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Show Notes: David Block, a graduate of Harvard, had always been interested in cities since he was a child. He decided to explore his interest in cities and their physical aspects, rather than people or economics. But since Harvard does not offer undergraduate architecture major,  so he took a year off from Harvard to study at Columbia University's program, "The Shape of Two Cities," which offered a comprehensive introduction to architecture, urban planning, and urban history. The program was divided into two parts and took place in both New York and Paris. He decided to apply to architecture, so upon graduating, he applied to architecture schools. He went to Princeton for one semester, but dropped out due to the program's focus on post-structuralist or literary thinking. He eventually returned to the Midwest and transferred to Washington University, where he enjoyed a more pragmatic and focused program. David's journey to becoming an architect was marked by a shift in focus from making cities and buildings to power dynamics and the influence they can have on society.  David was hired as a graduate student staff for the Mayor's Institute on City Design Midwest, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to bring mayors of cities of all sizes around the country together. They covered 12 states and worked with city planners, council people, and economic development specialists to identify key economic development and urban development challenges facing midsize cities. The program was held at Washington University each fall and brought together nationally recognized experts in architecture, urban planning, and economic development. David graduated from the School of Architecture and later returned to Boston, where he worked for several firms.  Working for an Affordable Housing Developer  In 2000, David moved to Providence, where he could afford a house. He was hired at the Providence office of the nonprofit affordable housing developer, Community Builders. He spent five years working at the Providence office and worked on several projects around New England, including the Hope Six redevelopment, Dutch Pointe complex, Mill Village revitalization project, and a new library. In 2006, David moved to Chicago, where he joined the growing Chicago office of Community Builders. He was hired at TCB where he was involved in several of the phases of projects, including the development of a rec center and many mixed-use urban developments. He worked there for 12 and half years before he was offered the opportunity to really help build a new, national, affordable housing development practice at Evergreen Real Estate in Chicago He became involved in adaptive reuse projects, converted old ice cream factories into loft housing, and converted former Art Deco hospital buildings into senior housing.  One of the most exciting projects is the one that created the biggest splash for Evergreen in terms of national growth. David's department was selected by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to do buildings that combined a new Chicago Public Library neighborhood branch with affordable senior housing on prominent sites in several neighborhoods in Chicago. He worked with talented architects, including John Ronan, who was the only Chicago-based architect to be a finalist for the Obama Library. He also worked with Perkins and Will, an international firm based in Chicago, on a small neighborhood project in his hometown. David believes that his projects have had an important impact on cities and neighborhoods, providing much-needed affordable housing opportunities in markets where there is a growing need for affordable housing.  Barriers to Building Affordable Housing Barriers to building affordable housing include the involvement of minority groups (NIMBYs) and the “not in my backyard” backlash. Some states, like St. Paul, Minnesota, and California, are considering creating opportunities for developers to override local zoning concerns to get affordable housing done, however, David is a big proponent of working with local communities to find a solution that everyone wants to see. However, sometimes, people's concerns are not rational and cannot be rationally argued. In such cases, additional tools involving state involvement in local zoning may be needed. He also talks about the impact of COVID on the supply chains and labor shortages that impact construction.  Barriers to Single-Use Occupancy Buildings David explores the concept of single room occupancy (SRO) buildings as they were once viable for people who were homeless or unstable. However, zoning restrictions have made it difficult to build such buildings, making them more expensive. The current thinking is that housing for a homeless or near homeless population should include services to address underlying issues, such as mental health or drug addiction. The challenge is to find funding and staff for these services in an incredibly resource-constrained environment. National statistics show a $3-7 million dollar shortfall in housing units nationally, and the vulnerable, homeless, mentally ill, or drug addicted population are the ones who are least able to compete for housing. This leads to a massive societal crisis.  Cost of Construction and Development of a Housing Unit The primary system for building affordable housing dates back to the Reagan tax reform of 1986 and the creation of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. Back then, a housing unit could be built for under $100,000, and the tax credit functioned well in that model.  However, today, construction and development of a housing unit is approaching a million dollars, even in Chicago. The financing model for affordable housing is at a crisis point, with regulatory requirements, union and prevailing wage requirements, and the sheer layers of financing involved. The question of whether the government should follow the old public housing model of the 1930s and 1940s is a question that has been answered by the better-maintained housing built with tax credits, market exposure, and oversight by banks and regulatory agencies. In conclusion, the current model for affordable housing is at a critical point, and it is unclear where to go from here. While the intentions are right, the financing model may be at a breaking point, and there is no definitive answer to where to go from here. The Issue of Empty Commercial Real Estate Post-COVID Post-COVID, many cities are experimenting with various opportunities for redevelopment. In Chicago, the city's Planning Department has put out an RFP for the redevelopment of several buildings along LaSalle Street, which is known for its historic 1920s and 30s Art Deco buildings. These buildings need significant work to adapt to residential use, particularly the newer ones. Cities are offering varying degrees of funding to address these problems, with the city of Chicago offering significant TIF tax increment financing. San Francisco is struggling with this issue, with a giant shopping mall in the middle of the city that the owners have just handed back to their lender. David talks about ways to follow a career path in urban development, however, he states that it is crucial for individuals with an extremely broad range of interests to understand the challenges and opportunities in repurposing these buildings for residential use. Influential Courses and Professors at Harvard David, an English major at Harvard, credits his English classes with inspiring insights into English literature and poetry. He took three classes with Helen Vendler, an expert on Yeats. These classes opened his eyes to the importance of artistic and creative matters in advancing meaningful conversations. Another professor was Derek Pearsalll, who taught Chaucer. David's passion for great design for housing and working with talented architects has led to the creation of beautiful buildings that can be part of urban neighborhoods. He believes that the ultimate test of his work is whether it will stand the test of time, as he believes that buildings that stand the test of time are a work of art. Timestamps: 08:45 Working as an architect in Boston 14:43 Working at TCB.Inc in Louisville, Kentucky 24:44 The impact of zoning restrictions on development 30:00 Permanent supportive housing 33:10 Why affordable housing is so expensive 36:08 On empty commercial real estate post COVID 38:57 The difference between older buildings and newer buildings 39:34 Architectural code rules on light and air  Links:  Website: https://www.evergreenreg.com/  

Y'all, it has been a *wild* two weeks since the US shot down three UFOs that turned out to be hobby balloons. The Pentagon is being weird about the balloons, the Senate is being weird about UAP, some sources claim the Navy told Biden that the Air Force is lying to him about UAP, and possibly as a result, Biden created his own independent UAP task force. Oh, and also, the Obama Library has thousands of pages of records about UAP? What is happening? References: Daily Mail: Pentagon's UFO office had only THREE staffers until recent weeks Debrief: Excessive Secrecy Could Undermine U.S. Efforts to Evaluate UAP Biden: Intelligence community says they're private balloons Aviation Week: Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down by USAF John Kirby: We have not identified those responsible for the objects BBC: US and Canada abandon search for three flying objects shot down Debrief: US Senators Leave Classified Briefing on UAP with More Questions Debrief: Pentagon has no plans to release images of objects CNN: National security advisor will lead new “interagency team” to study UAP Marco Rubio: Why create a new team when we have AARO? Wall Street Journal: Pentagon's UAP Office is Underfunded, Senators Say Gillibrand: Bipartisan push for full funding of AARO Lou Elizondo: comments on AARO vs new NSC team Ross Coulthart: Navy commander told Biden about USAF coverup Sen. Blumenthal: “The American people should be given more information.” Liberation Times: Pentagon's Silence on UFOs Threatens to Undermine Biden Black Vault: Jackpot! 3k page & 23k electronic files in Obama Library Black Vault: 16 years to review! Black Vault: 5,196 classified electronic records in Obama Library

