Lets Have A Drink (new York)

In the sixth and final episode of our first season, we sit down with Compass Vice Chair Adelaide Polsinelli. We talk about getting her start in the industry, the impact of rent reform on the market, adapting to change and starting the investment sales division at Compass.

In our fifth episode, we sit down with Knotel co-founder Amol Sarva at Gather, a Knotel location in Chelsea. We talk about the growth of his flexible workspace company, creating diversity in top management and the mythologies of startups.

We sit down with Joanne Podell, executive vice chairman for retail services at Cushman & Wakefield, at the Baccarat Hotel. We talk about starting a new career in your forties, locking down one of the priciest retail leases in New York City history and why widespread store closures don’t scare her at all.

We sit down with Brad Hargreaves, the CEO and founder of co-living company Common, at a Brooklyn Caribbean eatery called Glady’s. We talk about underserved segments of the housing market, the widening gap between rents and wages — and convincing lenders that the co-living business model isn’t some “kooky” thing.

We sit down with Toby Moskovits, the founder and CEO of Heritage Equity Partners, at the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn. We talk about going against the herd in development, picking back up when it doesn’t pan out — and how women should take on the aggressive, male-dominated world of real estate development.

We sit down with Bob Knakal, JLL Chairman of Investment Sales, at the Penn Club in Midtown Manhattan. We talk about almost going bankrupt, sleeping on big decisions and honesty in business.