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204: Ten new floors, zero new floor area with Brian McFarland, Principal, CetraRuddy Architecture
How do you add 10 stories to a building without adding a single square foot of floor area?Brian McFarland and his team did exactly that at Soma at 25 Water in New York. Brian is a Principal at CetraRuddy Architecture, and he calls Soma t...
203: Senior Living Isn't The End Of The Line with Walter Ramos, President & CEO, Rogerson Communities
What if the biggest misconception about senior living is that it’s where life winds down?Walter Ramos has spent his career moving between government, law, hospitals and senior living. Today he is President & CEO of Rogerson Communiti...
202: How a City Gets Ready for Growth with Kyle Touchstone, Director of Raleigh Economic Development
What if the incentive package isn't what decides where a company goes?Kyle Touchstone grew up in South Mississippi, the kid of a hardware store owner who watched one large manufacturer change what a small business and its employees could...
201: Building Real Estate Operations that Scale with Leslie Cohen, Ops Alchemy
Founders can run a real estate firm on heroics for a while. At some point, the business needs a system.In this episode of Design Development, Leslie Cohen, Founder and Principal of Ops Alchemy, talks about strengthening operations, reduc...
200: Finding the Opportunity Inside Your Business with 2x Founder Matt Pierce, PIERCE Property Services
What if the most valuable thing a window cleaner brings down from the side of a building isn’t clean glass — but information?Matt Pierce started his career pounding the pavement, walking into restaurants, car dealerships, and stor...