Interested in budgeting, savings and all things finance? Welcome to Budgeting Breakdown! Tune in to these episodes to listen to content on how to create a stable budget, make your money work for you, embark on side hustles and gain an entrepreneunural mindset in today's hectic society. Managing money should be fun and user friendly for all. Join us for a practical approach on budgeting, savings and all things finance. Cover art photo provided by Steve Johnson on Unsplash: https://unsplash.co ...
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Benjamin P Ellis Podcasts
This is where the leading entrepreneurs, investors, and executives in Real Estate will be talking about their trajectories to success, the problem to solve in the industry today, their strategies for building winning businesses, and their approach to capitalising on the opportunities ahead. As a founder, I am looking forward to hearing the stories of the industry's greatest leaders. Stay tuned and reach out to me on LinkedIn if you would like to explore opportunities to work together in the ...
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“The best entrepreneurs in the world are delusional. They have the competency to make their solution a reality and are humble enough to realise they can't do it alone.” - Christian Hernandez Gallardo ...
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42:46Christian Hernandez Gallardo is Co-Founder and a Partner at 2150. 2150, a leading Venture Capital firm with 500m under management across Fund I, II and SPVs, invests in tech companies that seek to sustainably reimagine and reshape cities and the industries that power them. Prior to co-founding 2150, Christian held leadership roles through the hyper…
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“Business Sets the Course, Tech Brings the Thrust: How Innovo Group Is Building the Future with AI and Digital Twins.” - Roger Wahl - Executive Series #9
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21:22Roger Wahl is the Global Chief Technology Officer at Innovo Group. Innovo Group is an industry leader in construction and innovation across the built environment. Innovo Group delivers major real estate and infrastructure projects across four continents through cutting-edge design, engineering, construction, development, and financing. Roger Wahl h…
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“Focus on engagement and transparency. That is how you build a strong foundation for transformation.” - Richard Corbridge - Executive Series #8
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20:55Richard Corbridge is SEGRO plc’s first ever Chief Information Officer. SEGRO is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), and a leading owner, asset manager and developer of modern warehousing and industrial property, with a portfolio of 10.3 million square metres valued at £20.3 billion. Richard has over 25 years of experience in digital and techn…
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“Start building the basis for your long-term over-performance and operational efficiency today.” - Benjamin Günther - Founder Series #7
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31:34Benjamin Günther is the CEO and Founder of Alasco. Alasco is the only integrated solution for financial and sustainability management tailored to real estate asset managers, owners, and developers—empowering over 300 leading firms like Hines, Invesco, and Patrizia to plan and execute high-impact sustainability strategies, optimize CapEx, and drive …
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“Focus on making your customers money, leveraging change as a catalyst for a profitable, sustainable transformation in real estate.” - Matt Ellis - Founder Series #6
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36:03Matt Ellis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Measurabl. Measurabl is the world’s most widely adopted sustainability data management platform for commercial real estate, which tracks performance for over 18 billion square feet of property representing more than $3 trillion AUM (USD) across 93 countries. Prior to founding Measurabl, Matt led CBRE’s Sustai…
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“We need a coalition of the willing. Asset owners need to prioritise collaboration.” - Melanie Leech - Executive Series #7
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36:18Melanie Leech is the Chief Executive Officer at the British Property Federation, a leading representative body for the UK real estate sector, advocating for a diverse, sustainable, and successful industry that contributes £110 billion annually to the UK economy and supports 2.5 million jobs through policy engagement, industry collaboration, and sup…
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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast - Why digital transformation is about more than just choosing the right tech” - Emily Hamilton - Executive Series #6
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28:51Emily Hamilton is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Savills Investment Management, a leading real estate and real-estate debt specialist with over 30 years of experience, managing €26.1bn across 15 global locations, offering flexible strategies across office, logistics & industrial, retail, living, and debt sectors to meet diverse investor needs.…
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“Our ‘Internet moment’ for the physical world” - Alain Waha - Executive Series #5
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1:20:55Alain Waha is the Chief Technology Officer at Buro Happold, a global engineering and consultancy firm with a portfolio of 15,000 projects across 190 countries, including iconic landmarks such as the Museum of the Future in Dubai, Battersea Powerstation renewal, and the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. In his role as CTO and co-Chair of the Global Techn…
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“Don’t waste a good crisis. It’s in those moments of challenge that you have to take steps to improve—and often, that’s when the best opportunities arise.” - Duncan Garrood - Executive Series #4
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1:19:24Duncan Garrood, Chief Executive Officer at Empiric Student Property plc. Empiric Student Property, a £1 Billion+ FTSE 250 portfolio and owner of Hello Student, manages over 80 purpose-built student accommodation buildings in 28 UK cities, housing 8,000+ students and providing a community-focused living experience. Duncan Garrood is an experienced e…
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“Digital transformation is not (just) about tech - It’s mainly about new business models”- Peter Mikulic - Executive Series #3
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34:49Peter Mikulic is the Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Stena Fastigheter, one of Sweden's largest privately owned real estate companies, owning and managing a total of ~2.1 million square meters. Peter Mikulic is an experienced C-level executive specializing in digital transformation and aligning technology with business goals. With a backgro…
