We're celebrating our 50th Episode with a board member, splash pad enthusiast, and industry mover and shaker, Brianna from Montana Wood! Listen as Brianna takes you on a "tour" of the ERAS-themed New Construction Bus Tour, and Bill gives a rundown of the insane amount of Association activities available to you in September!
Morning Perks host Bill Clements leaves the mic wide open for this deep dive with industry visionary Rebecca Rosario. If you don't know Rebecca, don't fret. This episode showcases her inquisitive and creative nature as she and Bill leave no stone unturned. Fill your travel mug, download the episode, and elevate your commute with this freshly brewed Morning Perks Podcast episode.
Rebecca is a national speaker and trainer providing marketing consulting and "edutrainment" for property management and sales organizations, including conferences and keynotes. Full House Marketing, Inc. provides temporary and permanent staffing solutions. Full House Marketing, Inc. is a licensed Real Estate company that consults for multifamily companies and is a single resource for lease ups, marketing, mystery shopping, on-site and executive staffing and training. Rebecca is co-founder of PMManuals.com, a property management policy and procedure system that is turn-key and easily customized to any size apartment management company.
Host Bill Clements has reached across the ocean to speak with GCAA Suppliers Council Vice President Michael Simos. Aside from Greece being "home" to Michael, he has a very special reason to be far away from the GCAA. Listen to discover what has pulled him away + what's next for Luxor One/Locker Revolution!
On this episode of the Morning Perks Podcast, you'll meet a GCAA member with a heart and bike of Gold! This episode features Jackie Campbell from Entryway. This national nonprofit might just be the talent pool you never knew you had access to! Jackie also shares the excellent care and holistic approach that Entryway takes to support the temporarily unhoused - resulting in industry talent with resumes that WOW!
How do you get a job without an address, and how do you keep an address without a job? This was the question that founder Chris Finlay asked and leveraged for Entryway creation and inspiration!
GCAA Executive Director Kim Graham pulls back the GCAA curtain. While the GCAA is wildly transparent, that quiet day-to-day force ensuring that our members are protected and connected isn't always seen or fully understood. Speaking of transparency, you'll hear how our "doors are always open" operation style has created somewhat of a furniture crisis in Lonnie's office - that couch is crumbling like his favorite treat (revealed in this episode)! Listen for this - host Bill Clements drops a secret word in this episode; the first listener who emails it back to Bill wins $50!!
It's Morning Perks - let's percolate!
This Morning Perks episode with Tony Sousa, VP of Marketing Relations at RPM Living, was recorded just days before his new baby's arrival, so the New Dad excitement is running high! This conversation holds a bit of everything: parenthood, the state of the multifamily industry, social media, and being your authentic self. It also includes conversation around fashion, food, and Elvis!
We sit down with Beth Silverman, co-founder and executive director of Lotus Campaign, a GCAA member making a difference in our communities and enriching lives. We may also discuss bears - with tips and tricks on avoiding trouble in the wild.
Morning Perks Host Bill Clements shares the mic with Nichole, Lauren & Alexis from Apartment Life for an informative conversation about how it enhances the resident lifestyle.
It's time to percolate!
On this episode of the Morning Perks Podcast, host Bill Clements chats with Spencer Lueders, President of State Building Services and new GCAA Supplier member. This conversation is a wonderful example of "the other lives" we live outside of the industry, its impact on us as people, and the wild capability and potential each of us possesses.
Thank you to our 2024 Podcast Sponsor, Environmental Diversified Services.
In this episode of the Morning Perks Podcast, Host Bill Clements welcomes Mike Fox, Director of Maintenance Training & Certifications for Northwood Ravin. Mike is a celebrated GCAA Instructor with several awards to back it up, including the most recent presentation of the 2023 GCAA Instructor of the Year + 2023 Volunteer of the Year.
Mike is also lending his time and insights to the 2023 GCAA Board of Directors and is a 2024 Leadership Lyceum Class participant!
Listen as he shares a side of the industry that literally keeps it all running...maintenance.
Join host Bill Clements as he explores the Supplier Council hopes and dreams of 2024 SC President Liz Newkirk. They also discuss two highly anticipated upcoming events - the Trade Show and the Women in Leadership Conference.
Put on a fresh pot or fill up that to-go cup and press play - it's time to percolate.
