A Game of Cat And Mouse

Anton Mattli is the founder of Peak Financing, based in Dallas Texas. Anton got his start in banking in Switzerland and held global commercial bank positions in NY, and in Asia before launching Peak Financing. On today's show we are talking about the state of the market and which ...  Show more

On today's show, we're talking about a sneaky regulatory change that could cost your next development project tens of thousands of dollars.If you've built, flipped, or remodeled a property in the last thirty years, you know the drill. When you design a kitchen island or a peninsu ...  Show more

It’s Money Talks…live! This episode was taped at The Hewlett Foundation’s annual New Common Sense Conference, where Felix Salmon chatted with Jerusalem Demsas, who covers housing and infrastructure for The Atlantic. They discuss the NIMBY mentality, regulatory tangles holding bac ...  Show more

When materials need to be reviewed by working groups, committees, and senior level staff, project managers must master the art of getting consolidated feedback and, in some cases, herding cats. In this episode of the Smart Communications Podcast, Maya Ovrutsky, one of Big Duck’s ...  Show more

Negotiations can be tricky, with investors typically digging into the weeds of every tiny facet of a business, from sales traction to overhead costs to team member qualifications. But this week, our board asked some unexpected questions that rattled contestants down to their core ...  Show more

In this episode of Upzoned, co-hosts Abby Newsham and Chuck Marohn discuss the article “Toward a New Way of Educating City Builders” by Seth Zeren, a founding member of Strong Towns. They discuss the many different disciplines that are responsible for shaping the built environ ...