Why stop at ONE Brandon when you can have TWO? Morning Perks Podcast host, Bill Clements, shared the EDS-sponsored studio with Brandon Babyak (Valet Living) and Brandon Terrazas (SWTCH EV Charging), where the conversation got interesting in a hurry...like adding butter to your coffee interesting! You'll learn what topic quickly unified the Brandons, and then hear their take on the shift in amenities - moving from nice-to-have to must-have! The podcast is continually working to humanize the people behind our member brands, and this one is a perfect example - you'll hear from the brands, but learn so many fun facts about the BRANDONS!
Download and listen as Morning Perks Host Bill Clements chats with Multifamily Industry Influencer Monica Frazier. Monica shares the genesis and movement of Melanin In Multifamily + the legacy she hopes it will create. Hear what's in store for the upcoming Melanin In Multifamily Mixer taking place at this year's Apartmentalize Conference in Las Vegas!
Fill up your cup for this freshly brewed conversation between Morning Perks Host, Bill Clements, and guest Chief Revenue Officer at Charge OnSite, David Merrill. This fully caffeinated chat covers everything from the recent Advocate Conference, life as a girl dad, and certainly...EV Charging! Big shout-out and thank you to EDS for sponsoring this episode and the Morning Perks Podcast Studio!
Host, Bill Clements, kicks off this Morning Perks Podcast with the obvious - Celia Smart's biceps. Those biceps are doing work, but there are like a trillion more things that have taken her from tape sales to tank tops.
Download and listen to learn what has developed, driven, and directed the path of this seemingly everything, everywhere, GCAA Supplier Member!
The Morning Perks Podcast welcomes Jamie Mullis of Mullis Construction into our Environmental Diversified Services (EDS) sponsored studio, and they're only a few minutes in before host Bill Clements revs up the conversation and gets a big what's next for Mullis Construction announcement! This conversation also includes the most Charlotte way that Jamie is fast-tracking the Mullis brand. You'll also enjoy their discussion about dogs, boats, and a speed round of favorite things! This one is jam-packed...listen now or download for your commute!
On this episode of the Morning Perks Podcast, we welcome Kara Gonzalez from Sherwin Williams into the studio. Listen as she and host Bill Clements discuss the Sherwin Williams color of the year, her industry origin story, and a sprinkling of I bet you didn't know throughout the episode!
Our host was even gifted Color of the Year swag, his very own Sherwin Williams Color of the Year nail polish! Kara was so committed to the Color of the Year that she even polished our host's nails during their chat.
Listen as Morning Perks Podcast host Bill Clements shares a conversation with Next Gen Committee Chair Savanti Diggs. Before they talk about what's next, you'll hear what has Savanti feeling uneasy, what she hasn't done since October, and how she's always aiming for the top!
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Thank you to our Morning Perks Podcast sponsors, Environmental Diversified Services!
On this Morning Perks Podcast, host Bill Clements shares a conversation with Chris Velander from Chadwell Supply. Listen as she talks about bringing home the Chadwell National Account Manager of the Year Award and shares what she believes are the keys to being a successful supplier partner.
We're always excited to learn more than multifamily things; you'll hear Chris talk about her role as a boy mom, beach-bound plans for the future, and her favorite food shoutout.
Jay Rawls, Senior Director of Operations and Technology at Northwood Ravin and 2025 GCAA Board President, discusses the year ahead, his involvement, and hopes for the Association. Jay also shares that he'll launch his presidential journey while solo parenting; his wife is embarking on her three-week adventure to beautiful New Zealand!
Thank you to Bill Clements, our host, and Environmental Diversified Services for sponsoring the Morning Perks Podcast Studio!
Here we go! Morning Perks is kicking off the New Year with Betsy Kirkpatrick Cunningham + the one phrase that is so 2024. So, what's the new word for the new year? Listen for that, plus a little association talk, resolutions, big ideas, and kids.
Under The Sea (BRAVO Awards 2024) is over, but we're still riding the wave of excitement. Listen as host Bill Clements chats with a few award winners from this year's event: Janice Cumbie, Ashley Green, Dara Harris, and Shane Raby.
Before we break for the Thanksgiving holiday, enjoy this quick Morning Perks message from our host, Bill Clements! Message with Bravo & Giving Tuesday.
Interview with the funny, fierce, fabulous Jami Anderson, Director of Training and Support at Middleburg Communities. Jami is also a GCAA Board Member (your incoming VP)! This chat is loaded with ear candy. Listen as we discuss leasing, dance parties, snake stories, and Giving Tuesday!
