Takeaways A Podcast About Learning From The Wisdom Of Others

Tom Dadon can be described as a Wayfinder. From the beaches of California as a kid to a Tank Commander in the Israeli army at 19, and then back to the U.S. with his family, Tom has always found a way forward with creativity and endurance. Today, Tom is happily married and a father of three children. He works together with his brother and parents. And their business, Triple Seven Movers, has grown from a small moving company to an enterprise in three cities, with thirty trucks, and 100 employees. However, Tom’s pursuit of the American dream started in a much different place.  Tom’s time in Minnesota selling wheeled shoe accessories at the Mall of America was bleak but provided valuable lessons in business. One of those lessons was sales. Turns out, his friend’s success selling wheeled shoes on the beach in Southern California didn’t translate to the Mall of America in the midwest with brutal winters and humid summers being far less skate friendly weather.  Rolling those experiences forward, this Wayfinder ca

TAKEAWAYS explores learning from the wisdom of others. We had another great live NAIOP SOUTHERN NEVADA Program in April. Keep reading for a summary and listen to the audio below. After a brief intro to the NAIOP program, you will hear the panelists themselves and the program in its entirety. I hope you enjoy! NAIOP April 2023 - Breakfast Program The participants included: Dan Doherty, SIOR, Vice Chairman - Industrial Division, Colliers International Marc Magliarditi, SIOR, First Vice President, CBRE Scot Marker, Director of Retail Services, Cushman & Wakefield The program was moderated by Reed Gottesman, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager Schnitzer Properties This program was sponsored by COX Business When you click to listen to the program you're going to hear applause and then you will hear the full program. I hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to “TAKEAWAYS” on iTunes, and make sure to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts

Itay Dadon’s pursuit of the American Dream started with him selling a wheelie-like apparatus in the middle of the Mall of America. Fast forward 15 years, Itay is an owner of Triple Seven Movers and Ice Air Conditioning and Plumbing, a real estate investor, a council member with the Las Vegas chapter of the Israeli American Council, a member of the Jewish Nevada Men’s Division, and a devoted family man.  Failing in Minnesota, Itay decided to move out west to Las Vegas. But it was at the onset of the Great Recession. The only jobs available were in moving, and that’s how Itay worked his way into the moving business. Together with his brother, Itay eventually moved his parents from Israel, and they started Triple Seven Movers as a family business. As the business grew they bought as much real estate as they could while the prices were still low.  Itay’s evolution in business is quite a story, but his previous life serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is, in Itay’s words, “a story straight out of a Rambo m

TAKEAWAYS explores learning from the wisdom of others. We had another great live NAIOP SOUTHERN NEVADA Program in March. Keep reading for a summary. After a brief intro to the NAIOP program, you will hear the panelists themselves and the program in its entirety! Land availability has been a major topic of concern and discussion in recent years, as Southern Nevada has become increasingly land-constrained. The program highlighted three developers representing different case studies and active developments in process in the outer submarkets of Southern Nevada, including Apex, Jean, and El Dorado Valley. The panelists discussed the story behind these projects, project challenges, considerations, realities, and creative approaches to make these developments come to fruition. The participants included: Keith Earnest, Executive Vice President of VanTrust Real Estate. Cory Hunt, Chief Strategy Officer of Tolles Development Company. Doug Roberts, Partner, Panattoni Development Company. The program was moderated

Kevin Higgins, SIOR is a top producer’s top producer! Weeks before we recorded this episode he and his business partner became the first Vice Chairmans with CBRE Las Vegas. That is the highest title a broker can receive at CBRE worldwide based on production and experience. For more show notes go to https://hayim.com/takeaways-39-kevin-higgins Here are a few Takeaways from this episode: - Don’t expect success to be given to you just because you showed up - it takes more than that. - Be the best you can - no sense in doing something half baked. I- n the commercial real estate world, lone wolf brokers have become teams and generalists have become specialists. Please subscribe to Takeaways at https://hayim.com/subscribe/. Make sure to rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts.

The participants included: Marlene Fujita, Executive Director of Cushman & Wakefield Deana Marcello, Executive Vice President of Colliers International Robert Ybarra, Executive Vice President of CBRE Capital Markets, Inc The program was moderated by Jamie Thalgott, shareholder of Brownstein Hayatt Faber Schreck, LLP This program was sponsored by Gensler When you click to listen to the program you're going to hear applause and then you will hear the full program. I hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to “TAKEAWAYS” on iTunes, and make sure to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.

The participants included: Rod Martin, Senior Vice President with Majestic Realty Co. Tim Castello, Managing Partner with Brass Cap. Companies Jeff LaPour, Principal with LaPour Jonathan Fore Managing Partner with Fore Properties The program was moderated by Sean Zaher, Senior Vice President with CBRE This program was sponsored by Martin-Harris Construction. When you click to listen to the program you’re going to hear applause and then you will hear the full program .I hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for more! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to “TAKEAWAYS” on iTunes, and make sure to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.

