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The Healing List PodcastS2E20 Creating a Sustainably Built EnvironmentAs a person who was born in Germany, raised in Colombia and lives in New York City, Viviana Addo is truly a global citizen. She’s a real estate executive who has ensured that her work focuses on transparency and supporting local communities. She also hosts the award-winning Growing Cities podcast, which features real estate professionals from all over the world. In this talk, Addo explains how her global lifestyle has affected her perspective and how she’s ensuring that the real estate industry benefits everyone. She discusses what exactly sustainable properties are and why they’...2021-12-2142 min
Kane and Feels: The Horror Noir PodcastWHY Kane and Feels crack the case. Elsewhere, things come to a head. Why do I feel a sense of overwhelming sadness? Why did the spiders come for me? Why do i feel I've done this before? Why is she wearing a victorian maid outfit? Why did no one appreciate her cooking? The cast in order of Appearance: Jack Fitzpatrick - Lucifer Kane Oliver Morris - Brutus Feels Ali Cambell - Jeanine Beth Eyre - The Thornbush Princess Greg Lass - Bossman George Ofori Addo...2021-09-3037 min
Growing CitiesThe Growing Cities Podcast with Viviana Addo (Season 1 introduction)During this episode, Viviana describes her motivations and inspirations leading up to the founding of the Growing Cities Podcast, relaunching her branded consultancy and how her experiences at the NYU's Schack School of Real Estate has prepared her for a career in real estate asset management. She compares her experiences as a consultant for Lemor Development Group to working for Cushman and Wakefield. She overviews her podcast episodes with guests about how to grow a city. Season 1 Guest List (in order of appearance) Nadya Rangel (Secretaria Distrital of Habitat Bogotá-Colombia), Claus Skaaning (CEO of DigiShares) Pedro Ortiz ...2021-08-0526 min
Business DailyChefs call time on abusive practicesIs it time the old trope of the brilliant, angry chef gets retired for good? Michelin-starred chefs are often famous for their skill, precision and passion. But many of them are just as well-known for their tyrannical and belligerent behaviour towards staff. With ever more allegations surfacing of abuse and harassment in Michelin-starred restaurants, leaders in the industry are calling for the culture to change once and for all. Eric Rivera, owner and head chef at Addo in Seattle tells the BBC’s Tamasin Ford about the abuse he’s seen and experienced first-hand, and why he thinks it’s alwa...2021-07-1917 min
Growing CitiesThe Future of BogotaIn this episode we talk to a shining star of Colombian urban development and land use expert Nadya Rangel. She is the head of Secretaria Distrital of Habitat Bogotá-Colombia. She has decades of experience working with underserved communities to integrate them to the Bogota built environment in a way that is strategic to the sustainable urban development of Bogota, and fair to the community.2021-07-1957 min
Growing CitiesThe Future of BogotaIn this episode we talk to a shining star of Colombian urban development and land use expert Nadya Rangel. She is the head of Secretaria Distrital of Habitat Bogotá-Colombia. She has decades of experience working with massive government projects and underserved communities to integrate them to the Bogota built environment in a way that is strategic to the sustainable urban development of Bogota. Nadya takes us through her education background, and some of the most significant work throughout her professional career in urban development. She also shares the past, present and future of the most important i...2021-07-1457 min
Growing CitiesReal Estate Investment and TokenizationOn this episode Viviana talks with finance and blockchain technology expert, Claus Skaaning. The topic of our conversation is how to use cryptocurrency or tokens as a new vehicle to invest in real estate. Claus is a PhD in Computer Science from Denmark, passionate about the democratization of currency at the global level, and CEO of DigiShares. He shares his insight on how the real estate and finance industries can capitalize on a future that would be founded on blockchain infrastructure. In a nutshell, tokenization is one way to securitize real assets. To securitize an asset means to divide...2021-05-2539 min
Growing CitiesMetropolitan Management and PlanningIn this episode Viviana talks with Pedro B. Ortiz. He is one of the few experts in metropolitan management and planning, and a leader in bringing awareness to the latent reality that large cities have to grow in a more strategic and sustainable fashion. Metropolises carry the inheritance of starting under situations in which social equity, and long term thinking was not part of the strategy. The result of it is the uncontrollable spread of slums all over the world. Mitigating this problem could not be more urgent, and governments addressing it is paramount. The real estate industry will...2021-05-2553 min
Growing CitiesHawaii Built Environment, Affordable Housing and Floating ArchitectureViviana talks with Architect, and rising star for Hawaii Construction & Development Consulting (HCDC), Phap Vu about the Hawaiian built environment, and real estate development. He has a wide range of experience from luxury development, to floating architecture, to sustainable and affordable real estate. He has a PhD in architecture from the University of Hawaii where he focused on floating architecture, and did an abroad scholarship to the Netherlands for a prestigious internship. Phap tells us about the current Hawaiian real estate development industry, the wonderful mix of asian cultures that influence Hawaiian architecture style, and...2021-05-1823 min