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“Tenant - Landlord partnerships. That is the new winning model.” - Matus Liptak - Executive Series #2
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24:44Matus Liptak is COO at HB Reavis, an international commercial real estate developer and asset manager currently managing 640.000 square meters of workspaces valued at 3 billion EUR. Matus Liptak transitioned from a global role at IBM to shaping the future of commercial real estate at HB Reavis, where he harnesses technology to drive digital transfo…
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"The idea is the easy part. Execution is what matters" - Dan Drogman - Founder Series #5
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30:51Dan Drogman is the Founder & CEO at Smart Spaces. Smart Spaces is a pioneering smart building operating system deployed across 85 million square feet in 26 countries. With a background in technology and graphic design, Dan Drogman initially honed his skills through various tech ventures. In 2009, Dan joined forces with his brother Tom to build a bu…
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"A call for collaboration to handle RE transformation" - Anja Rath - Investor Series #4
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37:01Anja Rath is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder at PT1. Anja has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years. Thoughout her years of cross-industry experience, Anja was always focussed on digitalisation. The opportunity to start PT1 came about when Anja was looking for the next industry to digitalise. Together with her long-term business partner Nikolas …
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"It's more about process innovation than tech innovation" - Natasha Terinova - Investor Series #3
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21:56Natasha Terinova is a Partner at REACH UK. Natasha has been on both sides of the table. From selling and promoting Lloyd’s tech platform back when InsurTech wasn’t a word, to founding an emobility company and now investing and mentoring PropTech firms, Natasha has a strong track record of being at the forefront of digital transformation. REACH UK i…
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“It’s all about speed and engagement” - Wouter Merkestein - Founder Series #4
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22:57Wouter Merkestein is Co-Founder & CEO at laiout. Wouter met his co-founder in a covid quarantine hotel. After two years of intensive R&D and product development, Laiout is now tackling the long-standing bottleneck in the early-stage design phase: delivering high quality floor plans within mere seconds. Having successfully completed projects in 28 c…
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“Stop selling the feature functions and sell the so what.” - Joe White - Executive Series #1
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27:22Joe White is the Global Technology Solutions and Client Care Lead at Cushman & Wakefield. If real estate is from Venus and PropTech is from Mars, Joe has made a career “being in the spaceship between the two”. With 15 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate, Joe is passionate about working with clients to digitally transform their strategies …
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"Never allow anyone to tell you that you can't get it done" - Michael Brown - Founder Series #3
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32:14Michael Brown is currently leading Skyline Robotics as the company’s chairman and CEO. Michael's journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Since the age of 12, Michael followed his father’s business closely by helping with invoicing and attending board meetings. From working with Al Gore straight after his degree in Information Technology, to capi…
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"These are the times when the best startups are founded and funded" - Luke Graham - Investor Series #2
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25:52Luke Graham is the Head of Research at Pi Labs, the first ever VC to target early-stage strategic investments in the built environment in Europe and currently the most active VC in the PropTech space. Luke’s relationship with the built environment started “as quite a romantic one”. Luke first invested in property while focussing on the field of eng…
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"Our philosophy is to innovate through evolution, not through revolution." - Valentina Shegoyan - Investor Series #1
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18:59Valentina is the Managing Partner at REACH UK, the real estate technology scale up program created by Second Century Ventures. Valentina is a strong believer that “changes are always scary, but through change we evolve”, and this principle guided her professional trajectory that got her to where she is today. With 15 years of experience in the Real…
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"We are helping the world decarbonize by making it profitable" - Mauro Cozzi - Founder Series #2
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18:14Mauro Cozzi is the CEO and Co-founder of Emitwise, a company focussed on a combination of people, planet, and profit. With his co-founders Ben Peddie and Eduardo Gomez, Mauro founded their ‘brainchild’ Emitwise. Their mission is to future-proof businesses as they accelerate the transition to a net-zero carbon world. The company has worked with clie…
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"I want to build Google for Real Estate" - Nils Henning - Founder Series #1
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31:21Nils Henning is the Founder & Co-CEO of Casafari, as well as a remarkable serial entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in investing and launching ventures. Nils built successful ventures with valuations ranging between EUR 100m - 1bn across verticals spanning from the realm of video games, to pioneering one of Germany's first FinTechs and trailb…
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Living Within Your Means • Why Priorities Are Paramount
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20:53After a hiatus of a few months, I've finally released the third episode of the Budgeting Breakdown. Have a listen and hopefully the content will be beneficial as you press on toward financial freedom.
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As a spender who readily bought products impulsively, I thought that managing personal finances was only for specific personality types. Little did I know that my life would change drastically in a few short months. Listen in to get the details.
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If you're interested in learning more about budgeting, savings and all things finance, then listen to this podcast. Budgeting Breakdown will examine "break down" matters regarding money and general finance, especially budgeting tips and tricks. This is the inaugural episode. Please subscribe and stay tuned for more content. Thanks!…
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