Episodes

In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, Taylor Mammen, CEO of RCLCO Fund Advisors, sits down with Sean Burton, Co-Founder of Cityview, a vertically integrated real estate investment manager specializing in developing and acquiring multifamily projects across the risk spectrum.

Best Minds: Brent Herrington April 21, 2026 By Gregg Logan, Managing Director, RCLCO What separates real estate projects that succeed from those that struggle? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, Gregg Logan, Managing Director at RCLCO, sits down with Brent Herrington, President and CEO of DMB Development—where he has helped shape some of the country’s most distinctive master-planned communities, grounded in a deep respect for land, culture, and lifestyle. “T...

Best Minds: Craig Collin March 12, 2026 By Gregg Logan, Managing Director, RCLCO What does it really take to lead at scale in today’s environment? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, Gregg Logan, Managing Director at RCLCO, sits down with Craig Collin, president and COO of Tavistock Development Company—where he oversees the strategic execution of a nationally recognized portfolio of award-winning, visionary communities known for innovation, creative placemakin...

Best Minds: Steve Nygren September 30, 2025 By Gregg Logan, Managing Director, RCLCO How can we build more connected, sustainable, and joyful communities? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, Managing Director Gregg Logan sits down with Steve Nygren, the visionary developer behind Serenbe, a pioneering biophilic community just outside Atlanta, that’s become a national model for sustainable, wellness-centered living. Steve’s upcoming book, Start in Your Own Bac...

Best Minds: Randall Zisler September 23, 2025 By Taylor Mammen, CEO, RCLCO Fund Advisors What are the biggest mistakes in real estate investing, and how can they be avoided? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, Taylor Mammen, CEO of RCLCO Fund Advisors, sits down with Randall Zisler, Ph.D., Co-Founder of Zisler Capital Associates, LLC, a research, investment banking and expert witness firm that serves global institutional investors and managers, about his new b...

Best Minds: Eric Nordness April 24, 2025 By Joshua Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, RCLCO From player to coach—writing the playbook for successful sports district development In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO’s Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Joshua Boren, speaks with Eric Nordness, Managing Principal of Marquee Development. In this role, Eric has led the Rickett family’s real estate development and investment arm in its work ...

Best Minds: Bob Gardner February 27, 2025 By Joshua Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, RCLCO How does a career in consulting inform a commitment to philanthropy? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO’s Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Joshua Boren, speaks with Bob Gardner, Managing Director Emeritus, about his over forty year-long career working in the urban environment, with roles spanning the private and public sectors. They discus...

Best Minds: Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop with Chris Leinberger October 31, 2024 By Gregg Logan, Managing Director, RCLCO How Can Cities Avoid the Urban Doom Loop? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO Managing Director, Gregg Logan, sits down with Christopher B. Leinberger — co-founder of Places Platform LLC and RCLCO Alumnus — to discuss Reimagining Cities: Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop, a recently released report from Cushman and Wakefield, in collabo...

Best Minds: Arturo Sneider September 19, 2024 By Joshua A. Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives How can one achieve success while maintaining a focus on community? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO’s Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Joshua Boren, sits down with Arturo Sneider, Co-Founder & CEO of Primestor, a minority-owned and led real estate developer and investment firm based in Culver City, CA, to discuss Arturo’s unique path to...

Best Minds: Alliance Global Advisors March 19, 2024 By Taylor Mammen, CEO, RCLCO Fund Advisors Partners with a Problem to Solve: What happens when two long-time friends and colleagues with 20 years of industry experience find a void in the marketplace? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, Taylor Mammen, CEO of RCLCO Fund Advisors, sits down with Heather Fernstrom Border and Jennifer Stevens, Co-Founders and Managing Partners at Alliance Global Advisors – a wome...

Best Minds: Doug Adams & Mayor Shelley Brindle December 14, 2023 By Joshua Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives of RCLCO Real Estate Consulting What happens when the public and private sectors join forces to revitalize an iconic retail anchor and the surrounding downtown? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO’s Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Joshua Boren, sits down with Shelley Brindle, Mayor of Westfield, New Jersey and Doug Adams, Se...

Best Minds: Special Episode – RCLCO + CEL Compensation Advisors November 9, 2023 By Eric Willett, Managing Director; Adam Ducker, CEO, RCLCO; Ellen Klasson, Managing Director; Jim Wright, Managing Director How can you grow and foster talent within real estate organizations? RCLCO announced its partnership with CEL Compensation Advisors, LLC to expand and enhance its industry-leading talent management practice, building on the CEL annual Real Estate Compensation & Benefits Survey and its compen...

Best Minds: Ellen Dunham-Jones September 22, 2023 By Adam Ducker, CEO, RCLCO Real Estate Consulting How does academia set the course for the future of real estate? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO’s CEO, Adam Ducker, sits down with Ellen Dunham-Jones, a Professor of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the MS in Urban Design. An award winning co-author of two books, Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Stra...

Best Minds: Alterra Mountain Company April 28th , 2023 By Adam Ducker, CEO, RCLCO What sets mountain resorts apart from other mixed-use resorts? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO’s CEO, Adam Ducker, sits down with Jon Paul “JP” Testwuide and Andrew Lang of Alterra Mountain Company, a curator of a family of destinations including recreation, hospitality, real-estate development, food and beverage, and retail businesses. The group discusses Alterra Mounta...

Best Minds: Dan Biederman March 16, 2023 By Joshua Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives of RCLCO Real Estate Consulting How can intellectual curiosity pave the way to success? In this episode of Conversations with the Best Minds in Real Estate, RCLCO’s Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives, Joshua Boren, sits down with the President of Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, Bryant Park Corp., and 34th Street Partnership Dan Biederman, a trailblazer in urban planning and development, ...

Best Minds: Nancy Lashine, Managing Partner & Founder of Park Madison Partners November 09, 2022 By Taylor Mammen, CEO, RFA Related Articles Best Minds: Brent Herrington Best Minds: Craig Collin Best Minds: Steve Nygren Best Minds: Randall Zisler Best Minds: Eric Nordness Best Minds: Bob Gardner Best Minds: Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop with Chris Leinberger, Co-founder & Managing Director of Places Platform, LLC Best Minds: Arturo Sneider Best Minds: Alliance Global Advisors Best M...

Best Minds: Robert Seldin, CEO of Highland Square Holdings October 28, 2022 By Adam Ducker, CEO, RCLCO

Best Minds: Kirsty Jenkinson and Julie Donegan, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) June 15, 2022 By Cyndi Thomas, Managing Director, RFA

Best Minds: Lili Dunn, President & CEO, Bell Partners May 24, 2022 By: Charlie Hewlett, Managing Director

Best Minds: Ellen Klasson, Managing Director, RCLCO Real Estate Consulting April 26, 2022 By: Joshua Boren, Managing Director; Ellen Klasson, Managing Director

Best Minds: Eddie Lorin, Co-Founder & CEO, Alliant Strategic Development March 28, 2022 By Joshua A. Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives

Best Minds: Anne Olson, Chief Operating Officer, Centerspace February 16, 2022 By Eric Willett, Managing Director,

Best Minds: Sandy Sigal, President & Chief Executive Officer, NewMark Merrill Companies January 16, 2022 By Joshua A. Boren, Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives

Best Minds: RCLCO CEOs Review the Trends that Defined 2021 December 10, 2021 By Adam Ducker, CEO, REE; Taylor Mammen, CEO, RFA