Kim Watson of Strategic Alliance joins us for this interesting episode on team building in the workplace and understanding different motivations, people types and discusses thier innovative research that they do to better determine who you are as a worker.

Neil Calfee talks about the ASU innovation zones and what he sees as the future direction for not only ASU but Arizona as a whole.  Hear how is background with public and private partnerships was a perfect fit with ASU to keep ASU innovation and ASU students at the forefront of the workforce.

Jessica does a debrief on the ULI Housing Conference that was held in Atlana, GA and what were the hot topics everyone was talking about and were any solutions or remedies for this housing issue defined.

Deb Sydenham, FAICP talks about what the highs were of the 2025 Trends Day after she had some much needed rest.  Here how she thought it went and what are they already planning for next year in the biggest event thatULI puts on in AZ and only internationally second to the Fall and Spring Conferences.

Arizona State Representative Sarah Liguori from District 5 talks about what she does, what we can expect to see push through this year and updates us on the Affordable Housing bills being revised for this session.  

Jocelyn Skogebo and Denise Staley talk about the trials and tribulations of loving historic homes.  Hear how they both renovated homes in the cities of Phoenix and Mesa and learned all the local and state requirements, processes, costs and architecture needs of maintaining these beautiful homes.  Hear if they would do it again and why they decided to try in the first place.

Planning Pioneer and owner of Partners for Strategic Action and LDV Winery Owner, Peggy Fiandaca joins the podcast to talk about her wide scope of projects throughout the state in shaping Arizona and how she became the face of planning in Arizona for such a long time.  Learn how she was able to pivot and endulge her other passion in her winery and what she enjoys most about the profession. 

Longtime Mesa native and Maricopa County Planning Director Tom Ellsworth joins us to talk a bit about what he does and how his past shaped him as a planner.  Hear about how he saw development as he grew up in Mesa and what has impacted him the most in how he looks at incoming projects.

Amber Knapp and Whitney Mayfield come back to talk about where they are now and what they are doing, what they have learned.

Former Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson joins the podcast to tell us what is next on her list as she starts a new chapter in the West Valley, what she loved about being Mayor and what she could do without.