Post-Election Playbook with Isaac Boltansky
$16 billion was spent on the 2024 election cycle. Isaac Boltansky weighs in on what he thinks this means for our democracy. Like this type of content? Subscribe to our channel for more? #Politics #Election #Policy #Research #WeAreWD source
The Most Insightful Hour in CRE Part 20 with Dr. Peter Linneman
Where’s the smart money going in CRE? Dr. Peter Linneman shares his insights on the best investments for ‘stay rich,’ ‘get rich,’ and even ‘poor’ money. Multifamily, office, or data centers—which would you choose? Watch now to decide. #CREInvestment #RealEstate #ExpertAdvice source
The Urban Landscape Reimagined with Mayor Mike Johnston & Egon Terplan
Gain insight into Mayor of Denver, Mike Johnston’s, concept of the entire ladder of housing and other affordable housing programs he is working on in last week’s #WalkerWebcast with Willy Walker! Interested in videos like this? Subscribe to our channel for more! #Affordable #Housing #Homelessness #Denver #WeAreWD source
Elevate Your Leadership Game With Joe Davis
What does it take to be an effective leader in today’s world? “You need to listen, engage, and understand the lived experiences and backgrounds of everybody.” -Joe Davis, Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group. Joe joined Willy Walker on this week’s #WalkerWebcast to discuss key concepts from his book including his personal journey to becoming a more authentic leader, how vulnerability and human connection will drive business results, actionable insights and advice for unlocking your full leadership potential, and more! #Leadership #Advice #WeAreWD source
Strategic Approach to Leadership Part 2, with General David Petraeus
Willy was joined by General David Petraeus, retired four-star U.S. Army general who also served as the director of the CIA, for part two of their captivating conversation. One episode wasn’t enough to cover David’s invaluable insights and experiences. He sat down with Willy once again to cover even more hard-hitting topics, from global power dynamics and geopolitical tensions to performing under pressure and how lessons from the military translate to the business world. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 02:45 What is protectionist geopolitics? 06:56 The current state of US-China tensions 09:53 How can a nation show force without overstepping? 13:25 The importance of tech advancement in warfare 17:18 The retooling of the military industrial congressional complex 18:38 Israel’s sophisticated strategies 22:46 The challenges in dealing with Hamas 25:27 What makes Hezbollah and Hamas different from ISIS 29:24 How General Petraeus implements his battle rhythm 34:52 Ranger School and which president is the most strategic 37:39 Competing with the self vs. the team 38:49 General Petraeus’ experience in the fight to Baghdad 45:57 How previous administrations should have handled Afghanistan 48:38 Lessons learned from Afghanistan 50:55 Transitioning from the military to the CIA 54:54 The sheer capabilities of the CIA 58:36 Making connections along the way GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_QkMqEzOkzNmWUe9kpfRJ4213jIh6LNk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-by-insight/id1540843402 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGMAjtscNhKWJfXs7L Follow us: » LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-&-dunlop/ » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkerDunlop » Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkerDunlop » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerdunlop/ POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We’ll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: • is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene • is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading • violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another • contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code • contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers • violates any law or regulation • is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards. source
A Bet on the Fed with Dr. Peter Linneman
“The problem is not that we don’t have resources, it’s that everybody has a reason why it shouldn’t be them,” said Peter Linneman when discussing government spending and debt with Willy Walker on this week’s #WalkerWebcast. Interested in more videos like this? Subscribe to our channel! #Government #Spending #Debt #Taxes #Politics #WeAreWD source
Anthony Shriver, Founder, Chairman, & CEO of Best Buddies