Tim Rios, travels the globe training and consulting commercial real estate professionals. He is Chief Learning Officer with The Lipsey Company. Mike Lipsey, and The Lipsey Company are household names among the CRE community, having provided training and consulting for over 40 years. Tim began his career in 1995 with a local commercial real estate brokerage firm in Utah before moving up to a national and well-known brokerage firm, Marcus & Millichap. With M&M, he worked as a Regional Manager, changed product types, and even changed markets many times. In total, Tim worked with Marcus & Millichap for 18 years, in different geographic regions and management positions before moving into real estate consulting and eventually landing with The Lipsey Company. What’s Your Fastball? Tim met Mike Lispey in an interesting way. It all began with an email Tim sent to Mike. Mike was anything but ordinary and sent Tim a reply asking, “What’s your fastball?” Tim thought, “Well, I wasn’t a pitcher,” but he knew the email

Takeaways 37 - Kevin McMahill: Fireside Chat with Sheriff Elect by Hayim Mizrachi

Curt Anderson is a CPA by trade, but a serial entrepreneur by spirit. He co-founded his accounting firm, Fair Anderson Langerman, in 1988 and he co-founded my company MDL Group in 1989. On this episode he mentioned that he has been involved with 23 partnerships over his 40 + year career. Originally from South Bend Indiana, Curt of course graduated from Notre Dame with his BA in Business Administration with an accounting emphasis. From there he accepted an opportunity to move to Southern California as a young partner of a national accounting firm. Curt calls himself “lucky” to have this experience at such a young age. And as the conversation continued, perhaps the luckiest thing that ever happened to Curt was meeting his wife Sue on a blind date while they were in college. Make Your Life Decision Based on What You Want, Not How Much Money You Want Curt is someone who likes to help people figure out what they want to do and how to get there. He is classically trained as a CPA, but in reality, he was neve

There’s a new sheriff in town! Reduced crime rates, increased safety, and community well-being are on the radar for the new Las Vegas sheriff. TAKEAWAYS explores learning from the wisdom of others. The NAIOP SOUTHERN NEVADA Program in October is titled There’s a New Sheriff In Town. Keep reading for a summary, and listen to the audio below. After a brief intro to the NAIOP program, you will hear the speaker, the panelist, and the program in its entirety. TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. There’s a New Sheriff In Town Why did God create policemen? “So firemen could have heroes, too.” – Kevin McMahill There’s a new Sheriff in town! Kevin McMahill, the new Clark County Sheriff-elect of the Las Vegas area, won outright in the primaries with 58% of the votes. During this NAIOP breakfast meeting, we discussed issues that are relevant to the commercial real estate development community. Topics included tourism, financial crime, visitor safety, and the homeless problem. Kevin was a parole officer for the fi

On this episode of Takeaways, I had the privilege to connect with Tina Quigley, who became the President and CEO of LVGEA (Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance) as of February 2022. Prior to that, she was CEO of the RTC (Regional Transportation Commission) for 14 years. In addition to her career accomplishments, Tina is also a licensed pilot. Although she does not currently fly planes, she has been flying successfully in the community and continues to be a leader in Las Vegas every day.  If Not You, Then Who? Tina’s second-born son was born with a liver problem that required him to have a liver transplant and she didn’t know if he was going to make it for the first two years of his life. Today he is healthy and successful. However, the extreme stress and many sleepless nights exposed Tina’s most extreme and vulnerable sides. This event made her more aware of her own capability to deal with stress, her strength as a fighter, and her natural abilities to lead.  Tina has been called a fighter for good reason. O

TAKEAWAYS explores learning from the wisdom of others. The NAIOP SOUTHERN NEVADA Program in September was titled Downtown Las Vegas: All Grown Up! Keep reading for a summary, and listen to the audio below. After a brief intro to the NAIOP program, you will hear the panelists themselves and the program in its entirety. TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. Downtown Las Vegas: All Grown Up! Downtown Las Vegas is all grown up! The panelists in this episode broke down three main principles of downtown Las Vegas: pillows, PCs, and plates. In other words, where you sleep, where you work, and where you eat. It all starts with where you sleep. The demand to live in downtown Las Vegas is huge. When people have options, that spurs growth. There are new residential living options already available, with many more on the way, including new high-rise condos, multi-family housing, shared living spaces, and more. Downtown Las Vegas began with entertainment, but it’s become much more over the last 20 years. It is ex

TAKEAWAYS explores coming together and learning from the wisdom of others, and we had another great NAIOP SOUTHERN NEVADA Program in August. The topic of this month’s NAIOP meeting is the future of the Las Vegas Strip. Keep reading for a summary and listen to the audio below. After a brief intro to the NAIOP program, you will hear the panelists themselves and the program in its entirety! TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. They’re Not Making Any More Land in Southern Nevada Many of us spend our time thinking of Las Vegas as it was in the past. Free parking and $.99 shrimp cocktails. The August NAIOP breakfast program focused us on the future. Business has changed. The customer has changed. Las Vegas is ever evolving. We want to embrace that - not fight it. The customer of today wants an experience. They want elevated food, shopping, and entertainment. Professional sports are here and they aren’t going anywhere. Even with a recession looming the Las Vegas economy is still looking up. Is Las Vegas reces

