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Dear Staz:I truly enjoyed presenting "Enough About Me, Let's Talk About Me!" an Executive Career Workshop at your Greek Synergy event in Manhattan. Many thanks for permitting me to be a part of such an important beginning.I've got some exciting news! COSMOS-FM, Hellenic Public Radio, has invited me to be interviewed LIVE on the air TONIGHT, August 4th, at 7:00 PM on 91.5 FM. Listeners will be

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Hey, wondering why I haven't uploaded any new posts here in a while? That's because I'm now blogging about corporate real estate at www.CorporateAdvisor.wordpress.com. Visit me there, as I've already posted some great thoughts and have received some really interesting feedback from readers.For my ideas on careers, life, and everything that is not real estate, visit my personal blog at:

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There was a time when no matter how long a lease your company signed for office, distribution, technology, or other real estate, you had a reasonable expectation that you would be dealing with the same landlord throughout the lease term, and even after your company renewed its lease. Back then, you could actually form a relationship with your company's landlord, if you chose to, because they

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So, you made an inexpensive lease deal for your company. You likely negotiated a short-term sublease, achieved a low rent, got flexible terms, and even got a lot of great furniture thrown-in at little or no additional cost. You made such a great deal because the tenant who occupied the space before you just wanted to alleviate their financial pain and reduce the cost for space to which they were

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When there exists little or no demand for commercial real estate, why would your company simply offer its surplus leased real estate for sublease, and just sit and wait, and wait, and then wait some more? That's like trying to sell cheeseburgers and hotdogs at a vegetarian convention!Offering surplus real estate for sublease is a business initiative. Why engage in any venture that has an

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In tough economic times like these, if yours is like most companies, it has likely spent considerable effort in reviewing and cutting operating expenses, has put a hold on new hiring, has laid-off employees, and has cut unnecessary costs to the bone. New initiatives may have been indefinitely delayed and growth planning may have been replaced with survival planning. That's what most prudent

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As your company seeks to reduce costs and preserve its cash, it is important to keep a careful eye on those other companies that provide services to you that can have a material affect on your ability to conduct business productively, safely, and profitably. Specifically, your company's landlord could be experiencing financial or other challenges that, if unresolved appropriately, could hinder

Andrew B. Zezas, SIORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072176373405368865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294979104852706074.post-71599178443376033382008-12-29T11:31:00.001-08:002009-01-02T22:02:46.868-08:00

2008 was, shall we say, an interesting year for most people. May you and yours enjoy peace, abundance, laughter, family, prosperity, and long life in 2009 and beyond!

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Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, or whatever holiday you celebrate....they're all about peace, love, and giving. May you and yours enjoy the spirit of them all!

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Why do so many financial executives assume that no opportunities exist in their leased real estate? They spend entire careers seeking to uncover hidden financial opportunities. And, yet they often overlook the financial opportunities that may be buried in their companies' leased real estate. Busy financial executives often incorrectly assume that they'll have to wait until their company's leases

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The odd thing about borrowing money from a bank is that the only time a bank wants to lend a company money on easy credit terms is when that company doesn't really need the cash. While that sounds silly, to those of us who understand risk, it makes perfect sense. When a company needs money, it may falter if it doesn't get that money. If it falters, it may do so for reasons that run deeper than

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Considering the current financial chaos that's gripped the US and global economies, companies are concerned about their ability to find liquidity and reduce their risk. In many cases, liquidity, or ready access to cash, is within sight of companies but, they often only look for it in traditional locations, like banks. Too many companies fail to analyze non-traditional opportunities to identify

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Ok, so the US economy is in the tank right now. Yes....it hasn't been this rough in about 80 or 90 years. And, the unfortunate reality is that the global economy will weaken and the US economy will likely worsen before it improves. Ok, did those of you who have been living it up for the last few years, get all that!? Things will get worse! There...it's been said, again. Accept it! Get over it and

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Why does the world need yet another blog? It doesn't. But, corporate executives, more specifically financial executives whose responsibilities include participating in their companies' strategic vision and planning their real estate, need a place to go where they can find out the real answers about commercial real estate. They need to uncover the BS they hear from landlords (many of whom

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