The podcast “How I Got My Job” is hosted by Bea Thevenot and Dean Atkins and they take you through a lively Q&A with a commercial real estate leader. Each episode is approximately 30-minutes long and listeners can expect to hear stories of failure, triumph, and basic survival. The hard-won wisdom and tips make “How I Got My Job” a can’t miss for commercial real estate first-timers.
Christine shares her path from an English major with no finance background to Senior Vice President, Real Assets Management at Callan, highlighting how curiosity, persistence, and relationship-building shaped each step of her career. She illustrates how networking, continuous learning, and a willingness to ask for help opened doors—even when opportunities didn’t yet exist. Find resources and notes for this episode here: https://coffeeconnectors.com/video/ep16-selin-amado-penn-office-investmen...
5 Aug 2025
Ep.16 Selin Amado - Penn Office of Investments
Explore "the art of the pivot" with Selin Amado, Director at Penn Office of Investments, as she shares her thoughtful career journey through new opportunities and interests. Embracing one's own evolution, not planning too far ahead, and building a trusted alumni network are just a few of her secrets for success! Find resources and notes for this episode here: https://coffeeconnectors.com/video/ep16-selin-amado-penn-office-investments Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can s...
11 Dec 2024
Ep.14 Michael O'Malley – University of Notre Dame
Michael O'Malley shares his entrepreneurial journey from Pennybacker Capital to the University of Notre Dame, offering students his expertise and insight on career success.
12 Nov 2024
Ep.15 Nancy Lashine – Park Madison Partners
Nancy Lashine, founder of Park Madison Partners, shares her New York City career story and insights on building a dynamic network while navigating a growing family and market setbacks.
25 Jun 2024
Ep.13 Anar Chudgar – Artemis Real Estate Partners
Anar Chudgar, Co-President of Artemis Real Estate Partners sits down with us for an honest conversation about shedding perceptions, focusing on your own performance and how mentoring relationships are really built.
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7 May 2024
Ep.12 Jon Martin – AEW Capital Management
Take a page out of Jon Martin’s playbook and learn how to approach internal networking, growth, and opportunity within an organization. Jon reviews his path to CEO at AEW Capital Management, LP—one of the largest investment management firms in the world—and reminds us just how powerful your first impression can be.
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9 Apr 2024
Ep.11 Massiel Flores – 2023 Opportunity Intern
Massiel Flores, a successful first gen student, shares her experiences being a Connectee with Coffee Connectors, a 2023 Opportunity Intern at NorthBridge, and landing a brand-new job at Partners Capital! Hear Massiel’s thoughtful insights and tips about getting to know the people around you, being genuine, and making yourself useful.
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12 Mar 2024
Ep.10 Hillary Shine – Shine Associates
This episode is packed with tips and insight from Hillary Shine, the founder of Shine Associates, a real estate executive search and advisory firm. Hillary discusses the value of soft and hard skills, training programs at large banking and CRE firms, and becoming more self-aware about your skills and interests. Hear priceless pointers on interviewing, how to be more memorable, and what to expect in 2024 hiring trends.
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27 Feb 2024
Ep.9 Amanda Strong – MIT Investment Company
Amanda Strong joins us from MIT Investment Management Company (MITIMCo). Deeply shaped by her military family roots, and the network infrastructure that college provided, Amanda discovered a love of entrepreneurship and business, and was able to follow her passions, build relationships and expertise, and most importantly, recognize when to take chances. Amanda encourages first-generation students to use their unique backgrounds to their advantage, to have the courage to speak up, and bring a new perspective to the table.
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6 Feb 2024
Ep.8 Peter Braffman - GCM Grosvenor
Peter Braffman, Managing Director at GCM Grosvenor, shares his journey from pre-med to Wall Street to commercial real estate to law school, with one fateful train ride, and a plan to convince his parents to give him a chance! Peter reminds us that CRE is an apprenticeship business, and working in a culture that supports growth, keeping open to new opportunities, and always doing your research are critical ingredients to finding your best role in the industry.
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16 Jan 2024
Ep.7 Colleen Fonseca – Builders of Color Coalition
Colleen Fonseca of Builders of Color Coalition shares her career journey into commercial real estate, driven by her passion to help diverse individuals gain access to new connections, resources, and opportunities in the industry. Colleen encourages students to use their college career centers, nurture their relationships, take time to reflect, and to take a leap of faith!
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2 Jan 2024
Ep.6 Sajith Ranasinghe – The Church Pension Fund
An immigrant from Sri Lanka, Sajith talks about his success in real estate investment and finance, despite starting out with limited resources and connections. He advises on the importance of creating your own opportunity, pushing through rejections, and how to make yourself into the type of candidate employers want on their team.
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18 Dec 2023
Ep.5 Ashleigh Simpson – Grosvenor
Ashleigh shares his story of growing up in an immigrant family and how his experience in the military led him to a career in commercial real estate. He speaks frankly about “being the only” and bringing your whole self to work. Hear how one of Ashleigh’s most pivotal career moments was all about how he simply “followed up!”
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10 Oct 2023
Ep.4 Jeff McDonnell – Partners Capital
Travel the world with Jeff as his career takes him from Ireland to Germany, London and New York. By trying out a variety of things in his education, following his interests, and building relationships, Jeff realized that people are more willing to help than you may think. And when in doubt—pick up a book and read!
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28 Jun 2023
Ep.3 Christina Scarlato – The World Bank Pension Fund
From immigrant parents and dyslexia to collegiate soccer and an MBA, Christina Scarlato dishes on life, her career at The World Bank, and getting your foot in the door. Hear about how it doesn’t matter what your major is, personal connection is everything, and mistakes are the best way to learn.
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28 May 2023
Ep.2 Greg Lauze – NorthBridge Partners
NorthBridge's co-founder and CIO Greg Lauze shares his story as a first gen student grappling with imposter syndrome, his career path of asking questions, networking, starting his own company, and loving what you do, and his realization that nobody ever has it all figured out.
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28 Apr 2023
Ep.1 Tom Rutledge – Independent Advisor and Investment Banker
A conversation with Tom Rutledge, whose winding career has made him a veteran of not only the commercial real estate industry, but the trading floors of Wall Street, the newsroom at NPR—and two days on Jeopardy!
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28 Mar 2023
Welcome to How I Got My Job
Hear the origins of How I Got My Job, why it means so much to Bea and Dean, and themes to look for in upcoming episodes.
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