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This week on the show we present our last radio show? By last we mean that we're taking a break and will return ASAP on FM radio stations. Join Goose, Dirty Dan and Simon in this special episode. Below is the original description of the episode which premiered March 20th 2022. In this week's Here To Chew Bubblegum on the radio we present our last radio show and are taking a break, but will return! More information on why we are taking break will be revealed at a later time. We open up the show with Listener E-mail. In Segment 1 Dirty Dan talks about some UFO sightings and abductions. Simon shares a Bigfoot story, and Goose closes out the segment with a recent discovery made in the Obama Library in regards to UFO's. Segment 2 features another Mysterious Appalachian Mountains with Seth & David. Be sure to visit our website to stay up to date with the latest news and happenings with the show. Before we close the episode description this week, I want to thank all of our listeners, supporters and fans of the show. It's not the end and we will return. As Dirty Dan says, “Maybe I'm not leaving, maybe I'm just going home”.-Roswell…..Goose Call, Text. or leave a voicemail (606) 373-3396 E-mail: Goose@heretochewbubblegum.com DirtyDan@heretochewbubblegum.com Rebecca@heretochewbubblegum.com

Josh Goldblum, Founder and CEO, Blue Cadet (Philadelphia, PA and New York City, NY) Josh Goldblum is Founder and CEO at Blue Cadet, an experience design studio with around 30 employees in Philadelphia and 15 in New York.  Twenty-odd years ago, Josh worked in-house at the Smithsonian Institution, producing digital products and integrating technology into physical environments. Unfulfilled because big projects only came around every few years, Josh left and freelanced for a number of museums, doing single-touch Flash design and development. As his on-man Blue Cadet operation became a growing team, projects expanded to encompass touch tables, touch walls, and projection; technology evolved and became increasingly more sophisticated; and the organization's internal systems had to be more formalized to meet the needs of the larger business. Today's experience technology is far more powerful, interesting, and relevant than that in the past. Flash has been replaced by Real Engine, Unity, and JavaScript. The Blue Cadet studio continues to design large-touch surfaces and build immersive experiences but now works with augmented reality, haptics (touch-related communication), and using technology and digital products to make cultural content in physical spaces more immersive, engaging, and “magical.”  Although much of the firm's work is for museums, it has recently expanded to provide these immersive services for executive briefing centers and such brands as Nike and Google. Josh says it's important that the studio creates a “content experience that's not just decorative, but actually tells a story that feels true to the space.” In working with clients, Josh finds it helpful to carve out a little paid research at the beginning of a project to prepare an ideation spread where the studio can research client needs and present ideas. At the end of this initial period, the client can either work with Blue Cadet or take the ideas Blue Cadet developed and work with another studio. Josh says, “It's better to carve off a little space to redirect (the project) than to get into that death march of implementing something that's just not going to be that great.” That time upfront also helps Blue Cadet discover what it is that a client really wants, whether they can provide what the client wants, whether they want to do the project, and whether the parties can develop a solid working relationship. Josh participated in a panel session discussion of Trends and Challenges for Experiential Culture at the 2022 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. He says he is most active on LinkedIn, where he shares a lot of concept prototype material. ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Kischuk, and I'm joined live today at South by Southwest Interactive Festival by Josh Goldblum, Founder and CEO at Blue Cadet based in Philadelphia and New York. Welcome to the podcast, Josh. JOSH: Thanks for having me. ROB: Excellent to have you here. Why don't you start off by telling us about Blue Cadet and what is your superpower? What is your calling card? What do people come to you for? JOSH: Blue Cadet is an experience design studio. Most of us are based in Philadelphia. There's about 30 in Philadelphia, another 15 up in New York, and then actually, when I say “us” based in Philadelphia, we just moved out to LA. So my family moved to LA. We're the only ones out there. We're mostly known for experience design in the cultural space, and also really a lot of technology in physical space. Twenty-odd years ago, I was inhouse at Smithsonian doing digital product work, but also integrated technology into physical environments. So we've been in that experience design space, figuring out how you marry technology into public spaces, how you take cultural content and make it interesting. That's what we've been doing, and we do it across physical space; we also do it across digital products.  ROB: Got it. It rings of museums or themed places, but I can also imagine a building that wants to have something and not just be a hollow shell. What does a typical space look like for you? JOSH: We do a lot of work in the museum space, like the traditional museum space. All the big museums are generally our clients. We've worked with a lot of them. Everything from like science centers to history museums to art museums. We did a Van Gogh projected experience with the Art Institute of Chicago way before they were doing all these projections. ROB: All the immersive experiences. JOSH: Yeah, we've been doing that for a long time. But then recently we've been moving more into brand work. We've been doing some work with Nike, which has been really exciting. We've done work with Google. trying to take a lot of that museum flair, which is an obsession with content and making sure that what we're saying is true, and trying to figure out what's interesting about a brand and giving it that treatment where you're elevating the personalities, elevating the science. You're making something that's smart but also engaging. ROB: Where are they doing those things? JOSH: These are executive briefing centers, sometimes. These are museums or brands. Some of these are online. And then we started doing a little bit of work for real estate companies, just trying to – it's not for me. [laughs] Just to activate some of their public spaces as well. Again, trying to bring in content experience that's not just decorative, but actually tells a story that feels true to the space. ROB: When I think about this space, I start off thinking about the sleepy old kiosk that became a touchscreen and the keyboard is broken. Did it start there and proceed from there? JOSH: Yeah, I would say when we started out – Blue Cadet was my freelance handle. I was at the Smithsonian; I did a pretty cool project there that got a lot of attention. The Smithsonian being what it is, they only had big projects every few years. I was getting kind of bored, so I left and I started going around museum to museum. I was essentially picking up jobs doing Flash design and development. When we first started out, it was a lot of those single touchscreens and those things that were kind of cheap. No one was going to lose their job if we really screwed up. But we overdelivered. We did really great stuff, and we grew on the backs of those reputations and then started doing touch tables and touch walls and projection mapping. These days, we still do a lot of large touch surfaces and things like that, but a lot more thinking about the technologies that are more interesting or relevant. Now we're doing a lot more with AR, things that are haptics, camera vision. Also just trying to figure out how to make an environment more engaging and magical. ROB: Some of the advantage, even, of the march of technology is that probably some of those early Flash things you were doing were still rather expensive and still took a big commitment. I think some of this has allowed the technology to come down into simpler spaces. My team's done really simple electron-based kiosks with a little bit of sound, a little bit of animation, and it makes it more available to more places. JOSH: Yeah. It's interesting because Flash was an amazing tool. Flash really allowed you to do a lot of very, very cool things. When Steve Jobs killed Flash, essentially – which he pretty much singlehandedly did – there was actually a little bit of a lull in experience design where the tools had to catch up. But now you see things like Real Engine, Unity – but even what you can do with JavaScript. You can do everything that you used to be able to do in Flash now to the nth degree. And it's much better. Flash probably should've died. ROB: How often does as client come to you with an idea of what they want? How often do they come to you with a topic – “Here's this topic, here's what we want to show people; surprise us”? Or is it more “We have an idea and a direction”? Do you know how much space you're dealing with? It seems like there's a lot of variables in there. JOSH: A lot of times if we're dealing with a museum client, they might have a big exhibit or something like that. Or even a brand, they have their stories, they know what they want to convey, they have the space. But then they come to us and they're like, “How do we tell the story? How do we do this?” A lot of times even if they come in with very, very fully baked ideas, we'll roll it way back into strategy and be like, let's create a little bit of space to figure out what you can do with contemporary technology, with contemporary tools. What can you do to make sure that content or experience really shines in a way that's not been done in the same way with different content six months before? ROB: It sounds like it's really a consultative opportunity, right? To show them – maybe they start somewhere, but sometimes they don't know what they don't know, in a very good way. You have a broader span of the industry. That's why they come to you. You bring some extra ideas to the plate. JOSH: Yeah. And usually what we do – we've been doing these things called ideation spreads. Sometimes someone will come to us with a pretty big budget and we'll be like “Hey, instead of having to sign the SOW for this real big thing, give us 10% of it and give us three weeks, and let us do a bunch of sprints where we reconceptualize it and see if we land in a better place.”  Sometimes it's better, particularly if you get a brief that you're like, “This is not going to end well. This is not something we want to be working on for the next six months.” It's better to carve off a little space to redirect it than to get into that death march of implementing something that's just not going to be that great. ROB: Right. Do you ever engage in that competitive sales process where you're competing over the big pie and you take the little pie? Does that happen? JOSH: Absolutely. I would say particularly as we were earning our market position and earning our reputation, we weren't always the safe choice. We were always known for doing the creative thing and for doing something cool and new, but there were a lot of people who had done it a million times. And it was riskier for them to work with us. So that was a great way. We'd come in and do these ideation spreads and say, “Look, you don't have to trust us with this giant thing. Bring us in here and let's see if we can set the vision. You're not even obligated to work with us after that.” ROB: Right, “You own the work, go ahead and take it.” I think every creative firm benefits when they find ways essentially to get paid for discovery instead of trying to do all this guesswork upfront. But there's always the tension between “How much are we spending on this?” versus “How likely are we to get the work?” Nobody wants to be in that tension. So, the 10% strategy there makes a lot of sense. JOSH: Also, I'd much rather do that than do spec on RFPs. You don't know anything about the client and really what they want. You don't really know what the problem set is. So if you're doing spec on an RFP, you're really just shooting in the dark. Whereas if you carve out a little bit of space where you can actually collaborate with a client, you usually come up with better creative; you're actually solving the problem. But then also, you get to build that relationship and the rapport, and that's usually what carries you forward. Or you sit there and you're like, “Okay, there's not great relationship or rapport here.” ROB: You can dodge a bullet. JOSH: Yeah, you can be like, “Okay, you really did want that thing. God love ya, go on with it.” ROB: We talked a little bit about the origin story, about you going around to museums. When did you realize it was a thing and you said, “You know what, this is my job now”? What was the inflection point? JOSH: For a while, Blue Cadet was just my freelance handle. I was living in D.C. because I was still at the Smithsonian and I was picking up odd jobs. It was fun. I enjoyed it. The projects I'd get weren't huge budgets, but I was actually making way more money than I was at the Smithsonian. But I finally got a project – a couple friends and I got this grant to do an interactive documentary, like a Flash-based documentary on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This was something where we came up with the idea, we went to a foundation, and we were like “Hey, can you pay us some money to put this thing together?” The timeline was such, the budget was such that I kind of had to hire a team. We had videographers, we had professional sound people. We were basically following this high school class – it was the only high school class to reopen after Hurricane Katrina. We were down there basically weeks after the hurricane. It was decimated. But when I was on that project – it was called Yearbook 2006 – I was like, oh man, if I bring in other people, it works way better. I was still doing the stuff that was too expensive to outsource, but I outsourced some other things and it ended up being really successful. It became really popular. I was like, okay, I want to start a studio. So that was the first point where I wanted to do a studio. Then that same team, we got another project the year after that for the Pulitzer Center and we ended up winning a News and Documentary Emmy, which was a pretty big deal at the time. We beat Wolf Blitzer or something. That put us on the map, and that snowballed to where we started getting a lot of work, and I was able to start building the team from there. ROB: It seems like something in that documentary space – of all the things you can fractionalize and take some people, do a project, get done with it, it seems like something in that video space, people are kind of used to it. That's the drill; that's what you do. You film something, then you move on to the next thing. JOSH: Yeah. Basically what happened was I was living in D.C. but I was from Philadelphia; I was turning 30. I was like, okay, I'm getting to an age where maybe I'm ready to settle down a little bit. I didn't really want to settle down in D.C. So I moved up to Philly and I made my first hire. It was someone straight out of college. She actually still works for me, 15 years later. ROB: Wow. JOSH: But that was the thing. We were hiring junior people and training them up, and then we grew very linearly, 20% year over year. There were weird inflection points along the way, but yeah, that's how we got to where we are now. ROB: What's a weird inflection point? JOSH: As you're growing a studio, there are always these different points where the wheels get real shaky and the systems that were working fine in this phase don't really work as well in the next phase. There's a point where you have to get really professional about bill pay, about HR, benefits. You just have to start layering in a lot of systems at various points. And those are the points where you start getting more professional and you start having to have an org chart. You can't just have a bunch of super creative people scrambling around all over the place. ROB: How