People Who Perform - The Real Estate Careers Podcast
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In this episode, host Richard Costello welcomes Jeff Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer at Troika Developments. Jeff has built a diverse career in real estate, starting in brokerage before moving into asset management and investments at Troika, where he became CFO in late 2024. Based in Kelowna, Jeff brings insight on leadership, finance, and growth in one of Canada’s most dynamic regional markets. Key topics include: Career journey and lessons – What drew Jeff to real estate, his career path, ...
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In this episode, host Richard Costello welcomes Jeff Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer at Troika Developments. Jeff has built a diverse career in real estate, starting in brokerage before moving into asset management and investments at Troika, where he became CFO in late 2024. Based in Kelowna, Jeff brings insight on leadership, finance, and growth in one of Canada’s most dynamic regional markets. Key topics include: Career journey and lessons – What drew Jeff to real estate, his career path, ...
In this episode, host Richard Costello welcomes Jeff Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer at Troika Developments. Jeff has built a diverse career in real estate, starting in brokerage before moving into asset management and investments at Troika, where he became CFO in late 2024. Based in Kelowna, Jeff brings insight on leadership, finance, and growth in one of Canada’s most dynamic regional markets. Key topics include: Career journey and lessons – What drew Jeff to real estate, his career path, ...
In this episode, host James Ashley welcomes Marlee Kohn, Vice President of ESG at Starlight Investments. Marlee has spent over 14 years at the intersection of real estate and sustainability, building a career focused on driving meaningful change in how the industry approaches environmental, social, and governance priorities. From her early work at Oxford Properties to her current leadership role at Starlight, she's tackled some of the sector's most pressing challenges—from climate actio...
In this episode, host Richard Costello welcomes John Brendan McEown, Chief Executive Officer of the Burnaby Housing Authority. John Brendan (JB) has been a leader in affordable housing for over a decade. As Associate Vice President of Development Strategies at BC Housing, he guided a team of professionals delivering thousands of homes across the province. With a Master of Urban Studies from Simon Fraser University and a track record of shaping housing policy and delivery, JB now steps into th...
Todd Spencer joins Nicola Denning-Millar to share his journey from television to the world of residential property management. With extensive international experience in Europe and Asia, Todd has a unique perspective on the rental housing market in Canada. His career spans several years in property management, and his insights have shaped his approach to improving the industry, from tenant satisfaction to operational efficiency. Key topics in this episode include: Career transition – Todd's m...
Richard Costello welcomes Edward Chang, VP Investments and Real Estate at Silverbirch Hotels. Edward’s career spans over a decade of hotel investment, underwriting, and asset management across North America and Europe, with experience at firms like Goldman Sachs, SilverBirch Hotels & Resorts, Sonder, and American Hotel Income Properties REIT. He has played a key role in high-profile transactions, including a $1.2 billion portfolio sale, and brings a global perspective to hospitality strat...
In this episode, host Richard Costello welcomes Barrett Sprowson, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Peterson, to discuss how sales leaders can navigate challenging market cycles with data-driven strategies and leadership experience. Barrett has been at the forefront of real estate sales and marketing in Vancouver, with a track record of $2 billion in revenue and 3,500+ units sold. With experience spanning resort, luxury, and high-density urban developments, he brings a unique pe...
Richard Costello connects with Adam Mitchell. Adam is VP Asset Management and Development at Low Tide Properties responsible for the strategic direction and financial performance of a diverse portfolio of properties in emerging neighbourhoods in Vancouver and Seattle. In this conversation, we’ll learn more about: What first drew Adam to studying real estate at UBCHis early career days as an Analyst at Bentall and what it took to be successful in that environmentThe opportunity at Lo...
Richard Costello connects with Jennica Palecek. An industry rising star, Jennica is a Commercial Real Estate Advisor at Colliers Vancouver, specializing in office leasing. A graduate of the Beedie school of business, Jennica has a double major in business and economics and prior to starting her brokerage career, completed internships in finance and held roles in retail banking and property management. With a passion for advancing diversity, Jennica is actively involved in Colli...
Richard Costello connects with Cindy MacMillan. Cindy MacMillan is currently VP Investments at Grosvenor in Vancouver, responsible for leading the groups transit-oriented development sites delivering 3 million square feet of mixed-use multi-family rental & commercial property in Metro Vancouver. Cindy has close to two decades of commercial real estate experience with a strong background in finance, leasing and asset management. Passionate about advancing women in business, Cindy is...
