City Shapers Podcast

This episode we are joined by Liam Wallace, founder of Hip v Hype, an ethical, socially conscious and environmentally focused property developer, sustainability consulting practice and work share provider. Liam is a creative entrepreneur who believes in the power of design thinking to resolve intuitive solutions to project delivery and value creation. He is passionate about cities and is driven by a desire to achieve better outcomes. In this episode, we explore: the origin of the business and Liam's passion for sustainability in the built environment sustainability principles that underlie Hip v. Hype's projects Delivering carbon neutral housing and projects underway The importance of workplaces and inclusiveness connecting the dots within industry for better urban outcomes.

This episode we are joined by founder and chief executive, Ben Doyle and development director and partner, Marie Doyle of Fiducia Property Group. Husband and wife in business together, Fiducia have completed over 700 apartments and homes to date with over half a billion dollars of completed projects and a healthy pipeline into the future. In this episode, we explore: the Fiducia business from a security guard to award winning developer the dynamics, strengths and challenges of running a family business how humanising a business as a philosophy has contributed to their approach of projects maintaining a work-life balance and the importance of quality in all aspects of life.

In this episode, founder and chief executive of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco speaks with national director urban development portfolio, Chris Maher and principal, Dustin Brade from leading national design practice, Hames Sharley. For over 40 years, Hames Sharley has been responsible for creating carefully considered and significant projects across Australia, including Macquarie Centre in New South Wales, Forrest Chase, and many projects within Subiaco, Western Australia.

In this episode, The Urban Developer’s Adam Di Marco will be speaking with Brad Krauskopf, Founder and CEO of coworking provider Hub Australia. Brad launched Hub Australia in 2011 as a solution to connect people and organisations with talent, ideas and resources. Hub is now the country’s largest Australian-owned and operated coworking provider with locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. In this episode, we’ll be talking about: - The importance of creating a unique and memorable space; - How the coworking culture has evolved from a few first-movers to an established segment of the office market; - How large corporates are now jumping on board the coworking bandwagon; - And finally, we’ll learn how Hub Australia plans to harness the power of virtual reality to take workplaces into our digital future. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time.

In this episode, The Urban Developer’s Adam Di Marco will be speaking with the very entrepreneurial brothers, Drew and Brodie Haupt. Brodie and Drew originally founded Inception Wealth Group in 2013 as a financial services business and have since grown their group into a diversified wealth management, property development, fintech and proptech business. In this episode, we’ll be talking about: - The highs and lows of starting and building businesses; - How the current funding environment is influencing property investor appetite; - How the TV show Billions inspired their high performance culture; - And finally, we’ll learn how a passion for property investment evolved into a fully fledged property development business. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time.

In this episode, The Urban Developer’s Adam Di Marco will be speaking with Angela Biddle, a director of architectural firm Scott Carver. With over 20 years’ experience in Interior Design across the residential, hotel, hospitality and commercial sectors, Angela leads the interiors team at Scott Carver’s Sydney design studio. In this episode, we’ll be talking about: - How Angela’s combined loves of travel and design has led to her approach to interior architecture; - How the hotel and hospitality industry is influencing the service-centred nature of the modern built environment; - We look at the way that major hotel chains are being influenced by branded consumerism across the globe; - And finally, we’ll explore the blurring of lines between hotels, workplaces and residential - and what this all means for the future. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time. USEFUL LINKS: https://www.scottcarver.com.au/

In this episode, Founder and Publisher of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco speaks with Francis Loughran, Managing Director - Future Food. A self-confessed food junkie with a lifetime of experience in the food and hospitality industry, Francis established Future Food as Australia’s global food and hospitality consultancy. Working with developers, owners and their project teams, Francis and his team advise clients all over the world on how to create memorable experiences through food and beverage offerings. In this episode, we explore: What is driving Australia’s obsession with food; How food has gone from a staple of our diet to a form of entertainment; How the casualisation of Australian culture has redefined our retail precincts; How population and demographics influence retail tenancy mix; What owners of underperforming centres can do to turn their assets around; When is enough, enough? How much food is too much food? And finally, what are the food trends to watch and where will they go in the future? If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time. USEFUL LINKS: http://futurefood.com.au/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisloughran/

In this episode, Founder and Publisher of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco speaks with Todd Pepper, Executive Director, Alceon QLD. Todd has over 20 years experience across a broad range of property sectors including valuation, sales and leasing, development management and finance. Today, Todd heads up the Queensland arm of Alceon, a private equity real estate group with direct and indirect interests in the property sector. In this episode, we explore the notion of ‘finding value in real estate’ by: What exactly is ‘value’ in real estate and how is it defined; What factors contribute to the disconnect between risk and return; How the ‘drying up’ of credit markets has created an opportunity for non-bank lenders; How global political and economic forces impact the performance of sectors and markets in the property industry; How deficiencies in regulation can create investment opportunities; And finally, we get Todd’s predictions on sectors across Australia. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time. USEFUL LINKS: http://www.alceon.com.au/todd-pepper

