Best Matthew Slutsky Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 14: Jake Cohen 35:13

2h ago35:13

35:13

Founded in 1984, Daniels Corporation sets itself apart by prioritizing people and sustainability in urban development. Join Matt as he chats with COO Jake Cohen about all things branding, diversification and financing in Toronto's real estate industry.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 13: Pouyan Safapour 53:41

7h ago53:41

53:41

What if Torontonians saw condos as livable, sustainable long-term homes? What if the word 'end user' didn't strike fear into the hearts of developers anymore? What's the difference between selling a promise versus selling a product? Pouyan Safapour, president and co-founder of Devron Developments wants to change Toronto's condo industry from the gr…

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Episode 12: Rob Spanier 38:32

1M ago38:32

38:32

Rob is an expert placemaker, so who better to ask about what the future of liveable, connected communities look like? Join Matt and Rob as they chat all things new launches, community-building and the art of placemaking.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 11: Stephanie Lane 42:27

2M ago42:27

42:27

The latest episode of the Livabl Launch Podcast features an exclusive interview with Stephanie Lane, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Geranium. Stephanie’s sales and marketing experience has led to sell-out success of numerous high- and low-rise residential communities across Ontario, totalling over $2 billion in sales revenue. Tune in to liste…

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Episode 10: Pauline Lierman 29:26

3M ago29:26

29:26

What's happening with those 1.5 million homes we're supposed to build by 2031? What about condo unit sizes? Are our homes getting smaller? Matthew Slutsky asks Pauline Lierman of Zonda Urban for answers in the latest episode of the Livabl Launch podcast.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 9: Jeremiah Shamess 47:38

3M ago47:38

47:38

The latest episode of the Livabl Launch podcast features an enlightening chat with Jeremiah Shamess, founder of Colliers Private Capital Investment Group.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 8: Jeremy Gladstone 34:28

4M ago34:28

34:28

Join host Matthew Slutsky while he chats with Jeremy Gladstone, principal of Gladstone Media, about everything from artistry in branding to what a typical condo launch looks like.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 7: Greg Zayadi 35:20

7M ago35:20

35:20

Greg Zayadi has over two decades of real estate experience working with industry-leading brands. Today, he’s president of rennie, a full-service real estate company in Western Canada that aims to put thoughtfulness back into real estate.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 6: Brandon Donnelly 37:54

8M ago37:54

37:54

The latest episode of the Livabl Launch podcast features an exclusive interview with Brandon Donnelly, Managing Director (Development) of Slate Asset Management.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 5: Matt Young 38:54

9M ago38:54

38:54

The latest episode of the Livabl Launch podcast features an exciting conversation with Matt Young, president and CEO of Republic Developments.By Matthew Slutsky

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Episode 4: Ryan Scott 36:47

9M ago36:47

36:47

The latest episode of the Livabl Launch podcast with Matthew Slutsky features an exclusive interview with Ryan Scott, CEO of Avalon Master Builders in Calgary, Alberta. Ryan is a second-generation home builder with a passion for sustainability. Known in the industry for being a leader in Canadian green building, all of Avalon’s homes are built to b…

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Episode 3: Zev Mandelbaum 28:15

10M ago28:15

28:15

The latest episode of the Livabl Launch podcast features an exciting conversation with Zev Mandelbaum, founder of Altree Developments. Zev comes from a long line of real estate tycoons in the Toronto area and has a lifetime of experience bringing landmark projects to the GTA. His enthusiasm and passion for his work shines through as he speaks with …

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Episode 2: Harley Nakelsky 44:49

10M ago44:49

44:49

The second episode of the Livabl Launch Podcast features an exclusive interview with Harley Nakelsky, President and Partner of Baker.By Matthew Slutsky

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Livabl Launch with Brad Lamb 39:52

11M ago39:52

39:52

In Livabl Launch’s very first episode, Matt sits down for a candid conversation with Toronto-based builder and ‘Condo King’ Brad Lamb.By Matthew Slutsky

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Danny Tseng chimes in on what the future of Toronto's urban office environment will look like 45:29

4y ago45:29

45:29

Matthew Slutsky (co-Founder of Buzzbuzzhome) and Ara Mamourian (Founder/Broker at TheSpringTeam.ca) have a chat with Danny Tseng - Architect and Development Director at Syllable Design. This week we discuss the future of the urban office. With everyone working form and many of the World's largest companies announcing more flexible work from home op…

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How is Toronto's Resale & Pre Construction Market Doing during COVID-19? 35:46

4y ago35:46

35:46

Matthew Slutsky (co-Founder of Buzzbuzzhome) and Ara Mamourian (Broker at The Spring Team at Property.ca) continue to dig deep into the Toronto Real Estate market. This time we talk resale. Why are people selling now? Are Buyers buying? What about prices? Down? Up? We tackle all of these questions and more with best selling author, realtor, and all…

