Revolutionizing the Fitness Industry with Joey Gonzalez
Willy was joined by Joey Gonzalez, CEO of Barry’s (https://www.barrys.com/country-select), one of the hottest studios in the fitness industry. It should be no surprise that Joey has facilitated the company’s exponential growth as CEO, considering he curated his own career from the ground up – starting as a client at the studio before becoming the company’s CEO years later. He and Willy discussed his career trajectory beginning as a child actor and eventually climbing the ranks at Barry’s, the importance of community, the effect that the pandemic had on Barry’s as well as the group fitness industry, the company’s ambitious development strategy, how Barry’s has been able to thrive in a highly competitive landscape, what we can expect from the company in the next 5-10 years, and so much more. Watch or listen to the replay. If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 Willy introduces Joey Gonzalez 02:20 Early days: Acting and joining Barry’s 07:20 What does it take to be a Barry’s instructor? 12:43 Instructor-centric culture: making fitness pandemic-proof 17:45 Barry’s client and instructor demographic 19:55 Selecting locations for in-person studios 22:39 How Barry’s stands out from its competitors 25:07 Making broader offers while protecting one’s core 29:18 Becoming a global company and offering seasonal studios 33:40 Joey’s prediction on Barry’s impact 37:53 The need to offer ancillary products 40:34 Barry’s step in personalized fitness and wearables 43:01 Should Barry’s put content into machines? 44:33 The unpredictability of the market 46:44 Balancing career and family life 50:40 The average tenure of a Barry’s client 52:05 Barry’s as a fitness disruptor 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
Success isn’t about where you started, it’s about how willing you are to learn
David Barry debunks the myth of limitations: success isn’t about where you started—it’s about your willingness to learn. With persistence, any skill is within reach. #GrowthMindset #LifelongLearning #Success source
What’s more powerful in finance—brand visibility or bold ideas?
For David Hunt, the real excitement at PGIM comes from building something meaningful. It’s not about flashy ads or broad recognition—it’s about sharing powerful ideas that resonate and drive success. #Leadership #Innovation #Finance #BigIdeas source
Outcompeting In The Digital Age with Rodney Zemmel
We brought in the expert to provide you with the strategy and tools you need to thrive in the age of technology and AI. Willy was joined by Rodney Zemmel, Senior Partner and the global leader of McKinsey Digital at McKinsey & Company. He and Willy discussed key concepts from his book Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI (https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/rewired), including the risks and opportunities we will face with AI, upscaling your leadership team, the importance of developing your company’s “soft skills,” and so much more. Watch or listen to the replay. If you have any comments or questions, please reach out to your main Walker & Dunlop point of contact. We are all available to answer questions and provide assistance. Additionally, if you have topics you would like covered during one of our future webcasts, we would be happy to take your suggestions. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 02:39 Willy introduces Rodney Zemmel 03:51 From biology to digital transformation 04:52 Should we be worried about AI? 10:05 Machine learning versus deep learning 12:56 Why businesses need digital transformation 16:16 How to create a digital roadmap for your business 20:46 Having financial metrics bring better outcomes 22:32 The 3 roles of a CEO: which is best? 25:35 Choosing the right digital architecture 29:43 Amazon and APIs post-integration 31:40 What is the exothermal digital transformation? 35:41 The 3 signs of a successful digital transformation 40:25 Rewiring the business and rewarding top talent 43:55 How a reinvestment invigorated a mining company 48:04 The benefits of a consultation database 53:46 Measuring success post-digital transformation 57:54 Backup and security for your digital infrastructure 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 Podcast: » Driven By Insight: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/driven-by-insight/id1540843402. 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/ Subscribe: » Newsletters: https://explore.walkerdunlop.com/subscribe 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
Bridging the Affordability Gap with Priscilla Almodovar
“If you want to get done anything, you must share credit.” Priscilla Almodovar shared these words of wisdom and more on this week’s #WalkerWebcast. Want to hear more? Subscribe to our channel for weekly episodes #FannieMae #Policy #Government #Housing #WeAreWD source
Mastering Success with Strauss Zelnick & Gary Pinkus
