I’m especially excited about this month’s Ten on One as it features my son, Charlie Coppola, Chief Operating Officer of CRE OneSource. Charlie gives us a ten-minute insight into running a SaaS CRE company that is in growth mode. Here are some key takeaways: –Hire people you trust. A great team is irreplaceable. –Culture starts with … Continue reading Ten on One – Running a Startup CRE Software Company with Charlie Coppola
Ten on One – Building a CRE Team
In our latest Ten on One podcast. We spend 10 minutes with Charley Freericks, Senior VP at Catellus Development Corp. Charley knows a thing or two about building teams….specifically commercial real estate teams. Here is some gems that came out: Start with The Big Picture and look for the missing links Include the entire team … Continue reading Ten on One – Building a CRE Team
Project Management and More
You have taken all the right steps, 12-18 months before your lease is set to expire you have hired your broker (C2 of course!), identified 2-3 options you are happy moving into, negotiated a great deal with a great Tenant Improvement package and signed a lease. Now what??? It is at this point where most … Continue reading Project Management and More
Ten on One- Minority Owned Start-up Business Thoughts from the Front Lines
This week we have an exciting episode of Ten on One with Maria Luna, the fabulous Co-Founder of Famigo, a mobile app for artists and creators. She riffs on starting a business, being a female founder, and how her mother helped drive her to succeed. It’s a conversation worth 10 minutes of your time, but … Continue reading Ten on One- Minority Owned Start-up Business Thoughts from the Front Lines
CRE Terms Everyone Should Know
The world of Commercial Real Estate is complex, and filled with jargon — both serious and comical. To help you navigate, we’ve put together a glossary of Commercial Real Estate terms everyone should know — with an extra fun spin. 🙂 (Don’t worry, we’ve put a little logo on the funny ones in case you … Continue reading CRE Terms Everyone Should Know
Spec Suite Scorecard
It’s happening — companies are doing all they can to get employees back to the office! But at the same time they understand that hybrid work and downsizing is here to stay…or is it? This is a scary unknown for business owners, so how do they hedge their bets? Enter the “Spec Suite.” Over the … Continue reading Spec Suite Scorecard
Ten on One- Growing a CRE Brokerage Company
Ten minutes with Jeff Rinkov, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Lee & Associates. Our Leader. We sat down to discuss how we are growing our company and what makes us different.–Bigger, publicly traded CRE companies are focused on growing predictable revenue….CRE brokerage commissions are not that predictable. –How is Lee growing: – NFL cities – Diversification … Continue reading Ten on One- Growing a CRE Brokerage Company
Ten on One- Construction (Tenant Improvement) Pricing
In our latest Ten on One podcast, we spend 10 minutes with James Murphy, CEO of Willmeng Construction. Willmeng has been one of the most active general contractors in all of Arizona over the past decade, with incredible data points. Here are a few takeaways from our talk on construction pricing, particularly tenant improvements: — Don’t … Continue reading Ten on One- Construction (Tenant Improvement) Pricing
Build-to-Suit Development Process
Historically, the Metro Phoenix Office Market would most accurately be describe as a “Field of Dreams” market…”If you build it, they will come.” In this case, Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is plowing down cotton fields to throw up Class A office space in the hopes that “Shoeless Joe” aka AAA Credit Tenant comes along to … Continue reading Build-to-Suit Development Process
2022 Holiday Video–Our Travels this Year
We were on the road A LOT in 2022. We encourage everyone on the Coppola-Cheney team to travel. AND travel we did this year. Take a look at our 2-minute holiday card for photos of some of the very cool places we got to see. We love our team. We love our life. We love … Continue reading 2022 Holiday Video–Our Travels this Year