Welcome to the Suite series, in which we interview C-suite executives and business owners in the commercial real estate industry. Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, President and Executive Director of National Landing Bid, joins us on today's episode. She discusses her life history, how she was inspired to pursue a career as a real estate urban planner, and her journeys from undergrad at WGU to MIT, Syria, San Francisco, New York, and back to D.C. She also discusses how high-level business discussions are conducted, as well as their interaction with Amazon. Finally, she discusses their company's future plans and offers advice to those just starting out in the field of urban planning.

Takeaways
Tracy’s journey from her undergrad days to becoming the President and Executive Director of National Landing Bid.
The lessons and experiences she learned from working with different amazing people in the real estate industry
How High-level business discussions are being conducted
Advice to people aspiring to become a real estate urban planner
Quotes
During those difficult times when you face adversity, remember that those are the spaces where you actually grow, and that's where the most growth occurs. - Tracy
One of the hallmarks of good planning is actually planning for a great process - Tracy

Featured in this Episode
Tracy Sayegh Gabriel
President, Executive Director
National Landing Bid
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-sayegh-gabriel
https://nationallanding.org

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:03 Tracy’s background
02:28 The inspiration to pursue the real estate career
04:19 Having a sense of entrepreneurship
06:05 Leading to George Washington University and to D.C.
07:34 A little detour to M.I.T.
09:03 The day-to-day experience in Syria
10:48 Moving to San Francisco and getting back to New York
13:41 Lessons and experience in working with different people
16:32 Leaving New York and coming back to D.C.
18:59 How High-level business discussions begin with
21:01 The engagement with the Amazon
25:06 Plans about adding more affordable housing
28:33 Advice for people who are starting in the urban planning career
29:48 Tracy’s three favorite restaurants at National Landing
31:28 The three people who would table within these favorite restaurants
32:20 Tracy’s dream job other than urban planning real estate

This podcast was produced by Heartcast Media.
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