People and Places and How We Use Spaces Lisa Christianson

Cory Villaume and Matt Hazelton started in the Commercial Real Estate business just weeks apart, 18 years ago. Now, as a dynamic duo, they're heading up the Retail Capital Markets team at JLL Minneapolis. Over their careers they have been responsible for nearly $1 billion of retail property dispositions and acquisitions.
From selling shopping centers to single tenant buildings, hear how Matt and Cory started out in the business - one of them even giving up their dream as a music major.
Cory and Matt reminisce on their first sales, along with lessons they've learned along the way. We also hear what keeps them going on this crazy ride of Commercial Real Estate.

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At just 26 years old, Logan Haskett is making a name for himself.
After several hardships during his adolescent years, Logan knew the path he was on was the losing one. Knowing he had an entrepreneurial spirit within himself, he started to build his knowledge and strengthen his abilities, which in-turn, was just the beginning of a successful career - his secret? Stop making excuses for yourself.
At just 21-years-old, Logan started his own Wholesale Real Estate company, which went Nationwide, and sold it three years later. Fast forward to today, he is a Real Estate Investor, an owner of several companies, and is in the process of starting his own Marijuana Grow Operation.

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Brian Ingram knows how to put love on a plate.
Considering himself as the "world's worst student," Brian's mom put him in a culinary program at the age of 14. By the age of 18, he left his home state of Alaska with a passion for the culinary world, working in restaurants as a chef, travelling from San Francisco to New York, and Singapore to Paris.
In 2012, Brian's journey planted him in the Twin Cities, where he started New Bohemia and Seventh Street Truck Park in St. Paul.
Years later, Brian and his wife had the desire to truly, and authentically, give back to the community.  Wanting to open a restaurant designed for just that - they came across an old firehouse in St. Paul called Hope Engine Company 3 (built by volunteers). It couldn't have aligned better - and Hope Breakfast Bar was born.
On today's episode, Hope Breakfast Bar's give-back component is more humbling than anyone could imagine, and that in a world of chaos and uncertainty, we can still have Hope.

See all the stories of generosity on the links below:
GiveHopeMN.org
Hope Breakfast Bar Documentary

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Steve Wellington, founder of Wellington Management, Inc., is among Minnesota's most admired CEO's.
Since starting the company in 1984, WMI has developed and/or acquired more than 100 commercial and residential properties in the Twin Cities and is currently the 10th largest property management company in St. Paul/Minneapolis.
Steve is also an active community and civic leader, building affordable housing complexes for homeless people-he is a founding board member of housing nonprofit Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative, where he has worked with churches throughout Minnesota in building 400 units of affordable housing. 
 On this podcast, get a glimpse of Steve's industry insights, his impressive career, and a unique way he likes to start his company/staff meetings.

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Roger King initially thought he would be a musician after attending the well-known Berklee College of Music, until he was influenced by his father's venture into property investing.
Roger switched paths and found another talent, real estate.
Now, with 27-years of real estate under his belt, Roger has garnered over 180 successful property flips, the ground-up development of 13 high-end luxury homes and apartment buildings, and investments in mobile home parks.
Beyond his RE career, Roger is the founder of the Real Estate Investing Accelerator program, where his wealth of knowledge supports the growth of both emerging and experienced real estate investors, growing and shaping a new wave of investing talent.

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Heidi Zimmer thought she was going to be a City Planner until she leaned into her curiosity of the commercial real estate development world. She moved from big city jobs to the non-profit sector revealing her niche in affordable housing.

Through her development experience, her work percolated a passion; creating spaces that integrated health and wellness, mind and body connection, arts, and nature.

Meanwhile, in Bayfield, Wisconsin, a restaurant sitting on 114 acres of land on Lake Superior, was closing...and calling on Heidi's heart. She studied the entire area for possible development opportunities to help boost the local economy.

Soon enough, Heidi took a leap of faith and turned her vision to reality and turned the restaurant to a retreat. As the Midwest's first wellness resort,  Wild Rice Retreat is a destination that offers a respite for groups, or solo travelers, looking to ground themselves in mind, body, and spirit.

Find out how Heidi came up with the idea of Wild Rice Retreat, how she stepped out of her comfort zone to follow her vision, and how she learned all the ins and outs of running a successful resort - even acting as the head chef for a couple weeks!



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