Join host Bill Clements as he guides a DEI conversation with Lisa Foley from Morgan Properties, our 2023 BRAVO DEI Champion, and Ricardo Lawson, GCAA DEI Committee Co-Chair.
This Morning Perks Podcast puts the mic in front of two powerhouse people - creating a conversation sprinkled with sentimentality over 2023 and supercharged with forward-focused thoughts on 2024!
Join host Bill Clements as he walks GCAA's current (Gabrielle Bouknight) + immediate past president (John DeMario) through big BRAVO moments, wins, and wishes for Association Members and the rental housing industry.
We've wished for it, talked about it, researched it, and budgeted for it, and it is now here! The GCAA App is available for download, and in this podcast, we share what's accessible and the upgrades that are coming soon.
Listen and download this episode + the App today!
This Morning Perks Episode holds a HUGE announcement about a brand new charitable event the GCAA is launching! It also holds more conversation with AANC Executive Director, Jon Lowder. There was so much good banter between him and host Bill Clements that we've rolled it into a second MPP episode.
On September 5, 2023, Jon Lowder was appointed Executive Director of the AANC.
Lowder is a results-driven leader with 25 years of experience in organizational development, marketing, business development, communications, and community building. His career highlights include rebuilding a local trade association and leading it to award-winning national recognition for communications and community service programs, establishing and growing a successful online division for a healthcare publisher, founding and growing an innovative marketing company, and recognizing early the potential for social media to build customer relationships. Lowder is an entrepreneurial executive who has founded a company and helped non-profit, media, and service companies grow revenue, profits, and customer base. Lowder is also highly involved in his community by serving on committees and boards related to the rental housing industry.
Jon is a well-known industry leader who is respected by many; we are thrilled to share him with the GCAA Association via the Morning Perks Podcast!
Ellie Norton with special guest ($100k Apartmentalize winner) Michelle Kingson. Ellie is the Senior VP of Operations and Michelle is the Senior Property Manager, both at Pegasus Residential. In this episode, we discuss what leadership looks like in the multifamily industry. We also hear what it felt like for Michelle to be handed the 100K Apartments.com winnings from the hands of Jeff Goldblum!
This Morning Perks BONUS EPISODE takes you on a quick run through the powerful insights, guests, and content that Season 3 delivered to association members. This digital platform is part of our layered approach - making industry information readily available and easily digestible.
As we wrap up Season 3, we're already working behind the scenes to curate more valuable content for the rest of the year - we'll percolate again in October!
This Morning Perks Podcast episode takes you right inside the office of a new GCAA staff member! Bill Clements, MPP Host, offers GCAA Director of Government Affairs Lindsay Reusser a little time behind the microphone. Find out about her previous role in Washington, D.C., and what prompted the career shift and move to the Queen City - also why the association is so lucky to have her!
Host Bill Clements shares the microphone in this special Morning Perks Happy Hour Edition with Betsy Kirkpatrick, Managing Director of Strategic Programs at BG Multifamily. They talk (okay...rant) about the life of the parent and their hands-on experience trying to make it all work and keep it together.
In this Morning Perks conversation, host Bill Clements shares time with Dana Flaherty, Regional Sales Manager at BGSF and current GCAA Board Member. Dana shares about life as a working parent, the power of your authentic self, and how that amplifies your presence on social media.
Austin Neiheiser, Regional Sales Manager at Fetch and GCAA Reverse Trade Show Co-Chair, joins Morning Perks host Bill Clements to share details about the upcoming 2023 Reverse Trade Show and how our Members can get involved and make the most of the upcoming event!
In this Morning Perks Podcast Interview, host Bill Clements spends time with Mike Susen, Senior Director for Greystar. Mike is a GCAA board member and serves as the 2023 chair for GCAA's Multifamily Career Awareness Committee. In this episode, Mike will discuss the critical task of finding tomorrow's multifamily superstars!
We're trying something new!
The GCAA Morning Perks Podcast typically airs at 7 AM on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, but this Wednesday is extra special! We're dropping a Morning Perks: Happy Hour Edition that still features multifamily industry professionals, but we're keeping the convo casual and the topics playful!
On this first episode, host Bill Clements has invited 2023 GCAA President John DeMario (who loves all things music) to chat about the recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. We hope you enjoy getting to know your industry professionals on a more personal level and have something light to listen to after a long day working and supporting the multifamily industry.