Developing Developers
We all know real estate development is for the experienced financial analyst, real estate broker, architect, and others of that sort. The recent college grad? Not enough experience. The young woman? Not enough grit. Ali Dougherty wants to turn that upside down. Join her as she asks the hard questions, the basic questions, and the risky ones too! With each episode, you will be one step closer to developing into a developer.
Episodes
20 episodes
How-To: Rezone a Property | Molly Gwin
Molly Gwin, an attorney at Isaac Wiles, specializing in zoning and land use, explains the rezoning process and where developers may face some difficulty. As ready-to-develop land becomes less available, the need to rezone a property is becoming...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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36:36
How-To: Understand an AIA Contract | Alicia Zambelli
If you are involved in the construction or development industry, you likely have come across an AIA Contract. As an attorney with a focus on real estate law, Alicia Zambelli does a great job of explaining what purpose an AIA Contract serv...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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50:03
How-To: Obtain a Loan | Leslie Biskner
In this first episode of our new "how-to" series, Leslie Biskner with Cooperative Business Services, walks us through the process of obtaining a loan. This process is undeniably important in every development project, yet it is something many p...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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28:29
Digging Deeper | Redevelopment | Brad DeHays
Brad DeHays, Founder and President of Connect Real Estate and Connect Construction, joins us to discuss the topic of redevelopment. He is an expert in the adaptive reuse of historic commercial properties, and shares a lot of great info on where...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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47:56
Digging Deeper | Capital Stack | Brant Murdock
In this episode, Brant Murdock returns as a guest to talk about the nitty gritty details of capital stack, which is the cornerstone of a development project. Although capital stack can be simply defined as the debt and equity needed to pursue a...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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38:39
Digging Deeper | Insurance | Chris Comer
As a Commercial Lines Risk Advisor with Overmyer Hall Associates, Chris Comer specializes in construction and real estate insurance. In other words, he is a "business bodyguard" who plays a large role in protecting developers from issues they m...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:16
Digging Deeper | Building Design | Ryan Geiser
Ryan Geiser is an architect with Design Collective here in Columbus, where he focuses on designing commercial buildings for developers. In this episode, he walks us through the building design process and what a developer may need to know befor...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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25:40
Digging Deeper | Due Diligence | Gavin Jones
As a Development Manager at Tenby Partners, Gavin Jones is a part of all projects from start to finish. Much of his involvement is in the due diligence period, which is ultimately the "make it or break it" period. The process of due diligence i...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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25:22
Digging Deeper | Site Selection | Logan Dawson
In this new series, we will "dig deeper" into the specifics of development! To kick it off, Logan Dawson with One Columbus gives insight into the site selection process - who is involved, how it impacts the community, what developers need to kn...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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43:33
The Big Picture | Leadership | Mary Kelly
Mary Kelly is a Speaker, Author, Professor, retired Naval Officer and Commander, and the founder of Productive Leaders. Talk about experience! She has written hundreds of articles on leadership, but in this episode, we focus on how to keep the ...
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43:01
The Big Picture | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | Robbie Banks
Robbie Banks is the director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the Columbus Partnership and has played a huge role in cultivating change here in Columbus. In this "Big Picture" episode, she gives great insight into how we have seen p...
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41:12
Legends of Columbus Development | Bob White Sr.
Bob White Sr. is the Chairman of the Daimler Group and has seen Columbus completely transform in his 51 years of real estate development experience. He finishes off the Legends of Columbus Development series, sharing some game-changing lessons ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:41
Legends of Columbus Development | Michael Coleman
As the former Mayor of Columbus, Michael Coleman has had a direct hand in the development of Columbus over the years. Both the residential and commercial downtown areas were completely transformed by his leadership of the city. This episode is ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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28:21
Legends of Columbus Development | Kenny McDonald
Kenny McDonald is an experienced economic developer and leader here in Columbus, as well as the current CEO of Columbus Partnership. His past experience in the Carolinas, Georgia, and New Mexico led him here to Ohio 11 years ago, where he has b...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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28:46
Legends of Columbus Development | Bob Weiler
Robert “Bob” Weiler, Sr. is an experienced real estate developer and champion of people. He has played a direct role in making Columbus what it is today. In this episode, Bob dives into the importance of continually adding value to a developmen...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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34:43
Entering the Development World | Economic Development Incentives | Scott Ziance
Scott Ziance, an attorney at Vorys law firm in Columbus, is an expert on economic development incentives. If you have no idea what that means, you are in the right place! It is critical to have an understanding of the intentions of these incent...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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26:40
The Big Picture | Work-Life Balance | Dan Dunsmoor
Dan Dunsmoor, a commercial real estate broker with Colliers | Columbus, is the perfect person to kick off this new mini-series, "The Big Picture." Dan shares how to have a healthy work-life balance while maintaining a successful career. He has ...
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37:21
Entering the Development World | Construction | Paul Francois
Paul Francois, the President of Pepper Construction Company of Ohio, has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry. In this episode, you will learn about the construction process within a development project, along with some key ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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29:18
Entering the Development World | Civil Engineering | Jennifer LaPointe
Jennifer LaPointe, with the Kleingers Group, has spent most of her career focused on Civil Engineering. Whether you know all that civil engineering entails, or are just getting started, this episode gives great insight on the importance of it i...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:32
Entering the Development World | Finance | Brant Murdock
Brant Murdock is a developer with Tenby Partners. His path into development happened to be through finance, which he did not originally intend. As he mentions in this episode, the road has been linear but has not been straight. If you are looki...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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42:04