In this edition of the NAR Commercial Intelligence Briefing Podcast, we have a conversation with Sam Foster, CCIM, left, EVP and tenant rep group leader at Jones Lang LaSalle. He has a long and effective relationship with Amy Nawrocki, CCIM and Director of Real Estate, Cogent Communications—a multinational, Internet service provider. Their discussion is revealing in what they each bring to the table to ensure successful commercial transactions.

Rick Chess

Rob Kaplan

In the current edition of theNAR Commercial Intelligence Briefing podcast, attorneys Rick Chess and Rob Kaplan describe how Regulation D transactions, which have a registration exemption if the transaction issuer doesn't include a public offering, can be an option for funding a commercial transaction. We have been producing NAR Commercial Intelligence Briefing podcasts for more than four years.

[/caption] Frequency, Relevancy, and Sincerity: These are the three keys to building relationships online and in life. In the latest edition of the National Association of Realtors' Commercial Intelligence Briefing Podcast, Ravit Lichtenberg, founder of UStrategy, a San Francisco consulting firm, talks with Steve Lubetkin of Professional Podcasts. Ravit advises companies and individuals on elevating their e-commerce strategies and their clients' user experience.

Listen as she suggests how to integrate marketing and communications tactics with your online activity to create a stronger role as an industry leader.

With over 15 years of experience, Ravit has consulted to a startups and Fortune 500 companies in the fashion, retail, financial services, automotive, and hi-tech sectors. Before launching Ustrategy, Ravit worked as a Customer Experience Strategist at Hewlett-Packard Co., defining innovative customer-driven strategies, HP’s hardware and software product experiences, online solutions, and merger and acquisition processes.

Ravit’s strategic analyses have been published by internationally recognized publications such as the New York Times, and on marketing and technology publications such as ReadWriteWeb and Mashable. Ravit holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Master in Human Factors and Applied Experimental Psychology.

Contact Ravit Lichtenberg in the Social Media Ustrategy website: www.ustrategy.com Blog www.ravitlichtenberg.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/ravit_ustrategy Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ravitlichtenberg

Beau Beery

In the latest installment of the National Association of Realtors' Commercial Division's Intelligence Briefing podcast, Beau Beery, CPM, CCIM, vice president of AMJ Inc., Gainesville, FL, discusses his involvement with real estate professional education programs at the University of Florida, and talks about how real estate professionals can take advantage of similar education programs at major universities around the country, both as volunteer educators/mentors, and as participants in the learning experience.