Richard Costello connects with David Basche. David Basche is the President of Astria Properties in Langley, BC and is focused on the strategic growth of the business and oversees the company’s day to day operations. Prior to Astria, David spent a decade specializing in development and acquisitions for one of Vancouver’s leading real estate developers, Bosa Properties. In this conversation we’ll learn more about: David’s background (including his move from Germany to Vanco...
James Ashley connects with Jeff Ranson. With a focus on market transformation in the building industry, Jeff has worked for a number of leading organizations over the past 15 years. This includes the Canada Green Building Council, Building Owners and Managers Association of Toronto, and now Northcrest Developments. Jeff has also participated in a number of public advisory roles - including the Waterfront design review panel and the City of Toronto climate advisory group. His career has...
Nicola Denning-Millar connects with Heather Tremain. Heather is a city builder with a passion for social purpose real estate and sustainable development. Since joining Options for Homes, Heather has been a champion of affordable homeownership and has helped achieve change to both public policy and funding in support of this segment of the housing spectrum. Prior to her role as CEO, she founded and led a strategic real estate and development consultancy to non-profits, and was the co-founder ...
Richard Costello connects with Claudia Leung. Claudia is currently a Manager, Real Estate with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and has over 19 years of progressive experience in both institutional and entrepreneurial settings. Her diverse background includes roles in property management, leasing, asset management and investments across a myriad of asset types from retail, office, hospitality, industrial, and senior’s housing. In the first half of this episode we...
Richard Costello connects with Brandi Cooper Brandi is currently the Director, Property Management with Warrington Residential, responsible for overseeing a growing portfolio of purpose built rental buildings located throughout the Lower Mainland. Brandi has been immersed in residential property management for close to 15 years, starting out managing portfolios of individual units on behalf of investors, to managing apartment buildings for established developers through to her current role,...
Richard Costello connects with Audrey Powell. At the Real Estate Forum 2022, Audrey was awarded the Young Leader of the Year Award. Audrey is currently a Leasing Manager for Aspen Properties in Edmonton, responsible for overseeing the leasing of three downtown office towers. Audrey started her career in 2014 working as a tenant coordinator with one of the largest private retail landlords in Edmonton. In 2016 Audrey moved into brokerage and for the next three y...
Nicola Denning-Millar connects with Cheryl Gray. Cheryl's real estate career spans over 40 years and she has experience in management of all major asset classes, having worked for several leading RE firms in a senior leadership capacity. Her focus over the past 15 years has been on ESG, prop tech, smart buildings, cyber security and pandemic response planning. She specializes in implementation strategies, operational organization and leading best practices. In this episode...
Richard Costello connects with Tracy McEvoy. Tracy is the Director, Maple Leaf Self Storage responsible for the development and management of 15 self-storage facilities comprising over 1.7 million square feet with over 17,000 tenants as well as a commercial office portfolio. During Tracy’s career in the real estate industry spanning over three decades, she has managed operations and leasing for some of Canada’s leading institutional landlords and covered all asset classes in the proce...
James Ashley Connects with David Hoffman With over twenty years of progressive leadership within the industry, David has a wide and resourceful perspective on the many issues and opportunities facing property managers and owners. During his career, David has managed two of the most prestigious business communities in downtown Toronto – CIBC Square and the Toronto Dominion Centre. David also serves as the Chair for the BOMA Toronto Board of Directors. In this episode, we di...
Nicola Denning-Millar connects with Dave Merklinger. Dave is an innovative SVP Marketing and Sales professional who has worked on both the agency and the client side and prides himself on trying to do things differently. He has been involved in many award-winning campaigns and loves to develop business strategy and delve into the psychology of buying and selling Real Estate. He’s a self-proclaimed “Nerd” - is huge into tech, loves to problem solve, leads by empowering his team. ...
Richard Costello connects with David Ju. David is a VP at Concord Pacific who are widely recognized and most well-known for developing Canada’s largest mixed-use high-rise urban communities. David leads the group’s investments and development activity, and he is also a Director with CP Capital, a Concord affiliated investment company based in the US which focuses on multifamily communities. In this episode we discuss the following: David’s career background and how he mad...
People Who Perform - The Real Estate Careers Podcast
In this episode, host Richard Costello welcomes Jeff Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer at Troika Developments. Jeff has built a diverse career in real estate, starting in brokerage before moving into asset management and investments at Troika, where he became CFO in late 2024. Based in Kelowna, Jeff brings insight on leadership, finance, and growth in one of Canada’s most dynamic regional markets. Key topics include: Career journey and lessons – What drew Jeff to real estate, his career path, ...
