Welcome to The School of Hard Knocks, a new six-part series brought to you by EG Property Podcasts that will off up a bounty of lessons from those who have experienced a rough time or two that will enable us to better navigate the tough times ahead.
Over the course of this series, we’ll meet people who have lived through some of the highs and lows of this wonderful business of real estate and through our conversations we will dig deep into the skills, the mindsets and the structures you need in place to successfully navigate tricky times.
Joining EG editor Samantha McClary as our first scholar in the school of Hard Knocks is Kevin McCabe, the Sheffield-born businessman who set up Scarborough Group, growing the company from zero to a £2bn business.
With decades of experience under his belt – some big highs and some low lows – Kevin tells us how his journey began with knowing what he didn’t want to do and how he grew a successful business by making sure he seized the opportunities that came his way, built trust with partners, made sure he knew all the ins and outs of the business and was wise enough to know exactly when things started to feel too good to be true.
So, sit back, get your pen and paper ready, because it is time to enrol yourself in EG’s School of Hard Knocks. Listen hard and enjoy because graduation promises a better grounding to navigate any knocks the economy may throw your way, this year or the next.
Canary Wharf’s Khan on Crossrail
EG Like Sunday Morning: Inflation’s impact on real estate... and a deflating farewell
Bricks & Mortar: Vikki Aitkenhead and Laura Chappell on the benefits of mentoring
EG Like Sunday Morning: Levelling up and life sciences
EG Cities Live: Birmingham’s golden opportunity
EG Like Sunday Morning: No fear of failure in ’Metaverse or Multiverse?’
Voice of the Region: West Midlands – Industrial resolution
Bricks & Mortar: Mishcon de Reya’s Joanna Lampert on her career in property litigation
EG Like Sunday Morning: Amazon, Aldgate and any other business... plus the Burke Mix
In on the Act: Guy Fetherstonhaugh QC discusses the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022
EG Like Sunday Morning: Celebrating the exemplars of LGBTQ+ inclusivity
Bricks & Mortar: Paddy Allen on a decade of Pathways to Property
EG Like Easter Sunday Morning: Four-day weeks, Future Leaders and other fantastic ideas
”I get a tremendous amount of hate mail. It’s venomous.” CREtech’s Michael Beckerman on London, Copenhagen and the downsides of building a community of real estate climate ”activists”
ESG As a Value Driver
Why we should no longer view real estate as an asset. The power players behind one of Europe’s most active sustainable urbanism funds reveal the trick to tackling overwhelming ESG targets
EG Like Sunday Morning: Mind the gap
Does levelling up risk levelling down London?
Keeping Big Brands in Big Cities
On the Outside Looking In: International Investment on The Value UK Cities
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