Growing CitiesHow a Mature City Manages GrowthViviana talks with Former Chief Economist at the NYC controller’s office about his insight on how a mature city like New York City manages growth. He is an expert and super star in this arena, and has written several publications on this topic. As well as on the effects of gentrification and displacement due to city growth and other factors. Mr. Braconi shares his views on how New York mitigates the negative effects from city growth, how to use data to analyze urban growth, and about the future of affordable housing as a way to grow a city su...2021-04-2142 min
Growing CitiesUnlocking Value from Sustainability in the Built EnvironmentViviana talks to Stuart Brodsky about sustainability in the built environment and how it helps to unlock value for CRE investors. Historically the real estate industry has affected the natural world. The real estate sector affects, and is affected by climate change. Buildings account for around one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and consume 40% of the world's energy. The real estate industry’s commitment to more sustainable practices is an area of opportunity. Therefore we must identify solutions to reduce emissions and mitigate climate impacts. This approach can reap financial as well as moral dividends.2021-04-0332 min
Growing CitiesGreen Building, investment and Government IncentivesViviana is pleased to speak with James Robert Sellinger about Green building, real estate investment, and the government incentives currently available in New York City. Green building is a holistic concept that starts with the understanding that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, on the natural environment, as well as the people who inhabit buildings every day. Green building is an effort to amplify the positive and mitigate the negative effects throughout the entire life cycle of a building. Throughout her career in real estate and her years at...2021-03-2631 min
Growing CitiesThe Future of Podcasting with Carlos Patiño MillanBroadcast media is constantly evolving. The transition from radio to podcasting is a great example of it. Thanks to new technology and the democratization of access to this type of audio broadcasting, professionals from all industries including real estate are able to have a voice. In this episode we talk to radio and communications expert Carlos Patiño Millan. He is also a writer, journalist and professor. He is a PhD candidate of Humanities at the Universidad del Valle and a professor at the School of Social Communication of the Universidad del Valle. He talks to us a...2021-03-0949 min
Growing CitiesBuying and Selling Real Estate in Colombia - Legal Process, Zoning and ValuationEnglish: Legal process of buying and selling real estate in Colombia, zoning and valuation. Talking with lawyer Constanza Garcia about the legal aspect of buying/selling real estate in Colombia, development, property value, and zoning. Spanish: Aquí vamos hablar con la abogada Constanza Garcia, sobre el aspecto legal de la compra y venta de inmuebles en Colombia, y el desarrollo de bienes raíces multifamiliares y de uso mixto.2021-02-2735 min
Growing CitiesMobility and Urban Development in Bogota Colombia with Julian Espinosa (Counselor and Head of Urban Development Commission-Bogota)English: Bogotá is the capital of and largest city in Colombia. Within this city, the past and present come together mixing colors of modern buildings and authentic colonial roof tiles that are a true historical treasure from a historical era. In this episode, Julian and Viviana dig into the complexity of mobility in Bogota and the incredible impact sustainable forms of transportation have had to untangle the issues of mobility in this city. Mobility is the ability to freely move or be moved. Bogotá has many challenges in this arena. As Head of Urban Development Commission Julian with a te...2021-02-1633 min
Growing CitiesReal Estate Investment and the Built Environment in a COVID 19 reality with Diego PiedrahitaEnglish: In this episode, Viviana interviews Diego Piedrahita about the multifamily and mixed-use real estate segment, construction, and real estate development in the growing city of Cali, Colombia. For the last ten years Piedrahita has worked for the construction company Jaramillo mora de Cali. Viviana and Diego cover general insight to the present and future of the built environment in this region, the trajectory of a successful architecting industry, the opportunities in the area’s sustainability and affordable housing, and how COVID19 has changed the industry forever. Español: En este episodio, Viviana entrevista a Diego Piedrahita sob...2021-02-1650 min
Kane and Feels: The Horror Noir PodcastWHO Content Warning: Drug Use, including trauma and bad trips, Suicide Mention, Peril., Graphic descriptions of horrifying death., Violence Gore,Trains, Loud Noises, Non-consent mention, Depictions of Witchcraft and Christianity A Lonesome Brutus takes a holiday to Twomy St. Dunstans. What's this town? Why do the trains terminate here? Why is Brutus drawn? and who are these mysterious voices? Who is Saint Dunstan? Who is Twomy? Who is Kane? Who are you? The cast in order of Appearance: Oliver Morris - Brutus Feels James Cass - S...2019-10-3136 min