Episode 445: 12-07-17
Developing Affordable Urban Housing
Ricky Trinidad is President and Stylianos G. Vayanos, MBA, Ph.D., Ph.D., is Chief Development Officer of Metronomic, Inc., in Miami, FL.
Trinidad is an urban planning and real estate development expert with more than 20 years of experience developing, managing and implementing a broad variety of real-estate projects both domestically and internationally.
Vayanos works closely with Trinidad and is responsible for overseeing all planning, design, financing/funding, development, marketing, leasing and sales for the company’s real estate development projects.
“OUR PRIORITIES MAKE US DIFFERENT” is the firm’s slogan – because it develops housing that is attainable for people in the communities “close-in to the Miami CBD.”
Jim, Ricky and Stylianos discuss how they find and develop projects that make sense in Miami’s challenging urban environment.
Build Your Personal Brand In 2018
Bruce Turkel is CEO and ECD for TURKEL Brands in Miami, FL. Turkel uses a unique combination of creativity and business acumen to help companies build their businesses by making their brands more valuable.
Turkel is a serial entrepreneur who has created many successful companies. Currently, Turkel is focused on his brand management agency (www.turkel.info), headquartered in Miami, and his Hispanic market advertising agency (www.origenglobal.com/es) with 19 offices throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
Bruce Turkel is an accomplished author and speaker (BruceTurkel.com). He has published three books on branding and marketing – Brain Darts; New Design: Miami; and Building Brand Value. He is also a passionate musician and fronts the Miami R&B band, Blackstar.
Bruce presents his brand-building checklist of things anyone can do to build their brand in 2018.
Vivian Fried Kidney Transplant Update
Jim’s wife, Vivian Fried, still needs a kidney donor urgently. She is staying strong and upbeat! Please help!!
Donations are welcome. Visit http://bit.ly/showvivlove2017.
For an update on Vivian and her search for a kidney transplant, watch her interview on WPLGTV10 in Miami: http://bit.ly/Viv10
For information on kidney donation, email R1125@renewal.org
Episode 445: 12-07-17