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The Do More PodcastMarket Update with Matt BilgerJoin me for an insightful analysis of the self-storage market. My guest is Matt Bilger, a seasoned commercial appraiser from Colliers whose expertise spans multiple asset classes. I am surprised to hear that Bilger's appraisal assignments in the self-storage domain have dwindled due to a combination of heightened interest rates and stringent loan underwriting practices. This shift has not only reduced the volume of transactions but has also altered the investment strategies of regional and national buyers alike. Investors currently exhibit a proclivity for acquiring single assets rather than larger portfolios, indicative of a cautious...
2025-02-1732 min
shootingthebreezesailing's podcastSTBSP, EP 182, Predicting the Wind with Jon BilgerThis episode we talk about the weather, and sailing, and the olympics, and technology, and Safety at Sea, and all sorts of other great stuff with Predict Wind founder Jon Bilger!
2024-08-171h 29The Do More PodcastMarket Update with Matt BilgerMatt Bilger is a Commercial Appraiser for Colliers International and gives us a market update for Self Storage and Multifamily. Make sure to tune in!Matt's email is Matt.Bilger@colliers.comThe Do More Podcast
2024-08-0530 min
Adventure Travel Podcast - Big World Made SmallAdventure Travel with Jon Bilger - PredictWind LtdArea/TopicWorldwide, SailingJon BilgerManaging DirectorPredictWind LtdOlympian, two-time America’s Cup winner, and New Zealand National Champion in multiple classes, PredictWind Founding Director Jon Bilger spent years accessing the very best private wind and marine forecasting tools in the world. Jon founded PredictWind in 2010 to share this potentially life-saving technology with the public at large, and today PredictWind provides the world’s most accurate and reliable forecasting technology to more than a million users. A lifelong competitive yachtsman, Jon lives in Auckland with his wife and two daughters, who...
2024-07-0647 min
Sailing Into Oblivion PodcastEP#240 Jon Bilger Founder of Predict WindToday we have a heavy hitter on the podcast, Jon Bilger is the founder and CEO of Predict Wind, the world's premier weather forecasting and routing software used by millions of sailors around the world. As a low-tech sailor myself it was very interesting to listen to the advances in technology and plans for future improvements to help make sailing as safe as possible. Big thanks to Jon for taking some time away from a very busy schedule to chat about one of the most valuable tools an offshore sailor can have.
Check out Predict Wind here: h...
2024-04-261h 06
Out The Gate SailingJon Bilger // Predict Wind Founder - Ep. 134Jon Bilger is the director and founder of PredictWind. Jon founded the company after working on forecasting for the Alinghi Americas Cup team. The technology has revolutionized accessibility of weather forecasting and routing for both racers and cruisers. I talk to Jon about his own sailing background, how he developed Predict Wind, some new exciting tools - like 100 meter accuracy tidal current modeling for San Francisco Bay - and more.
2024-04-0131 min
Ocean Sailing PodcastJon Bilger - Predicting the WindDavid Hows catches up with Jon Bilger to talk about a long list of innovations and new features at PredictWind. As an Olympic and America’s Cup sailor, Jon is one of the sailing world’s, cool geeks. Very few people have competed at the level Jon has, and possess the ability to turn their knowledge into tech tools that any sailor can use. PredictWind is the global leader in weather forecasting for sailors and its used by both top racers and everyday cruisers alike. As a user of PredictWind for almost a decade, I have found it p...
2024-03-221h 05The Do More PodcastMatt Bilger- Self Storage Appraiser talks where Self Storage has come and where it's going.If you're currently a Self Storage owner or looking to get into Self Storage, you don't want to miss this episode! Matt shares his unparalleled knowledge and experiences in regards to where storage has been, where it is now, and where it's going. If you want to get in touch with Matt, his email is: Matt.Bilger@Colliers.comThe Do More Podcast
2024-01-011h 12
The Morning Muster Sailing PodcastWeather, Forecasts & RoutingBen sat down with Jon Bilger, the founding director of PredictWind, a weather app – well, more than a weather app. It helps sailors plan voyages and find weather windows. Ben also talked with Behan Gifford, Circumnavigator and cruising consultant. The three of them talked about Weather forecasting tools and the professional-level data that is available to all of us now, anywhere in the world. About Behan:Behan has made her home aboard a Stevens 47 for the last fifteen years, circumnavigating with her husband and three children. It's given her meaningful experience with weather routing and predictions. Th...
2023-12-0636 min
The Weather Guru podcast - with Justin NoonanJon Bilger - PredictWind founder & owner - part 2In part two of my chat with former Olympian and 2x America's Cup winner, Jon Bilger discusses the operations behind the juggernaut that is PredictWind, thresholds for sailing safely in open waters and much more.
2023-11-0627 min
This Sailing life....a wonderful variety of podcasts from the world of sailingThe PredictWind Podcast - meet the founder and get a free trial of this amazing weather app!Hello and welcome to The PredictWind podcast with me Ceri Hurford-Jones
This show is all about how this amazing weather portal came about, through its early days of gestation to the huge amounts of financial investment now invested in collecting the data to make it what has become.