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COVID-19: A Talk About How Real Estate is Reacting to This Pandemic 1:03:48

4y ago1:03:48

1:03:48

Matthew Slutsky (co-Founder of Buzzbuzzhome) and Ara Mamourian (Broker at The Spring Team at Property.ca) have an important chat about Real Estate and COVID-19 with two amazing humans (see below) We had to go remote on this one so it's our first VIDEO episode. You can check your podcast provider a little later today for the full audio version. Once…

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Innisfil: The City From the Future Coming to a Rural Community Near You! 45:53

4y ago45:53

45:53

Can a small town reinvent itself to be relevant for future generations? Ara Mamourian (founder of TheSpringTeam.ca and Matthew Slutsky (founder of BuzzBuzzHome.com) speak to Innisfil’s CAO Jason Reynar about using Uber for public transportation, paying taxes by Bitcoin, and building a city of the future called Orbit City. This episode is sponsored …

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Peter Freed: Building houses in Markham to the King of King West 36:53

4+ y ago36:53

36:53

This week Matthew Slutsky (Founder and President of BuzzBuzzHome) and Ara Mamourian (Founder and Broker at TheSpringTeam.ca) sit with Peter Freed, founder and visionary behind Freed Developments. Peter Freed started out building single family homes in Markham then quickly became one of Toronto's more in demand developers with transformative project…

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Liberty Village - From Dirt Roads to WeWork's Resurrection! 31:23

4+ y ago31:23

31:23

This week Matthew Slutsky (Founder and President of BuzzBuzzHome) and Ara Mamourian (Founder and Broker at TheSpringTeam.ca) sit with Brian Brown, Principal at Lifetime Developments Brian and Lifetime Developments are Liberty Village Pioneers. They've transformed Liberty Village from underused employment lands to a booming micro city within a city …

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Talking Building Mid-Rise with Sean Galbraith & Emerich Kaspar 46:05

4+ y ago46:05

46:05

This week Matthew Slutsky (Founder and President of BuzzBuzzHome) and Ara Mamourian (Founder and Broker at TheSpringTeam.ca) sit with Sean Galbraith of Galbraith & Associates Inc and Emerich Kaspar, Architect at Standard Practice to talk Mid-Rise. Mid-Rise is not often talked about and extremely hard to build in an ever expanding metropolis like To…

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407 - Chief Planner Gregg Lintern walks us through his vision of Toronto in the year 2041 41:30

5y ago41:30

41:30

Today we are sitting down with Gregg Lintern, the Chief Planner of the City of Toronto - more specifically, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, City of Toronto. This was a great discussion that took us from Bill 108 to Laneway Homes and of course a couple Jane Jacobs mentions. We talk about Toronto Winters and how they…

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406 - What's risk based play and what's the deal with the basketball nets? 32:21

5y ago32:21

32:21

This week Matt and Ara chat with Janie Romoff, General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation for the City of Toronto since 2014. She’s held various senior positions with the Province of Ontario, and cities such as London Ontario and Burnaby BC. Janie oversees the services of the Division, which includes community recreation, parks, horticulture…

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405 - Taya Cook Tells All About Reina Condos Developed/Designed by Woman, built for Everyone 22:42

5y ago22:42

22:42

This week Matt and Ara chat with Taya Cook, the Director of Development at Urban Capital, overseeing residential developments across Canada. Taya is in the midst of launching a new project in Toronto called “Reina Condos”, which is described as “Condominiums designed by women. Developed by women. Built for everyone.” You're going to want to take a …

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404 - From the CFL to the runway, the story of the Wuxly brand! 29:04

5y ago29:04

29:04

This week we chat with James Yurichuk, a former CFL linebacker who's created an amazing movement: The Wuxly Movement! Creating cruelty free, uber warm clothing for Canadians by Canadians! Well, they're in the US too. This is also the very first laneway office we've seen. A trend that I'm sure will continue as property owners look to maximize their …

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403 - Retail Insider's Craig Patterson drops some serious Toronto retail secrets! 30:35

5y ago30:35

30:35

This week Matt and Ara talk with Craig Patterson. Craig's been studying the retail landscape for over 25yrs and seems to know everything about retail. Craigs drops some serious secrets about who's coming into the Toronto market and who's leaving. Some juicy juicy info here that you definitely didn't know about!…

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402 - We talk renovating homes, building new homes, and turning a single family home into a 5-plex 38:11

5y ago38:11

38:11

In our second episode of season four we invited Brendan Charters, Founding Partner at Eurodale Homes to talk building, renovating and slowly changing the face of existing residential communities one 5 plex at a time.By urbanizeTHIS

