Inspirational Leadership with the Best in Home Building

Episode 7 - Howard Englander, The Englander Company

Today Mollie Carmichael interviews Howard Englander, owner and principal of The Englander Company. Learn about Howard’s creativity and passion, and how his poetry skills lead to his first job in real estate.
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Zonda provides data-driven housing market solutions to the homebuilding and multifamily industries. From builders to building product manufacturers, mortgage clients, and multifamily executives, we work hand-in-hand with our customers to streamline access to housing data to empower smarter decisions. As a leading brand in residential construction, our mission is to advance the home building industry, because we believe better homes mean better lives and stronger communities. Together, we are building the future of housing.

Episode 6 - Bert Selva, Shea Homes

Today Mollie Carmichael interviews Bert Selva, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shea Homes, the largest privately-held home builder in the U.S.
Bert's passion and drive for his work stem in part from his parent's immigrant dreams, their faith, and his mother's effervescent positivity. Learn more about Bert's life, his journey into home building, and who inspires him, in this episode of Zonda's Inspirational Leadership with the Best in Home Building podcast.
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About Zonda
Zonda provides data-driven housing market solutions to the homebuilding and multifamily industries. From builders to building product manufacturers, mortgage clients, and multifamily executives, we work hand-in-hand with our customers to streamline access to housing data to empower smarter decisions. As a leading brand in residential construction, our mission is to advance the home building industry, because we believe better homes mean better lives and stronger communities. Together, we are building the future of housing.

Episode 5: Steve Alloy, Stanley Martin Homes

Steve Alloy grew up in a home-building family where a common weekend pastime was touring model homes, but he never intended to go into the family business. After a recession dried up his career in international real estate investment, he found himself with a fresh opportunity and a foot in the door at Stanley Martin Homes. His position as President and CEO is now his 14th role within the company, where his father put the ‘Martin’ in Stanley Martin Homes.
Learn more about Steve in this episode of the Inspirational Leadership with the Best in Home Building podcast with Mollie Carmichael. Hear about why he thinks humility, honesty, and emotional connection are top leadership qualities; how he personally meets every new hire in person; and learn about how this father of three, empty-nester, tennis-fanatic was once a worldwide hitchhiker.
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Episode 4: Ronda Conger, CBH Homes

Welcome back to the Inspirational Leadership with the Best in Home Building podcast with Mollie Carmichael. This episode features Ronda Conger, Vice President of CBH Homes, the largest privately-held builder in Idaho. She is the author of three inspirational leadership books, including, You Go First: How to Become the Leader Your Team Needs and Better Human: It’s a Full-Time Job. She was bestowed the 2021 Woman of the Year award by the National Association of Home Builders and prides herself as insatiably curious. Her “yes girl” mindset to try, do, learn, and grow has led her down a career path of rapid growth, fueled by love, passion, and plenty of Red Bull. Her motto “love wins,” and “I want to try it all,” is deeply instilled in her team where she encourages everyone to be legendary.
Ronda’s journey into the home building industry had an interesting start. After the FBI raided and shut down the company she had been working for, her stepmom encouraged her to get her real estate license for the sole purpose of buying her own home. As fate would have it, Ronda’s instructor introduced her to Lisa Cooper at KB Homes, where Ronda got her foot in the door. She quickly went from hosting, to marketing, to sales and beyond by being the first to raise her hand at any opportunity. Learn more about Ronda’s career and her passion for leadership on this energetic episode of Inspirational Leadership with the Best in Home Building.

Episode 3: Randall Lewis, Lewis Management Corp.

This episode features Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President and Principal of Lewis Management Corp., a member of the Lewis Group of Companies. With over 45-years’ experience in the real estate industry, Randall knows a thing or two about leadership. He oversees the marketing activities for all regions of the organization. He has expertise in land acquisition, market research, product design, advertising, and sales. But Randall isn't just in the family business of building homes and developing communities, he's weaving an impactful legacy of philanthropy focused on creating healthier initiatives for communities, people, and the planet. 
The movie buff compares community development to directing a movie, from setting the scene to bringing together the right team in order to create lasting and meaningful projects critics will love. He's an active supporter of education and arts and currently serves on the Southern California Leadership Council. He is a past Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, to which his organization recently donated a staggering $10 million.
Learn more about Randall, his passion for the noble business of community building, and why he's proud to be a part of this industry in the latest installment of the Inspirational Leadership with the Best in Home Building podcast series hosted by Mollie Carmichael.

Episode 1: Adrian Foley, Brookfield Properties

Welcome to our inaugural podcast episode of The Industry’s Best Inspirational Leadership with Mollie Carmichael. This episode features Adrian Foley, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brookfield Properties and Development Group, North America – one of the largest land developers and homebuilders in North America. Adrian has been paving the way in the housing industry for over 26 years and oversees 23 markets with 1,500 employees. He is responsible for stewarding operational objectives and implementing strategic initiatives. Adrian is known as a people-centric leader who is driven by building community and putting others first.
Adrian grew up in London, where his father was a professional soccer player. Influenced by his father’s career, Adrian also chased the black-and-white checkered dream, playing semi-professional soccer until the dream became just that. “It was probably the worst day and the best day of my life,” said Adrian. “I didn’t know it then, but I needed the kick in the backside to go do something else, and something else was getting into the real estate business.”
 

Episode 2: Larry Webb, The New Home Company

Larry Webb, former Executive Chairman of The New Home Company and arguably one of the top leaders in our industry, shares how he went from being a high school teacher to leading many of the top home builders in the country, and why he believes company culture is imperative for success.