have you digested that change? Is it something that comes well to you? Is there somebody, or many people, maybe a role that's been integral to making the jumps? JOSH: Yeah, my partner Troy. We both worked as new media specialists at the Smithsonian. He was like my sixth hire or something like that at Blue Cadet. He was living in Denver quite happily, and I sort of dragged him across country to move to Philadelphia and start things. But I love Troy. I'm one of these people who can talk a really good game and I can set a vision or get really excited about the idea and what this thing can be. Troy's the kind of guy who can sit down and actually make it happen. He can actually do it. So, he's invaluable. Over the years, we've been very selective. I spend a lot of time recruiting the people that I want into the team. Very few people necessarily applied to Blue Cadet, particularly at the leadership level. I always sought out people that I thought would really fit into the studio and scale out our capabilities. ROB: That's a great opportunity, because those strategic roles are also the ones where you could actually justify bringing a recruiter to, which you can't always do in the services world. But to find those people and recruit them in . . . . JOSH: I never used a recruiter. Where you find the best people is just like here at SXSW, you're meeting people. Or you meet clients. One of the people I recruited to Blue Cadet, who actually left to take over digital at the Obama Library, was client side, and she left midway through the project and everyone was like, “Oh my God, this place is going to fall apart without her. She is so instrumental to the studio.” This was a studio I was working with, and I was like, “That sucks; the project's going to go sideways.” But then I was like, “I'm going to poach her at some point. I'm going to get her on my team.” And she was fantastic. So, I'm always looking for people that I'm like, “Wow, that person's way smarter than me or better that me at these things.” ROB: That's excellent, especially when you know the capabilities you don't quite need yet, or you don't need another person in that capability yet, and you can keep your head on the swivel, keep the mental library going of who's next. It's a fun journey to have that wish list and then fulfill on it. JOSH: Yeah. ROB: So, you're here and you have a session coming up. It is “Trends and Challenges for Experiential Culture.” What are you looking for people to get out of that? JOSH: Obviously, I've been speaking about experience design for a very, very long time. I was talking about how things were getting completely disrupted with physical space pre-pandemic. I was talking about Meow Wolf and Museum of Ice Cream and the changing face of retail and also some of the things that were happening with museums, and this was like 2018-2019. I was like, man, stuff's really going to change. I saw the trends, I saw this stuff happening. And then obviously the pandemic has accelerated everything. Who knows where the chips are going to fall, but one of the things we're seeing is a lot of people wanting to get back into physical space. Places like SXSW are now filling up again. People want to be around each other. But what are the spaces that bring out the best in us? How could those spaces operate to create better connections between people? That's the sort of thing we're really interested in. And then also, how do you discard the old stuff that doesn't work anymore? Honestly, I love museums but I also kind of hate them. Also, I know for my kids, they're not dying to go to the old-fashioned museum and read a bunch of wall labels. They're really interested in culture because they're my children, our children, but they want to consume it differently. And I want to make sure that they're consuming culture in a way that feels good to them, that's enjoyable and interesting to them. ROB: What do you think they're going to want? Where is it headed? JOSH: It's so funny; my kids like Roblox, they like all those things. I've taken them to a million museums. I've taken my son to Epcot and Disney and all the different – sometimes the things they like are the cheesy, colorful, fun Museum of Ice Cream rip-offs. But also, they would eat candy all day if I let them do that, too. So, it's figuring out, okay, what are the things that have a personality, that are fun, that are interesting, that are enjoyable, but also are not just mind-numbing or consumptive? ROB: Right. Even some of the newish stuff – I'm sure you'll see a lot of it around here at SXSW; there's different activations. There's some integration of different assets, even into the little doodles activation over here that's NFTs plus an actual physical space. How do you think about the difference between using a technology for the sake of the technology and using it because it's actually right for the environment? JOSH: I actually really like the doodles space. I thought they did a really nice job. I think part of it is a lot of times I talk to these museums and I'm like, “You should be looking more to that marketing. You should be taking a lot more inspiration from them,” because they move really fast, they put these things together really quick, they're not super, super precious, they don't expect it to be up in 5 years, let alone 10 years, let alone 2 weeks, and they're able to take more risks. Because it's sort of a one-and-done, they don't have to make sure that it feels the same 10 years from now. Obviously, that marketing is a very different business model than a museum, but I think there are things that can be borrowed. And personally, I think even that doodles exhibit – there were a lot of nods to themed entertainment. There was a lot of stenography, there was a lot of sculptural pieces. There were some really nice light applications of technology. I thought it was really successful. I would like to see museums looking more like that. ROB: Got it. I think there's times when we've probably all seen AR for AR's sake, VR for VR's sake. How do you filter “This is a good place for VR, this is not”? Or “It could be done this way but not that one”? JOSH: I used to take a much harder line on this in the past. Honestly, some of these things, you look at some of these AR experiences and you're like, what's the point? It's not doing anything except demonstrating the technology. It's like, okay, if you've never seen AR, awesome. That's really awesome. But if you have seen AR, you don't care. Same with some of these projection experiences. It's like, if you're never been in a giant room filled with Christie projectors, it's really exciting to be at the Van Gogh and see all this stuff. But then you go back and it's the same thing, but with Klimt or Picasso or Monet; it's like, “I've seen it.” So, I think part of it is I'm actually okay with technology for technology's sake where it serves a spectacle, where you've never seen it before. It makes people excited and engaged. I think where it gets old is where it's already been done before. You're not even doing that. You're just being lazy. The thing I always look at, too, is either you've got to really, really be serving that content in a way that's compelling and really getting people into it – and sometimes that is spectacle. Spectacle gets people excited. It gets them interested. But if you fail at the spectacle and then you don't provide the content, it's just a wasted experience. ROB: It seems like you're very adjacent to not only event marketing, but also perhaps even to entertainment, theme park, that kind of thing. How do you decide where you go and where you don't go in those markets, and where you compete and where you choose to stay in your lane? JOSH: It's funny; I used to be very selective about the types of clients I would take on. I was like, “I'm not working with brands. I'm working with museums and nonprofits and higher ed. That's my tribe.” The thing I realized is sometimes your tribe is not aligned to a sector. It's really just a way of being. There are people at Nike that have way, way more in common with me and how I see technology, how I see content, how I see culture than people at some of these museums. Some of the people in these museums are very, very retrograde, and they're like, “No, we need a clean white room with a painting and 7,000 words of text. Bring your seven-year-old in here and they're going to read my dissertation.” I have less in common with them than somebody who's at a brand, whether it's a technology brand or materials brand or someone selling shoes, that wants to tell this story in an interesting way or find something interesting to elevate out of it. ROB: The brands change, too. That's part of it. Once you're in the game for a while, the brands change. The legend of what Nike is has shifted several times at different inflection points. Shoe Dogs, one moment in time. I interned once upon a time at Chick-fil-A's headquarters. Chick-fil-A's museum was a little room with a trophy case and a fake vault, and they've expanded what that experience is. So, I think the brands change too, and who they are and what they need might be different from the thing you used to react to. JOSH: Yeah, 100%. Often it's just who's there and who's championing the brand, who wants to tell that story, and how they want to tell it. The thing is, there's so many projects at Nike that Blue Cadet should have no part in, but the projects we are working with them are very Blue Cadet-like projects. There's a lot of interesting content, stories. We did one for the LeBron James Innovation Center. It's all about how they use data to inform how they work with athletes, and that's really cool. That's really exciting and something that my team is very, very well-positioned to execute on. ROB: Your session also ties into trends a lot. What's next? What's something you think you're going to end up doing soon at Blue Cadet that you haven't done before? JOSH: I've actually been spending a lot of time looking at Web3 and NFTs and things like that. I think beyond the hype, there's something really interesting stuff there. I think there's something very interesting about digital ownership. I think there's something very interesting about bringing things from the physical world in the digital world, bringing things from the digital world into the physical world. I think NFTs help with that. I think there's some really exciting things happening there. Personally, I think it's a really exciting time to be in experience design because frankly, COVID screwed everything up. Everyone's rethinking things. Like, “Do I shake someone's hand? Do I give them a hug? Do I wear a mask here, do I not wear a mask here?” All the social norms, the way we behaved in physical spaces, have changed. So, now's a really interesting time to direct some innovation and say, okay, now that we're rethinking this, let's put some design thinking to it and figure out how to make these spaces better. ROB: Right. Some people shut everything down for two years, some people built nothing for two years, some people rebuilt everything during those two years. Some stuff was pulled forward, some stuff is waiting in the wings. It's very lumpy. JOSH: Yeah, absolutely. I think what'll be really interesting is we don't really know. We've all been in this one state and now we're entering into another, hopefully, and we're not quite sure how the chips will fall. We don't know what the new behaviors are going to be. It'd be really interesting to see, as you revisit the conference that you went to for 10 years or the restaurant you used to go to every week, as you start going back into those things, does it feel the same? Does it still work the same way? Does it still affect you the same way? I don't know. Does it feel great to go back to a movie theater? Maybe, maybe not. ROB: I haven't tried yet. JOSH: Honestly, I was one of those people like “Ah screw it, I don't need it.” Then I took my kids to see the new Spider-Man and I was like, wait a second. This is actually really nice. It was actually quite enjoyable. ROB: It was probably fairly uncrowded too, which helps. [laughs] JOSH: It was pretty uncrowded, yeah. [laughs] ROB: For me, same thing. We have kids, so me not going to the movies is more about me having kids and not going to the movies as much as I did when we were just a couple with time on our hands and it's like “It's Tuesday, what do we do? Let's go see a movie and get home at 11:00. Fine.” Different seasons. JOSH: Yeah. ROB: Are there any sort of behaviors that were adopted experientially during COVID that you think are going to stick? There's interesting things – I think about some escape rooms did versions of escape rooms where they would do it for you over Zoom. And they're still doing it I guess, but I don't know. Are there weird things that people did that you think might stick around? JOSH: I mean, I think remote work is not going anywhere. ROB: You're betting on it. JOSH: Yeah, I'm living in California and my studio is entirely on the East Coast. We started hiring people out of market, which we never did before. We have people who moved into the Hudson River Valley or out in the Poconos, moving away from the city, away from our offices. And it hasn't been affecting the work. So, I think that's going to be really interesting. I think also how we're thinking about the studios themselves – we have this beautiful, beautiful office in Philadelphia and New York with lots of desks, but we're like, do we all need these desks if we're not going to be there every day? Can we optimize this for prototyping spaces? We build a lot of things in physical space, lots of hardware in the office. We need that. That's part of our process. But it's like, do we need all these desks? ROB: Do you find you're still pulling people together to actually get hands on with the experience? You can do a lot of the design in your own place, but there's a point where it still has to get physical and maybe that's a good time to convene the team anyhow to build rapport? JOSH: Yeah, absolutely. And honestly, I love it. It's great to bring people together in physical space. But when there's a reason. Let's bring them in physical space to prototype, but we don't have to bring them into shared space just for another meeting. That's not worth it. [laughs] That stuff can go to Zoom. ROB: Josh, all very interesting stuff. When people want to connect with you and with Blue Cadet, where should they go to find you? JOSH: I'm probably most active on LinkedIn. Just look me up on LinkedIn. I actually spend a lot of time sharing a lot of prototypes. ROB: I was going to say, you probably share some cool stuff. JOSH: I share some really cool stuff. I at one point realized that the Blue Cadet internal Slack where we're just sharing prototypes and process stuff was way more interesting than anything I was sharing on social media, so I was like, I'm just going to share that stuff. The Blue Cadet Slack is way more interesting than any social feed I follow. So, I share the stuff I'm allowed to share off that. ROB: That turns out to be great marketing on LinkedIn, too. Some stuff people won't connect with, some stuff probably goes to the moon, and then people are like, “Who did that?” “Blue Cadet did that.” “Hey, I need that.” I don't know if it's scalable, but it also doesn't have to. I don't know how many days a week you're LinkedIn posting, but it's one or two or three days a week. JOSH: Yeah. The LinkedIn posts I'm putting up are early prototypes. They're super messy. It's a lot of cardboard and projection and things taped together. But usually then there's some really interesting technology in there, and I feel like it's an easier way to see how this actually gets made. ROB: Excellent. Josh, thank you so much for meeting up, for coming on the podcast. JOSH: Absolutely. ROB: Wish you the best on your talk in a couple of days as well. JOSH: Hope you make it out there. It'd be great. ROB: Thanks so much. JOSH: Thanks for having me. ROB: Thank you for listening. The Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast is presented by Converge. Converge helps digital marketing agencies and brands automate their reporting so they can be more profitable, accurate, and responsive. To learn more about how Converge can automate your marketing reporting, email info@convergehq.com, or visit us on the web at convergehq.com.