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401 - urbanizeTHIS talks with OMB & Bill 108 w/Michael Collins Williams 37:59

5y ago37:59

37:59

After a long hiatus Matt and Ara are back at it with season 4 of urbanizeTHIS! This week we talk with Mike Collins-Williams about the Ford Government's reinstatement of the OMB and the ins and outs of Bill 108 which aims to tackle affordability and development in Ontario How will this affect you? What do developers think? What do we think? Hope you…

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309 - Dan Flomen talks us through the wild ride of Toronto Condos 40:41

6y ago40:41

40:41

Mamourian and Slutsky chat with Dan Flomen who's lived through multiple real estate cycles, and is still alive to talk about it!By #urbanizeTHIS by Ara Mamourian & Matthew Slutsky

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308 - Cannabis is Cannabis is Cannabis 45:06

6y ago45:06

45:06

Slutsky and Mamourian are back on the podcast scene after a 3 month hiatus. This time we chat with Corey Herscu, owner of RNMKR PR. A firm that focuses on the Cannabis industry here in Canada. Corey's a media and technology commentator who has evolved into an ‘always-on’ publicist focused on technology and cannabis.…

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307 - It's all about the Pop-Up shop, Baby! 35:24

6+ y ago35:24

35:24

Pop ups. It's all about the Pop Ups. Big complicated commercial leases are painful enough to keep some would-be entrepreneurs out of the retail game. David King, General Managr at ThisOpenspace.com (let's call it the AirBnb of retail) has big plans to make commercial retail much more accessible and put some extra cash in Landlord's pockets during v…

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306 - New Age Suite Design & Luxury 31:33

6+ y ago31:33

31:33

This week we chat with Neil Jonsohn, Principal - Creative at U31 Deign! Neil and his team have been designing luxury and large-scale residential projects for over 20years! We talk about what's new in luxury building and try to understand the expectations of folks when buying these types of houses and condos.…

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305 - Our Attempt At Explaining Blockchain 37:31

6+ y ago37:31

37:31

Everyone's talking about it, right? So we decided to jump on the Bitcoin train and talk Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies. We do out best to stay focussed while our brains were exploding but we do jump around all over the place to try and help you understand what we're dealing with here. We'll do a follow-up to this once we understand Blockchain bet…

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304 - Rail Deck Park is Toronto's Last Chance to be Great 31:42

6+ y ago31:42

31:42

Mamourian & Slutsky chat with Claire Nelischer from Ryerson's City Building Institute. It's true, all the land we have is here. To expand this amazing city of ours. We're stuck with what we've got...or are we. An ambitious group of folks decided to make new land. That's right. Cover up the rail lands from Blue Jays Way to Bathurst and create a park…

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220 - Only a Fool Says Retail is Dead 50:28

7y ago50:28

50:28

Alex Mazelow destroys the "Retail is dead" myth in our final episode of season 2! HIs company, The Carbon Collective has been thriving whist others are dying. We dig into WHY and HOW. Hint - it's not as easy as opening up next to a Starbucks anymore.By #urbanizeTHIS by Ara Mamourian & Matthew Slutsky

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218 - McMansions vs Human Architecture - A Case Study from the Medieval Times 51:00

7y ago51:00

51:00

Gianpiero Pugliese: Principal at Audax talks Medieval Modern & Human Architecture, shall we? They sure don't mak'em like they used to. Building cities in "super-blocks" as the Romans did way back in the day seems to be making a comeback. You see, Cities used to be built by pedestrians for pedestrians. They invented the whole "shop local" movement a…

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217 - Value = Rational Benefit x Emotional Benefit ÷ Price 51:27

7y ago51:27

51:27

Can you raise a family in an urban condo? YES. Jeanhy Shim talks about this and tells us that people buy jeans the same way they buy real estate. The Value Equation: Value = Rational Benefit x Emotional Benefit ÷ Price has been top of mind as Jeanhy consults developers while creating the perfect suite mix in a new development. The goal? Making 900 …

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216 - Property Management Is The Biggest Problem at TCHC 49:44

7y ago49:44

49:44

Steven Tingley, a Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) resident talks about his experience with his TCHC apartment and living with no heat since February. Steven is an active member of the TCHC community as their Community Animator and Co-Chair of Communications Workgroup. We also learn some surprising facts about Steven's life from a $200K book deal h…

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212 - We're drowning! How Cities Are Preparing For All The Water.

