Episodes

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
SHURE Conf Preview & Current Challenges Facing Canadian Universities - SHI718
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
April 19th & 20th will mark the first event of the SHURE Initiative hosted by CAPRE and Brian Klebash. Short for Student Housing and University Real Estate, the SHURE Initiative has a mission to "improve student lives and enhance the built environment in university neighborhoods." This first event will be focused on universities in Canada and will be held on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
In this episode, Wes sits down with Brian to discuss the SHURE Initiative and what is on tap for the conference. Additionally, Mike Porritt of The Scion Group and UBC's AVP of Student Housing and Community Services, Andrew Parr, join the conversation to provide an overview of the housing and real estate challenges facing Canadian universities and why there is such a need for partnerships with the private sector.
SHURE Conference Web Site: https://studenthousingvancouver.tech/
Email Brian: info@studenthousing.international
Register for ShopTalk: www.ShopTalk.info
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Email Wes: Wes@StudentHousingInsight.com

Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Rui Barros - Profiles in Student Housing - SHI717
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
In this episode, Wes sits down with Yugo's CEO, Rui Barros, to discuss his journey from the hospitality industry to student housing. Rui lays out how Yugo has been very intentional in modeling their operations strategy as a global provider of purpose-built student accommodations.
Related Links:
Schedule time with Wes at Interface: www.calendly.com/wesdeese/interface
SHI's Website: www.StudentHousingInsight.com
Contact us: contact@StudentHousingInsight.com
ShopTalk: www.ShopTalk.info
Rui's email: rui.barros@yugo.com

Monday Mar 13, 2023
Interface ’23 Preview - SHI716
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
April 3rd through 5th of this year will mark the 15th annual Interface Student Housing Conference in Austin, TX. In this episode, Wes sits down Rich Kelley of Student Housing Business magazine to talk about what's in store for those who are attending.
For more information and to register, click here.
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For more information on consulting services offered by Providential Student Housing, go to www.ProvidentialStudentHousing.com
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Friday Mar 03, 2023
Adam Byrley - Profiles in Student Housing - SHI715
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
In this episode, Wes sits down with the COO of The Preiss Co., Adam Byrley, to discuss his career journey in student housing. Adam is one of us that have been in this industry since college and has gone from site level to C-suite. But what is more amazing, all of that growth has been with 1 company over the past 2 decades. Adam gives some great advice for others who are thinking about making student housing a career. So if you are just getting started in student housing, you'll want to listen to this episode!
Related links:
Sponsor: Providential Student Housing
Adam's email: adam.byrley@tpco.com
ShopTalk website: www.ShopTalk.info
SHI's website: www.StudentHousingInsight.com

Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Meeting the Housing Needs @ HBCU’s - SHI714
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
In this episode, Wes interviews the Board of Directors of Student Housing of America, Inc., a 501(c)3 focused on providing affordable and safe student housing at HBCU's. Terence Jackson of Campus Life & Style joins the episode as a special Guest Co-Host to provide his experience of serving an HBCU as an off-campus housing provider.
Referenced Links:
Student Housing of America, Inc.

Friday Feb 17, 2023
Learning & Development - SHI713
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
In this episode, Wes sits down with co-host Adam Yarber to discuss the challenges and solutions for Learning and Development within student housing. This is a "must-listen" for small and mid-size firms that don't have the budget for a full-time training department.
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Friday Feb 03, 2023
Recruiting & Retaining Talent - SHI712
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
In this episode, Wes & Gretta discuss a recent ShopTalk panel on recruiting & retaining student housing talent in today's environment. Guest panelists include
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Monday Jan 23, 2023
Centralized Leasing - SHI711
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
In this episode, Wes catches up with co-host Willie Butler from Empower PMC about a new centralized leasing service they are launching, and they discuss some of the challenging questions about centralized leasing that were discussed in a recent ShopTalk focussed on the topic. That ShopTalk panel included Jacob Kosior of Cardinal Group Management, Kailey Poore at Vie Management, and Kenneth Fox at Varsity Campus.
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Friday Jan 06, 2023
Fred Pierce - Profiles in Student Housing - SHI710
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
In this episode, Wes sits down with the founder and CEO of Pierce Education Services, Fred Pierce, to talk about his journey in student housing. For Fred, that journey began at his alma mater, San Diego State University, when he helped the university figure out a way to acquire and redevelop tracts of land surrounding the campus. His career is a testimony to how building relationships and providing value to those relationships will open up doors that may have never been possible for other developers. For those audience members who want a better understanding of real estate development and acquisition, you'll want to take notes.
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Make sure you register for our monthly webinar, ShopTalk, by going to www.ShopTalk.info

Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Podcast Colab - SHI709
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
In this episode, Wes is joined by co-host Adam Yarber live at LeaseCon + TurnCon for a collaboration with the hosts from 2 other student housing podcasts, Brittany Oliver of the Student Housing Matters Podcast and Lincoln Ogata of The Prop Ops Podcast. The group talks about everything from podcasting to turn boards.
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