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Willy was joined by Anthony Shriver, founder, chairman, and CEO of Best Buddies (https://www.bestbuddies.org), the leading global organization dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Inspired by his mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver who started Special Olympics (https://www.specialolympics.org), Anthony has taken Best Buddies from an idea to a leading global non-profit impacting millions of lives. He and Willy discussed his upbringing and how his parents’ emphasis on giving back shaped him, the story behind creating Best Buddies and developing it into global movement, the challenges of mental health, his commitment to faith and living a life of service, and much more. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Willy introduces Anthony Shriver 03:13 Lessons from Anthony’s dad founding the Peace Corps 07:58 Anthony’s mom starting the Special Olympics 14:28 Education: Moving from Brown to Georgetown 17:08 Balancing steadfast faith and letting go 19:55 How Anthony learned to surrender 23:30 What drives Anthony’s entrepreneurial focus? 25:38 How Anthony’s family promotes a life of service 29:40 The pros and cons of sibling competition 32:29 What does Best Buddies do? 34:00 Best Buddies housing and employment programs 37:53 Common duration for volunteers to commit 40:11 Anthony’s secret to excellent customer service 47:05 Celebrity supporters and Muhammad Ali 51:19 Tom Brady and Carl Lewis supporting the cause 54:20 Why great leaders need diversity 57:14 Becoming a granddad and his daughter graduating GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_QkMqEzOkzNmWUe9kpfRJ4213jIh6LNk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-by-insight/id1540843402 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGMAjtscNhKWJfXs7L Follow us: » LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-&-dunlop/ » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkerDunlop » Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkerDunlop » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerdunlop/ POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We’ll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: • is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene • is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading • violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another • contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code • contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers • violates any law or regulation • is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards. source
Your Company Needs A Space Strategy with Matthew Weinzierl
Willy was joined by Matthew Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School and an economist whose research focuses on economic policy and the commercialization of space. They discussed Matthew’s intellectual pursuits and his experience as a student at HBS, his pivot from a focus on tax policy to the new frontier of space, the curriculum at HBS and their focus on leadership over strictly business, why your company needs to have a space strategy, the adoption of AI and tech to propel HBS forward, and much more. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 Willy introduces Matthew Weinzierl. 03:23 Going to Harvard for the first time. 07:52 Finding one’s own niche. 09:28 Pivoting from tax policy to space economics. 11:54 The process of developing a course. 16:50 Teaching hard work with humility for humanity. 19:10 Is business school actually a leadership school? 22:24 Willy’s anecdotes from Harvard Business School 24:35 Why the “less practical” classes matter: 3 reasons. 27:13 Cultivating a culture of intellectual exchange. 30:25 The importance of studying relevant case studies. 32:38 Studying the National Cranberry at 50 years. 35:11 Should every corporation have a space strategy? 38:43 Why space can be a source for natural resources 42:49 Balancing passion and practicality in space exploration. 46:39 What about the law of space? 47:42 Walmart hitting an all-time high. 50:33 How Harvard Business School teaches AI. 54:40 How HBS incorporates new tech. 56:44 What’s Matthew Weinzierl reading now? GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_QkMqEzOkzNmWUe9kpfRJ4213jIh6LNk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-by-insight/id1540843402 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGMAjtscNhKWJfXs7L Follow us: » LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-&-dunlop/ » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkerDunlop » Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkerDunlop » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerdunlop/ POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We’ll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: • is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene • is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading • violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another • contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code • contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers • violates any law or regulation • is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards. source
Investing in the Post-Modern Cycle with Peter Oppenheimer
Willy was joined by Peter Oppenheimer, chief global equity strategist for Goldman Sachs. He is also the author of Any Happy Returns: Structural Changes and Super Cycles in Markets (https://www.amazon.com/Any-Happy-Returns-Structural-Changes/dp/1394210353), which analyzes the complex factors impacting structural changes in financial markets and investor opportunities. He and Willy discussed the difference between market cycles and longer-term structural trends (what he refers to as “Super Cycles”), secular trends like AI and decarbonization that are shaping the emerging Post-Modern Cycle, the biggest opportunities and risks investors should be thinking about, and so much more. If you’re looking to better understand upcoming market conditions and returns, you won’t want to miss this webcast. