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Onie Bolduc, is a true mountain native from a family of real estate professionals.  Born & raised in arguably one of the BEST areas in the United States, Vail Colorado, Onie attended the University of Colorado, then jumped into the construction business in the Vail Valley.  He then went into the development side of real estate & eventually created Bold RE solutions where he represented his clients in the Vail Valley region.Onie moved his family to Park City in 2017 to represent several impressive & massive new development projects around the base of Canyons Village in Park City, which include the Pendry Condominiums, Apex Park City, & 2 new development townhome communities called Junpier Landing & Viridian Townhomes.  
 
Since then, Onie is working on his next & current big project, the Wohali, a mountain community located between Park City & Snow Basin right off Interstate-80.  The resort is 25 - 30 minutes from Main Street in Park City, and about 45 minutes from SLC Airport.  
 
Please follow Onie on IG @OBFactor, the Wohali Development project at @wohaliparkcity 
As well as his website here: https://bolducmountainluxury.com/

Pleased to have Compass Chief Real Estate Strategist Mark McLaughlin on the Real Takk Pod to discuss all things real estate at the operational end, his beginnings, the growth & sale of his previous brokerage firm Pacific Union, and of course, one of our favorite states & destination Jackson Hole Wyoming where Mark currently resides.  Mark's resume is phenomenal, from initially buying condos in SF, to buying developing Pacific Union, the financial struggles through his divorce, his incredible growth of Pacific Union to become one of California's largest residential brokerages, to ultimately selling the company to Compass for an 8 figure price, to what he is doing now as one of our leaders at Compass.  
Our topics include: 
What were the keys in going from 450 agents and 17 offices with 2B in sales volume, to 50 offices & 14B in sales volume with Pacific Union?   
Was an exit from Pacific Union always the goal?  How did you take the initial approach from Compass?  Why sell when things were going to sell for you out west?
What are some of the biggest pitfalls you see an agent making in the post covid world of real estate?  And for sellers & buyers?
Lots of negative news about our stock price in the last year.  What are your thoughts on Compass from an investor/stakeholder POV?
What are your thoughts on the progression of our technology at Compass?
 
Please follow Mark's journey here: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamclaughlin/
 
 

I'm very pleased to have Nick Bowers on the Real Takk Podcast.  Nick is one of the best lawyers focused on real estate & estate matters.  We talk about the importance of creating an estate for your family, the costs, in which scenario estate law supersedes coop & condo boards, and the house rules that govern their operation.  Does the coop stock & lease supersede the legal will? What happens when a death takes place and the real estate is left to their 'next of kin'?  Nick is here to answer the TOUGH questions.  
 
I connected around 7 years ago at a real estate closing & had a few opportunities to work with my clients on various estate matters.  Nick is a lifelong New Yorker, born & raised in Manhattan & grew up in the Flatiron area where we are recording today.  This is an important episode that everybody should listen to not just for financial reasons, but to ensure that your family is protected in the long term. 
 
We’ll get to know more about Nick shortly, but to give you his general background, he did his undergrad in BU, law school at Pace, and currently runs an office of lawyers with his new partner Andrew Jorges whom I work closely with on a day to day basis on our deals.
 
Nick has glowing reviews online which I’ll share a few excerpts from:
Kevin G writes: “I rarely have an experience with a positive lawyer. I always get stuck with a bill that is unexpectedly high or getting shuffled between junior less experienced lawyers.  That said, working with Nick has been awesome. He is thoughtful and thorough. He takes ownership for his work and follows the steps and details of the transaction closely.”
Dan P writes: Nick made me feel like I was his only client (although I know I wasn't) with remarkably quick and accurate responses. I've done 19 real estate transactions, and Nick is head and shoulders above the rest in managing closes. I would recommend Nick to anyone. Many thanks Nick.“
 
Please follow Nick on LinkedIn here
Please reach out to Nick at his website Jorges & Bowers LLP 

Adam is a Partner at Fentin Goldman Turk & Davidoff LLP where he & his team represent a list of banks, buyers, sellers, sponsors, developers, and those involved in the real estate space in the state of New York.  Adam & I have met at the closing table fairly recently in person, in the post covid era where face to face meetings have become a rare thing in the world of real estate. 
 
Adam Turk is a lifelong New Yorker, born in Brooklyn, while doing a stint in Long Island, and now resides in New Jersey with his wife & kids.  He’s a die hard knicks & rangers fan, while supporting many of the lowly teams that currently operate in our state.  Please follow Adam on his socials: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamsethturkesq/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsethturk
 
Adams Must Visits IN NYC: 
Top Deli: Gottlieb's (get the chicken cutlet, don't ask questions!)  South Williamsburg 
Top BBQ: Izzy's Smokehouse https://izzyssmokehouse.com/ 
(Upper West Side )
 

Thanking our listeners for the 100th episode.  A huge shoutout to the friends of the pod! 

Shay Artzi is the Senior Vice President and head of Engineering at Compass. He comes on the show to discuss all things Compass AI, the past, present & potential future of what this technology may hold for real estate professionals.  Shay’s background is nothing short of impressive. He obtained both his BA & Master in Computer Science at the Israel Institute of Technology, then later obtained his Ph.D. at MIT in Computer Science.  Before joining Compass, Shay was the principal software development manager for Amazon Web Services, and an engineering manager at Amazon, and before that, he built his career working in cloud infrastructure at IBM.  
In this era of technological change, I believe it’s important that we have Shay on our pod.  I recognize that both consumers & and agents must be able to digest these massive changes, and not let the public or news outlets run with their own version of the story, or rush to their judgments on what AI’s role will be in our world of real estate.  

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