Episodes

Friday Dec 01, 2017
SHI2004 Pt 2.2 Culture & Leadership - You have to be Intentional!
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
This is the 2nd half of my interview with Del de Windt from Cardinal Group. In this episode, Del shares the stories of how core values shaped their culture and why it is so important to establish your company's culture "framework" as early as possible.
This episode is sponsored by Conservice, the student housing utility experts. Check them out at conservice.com

Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
SHI2004 Pt 2.1 Culture & Leadership - The origin story of Cardinal Group
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
OK, so last week I mentioned this week's episode would include and interview with Cardinal's CEO, Del de Windt. That interveiw was packed with such good information that we are releasing 2 episodes of the interview this week. In this part of Del's interview, he gives us the origin story of Cardinal Group and gives some insight on how this company went from a side hustle between 5 friends to an industry leader.
This episode is sponsored by Conservice, the Student Housing Utility Experts. Check them out at www.Conservice.com

Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
SHI2004: Pt. 1 Culture & Leadership - The Cardinal Story
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Wednesday Nov 22, 2017
Cardinal Group is known throughout the SH industry for their culture. In this 2 part series, I hold several interviews to find out what Cardinal is doing that many companies struggle with. In this episode I interview Christina Tarumoto and Shannon Failla about their experience in being a part of Cardinal's growth and the intention put into creating that great culture.
This episode is sponsored by Conservice, the student housing utility experts! Check them out at www.conservice.com

Thursday Nov 09, 2017
SHI2003: Recruiting and Keeping Employees with Stefanie Nolan & Nancy Giles
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
In this episode I bring on 2 of the top recruiters in student housing to get their viewpoint on how companies can better recruit and retain employees. Gretta and I also discuss in the intro some of the other unintended bennefits of recruiters and even how they should be a part of your due diligence process when considering to acquire or develop.
This episode is sponsored by Providential Student Housing. Developing and operating Student Housing can be confusing. Our services help student housing owners & operators gain clairity so they can move forward with certainity! Contact Wes Deese today at wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com .
Guests:
Nancy Giles @ AAP Advisors
- email: ngiles@aapadvisors.com
- phone: 724.392.4117
Stefanie Nolan @ SBC Professional Search
- email: snolan@sbcprosearch.com
- phone: 858.869.4279

Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
SHI2002: Dr. Doug Hallenbeck - Building University Relationships
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
In this episode, April and I interview Dr. Doug Hallenbeck, Senior Associate VP of Student Affairs at Clemson University. We discuss what it is that off-campus housing providers need to consider when building relationship with universities. Plus, I get on my soap box about how off-campus communities miss the mark when it comes to their approach with relationship marketing to university administration.
The SHI podcast is expanding it's platform. Make sure you stay up to date on what is happening by registering at www.StudentHousingInsight.com and click the "Join the SHI Community" button.
You can email me at Wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
SHI2001: Eli Routh - Operational Marketing?
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
In this episiode, Gretta takes over the podcast and interviews Eli Routh from Trinitas Ventures. They discuss marketing as a component of operations and how marketing is not a magic wand that changes how a property is perceived in the market. We also introduce some upcoming topics for season 2 of the podcast and introduce the SHI YouTube channel.
Our sponsor for this episode: www.StudentHousingSites.com
Eli's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-routh-37351277/
Providential Student Housing: www.ProvidentialStudentHousing.com
Wes' email: wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com
The Status Agency: www.TheStatusAgency.com
Gretta's email: gretta@thestatusagency.com

Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
Behind The Biz: Mike Spencer with StudentHousingSites.com
Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
Wednesday Oct 11, 2017
In this special edition of the SHI podcast, I interview Mike Spencer about his journey in creating StudentHousingSites.com as a crowdsourcing platform for land opportunities in campus towns across the US. If you are looking for a student housing site to develop or if you simply know of a site that would be a good location for student housing... you do not want to miss this episode!
StudentHousingSites.com
Promo Code: Student Housing Insight
Mike's email: contact@studenthousingsites.com
Wes's email: Wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

Wednesday Oct 04, 2017
SHI1010: NMHC Student Housing Conference
Wednesday Oct 04, 2017
Wednesday Oct 04, 2017
While attending the 15th annual NMHC Student Housing Conference last week in Tampa, I got a chance to sit down with Matthew Berger and Dave Borsos of NMHC about how the conference has evolved over the years. We also talk about what NMHC does for the student housing sector as an advocate to our leadership in DC.
NMHC website: www.nmhc.org
My email: wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com
Sponsored by: www.StudentHousingSites.com

Monday Sep 25, 2017
SHI1009: Susan Folckemer-Structuring a PBSH Deal
Monday Sep 25, 2017
Monday Sep 25, 2017
Susan Folckemer with The Preiss Company sits down to discuss trends and requirements related to developing and aquiring Purpose Built Student Housing. This is a must listen if you are putting together your first Student Housing project and especially for those site level and regional level employees of off-campus operators already in the industry who want a deeper understanding of what it takes to take a project from concept to reality.
This episode is sponsored by StudentHousingSites.com. If you have or are looking for a land opportunity in a US college market, Mike Spencer at StudentHousingSites.com has created a crowd sourcing platform specifically for student housing land oppertunities.
Susan's email: susan.folckemer@tpco.com
The Preiss Company: www.tpco.com
Sponsor: www.StudentHousingSites.com
Mike Spencer's email: contact@studenthousingsites.com
Providential Student Housing: www.providentialstudenthousing.com
Wes Deese's email: wes@providentialstudenthousing.com

Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
SHI1008: Choosing the GC and an intro to a new co-host
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
In this episode we speak with David Helfrich, owner of Campus Works, about selecting a general contractor for student housing development and renovations. I also introduce our new co-host, Dr. April Hicks-Konvalinka. April has an extensive history in higher-ed administration and specifically with housing and facility management.
Resources:
Our Sponsor: www.StudentHousingSites.com
Campus Works: www.campusworksdevelopment.com
April's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-hicks-konvalinka/
ACUHO-I website: www.acuho-i.org
Providential Student Housing (consulting and biz dev): www.ProvidentialStudentHousing.com