Welcome to the new WTF Wednesday bonus Livestream of Ghosts In The Night. Tonight Phil and Travis will cover some of the more interesting and crazy headlines from the Internet. A hiker found a Bigfoot track that really wasn't that big, a woman gets a UTI from a tumbler left inside her, UFO research hits the jackpot, and of course, we will cover The Will Smith Oscar slap. Join us every Wednesday for some over-the-top fun. The woman complained to UTI that the scan revealed a glass tumbler in the bladder https://www.defence93.com/the-woman-complained-to-uti-that-the-scan-revealed-a-glass-tumblr-in-the-bladder/ Hiker Thinks They Found Proof of Bigfoot https://popcrush.com/bigfoot-imprint-hiker-big-sur-california-reddit/ Researcher says he may have hit the UFO ‘jackpot' with Obama Library records https://www.silive.com/gracelyn/2022/03/researcher-says-he-may-have-hit-the-ufo-jackpot-with-obama-library-records.html Dog Is Dumped At North Carolina Shelter Because Owners Said It Might Be Gay https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fezco-gay-dog-animal-shelter_n_6238c9abe4b0d39357cb2120 Will Smith and Chris Rock slap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKl9xPROmaE YouTube Channel: Alyssa Wright (creative commons license) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phillip-sams/message

