CoreNet NorCal Podcast Episodes

Young Leader Conversation with Warren Kleban of Instacart

CoreNet Northern California Chapter is excited to present a candid conversation with Warren Kleban, Director of Real Estate and Workplace at Instacart. This episode was recorded at the Young Leaders’ “Lunch with a Leader” event Kleban generously hosted at the company’s San Francisco Headquarters on June, 12, 2019.  During the small intimate session Kleban shared reflections on his career including lessons learned during his early days working with startups and anecdotes highlighting his experience effecting change at dynamic and disruptive unicorns. 

2018 CRE Awards Honorees

The CoreNet Northern California Chapter is delighted to bring you the 2018 CRE Awards Honorees podcast! Recorded at Google’s Headquarters on December 12, 2018, this edition features a candid conversation with this year’s award winners, Jay Bechtel, Real Estate Project Executive at Google and Bob McIntire, recently retired Founder and President of NOVA Partners.

Podcast series host, Melissa Pesci AIA, Principal at HGA Architects and Engineers and member of the Chapter Leadership Council, interviewed these two industry leaders asking them thought provoking questions about the lessons they have learned over their long, diverse and distinguished careers. They held little back and provided an insightful look into their respective journeys. Joining in on the discussion as well was John Lucas, Vice President of Global Real Estate & Workplace Services at Juniper Networks.

You can find links to all our podcasts on the CoreNet NorCal website and you can subscribe to them on iTunes. Please feel free to forward this valuable content to your colleagues and friends, share them on LinkedIn and Twitter and provide your comments! We value your input and will incorporate your feedback into our future podcasts. Happy listening!

Implicit Bias - Women of Cornet Podcast

CoreNet Northern California Chapter is thrilled to bring our listeners more valuable content on the topic of diversity and inclusion. Recorded just before the Women of CoreNet event which was held at CBRE’s new San Francisco office in Salesforce Tower on July 25, 2018, this program features a conversation with Alexis McGill Johnson, co-founder and executive director of Perception Institute. Johnson’s organization is a consortium of researchers, advocates and strategists that uses cutting-edge mind science to help organizations reduce discrimination linked to race, gender and other identity differences. 

Diversity and Inclusion – Women of Corenet Event Podcast

CoreNet Northern California Chapter is especially pleased to offer our listeners this thought provoking podcast about diversity and inclusion.  Recorded at the Women of CoreNet event held at Palo Alto Networks in Santa Clara on February 28, 2018, it features two extremely dynamic speakers, Cheryl S. Durst, Executive VP & CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and Bari A. Williams, Head of Business Operations Management, North America at StubHub.  The casual conversation format of the session created the perfect environment for candor. Consequently, both speakers delved deeply into their personal experiences holding little back!  While this provided an extra rich learning experience, at times the dialogue included strong language and is therefore suitable for mature audiences only.

CoreNet Northern California CRE Award Honorees 2017 Podcast

This podcast features a candid discussion with 2017 CoreNet Northern California CRE Award Honorees Bill Roberts and Michael Casaolo which was recorded on December 8, 2017 at HGA Architects and Engineers in San Francisco.  Both provide insight into their distinguished careers and share valuable lessons they have learned along the way, share their thoughts on the future of the corporate real estate industry and express what winning this prestigious award means to them.

Wellness in the Workplace

Wellness in the Workplace.

Tips for Success from Two Accomplished Young Leaders

The CoreNet Northern California Chapter is pleased to bring you the latest in our series of
podcasts: Tips for Success from Two Accomplished Young Leaders. This edition features two
exceptional young corporate real estate professionals, Michelle Lagos, member of the Client
Solutions team at CBRE and Maja Henderson, former Director of Global Facilities at Square who
is now a consultant. Both have been recognized within the industry for contributing at
impressively high levels relatively early in their careers and for taking their respective worlds by
storm.

Podcast host, Melissa Pesci AIA, Principal at HGA Architects and Engineers and member of the
Chapter Leadership Council interviewed these two dynamic young leaders and asked them to
share some of the secrets of their success. The resulting conversation is chalk full of inspiring
insights from their paths and also offers a unique look at some of today’s most pressing issues
through the lens of young professionals.

You can find links to all of our podcasts on our website and can subscribe to them on iTunes.
Please feel free to forward them to your colleagues and friends, share them on LinkedIn and
Twitter and please provide your comments! We value your input and will incorporate your
feedback in our future podcasts. Happy listening!

February Chapter Meeting: The Potential Impact of Public Policy Changes Under the New Administration

CoreNet February 2017 Chapter Meeting Podcast

This podcast was recorded at the CoreNet Northern California Chapter Meeting held February 16, 2017 at the City Club in San Francisco. The second installment in a two-part series and an excellent complement to the January Economic Forecast event, the program is entitled: The Potential Impact of Public Policy Changes Under the New Administration.  The program features renown political commentator Scott Shafer, Senior Editor, California Politics & Government at KQED Public Media and host of the popular radio show, California Report. Shafer moderated a distinguished panel including:

The Honorable Scott Weiner, California State Senate District 11
Ted Egan, Chief Economist, San Francisco Office of the Controller
Greg Dalton, Producer & Host of Climate One at the Commonwealth Club
Matt Regan, Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Bay Area Council

Please note:  We recommend listening to the January Economic Forecast podcast first featuring renown real estate economist, Ken Rosen, Chairman of the Fisher Center for Urban Economics at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Chairman of Rosen Consulting Group.

Building Technologies and the Future of Productivity

A discussion focusing on emerging building technologies that are being used in the fields of real estate, construction management, design, and engineering. The speakers include Robert Teed of ServiceNow; Matt Macko, founder of stok; Hao Ko, studio director at Gensler; Grant Craig, Associate Principal at PAE Consulting Engineers and Kunal Desai, Facilities Engineering Programs manager for the NorCal Portfolio at Google. The panel is moderated by Miles Garber, the VP of Research at Polaris Pacific.

CoreNet Northern California Annual Market Forecast Featuring Ken Rosen

Our Annual Market Forecast event with Ken Rosen, Chairman of Rosen Consulting Group and of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, is moderated by Matt Werner, President, Enterprise Facilities Management at CBRE. Ken Rosen and Matt Werner are joined by Bruce Cain, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University,  Jason Hickey, President & CEO of Hickey & Associates, LLC. and Gil Gonzalez of GO-Biz. With real estate and stock market dynamics at record levels the economy appears to be set for continued growth. Many analysts and market participants are still digesting the aftermath of the recent election so with a new US President being sworn in the following day, this promises to be a special discussion. We'll discuss forecasts, risks, structural and policy issues to watch for that may be the catalyst for challenges and opportunities in the future of our economy.