We also get to find out more about the people behind it including Jon Bilger the founder and CEO along with an early adopter Dave Kitson.
To celebrate this first episode of the Predict wind podcast we are delighted to offer a free trial for...
2023-10-1737 min
Bar Karate - The Sailing PodcastBar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep231 Jon Bilger - founder PredictWindPublished 15 October 2023We chat to Jon Bilger, Olympic sailor, weather forecaster for Alinghi throughout the Americas Cup and founder of PredictWind. This conversation went everywhere. Jon has a great sailing history and he tells a story with Kiwi humour. Plus we were able to go deep into weather modelling and open up our understanding of all the tools it offers. Of course we came up with a lot of business ideas, one of which I guarantee Google will pick up and run with. It was another cracker of an episode. If you go sailing this episode will...
2023-10-151h 37
Sailing in the Mediterranean and BeyondJon Bilger founder of PredictWindSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 276 Jon Bilger founder of PredictWind
Jon Bilger Bio:
One might say the seas are in PredictWind Founding Director Jon Bilger’s genes. The son of a triple Olympian sailor, Jon set sail at the age of eight, traveling with his father to attend regattas around the world. Jon carried the family legacy forward, sailing on to become an Olympian in his own rite as well as a two-time America’s Cup winner and New Zealand National Champion in multiple classes.
As a lifelong competitive yachtsman, Jon knows how dangerous sudden weather changes can be. A seemin...
2023-09-281h 08Sailing in the Mediterranean and beyondJon Bilger founder of PredictWindSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 276 Jon Bilger founder of PredictWind
Jon Bilger Bio:
One might say the seas are in PredictWind Founding Director Jon Bilger’s genes. The son of a triple Olympian sailor, Jon set sail at the age of eight, traveling with his father to attend regattas around the world. Jon carried the family legacy forward, sailing on to become an Olympian in his own rite as well as a two-time America’s Cup winner and New Zealand National Champion in multiple classes.
As a lifelong competitive yachts...
2023-09-281h 08The Weather Guru podcast - with Justin NoonanJon Bilger - PredictWind founder & ownerIn this two-part episode, founder and owner of PredictWind, Jon Bilger joins the show. Jon is also an Olympian, 2 x America's Cup winner, and New Zealand National Champion. We discuss the amazing product PredictWind offers for its customers, model data, sailing, what is takes to compete in the Olympics, and much more.
2023-09-1730 min
stockanalystpodcast's podcastSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 276 Jon Bilger founder of PredictWind
2023-08-311h 08
Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul TrammellJon Bilger, PredictWindJon is the founder of PredictWind, and a very accomplished sailor. We talk about sailing foiling boats, sailing in the Olympics, the Americas Cup, losing the mast in the Transpac, PredictWind, the data hub, weather routing, departure planning, and more.
2023-08-071h 10
Work Green, Earn GreenThe electrification of IllinoisWith the signing of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act into law, Illinois has become the first coal-producing state – and the first midwestern state – to commit to a carbon-free future, and the bill was proposed in part by the state’s labor unions.
To get a sense of the scale of the goals CEJA lays out, Jay speaks with environmental expert Paula DiPerna, who ran the Joyce Foundation out of Chicago and founded the Chicago Climate Exchange. Paula explains that what sets Illinois apart from other states is that their union leaders have stopped trying to hang on to...
2022-04-1129 min
Futility ClosetFalling Through a Thunderstorm In 1959, Marine pilot William Rankin parachuted from a malfunctioning jet into a violent thunderstorm. The ordeal that followed is almost unique in human experience. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Rankin's harrowing adventure, which has been called "the most prolonged and fantastic parachute descent in history." We'll also hear your thoughts on pronunciation and puzzle over mice and rice. Intro: How do mirrors "know" to reverse writing? Artist Alex Queral carves portraits from telephone books. Sources for our feature on William Rankin:
2021-08-1633 min
Association Chat PodcastAssociations and the Future of WorkIn this episode, KiKi interviews Jane Oates, president of WorkingNation. WorkingNation is a nonprofit campaign founded in 2016 by venture capitalist Art Bilger to expose hard truths about the looming unemployment crisis and bring the country together to create and amplify solutions for a changing economy. An educator and policy expert, Jane was appointed by President Barack Obama as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor for Employment and Training in June 2009. Jane led the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in its mission to design and deliver high-quality training and employment programs for our nation’s wor...
2019-12-0642 min
Ocean Sailing PodcastJon Bilger - Dinghy sailor, Americas Cup Winner & Predict Wind founderWith a father who went to 5 olympics as Flying Dutchman competitor initially and then as coach, Jon Bilger spent his early years around sailing. He bought is first boat after saving $250 and asking his dad to build him an optimist. In a P Class he then won New Zealand’s Tauranga Cup twice amongst a fleet of 120 dinghies that included young sailors such as Craig Monk. Then the move to the 470 and the Olympics followed along with competing in various European sailing regattas before the days of professional coaches. Jon was thrust into the Tag Heuer 1995 Americas Cup...
2019-09-0244 min