Canary Cry News Talk #460 - 03.18.2022 DEEPFAKE UFOBAMA  LINKTREE: CanaryCry.Party SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com CLIP CHANNEL: CanaryCry.Tube SUPPLY DROP: CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com Basil's other podcast: ravel Gonz' YT: Facelikethesun Resurrection App Made by Canary Cry Producer: Truther Dating App   LEAD UKRAINE/RUSSIA Headline: Latest from Ukraine according to…(DailyMail UK) Clip: UN high court tells Russia to end war (Yahoo/abc) very dangerous thinking clip 2 Clip: Shep Smith: Putin is cannibalizing his own (CNBC, Michael Weiss) Clip: Arnold's message to Russia (NY Times Article)   DEEP FAKE Zelensky deep fake was defeated, next one might not be (Wired) Video on social media of Putin asking for peace talks is Deep Fake (Reuters)   INTRO (M-W-F) B&G Update V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY Flippy, meet Chippy, Chipotle's tortilla chip maker (TechCrunch) → Headline: Chippy makes perfectly imperfect tortilla chips (Restaurant Business)   [Party Pitch/Ravel/clips]   CHINA Note: Xi tells Biden Ukraine is not “Anyone's Business” open to peace (Forbes) China will determine next move for Ukraine/Russia and shifting World Order (Atlantic Council) → Headline: Time magazine parrots Atlantic Council (Time)   OBAMA/UFO “Jackpot,” Thousands of UFO files held at Obama Library (Newsweek)   [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE]  

