .

Generation Z is going to have a huge impact on the workplace. Jordan Arnold, is a senior workplace advisor for global furniture manufacture Allsteel. She has been studying Gen Z for many years and discusses what differentiates this generation from previous generations. We recorded this in the beautiful and inspiring Allsteel Experience Center located in Fulton Market, Chicago. www.allsteeloffice.com .

Dan Arends, Chairman of the law firm practice group at Colliers International discusses the trends in law firm real estate. His practice puts out extensive reports that benchmark items like rental costs per attorney, construction costs, office sizing, work for home scenarios and much more. For more information, reach out to [email protected]

Forget about converting office to residential. How about office to farm. Karl Heitman from Heitman Architects discusses the reality around turning an office building into a farm. He has direct experience and drops some great knowledge on the subject. The technology exists and it's happening already. Could this help save some of the blighted areas?

https://www.heitmanarchitects.com/

I talk with Ralph Zucker, CEO of Inspired by Somerset and the brains behind the ambitious Bell Works project.

www.inspiredsd.com