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 02:51 Willy introduces Peter Oppenheimer 03:43 Peter’s education and love for exercise 05:31 Investment banking and Goldman Sachs: what has changed? 07:00 Goldman as a partnership vs. public company 08:27 Inflation and growth can co-exist 11:06 Are we giving the US treasury a hard time? 14:06 Fiscal policy leading against monetary policy 19:08 How to maintain discipline from a supercycle lens 25:01 Does economic optimism precede growth or despair? 29:22 Cyclical or structural: what’s the next downturn? 35:07 Do higher rates post recession risk? 38:51 Knowing the urgent between the important 42:08 Living in a more uncertain world 45:27 Conflicting interests affect investor confidence 48:16 Why we’re entering a commodity supercycle 53:05 Peter’s outlook on the US dollar 57:08 US market and Eurozone: Relative value 59:57 Analyzing the FTSE 100 and Nikkei 01:02:54 Post-modern era: Biggest risk and opportunity GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_QkMqEzOkzNmWUe9kpfRJ4213jIh6LNk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-by-insight/id1540843402 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGMAjtscNhKWJfXs7L Follow us: » LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-&-dunlop/ » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkerDunlop » Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkerDunlop » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerdunlop/ POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We’ll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: • is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene • is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading • violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another • contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code • contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers • violates any law or regulation • is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards. source
Q&A with Willy Walker
On a special episode of the Walker Webcast, we turned the tables and put Willy in the hot seat. He answered the audience’s most pressing questions on everything from the privatization of Fannie and Freddie, the build-to-rent asset class, back-to-office plans, the biggest surprise the real estate sector will face in 2025, and Fed cuts, to his favorite food, travel plans in the new year, Super Bowl predictions, and much more. Watch or listen to the replay. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Willy introduces Peter Cook 04:05 Last movie trip and handwritten notes 06:20 When and how often to use AI 08:26 The challenges of good journalism 09:23 Is Willy a good dancer? 10:05 Willy’s best lessons learned from his parents 12:42 Willy’s travel must-haves 13:24 Pet peeve and favorite U2 album 14:24 Last injury and medical history 16:12 Favorite food indulgence, 2025 trip, and security 20:37 Should we be concerned about the current geopolitical climate? 23:00 The wait before Trump’s presidency 25:39 Recently discovered hidden talents and skills 28:56 Fannie and Freddie under Trump 2025 34:26 No explicit government guarantee 35:26 Willy’s message for President Trump 40:19 What policies can the new presidency embark on? 43:52 Best real-estate segment to start for beginners 46:31 The future expansion of build-to-rent homes 47:58 How to combat financial fraud 51:52 Is everyone returning to the office? 57:02 How can real estate companies be more strategic? 59:52 Biggest surprise in real estate in 2025 01:00:46 Dow predictions 01:02:35 If you’re in Jay Powell’s shoes, what are you doing? 01:07:30 Message for the new year GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts Related webcasts: Tune in on Wednesdays for fresh perspectives about leadership, business, the economy, commercial real estate, and more! #WillyWalker hosts a diverse network of leaders as they share the wisdom that cuts across industry lines. Check out our previous videos: » Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_QkMqEzOkzNmWUe9kpfRJ4213jIh6LNk Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-by-insight/id1540843402 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1z3wDGMAjtscNhKWJfXs7L Follow us: » LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-&-dunlop/ » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkerDunlop » Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkerDunlop » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerdunlop/ POSTING POLICY: Please bear in mind that this is a public and professional platform. We’ll do our best to ensure that our postings on this page comply with our standards, which prohibit content that: • is abusive, defamatory, threatening, or obscene • is fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading • violates the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of another • contains or links to any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other forms of malware or harmful code • contains the personal information of others, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers • violates any law or regulation • is otherwise offensive. We expect users not to post content that violates our standards. We cannot monitor postings or discussions in advance, but we reserve the right to remove any posting that does not meet our standards. source