Thesis Driven Leader Series
Episodes
Retail as Remedy: Jodie McLean on Solving Loneliness Through Community-Centered Development
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jodie McLean is the CEO of EDENS, one of the largest and most influential private retail real estate owners and developers in the U.S., with a $6.6 bi...
Sue Yannaccone on the Future of Brokerage, MLS Disruption, and Why Agents Aren’t Going Anywhere
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Yannaccone is the President & CEO of Anywhere Brands, the residential real estate powerhouse behind Coldwell Banker, Sotheby’s International...
Elise AI's Minna Song on Building the Artificial Intelligence OS for Housing—and Why Leasing Is Just the Start
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Minna Song is the co-founder and CEO of EliseAI, a company using advanced natural language processing to automate communication across the multifamily...
Why Amazon, De Niro, and Michelin Chefs All Work With Adam Gordon
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Gordon doesn’t build what’s trending—he builds what’s missing. A fourth-generation New Yorker and founder of Wildflower Ltd., Gordon has ...
CBRE's $800M Office Bet: Industrious' Jamie Hodari on the Future of Work
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Hodari led Industrious through the category’s volatile boom to a landmark $800M acquisition by CBRE—without ever calling it “co-working.”...
From Sand Dunes to Smart Growth: Casey Roloff’s Vision for Seabrook and the New American Dream
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Casey Roloff is the visionary behind Seabrook, Washington—a purpose-built, walkable town inspired by new urbanist principles and over two decades in...
Inside AvalonBay’s Tech Strategy: Rukus Esi on Building the Multifamily Operating System
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build a world-class tech strategy inside one of America’s largest multifamily REITs? Rukus Esi, the Chief Digital Officer at Av...
Building Trust, Raising Capital: Juniper Square's Brandon Sedloff on Winning in Today’s Real Estate Markets
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Real estate capital markets are undergoing a tremendous transformation, with tried-and-true strategies no longer offering the opportunities they once ...
From Real Estate Developer to Builder of Belonging with Hall Sweeney Properties & the Bright Build's Sean Sweeney
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being a real estate developer can be a lonely business. But one builder is making it a little less so. This episode’s guest, Sean Sweeney, has built...
Kasa's Roman Pedan on The Future of Multifamily and Flex Rentals
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The blending of apartments and hotels has been one of the biggest real estate trends of the past decade. And this episode’s guest, Roman Pedan, co-f...
Era Ventures' Clelia Peters on Real Estate Tech and the Investment Landscape
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many venture investors once ran a residential real estate brokerage?Era Ventures Founder and Managing Partner Clelia Peters just might be the only...
Author Charles Marohn on How to Fix Cities
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While Charles Marohn began his career as an engineer, he soon realized that the problems plaguing American urban design - particularly in the suburbs ...
Secrets of a Placemaker: Our Interview with Stephanie Blake
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Real estate is nothing without people. Even the most beautiful, historic spaces occasionally need a boost, and Stephanie Blake is the magician making ...
Zillow Founder Spencer Rascoff on Building & Investing in the Future of Proptech
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer Rascoff has had an extraordinary career as a leading real estate tech founder and investor. As the founder of Zillow, he revolutionized how ho...
Rise of the Rest: the Thesis Driving Steve Case
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Case has spent the past 40 years at the intersection of technology, cities, and innovation. He was one of the leaders of the internet revolution...
Proptech Then and Now: Insights and Advice from Founder Caren Maio
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011, without any real estate experience, Caren Maio co-founded Funnel and scaled it to become one of the leading multifamily marketing platforms i...
A Vision for Cities: A Conversation with Dan Doctoroff
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For three decades, Dan Doctoroff’s vision for cities–and how technology can make them better–has shaped how we think about urban centers in the ...
Investor Dave Eisenberg on Founding, Funding and Growing Proptech Startups
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
.Welcome to the Thesis Driven Leader Series! Thesis Driven editor Brad Hargreaves speaks with Dave Eisenberg, Founding Partner at Zigg Capital. It’s...
The Past, Present & Future of Real Estate Crowdfunding with RealtyMogul Founder Jilliene Helman
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A pioneer in the world of real estate crowdfunding, Jilliene Helman joins Brad on the Thesis Driven Leader Series this week. She’s the founder of Re...
How to Build a City from Scratch: A Conversation with Jan Sramek, Founder of California Forever
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s hard to find a more ambitious, thorny, crazy, fascinating, optimistic example of innovation in real estate than what Jan Sramek is doing in Cal...
Building Vibrant Cities: MaryAnne Gilmartin’s Insights for Developers, Investors and Policy Makers
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Thesis Driven Leader Series! In this episode, Thesis Driven editor and host Brad Hargreaves is speaking with one of the preeminent...
What the Future of Work Means for the Future of Real Estate: A Conversation with Dror Poleg
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Thesis Driven Editor Brad Hargreaves speaks with one of the most respected thinkers on the future of work and real estate, D...
Rhett Bennett & Moses Kagan: The Most Innovative Approach (Yet) to Real Estate Investing
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rhett Bennett and Moses Kagan are co-founders at ReSeed Partners, a new firm at the frontier of real estate development and investment. They're taking...
Introducing the Thesis Driven Leader Series Podcast!
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Thesis Driven Leader Series hosted by Brad Hargreaves. The Leader Series Podcast is an accompaniment to our weekly Thesis Driven newsle...