7y ago

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This week we chat with Lisa Bate an Architect with B+H who's working on something we bet you haven't even thought about. Waterproofing Cities. Waterproofing. Think about that for a second. With all the recent floods wiping out major Canadian and US Cities this is a serious discussion that's gaining a ton of momentum. One troubling thought: How do w…

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210 - Marco VanderMaas Tells Us What the "Missing Middle" Is All About 41:13

7y ago41:13

41:13

Slutsky and Mamourian sit with Marco VanderMaas about this strange thing called the Missing Middle. Everyone's always talking building way up up up while Marco's talking about taking advantage of existing structures and build them out. He's basically the Frank Lloyd Wright of today!By #urbanizeTHIS by Ara Mamourian & Matthew Slutsky

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209 - Ed Levy Tells Us How Great The TTC Used To Be & How Bad It Sucks Today - 2017-03-24, 7.25 PM 34:57

7y ago34:57

34:57

Slutsky and Mamourian chat with Ed Levy a global transit authority and a man who's raging passion for Transit has taken him all over the world in a consulting capacity. We're pretty sure he knows more than all of us combined. Also, did you know that the TTC is the only transit system in the World that is expected to fund itself? You should buy his …

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206 - Shamez Virani Says 905 Will Beat 416 In Condo Sales Volume in 2017 40:30

7+ y ago40:30

40:30

Slutsky and Mamourian sit with President of Centrcourt Developments; Shamez Virani. Centrecourt does highrise and only highrise and want to do more highrise! They've developed exciting Toronto high rises like Peter Street condos, Axis, Core Condos, Karma and INDX and are now creating a new downtown from scratch in Vaughan.…

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204 - Richard Witt says that Toronto doesn't have any super-tall buildings - but should. 29:59

7+ y ago29:59

29:59

Slutsky and Mamourian sit with Quandrangle Architects Principal, Richard Witt. We take a deep dive into his career and how he's put his stamp on Toronto over the past two decades. Richard thinks Toronto needs to have more "super-tall" buildings. Do you?By #urbanizeTHIS by Ara Mamourian & Matthew Slutsky

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203 - Why are background buildings important, and why aren’t there more canopies in Toronto!? 40:04

7+ y ago40:04

40:04

Slutsky and Mamourian chat with Kirkor Architects co-founder Clifford Korman. We take a walk though the company's humble beginnings and have a glimpse into the future of Toronto development. We learn about Background Buildings and why they're important plus some interesting stories from the trenches. Also...we need more canopies. Amiright?…

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201 - Jordan Teperman Talks Wrecking, Building & Toronto History You Didn't Know 50:04

7+ y ago50:04

50:04

[Season 2 Premier] Slutsky and Mamourian have a loooooong and super interesting discussion with Jordan Teperman. Yes, that Teperman with the big Black and Orange signs. They’ve been taking down the old to make way for the new for over 5 generations and have also been developing for the past 16 years with Haven Developments. Teperman gives us an une…

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20 - Bitch please! Casie Stewart Talks Influencer Marketing 31:32

7+ y ago31:32

31:32

Season 1 Finale! Slutsky and Mamourian chat with Casie Stewart, one of Toronto's most sought after influencer marketers. Our conversation goes all over the place starting with what influencer marketing is, how some companies are doing it right and how some are doing it very wrong! Thanks so much for listening this year! We had no idea what we were …

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19 - Brad J. Lamb Thinks AirBnB Needs To Be Squished Like A Cockroach & More 39:57

7+ y ago39:57

39:57

Slutsky and Mamourian chat with iconic Toronto Real Estate Broker and Developer Brad Lamb. Brad has very strong opinions and he does not hold back! Saying AirBnB needs to be squashed like a cockroach, speaking about his development process and where the unforgettable "head on a lamb" marketing plan all started and how it quite literally doubled his…

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18 - Amber Mac Says Chatbots Can Run Any City 32:39

7+ y ago32:39

32:39

Slutsky and Mamourian chat with Amber MacArthur aka Amber Mac about everything tech from party lines to how Municipalities can use Facebook Messenger and AI to effectively run Cities. Predictive technology is the future! Will Cities get with the times or get left in the dust?By #urbanizeTHIS by Ara Mamourian & Matthew Slutsky

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17 - Michael Emory Likes That Toronto Has Never Been A Donut 36:24

7+ y ago36:24

36:24

Slutsky and Mamourian sit down with Michael Emory - President and CEO Allied REIT one of Toronto's most prominent landlords. Emory believes strongly in the future growth of Toronto and has put his money where is mouth is with by investing millions into some of Toronto's most unique buildings to create the most creative workspaces in The 6ix.…

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14 - Councillor Josh Matlow Ward 22 Reps a Sovereign State, Wants To Eliminate OMB and is super nice 31:57

7+ y ago31:57

31:57

Slutsky and Mamourian discuss with the councillor why he thinks the appeals process at the OMB is flawed and skewed heavily in favour of the developer and wants more control at the local councillor level. He drops some real talk about how things are done, where they’re going and where he’d like to be. PS: have you heard of the Republic of Rathnelly…

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