Visit www.thetempestuniverse.com On today's podcast: Famous Navy UFO Video Was Actually Camera Glare, Evidence Suggests Link: https://petapixel.com/2022/03/14/famous-navy-ufo-video-was-actually-camera-glare-evidence-suggests/ UFOs Spotted Hovering Over Kyiv In Ukraine After Mysterious Attack On Russian Troops Link: https://www.latintimes.com/ufos-spotted-hovering-over-kyiv-ukraine-after-mysterious-attack-russian-troops-509481 Men in Black visited me after UFO encounter, says British man Link: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/men-black-visited-me-after-ufo-encounter-says-british-man-846521 UFO Expert 'Absolutely Floored' By Revelation From Obama Library Link: https://news.yahoo.com/ufo-expert-absolutely-floored-revelation-080935069.html Podcast Stuff Facebook: The Dark Horde - https://www.facebook.com/thedarkhordellc The Tempest Universe - https://www.facebook.com/thetempestuniverse Manny's Page - https://www.facebook.com/MannyPodcast Twitter: The Tempest Universe - https://twitter.com/ufobusterradio The Dark Horde - https://twitter.com/HordeDark Discord Group - https://discord.gg/ZzJSrGP Mail can be sent to: The Dark Horde LLC PO BOX 769905 San Antonio TX 78245

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If the government can't provide security for you, then what good is it? Then, Breitbart's Warner Todd Huston joins Shaun to discuss the Obama Library in Chicago. Plus, the threat of a Chinese nuclear weapon.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Corrupt Money Funding The Obama Library?

Phil Wegmann started off the show with Tom talking about the Dems' infrastructure bill being delayed and whether he thinks they'll eventually get something passed. Joe Concha joined Tom after he wrote a column on the legacy of Nancy Pelosi. A.B. Stoddard was on to talk about the testimony of generals in front of Congress about the withdrawal from Afghanistan. And finally, John Kass shared his feelings on the groundbreaking of the Obama Library at Jackson Park in Chicago

Robert and Greg chop it up on what has been a very Chicago week. From Chicago Bulls Media Day to R. Kelly's conviction, Kelly Price going missing and breaking ground on the new Obama Library as always, the fellas just letting you in on a little ‘shop talk.     INTRODUCTION Welcome Back Thanks for subscribing and listening. Find us on Apple Podcasts on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and Libsyn   BLOWING SMOKE/SESSION OF THE DAY Chicago Bulls Media Day Season Outlook Lavine the Guy How we feel about Donovan? New Free Agents NBA Vaccination Problems Almost 90% Vaccinated To Mandate or Not to Mandate Kyrie Irving Ridiculousness Flat Earth Unreliable Teammate Chicago White Sox Clinch Division R. Kelly Conviction Black Men Caping  Bill Cosby Reaction Kelly Price Drama Covid or Nah? Obama Library Breaks Ground Gentrification?   WHAT THE F*CK NEWS SEGMENT See Above..   THANK YOU Thanks for joining us this episode of All Out of Fucks Podcast! Make sure to check us out on Instagram @alloutoffuckspodcast, Twitter @AllOutofFuxPod, and our website at alloutoffuckspodcast.com, where you can subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher or via RSS so you'll never miss a show. While you're at it, if you liked what you heard, then we'd appreciate you heading over to iTunes and giving us a 5 star rating or just tell a friend about the show

Diamond K is joined by his father, D. Williams to talk Democrats infrastructure infighting, President Obama's library breaks ground, Ravens record breaking victory over the Lions and remembering Melvin Van Peebles.

So you watched the Bridgerton Netflix series and you've torn through the books, and now you're desperate for more historical romance while you wait for Season 2 of Bridgerton? Don't worry, dear readers, these podcasters have you covered. Tuck into our What to Read if You Loved Bridgeron episode for a massive list of historical romance recommendation based on what you might have loved in Bridgerton! Is it boxing? Is it I don't know how sex works? Is it the wigs? Is it the scene with the spoon?! Whatever it is...we've got you covered. And when you're done with this one, go check out our episode on romance series featuring big families!Whether you're new to Fated Mates this month or have been with us for all three seasons, we adore you, and we're so grateful to have you. Please join us next week to chat with the fabulous Kate Clayborn about retellings in romance and to celebrate the launch of her new book, Love At First, which you can preorder now or get wherever books are sold (even your local indie!) next Tuesday, February 23, 2021. In two weeks, we're back with a read along of Mary Balogh's A Matter of Class, which is one of Sarah's favorite historicals. We'll talk about why then. Get it for only $2.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or Google Books.Show NotesWe have some ideas about winter sports, which is that maybe they are best left to other people. But here are some photos of Chicago's ice skating ribbon and the sledding hill at Soldier Field, which even has its own snowmaking machines! When the Obama Library is built, Michelle Obama requested they include a sledding hill because she remembered wanting to sled closer to home when she was a kid. In the 90s, they really let Hugh Grant do anything. The Luxe is a gilded age YA series, and the original covers were so gorgeous, as compared to the rejacketing. We are not taking questions at this time. We can't find the video Sarah talks about, probably because it was THIRTEEN YEARS AGO (lolsob), but you can watch this fun one about the cover shoot for Splendor, the final book in the series, here! The comedian who did the Bad TV Impression of Bridgerton is Kieran Hodgson. His YouTube channel was recently emptied of content, which makes us think he's got his own TV show coming, but in the meantime, you can watch the Bridgerton hilarity on his Twitter feed. We recommend you do this immediately. Speaking of rakes, Sarah explained them to Oprah Magazine. We aren't the only ones who thought the Bridgerton brothers were indistinguishable.A collective noun is the name for a group of things. A Cache of Jewels is a very charming picture book about collective nouns if you're into that sort of thing. If you love Queen Charlotte's wigs, you can read this piece in Glamour about the hidden meanings in Bridgerton hairstyles, or follow the wig-maker on Instagram. Here's a great timeline of the books in the Beverly Jenkins universe made by Scentsational Rynnie. Jen interviewed Ms. Bev on Wild Rain's release day for Love's Sweet Arrow.In Heart and Hand, Julie is a member of The Four Hundred, the most exclusive society families. She attended Vassar College, which opened in 1865. To watch Jen's interview with Rebel Carter, KJ Charles, Caroline Linden, and Amalie Howard, join the Facebook group, The League of Extraordinary Historical Romance Authors.Gunter's Tea Shop is a real place if you liked that scene with the spoon.Tell us about your historicals where there are duels: We've already got Nine Rules to Break when Romancing a Rake, The Lady Hellion, and The Serpent Prince on our list.Sarah didn't know Jen was going to bring up Boxing, or she would have been ready to recommend Piper Huguley's A Champion's Heart, which is a beautiful inspirational romance. If you want to know more about the connection between writing and boxing, Sarah recommends the Library of America's At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing. Here's more about the fascinating history of boxing gloves.Jen enjoyed two movies about women who box: Girlfight with Michelle Rodriguez and Million Dollar Baby with Hillary Swank. Next week, we'll have Kate Clayborn on to talk about retellings and her new book, Love at First. Our next read along book is A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh.