Freshly brewed just for you! On this Morning Perks Podcast - Bill chats it up with a true industry legend - Mindy McCorkle.
Find time in your day to press play...listen as these two GCAA OGs reminisce about the old school dinner meeting, plus Mindy's new offering for the Association in 2025! She also dishes on what helps her hit her reset button and a pet peeve that fires her up - welcome to Morning Perks, it's time to percolate.
Morning Perks is excited to share this conversation with Multifamily Maven, Marcie Williams. She recently dropped a giant industry-status bomb, but that's not all that's blowing up! Listen to what it took to bring RKW Residential to its 10th Anniversary, what's next in her life, her favorite things, and what she loves more than anything else!
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It's been a while, but we have a fresh Morning Perks Podcast After Hours for you!
Join us for a rambling After Hours conversation with industry pioneer Chris Loebsack, Founder and Managing Principal of Loebsack & Brownlee. We get right on LeBron vs. Jordan and weddings - they’re similar, right? We also go back and forth on favorites from music, food, and TV, we even get a few licks in on the state of the industry.
We're celebrating our 50th Episode with a board member, splash pad enthusiast, and industry mover and shaker, Brianna from Montana Wood! Listen as Brianna takes you on a "tour" of the ERAS-themed New Construction Bus Tour, and Bill gives a rundown of the insane amount of Association activities available to you in September!
Morning Perks host Bill Clements leaves the mic wide open for this deep dive with industry visionary Rebecca Rosario. If you don't know Rebecca, don't fret. This episode showcases her inquisitive and creative nature as she and Bill leave no stone unturned. Fill your travel mug, download the episode, and elevate your commute with this freshly brewed Morning Perks Podcast episode.
Rebecca is a national speaker and trainer providing marketing consulting and "edutrainment" for property management and sales organizations, including conferences and keynotes. Full House Marketing, Inc. provides temporary and permanent staffing solutions. Full House Marketing, Inc. is a licensed Real Estate company that consults for multifamily companies and is a single resource for lease ups, marketing, mystery shopping, on-site and executive staffing and training. Rebecca is co-founder of PMManuals.com, a property management policy and procedure system that is turn-key and easily customized to any size apartment management company.
Host Bill Clements has reached across the ocean to speak with GCAA Suppliers Council Vice President Michael Simos. Aside from Greece being "home" to Michael, he has a very special reason to be far away from the GCAA. Listen to discover what has pulled him away + what's next for Luxor One/Locker Revolution!
On this episode of the Morning Perks Podcast, you'll meet a GCAA member with a heart and bike of Gold! This episode features Jackie Campbell from Entryway. This national nonprofit might just be the talent pool you never knew you had access to! Jackie also shares the excellent care and holistic approach that Entryway takes to support the temporarily unhoused - resulting in industry talent with resumes that WOW!
How do you get a job without an address, and how do you keep an address without a job? This was the question that founder Chris Finlay asked and leveraged for Entryway creation and inspiration!
GCAA Executive Director Kim Graham pulls back the GCAA curtain. While the GCAA is wildly transparent, that quiet day-to-day force ensuring that our members are protected and connected isn't always seen or fully understood. Speaking of transparency, you'll hear how our "doors are always open" operation style has created somewhat of a furniture crisis in Lonnie's office - that couch is crumbling like his favorite treat (revealed in this episode)! Listen for this - host Bill Clements drops a secret word in this episode; the first listener who emails it back to Bill wins $50!!
It's Morning Perks - let's percolate!
This Morning Perks episode with Tony Sousa, VP of Marketing Relations at RPM Living, was recorded just days before his new baby's arrival, so the New Dad excitement is running high! This conversation holds a bit of everything: parenthood, the state of the multifamily industry, social media, and being your authentic self. It also includes conversation around fashion, food, and Elvis!
We sit down with Beth Silverman, co-founder and executive director of Lotus Campaign, a GCAA member making a difference in our communities and enriching lives. We may also discuss bears - with tips and tricks on avoiding trouble in the wild.
Morning Perks Host Bill Clements shares the mic with Nichole, Lauren & Alexis from Apartment Life for an informative conversation about how it enhances the resident lifestyle.
It's time to percolate!
On this episode of the Morning Perks Podcast, host Bill Clements chats with Spencer Lueders, President of State Building Services and new GCAA Supplier member. This conversation is a wonderful example of "the other lives" we live outside of the industry, its impact on us as people, and the wild capability and potential each of us possesses.
Thank you to our 2024 Podcast Sponsor, Environmental Diversified Services.