On this episode of the Walker Webcast, we featured an interview between Gary Pinkus, McKinsey & Company’s Chairman of North America, and Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., from W&D’s 2024 Summer Conference. They touched on Strauss’ approach to business and leadership, his origin story – from childhood ambitions of running a movie company and toying with the notion of being a performer to deciding to run a business in the creative space – milestones of his career including greenlighting the movie Dirty Dancing, the ins and outs of the largest industry, in the entertainment world: gaming, his breakdown of AI and its future impact on the workforce, what he’s experiencing as a CRE investor, and what to expect in 2025. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction from Willy 03:16 Balancing business, parenting, and health 05:50 How to operate your business for success 08:36 Being a CEO at 29 and the stages of Strauss’ career 13:46 The state of the gaming industry 17:58 Generative AI on gaming and the world 22:25 Will AI take our jobs? 24:53 What’s exciting in investment today 27:31 Do we need an economic reset? 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
Navigating the Shifting Rental Market with Jay Parsons
Willy was joined by economist, advisor, and speaker Jay Parsons. He is also a Principal and Head of Investment Strategy at Madera Residential, a Texas-based multifamily owner/operator with 11k + units, and additionally serves as an independent consultant and speaker to apartment and SFR groups nationally. He and Willy covered a range of topics including Jay’s retrospective look at the rental market in 2024, his outlook on rates, tariffs, inflationary pressures, and the Fed, the dramatic amount of new multifamily supply and the overall resiliency of the sector, home sales and their impact on the broader market, implications of the election, sunbelt vs. coastal markets, national rent growth, and much more. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Jay’s background, family life, and interests. 02:19 Optimism is back in the market 03:41 What makes price capitulation happen? 06:12 Should the ten-year stay in the 4-4.5 range? 08:29 Operators’ strategy for maintaining occupancy. 10:33 Renewals at 3% growth vs. moving to a new property 13:14 Why we need a stronger housing market long term 14:34 Multifamily rent growth vs. cost growth 17:22 Do middle markets stand a chance against big homebuilders? 19:36 Secured and unsecured financing: The role banks play 21:51 The implications of the election outcome 26:28 The why behind limited distress in multifamily 29:10 The reason behind the multifamily default rate increase 31:35 Older properties and the ability to push rents 34:17 Comparing sunbelt and coastal rent growth 37:31 Coastal suburbs vs. coastal cities: Renewal rates 40:50 The need for consistency on economic governance 46:26 Rent reductions on Class C apartments 49:29 Renter demand on various income levels 51:47 How much income goes to rent in 2012 vs. 2024 54:27 Rents being flat and the decrease in rent burden 56:17 How politics affect the rental market 01:00:05 Private equity firms and home ownership 01:02:09 Private equity firms shouldn’t be the cause for concern 01:04:47 Is it the best time to build? 01:09:16 What all this means for valuations 01:10:30 Cap rate projections 01:11:41 The curveball that markets aren’t thinking about 01:12:40 Will local regulation step up? 01:14:03 How the secondary mortgage market helped GDP growth 0:15:43 Advice on where to invest in the rental market 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
Do CEOs get paid too much?
Willy was joined by Bill Ferguson, Co-Chairman and CEO of Ferguson Partners, a global leader in talent management for the real assets industry. They covered key indicators of a successful hire, interview questions that reveal the true strength of a candidate, the importance of executive leadership on a company’s overall value, advice for young professionals entering the CRE industry, how companies can remain competitive when it comes to hiring and retaining talent, how evolving generational priorities are impacting the workforce, and so much more. source
Redefining Real Estate in the Digital Age with Marc Ganzi
Willy was joined by Marc Ganzi, Chief Executive Officer at DigitalBridge, a leading global alternative asset management firm. With over 25 years in the digital infrastructure sector, Marc has his finger on the pulse of technological advancement and innovative AI. He and Willy discussed his introduction to the path of technology infrastructure, how he built a career at the intersection of real estate and telecommunications, the ins and outs of small cell technology, public vs. private cloud, enhancing the security of corporate data, job creation in the digital space, his thoughts on crypto and blockchain, competition toward AI superiority, and so much more. Key Points In The Webcast: 00:00 Introduction 01:40 Willy introduces Marc Ganzi 03:59 Starting a career in tech infrastructure 08:46 Building a nationwide cellular network and what exists today 13:09 Extenet: Keeping people connected 18:17 Putting pressure on the rural broadband connection program 23:48 The importance of broadband equality 25:03 How much power do data centers consume? 27:48 Elon Musk’s predictions 28:45 Public vs. private cloud: Which do people prefer? 34:38 How does Switch stay 100% renewable? 37:38 Derivative investments and attracting more tech infrastructure. 42:04 Network latency: Reno vs. Santa Clara 45:03 Is tech a threat to the American workforce? 46:33 Why Marc dislikes crypto 47:44 The future of blockchain 48:42 What does a data center look like? 53:35 Data and creativity are important commodities 59:20 More players in AI means more competition 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
Happy pi day! Enjoy some pie charts with us! 🍰 #reels #shorts #piday #usafacts #fyp
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