2.13.20 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: AFSCME Prez talks Black political engagement; Obama Library battle draws attention to how gentrification will hurt low income residents of the city.; Trump plans to install judges that could gut the Voting Rights Act; Rev. William Barber is rallying voters in North Carolina; Oregon man complained to his boss about discrimination and was arrested; After serving 25 years for a double murder, a man is freed by an undisclosed letter + We'll take a look at some really bad airplane etiquette. #RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: Are you looking to enhance your leadership or that of your team in 2020? Join Dr. Jacquie Hood Martin as she engages others to think like a leader. Register and start the online course today! www.live2lead.com/Leesburg #RolandMartinUnfiltered is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

City Hall lobbyists have to work harder for less-certain results these days. Between a new mayor, steady federal scrutiny and with City Council leadership and coalitions scrambled, officials expect a record number of professional government influencers at work this spring. Crain’s politics and government reporter A.D. Quig shares more with host Amy Guth. Plus: Chicago’s first startup bank in over a decade gets the green light to raise capital, a proposal to halt homebuilding near the 606 advances, workers at a major weed company in Joliet approve a union and Nike will fund an athletic facility at the Obama Library. Find hashtag #CrainsDailyGist to continue the conversation about these and other business stories.

Community activists and a university representative reflect on why the relationship has been difficult in the past and where it stands now.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has just two months left in office. What is he trying to get done before his last day?On Wednesday, City Council approved two high-profile items left on Mayor Emanuel’s final to-do list: the $6 billion Lincoln Yards development and the $95 million police and fire training academy in West Garfield Park.Morning Shift checks in with David Greising, president and CEO of the Better Government Association; Heather Cherone, managing editor and City Hall reporter at the Daily Line; and WBEZ politics reporter Dan Mihalopoulos, to find out more about Emanuel’s priorities before he leaves office.Later, Chicago architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin stops by to bring us another installment of "What's That Building?" We all know the proposed site for the Barack Obama Presidential Center is in Jackson Park, but tucked next to a Walgreen’s in Hoffman Estates, you’ll find a nondescript low rise building that’s currently home to all the documents related to former president Barack Obama’s eight years in office. 

Today Maya Dukmasova (@mdoukmas) clears the smoke around next week's Chicago elections for Dan Ackerman (@DarnArckerman) and Peter Ronson (@Parenthestein)! Staff writer for The Chicago Reader and co-host of The Reader's Back Room Deal podcast, there's no one better qualified to deep-DISH on the thousands of mayoral candidates vying to replace Rahm, dive into the BEEFS, Italian and otherwise, between home-town interests, and neon-green-RELISH in this little city on Lake Michigan's unique place in national politics. Join the Galaxy Brain Club to hear more from months of Overtime!: www.patreon.com/thenewsneverends Timestamps: 0:00: Intro 5:10: Official podcast of the 46th Ward, baybeeee! 9:19: What's a Chicago? 25:53: The Lincoln Yards development and TIFs 43:23: The Machine & the Feb. 26 election 1:39:52: The Obama Library and CBAs 1:45:24: Outro and plugs plugs plugs Listen to Maya's wonderful Back Room Deal podcast https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/ArticleArchives?category=67005500 BRD's doing a LIVE election night special!! https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/back-room-deal-election-night-livestream/Content?oid=68230843 Great Maya Dukmasova Chicago election round-up https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/mayoral-forum-recap-all-the-answers-none-of-the-bullshit/Content?oid=65337274 Incredible story from Maya we didn't have time for https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/13th-ward-marty-quinn-david-krupa-madigan-election/Content?oid=66868578 Please read more about Ja'mal Green https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/29/should-chicago-cops-have-to-carry-misconduct-insurance Go! Cubs! Go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9XtDyDUjIU Rahm Emanuel booed at a Blackhawks game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giKy496iRTY Source for Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley at the 1968 Democratic Convention https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180319/how-the-daleys-became-a-dynasty-in-chicago-and-beyond- Source for Bill Daley's head https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bill-daley-term-limits-chicago-mayor-20181024-story.html Latest polling https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/nbc-5-telemundo-chicago-mayor-race-poll-505857991.html School closings https://interactive.wbez.org/generation-school-closings/ RJDaley "shoot to kill ... shoot to maim" https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/after-the-chicago-riots-following-the-murder-of-martin-news-footage/665646748 Ribicoff on "gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj9TkjL87Rk Daley on the phone with Kennedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp00khN4M8I Daley on police riots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPjmV1BF6Io RMDaley rant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ashM23pslk& RMDaley offers to shoot reporter (from the Reader!) https://goo.gl/9MDBnQ SATE Money https://goo.gl/wauB8s SATE money clip https://goo.gl/xh6gjd Ari Emanuel, Ari Gold https://goo.gl/isSAf9 https://goo.gl/gPxMue https://goo.gl/hovmTq The real Ari going off on Josh Topolsky https://goo.gl/vBRf6u Logan Square Church of the Advent luxury apartments https://goo.gl/BsEVdX Rahm and Ari Emanuel https://goo.gl/UuU8oy King in Gage Park and Marquette Park https://goo.gl/31xDfT https://goo.gl/rzmSMd Rahm walks out of interview https://goo.gl/GhCG3L Obama on a community benefits agreement https://goo.gl/nSZ4pz https://goo.gl/eJ67Vf Katherine Krueger on the proud tradition of heckling Rahm https://goo.gl/k9qA1r Laquan McDonald shooting with sound https://goo.gl/oPrfkL Theme song credit: "Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Mark Ainley has rehabbed and stabilized over 450 properties and currently manages over 900 investment properties throughout the Chicagoland area.  Mark is the co-founder of GCR&D, a full-service Real Estate Brokerage, Property Management, and real estate investment firm in the Chicago Market that consults with both local and out of state investors on the acquisition, stabilization, and management of their rental property portfolio. GCRI has become one of the premier turnkey companies in Chicago, working with both US and International investors.    Key Market Insights Started investing back in 2003 Helps out of town investors looking on the South Side of Chicago Porches in Chicago can be a challenge if not up to code Preferred access to south side and cash flow opportunities Implemented the BRRRR model starting out Started by looking at the University of Chicago and their long-term expansion plans Focus in Woodlawn and the 60617 zip code  Looked for a standard house to renovate and replicated the model Started selling turnkey to international investors Turnkey = renovated property with no capital improvements, market rate tenants in place Turnkey has received a negative reputation Ask about property management GC Realty has taken over projects from other turnkey providers Tips for turnkey deals – find property manager first, then find a turnkey provider, and ensure you get a home inspection Every South side property right now is “near” the Obama library   Bull’s Eye Tips: Winning Your Market (as a property manager): Knowing the investor’s perspective Tracking Market Changes: Network Daily Habit: Get up early between 4am - 4:30am   Resources: Best Business Books: Ninja Selling by Larry Kendell   Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink    Digital Resources Podio   Tweet This: "Every [south side] property right now is near the Obama Library"   "Property managers have a stigma that they are just failed real estate agents"   Places to Grab a Bite: Russell’s Barbecue in Elmwood Park   Connect with Mark: Website: GCrealtyinc.com Phone: 630-781-6744     Leave us a review and rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Be sure to check out more info at TargetMarketInsights.com.  