In this episode, Founder and Publisher of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco speaks with Brent Thompson, Managing Director of Brisbane-based property developer Siera Group. In a very short time, Brent has built a highly respected development business with multiple boutique projects underway across the inner south of Brisbane. In this episode, we explore: How Brent went from brickie’s labourer to apprentice carpenter to now self-employed property developer; We dive into his first project; including how he lived in a site shed for 9 months! We understand Brent’s unique ‘calculated’ approach to ‘flying by the seat of his pants.’ We get Brent’s thoughts on transitioning from running a project to running a business; And finally, we’ll explore Brent’s thoughts on what it takes to get started in property development and succeed. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time. USEFUL LINKS: http://www.sieragroup.com.au/

In this episode, Founder and Publisher of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco speaks with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist of REA Group. After a career leading the research departments of some of Australia’s major real estate houses, Nerida joined REA Group - the parent company is listing website realestate.com.au - as chief economist. With over 5 million Australians using the website every month - that’s right, that’s one in four - Nerida has a pretty good sense of what’s happening in our markets. With a wealth of data at her fingertips, Nerida marries the fundamental market drivers of a real estate market with the way we behave online to extract unparalleled insight. In this episode, we explore: What exactly is a property market and what are the key drivers; We dive a little deeper to understand how macro-economic factors combine with local factors to drive property values; We understand the unique data that REA Group uses to identify ‘canaries in the mine’; And finally, we ask Nerida where markets are going now and into the future. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time. USEFUL LINKS: https://www.realestate.com.au https://www.realestate.com.au/news/author/nerida-conisbee/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nerida-conisbee-bb52a814/

In this episode, Founder and Publisher of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco speaks with David Scalzo, Managing Director - Perri Projects. Charged with steering the direction of one of Melbourne’s leading family property businesses, David draws upon his experience in the industry to build upon his firm’s vision of delivering ‘carefully considered spaces of timeless quality’. In this episode, we explore: How David has journeyed from commercial agent to the head of a family business with more than $3 billion of projects under management; How Perri Projects adopts a unique partnership model to develop large and complex projects; We explore their analytical approach to identifying new project opportunities; Why patience is a virtue in real estate development partnerships; And finally, we discuss the future of Melbourne over the next few decades and how the development industry can capitalise on the change. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time.

In this episode, Founder and Publisher of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco will speak with Anthony Millet, CEO of the disruptive Australian property platform, BrickX. So, what exactly is BrickX, I hear you ask? Well, it is a fractional investment platform that has democratised the property investment platform for all Australians. By allowing people to invest in a ‘brick’ - that is, one 10,000th of the value of a typical investment property - investors can now enter the highly competitive Australian market for a fraction of the price… in some cases, less than $100. Founded in 2014, the platform has since grown at a tremendous pace. Now, it should be worth noting that since we’ve recorded this podcast, BrickX has received an investment from Westpac’s Reinventure Group and was recently awarded the a suite of awards from Canstar, AREA and Fintech business. We sat down with Anthony in the middle of 2017. Over the course of 20 minutes, we’ll be talking about: How Anthony’s personal journey has taken him from turning a struggling family business around in his native UK to the CEO of one of Australia’s hottest startups; We look at how a intense affordability pressure, a property boom, new technology and the ‘power of the crowd’ created the perfect conditions for Brick to flourish; And finally, we’ll explore Anthony’s thoughts on what the future of home ownership is in Australia and how BrickX will likely play out in the future. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time. USEFUL LINKS: www.brickx.com

In this episode, Founder and Publisher of The Urban Developer Adam Di Marco will be speaking with Adrian Pozzo, Chief Executive Officer of CBus Property. CBus Property is the investment and management arm of CBus - Australia’s largest super fund for the building and construction industry. Established in 2006, Cbus Property has grown into one of Australia’s leading businesses with a portfolio of commercial, residential and industrial projects worth over $3 billion. Over the course of 20 minutes, we’ll be talking about: How Adrian’s love of numbers propelled him from humble bean-counter to the CEO of a $3B property giant; We look at the changing nature of the property and construction industry here in Australia; We’ll explore his portfolio of projects across the country and identify what is important from a design, social and environmental perspective; And finally, we’ll hear Adrian’s thoughts on the contentious issue of housing affordability, what inspires him and his team to deliver world-class projects and look at what the future holds for his business and the broader industry. If you are interested in more conversations like this, head to www.theurbandeveloper.com to subscribe to our free daily news, features, interviews and more. Also, visit us on social media by searching The Urban Developer on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram. If you’re interested in checking out our events, conferences and workshops, head to our website for all the details. If you like what you hear, you can support us by commenting, rating and sharing this podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud or any of our social channels. And finally, let us know who you want to hear from next by contacting us at podcast@theurbandeveloper.com Thanks and we look forward to you tuning in next time. USEFUL LINKS: http://www.cbusproperty.com.au/ https://www.cbussuper.com.au/