On this episode of Takeaways, I had the treat of talking to Somer Hollingsworth, a household name in the southern Nevada community. Somer has been in Las Vegas since he was a teenager and called the area a “Mecca” for him and his family when they moved here from Texas. After a 30-year career in banking, Somer was asked to lead the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA), or as it was known at the time, the Nevada Development Authority (NDA). One thing I loved about this episode is the massive amount of incredible insider Las Vegas information that Somer has to share. He was on the frontlines of some of Nevada’s most notable economic development activities over the past four decades. He’s got a ton of great stories and wisdom to share, and it was a genuine pleasure to have this conversation with him. Community Comes First What stood out to me as Somer and I spoke is his commitment to southern Nevada. He and his team at NDA were committed to bettering this community, and he wasn’t afraid to get in the fac

Jeff LaPour is the founder and president of LaPour Partners, a commercial real estate and hospitality development firm. He’s unique in several ways, and so is his career path. Jeff started in the hospitality realm working with the Hilton. Since then, he has found success as a commercial real estate developer. LaPour Partners builds industrial, office, and hospitality space. Jeff enjoys taking on complicated projects. I first met Jeff at the Developing Leaders Institute (DLI) by NAIOP; he was teaching a class called “Market Analysis and Site Selection” with John Restrepo. The lessons Jeff shared in that class stuck with me ever since. Be a Believer in Your Ideas & Have Confidence in Yourself In this episode of Takeaways, Jeff shared wisdom on everything from mentorship to learning through mistakes. He talked about the importance of being aware of what the market is doing and following your instincts, even when others might think you’re crazy. “I have learned way more from failing than I ever did from being

TAKEAWAYS explores learning from the wisdom of others. We had another great live NAIOP SOUTHERN NEVADA Program in July. Keep reading for a summary and listen to the audio below. After a brief intro to the NAIOP program, you will hear the panelists themselves and the program in its entirety! I hope you enjoy this new format! TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. They’re Not Making Any More Land in Southern Nevada It’s a simple fact, southern Nevada is land constrained. Land isn’t something we can make more of. There are many questions surrounding the issue of land … When will we run out of land? Is the land crisis as bad as we’ve been led to believe? Is scarcity of land really a bad thing? The panel for the July NAIOP breakfast consisted of experts that discussed the issue of land in Nevada. They provided insight on Las Vegas’ LANDscape and what southern Nevada can expect as we continue to develop. NAIOP July Speakers The panelists included: • Scott Goldstein, Managing Partner, Prospect Street •

TAKEAWAYS – Life. Lessons. Learned. No matter the industry, interest rates and inflation has been a challenge in the last few months. Both are increasing and the impacts on the southern Nevada commercial real estate market are tremendous. Just recently, the Federal Reserve raised the interest rate by .75 percent, which was the biggest single meeting increase in almost 30 years. That increase followed a rate jump of .25 in March and another of .50 in May. The panel for the June NAIOP breakfast consisted of experts in office, industrial and retail investment sales, and capital markets. They provided a comprehensive overview of how interest rates and inflation are affecting current deals in this market and they offered insights as to what the next year or so might bring. NAIOP June Speakers Peter Bauman, Senior Director, Office and Industrial Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap Adam Malan, Partner at Logic Commercial Real Estate Sean Moothart, Senior Vice President of CB

Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. When I turned 40 a few years ago, it occurred to me that if I didn’t start getting healthy, I would be 50 before I knew it, and still feel bad. It was time to make a change in my health habits. I landed on running. I started with the Nike Run Club app that coached me through my runs. As I saw results, both mentally and physically, running became more and more of a passion. I decided to get a coach and start training for a half marathon. That’s when I met Michelle Cupersmith. Michelle’s resume will tell you she’s a senior financial analyst with Light & Wonder, formerly Scientific Games. She has a double major in accounting and psychology. Her resume is impressive but, first and foremost, Michelle identifies as a runner. It’s her hobby and passion and she’s helped make running a passion for people who she coaches through Team Run Run. Michelle has given me vital lessons, tips, and coaching that allowed me to complete a half marathon in under 10 minutes on average per mile

Takeaways – Life. Lessons. Learned. In any occurrence, whatever you are doing, whoever you are meeting, there are always Takeaways that can be learned. I started this podcast in January of 2018 as a way to share the Takeaways I’ve learned from incredible individuals that have come into my life. By that summer I started recording Takeaways from events that I regularly attended, namely the NAIOP Southern Nevada monthly breakfast programs. Takeaways the Process It’s been four years and about 60 episodes since I began Takeaways. Takeaways has been a journey. From making the time to consistently produce the content, to evolving interviews to zoom during the pandemic, and then slowing down all together. Recently, I took a step back to evaluate where I was and where I wanted Takeaways to go. I realized two things. 1. This is something I enjoy, I believe the audience enjoys, and that I wanted to continue. 2. I was bottlenecking the journey. Scheduling guests. Writing post descriptions. Distributing content. T