This week Paul goes behind the curtain with a focus on Chicago’s amazing architecture with the executive director of Preservation Chicago, Ward Miller. The recent find of artifacts from the Columbian Exposition of 1893 underneath the surface of the site for the Obama Library and Education Center, the uncertain future of The Tribune Tower, Macy’s […]

Anton Seals Jr. of Chicago Works and Tonya Love Trice of the South Shore Chamber discuss the redevelopment of Chicago's South Side and the part that building the Barack Obama Presidential Center will have on the area. They discuss the push for a Community Benefits Agreement, and the plans for other projects.

Breaking News: 7.1 Earthquake in Mexico, Jake Lamotta has died at age 95. Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Porto Rico. Florida's population has grown by 12 million people in the last decade. California suing to stop Trump's Wall.The Oregon Territory and brief history of the west coast. On Today's show. Leakers are backstabbers. Song by the OJ's Backstabbers. Working for Government, Leakers are Backstabbers, which is treason. Is it Obama, Comey, or Rice? Judicial Watch's Tom Fenton says Comey leaked government info unlawfully. Freedom of Info request was denied. Susan Rice sent docs to Obama Library to be kept closed for 5 years under Presidential Records act. Trump complains Trump Tower had been wiretapped. Judge Andrew Napolitano from Fox News gets suspended. Trump former campaign manager Paul J. Manifort's home gets raided for documents of evidence of off-shore accounts. Manifort has a place at Trump Tower which would suggest an opportunity for access. Is there a shadow government in the U.S.? Why aren't the republicans such as John McCain taking down the law breakers? China Trading at 80% with North Korea while the U.S. is fighting with each other. General Kelly in media for making faces during Trump's speech. 01:30 Breaking News: Earthquake in Mexico, Jake Lamatta has died. Hurricane Maria in Porto Rico. California suing to stop Trump's Wall. 05:50 On Today's show. Leakers are backstabbers. Song by the OJ's Backstabbers. Working for Government, Leakers are Backstabbers, which is treason. Is it Obama, Comey, or Rice? 10:50 Judicial Watch's Tom Fenton says Comey leaked government info unlawfully. Freedom of Info request was denied. Susan Rice sent docs to Obama Library to be kept closed for 5 years under Presidential Records act. 14:20 Trump complains Trump Tower had been wiretapped. Judge Andrew Napolitano from Fox News gets suspended. Trump former campaign manager Paul J. Manifort's home gets raided for documents of evidence of off-shore accounts. Manifort has a place at Trump Tower which would suggest an opportunity for access. 19:10 Is there a shadow government in the U.S.? Why aren't the republicans such as John McCain taking down the law breakers? 24:30 China Trading at 80% with North Korea while the U.S. is fighting with each other. 26:30 General Kelly in media for making faces during Trump's speech. Democrats are furious for taunting Kim Jong Un. For a list of source links, visit http://therightleftchronicles.com/podcasts/763/dueling-dialogues-podcast-ep-16/

Ken Davis is joined by AJ LaTrace, editor of Curbed Chicago. They react to Chicago’s bid for the new Amazon corporate headquarters, and assess the likelihood that Chicago will be chosen. They discuss several transformative development projects that are reshaping large portions of Chicago, including Wolf Point, the North Branch and the Obama Library. They also talk about several City projects, such as the Theater on the Lake redevelopment and the new Wabash CTA station. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

A Lot You Got to Holler is dead! For our last episode, we look ahead to Chicago architecture and urbanism to come: The Obama Library! 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial! Neoliberalism! Ben lets us in on how Uber but for architecture will work in the utopian future. (It's actually not terrible, we promise!). Zach looks back on his own checkered past as a naive proponent of not so great Postmodernism. Finally, we toast to the real A Lot You Got to Holler journey: the friends we made along the way. (That's you.) WE OUT. Special thanks to recording engineer Tim Joyce. 

Juanita Irizarry, Executive Director of Friends of the Parks, returns to the show to follow up on efforts to hold Chicago accountable for transparency in developing the Obama Library and other facilities in south side parks.

First up on this episode of Buildings on Air is Doug Spencer chatting with Keefer about his book “The Architecture of Neoliberalism: How Contemporary Architecture Became an Instrument of Control and Compliance.” Next we chat with journalist and two-time Buildings on Air guest Zach Mortice about his recent writings on the landscape architecture of the Obama Library and the preservation crisis of African-American cemeteries. Lastly, it’s the mailbag segment with Ann Lui and Craig Reschke of Future Firm who will answer your listener questions about buildings. Got a home improvement question? Send it in to buildingsonair@gmail.com!

The Total Tutor, Jarrett, and Suzanne Gose will discuss the latest education news. We will discuss Obama Library, Student born in prison has success, and can the education reformers learn from Pope Francis.

In this episode of Market Mondays Live Chicago, the hosts sit down with guest Rashauna Scott, a local realtor and investor, to discuss investment tips and programs for first-time home buyers in Chicago. They cover topics such as house hacking, grants, best practices for being a landlord, and hot areas to invest in. - House hacking: Learn about the strategy of buying a property and renting out other areas to cover your mortgage and live for free.- Grants and programs: Discover programs like NACA, FHA, and IDA that offer low or no down payment assistance for buying a home or multi-unit property.- Best practices for landlords: Get advice on screening tenants, hiring a property management company, and utilizing subsidy programs to ensure a smooth rental experience.- Hot areas to invest in: Explore upcoming developments like the Obama Library and Woodline, as well as neighborhoods such as Lawndale and Austin that have seen significant growth in property values.- The importance of ownership: Understand the long-term benefits of owning property and how to leverage your first purchase to build wealth through future investments.00:00 Intro03:24 House hacking is popular for making money.05:30 NACA offers lower interest rates for property purchases, but not for those with time constraints.08:06 Utilize VA loan for property purchase, benefits.11:13 MMRP: Micro Market Recovery program in Chicago.15:57 Airbnb, short term rentals, attorney, eviction, rental assistance.16:58 Consider hiring property management company if inexperienced. Market rate tenants may require subsidies.22:17 Commercial property offers advantages to out-of-state investors. In Chicago, off-market deals still exist. Ownership is important, even if not mortgage-free.24:35 Profit from buying real estate with assistance programs.Our Sponsors:* Check out Kajabi and use my code EARN for a great deal: https://kajabi.com/* Check out Shopify and use my code leisure for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy