Upfront Planning Podcast
Jessica Sarkissian
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Ep 139: Master Planning is BACK!
Amy Weidman with Harvard Investments joins the podcast to talk about thier development projects moving forward as well a thier massive new development in the west valley, Rio 1900 "Soltstice". Hear…
Ep 138: 2026 ULI Housing Opportunity Conference Debrief
Jessica quickly downloads all the sessions and takeaways from the Baltimore ULI Housing Opportunity Conference in March. Hear about great ideas, tools, upcoming housing opportunities, and what we…
Ep 6. - Lawyering Up with Zoning
Carolyn Oberholzer of Bergin, Frakes, Smalley & Oberholtzer and Lindsay Schube of Gammage and Burnham join the podcast to talk about what it's like to be a zoning attorney and what even is a…
Ep 8. - Hey, I live in an apartment!
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods and City of Phoenix Planning Director Josh Bednarek join the Upfront Planning podcast to talk about the big housing issue and what needs to be done locally, at the state and…
Ep 137: Trends Day 2026
ULI Arizona Trends Day 2026 recap with Angie Grendahl, MRED. Hear about the sessions, the take aways and what it was like working on the team to put this huge one day event together gathering over…
Ep 136: Buying International and the Risk that goes with it
Santiago Fajardo discusses some of the ins and outs of buying properties and investments internationally. Hear how deals get cash deals done and the crazy stories that go with buying international.
Ep 135: PART 2: Rio PHX Project
Maggie Soffel from Arizona State University and Enrique Bojorquez-Gaxiola from the City of Phoenix continue to discuss Rio Reimagined in greater detail, following the recent report that the City of…
Ep 134: PART 1: Rio Reimagined
Maggie Soffel from Arizona State University talks about Rio Reimagined. A multi-jurisdictional river project spanning 55 miles along the Rio Salado and Gila Rivers in Arizona, traversing 6 cities…
Ep 133: Agility Training with Tom Bilsten
Tom Bilsten tells us the importance of being agile and faster than a dog with some amusing stories in public outreach. Tom is a well respected community outreach expert and a lifelong community…
Ep 132: The People Who Plan: Jackie Guthrie, AICP
Jackie Guthrie, AICP, one of the first professional planners Jessica met in her career reminisces about the fun and crazy projects she worked on over the long career as a land planner working on…
Ep 131: How do you entitle a project like Culdesac?
Culdesac is an innovative carless community in Tempe, AZ. Tempe Development Director Ryan Levesque, AICP talks about how it came to be and what the City needed to do to make it a reality for the…
Ep 130: Young Planners taking the lead!
Laney Corey and Lucas Jensen join the podcast to talk about building their planning careers and making connections in planning. Hear where their careers have led them and how they have been so…
Ep. 25 Rerelease - Always Thankful For People Like Hannah and Joe
Hannah Whitwer from The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Joe Cable, PE from Bowman Consulting and an active church member within the Church of Latter-Day Saints joins us to talk about the ways…
Ep. 11 Rerelease - Occasionally Accused of Murder
Jen Ruby and Jamie Blakeman join Upfront Planning to talk about their experience working through the development process. From working through municipal staff comments to dealing with neighbors and…
Ep. 129: Former National APA President Kurt Christiansen, FAICP
Former American Planning Association president Kurt Christiansen, FAICP joins the podcast to talk about what its like being on the National APA Board, what life is like after retirement for him, how…
Episode 6 Rerelease - Lawyering Up with Zoning
Carolyn Oberholzer of Bergin, Frakes, Smalley & Oberholtzer and Lindsay Schube of Gammage and Burnham join the podcast to talk about what its like to be a zoning attorney and what even is a…
Ep 128: Arizona HB 2721, 2720, 2297 And Others In A Nutshell
Dorn Policy Group's Lucas Atencio explains a few new bills taking affects in January 2026 such as: HB2721, HB 2720, HB 2297 and more. Listen in to what they means for the jurisdictions in Arizona. …
Ep 127: Supervisor to the Rescue!
Board Chairman Thomas Galvin talks about the role, challenges and the fun parts of being a Maricopa County Board Supervisor. Hear how he is able to manage this difficult position with important…
Ep. 126 - Finding Excitement in Development
Alexandra Gino, Senior Designer at Gensler talks about her journey from London to Arizona and how she gets to work on all her favorite projects and drive her passion for architecture while staying so…
Ep 125: The New NAIOP
Cheryl Lombard talks about being back in AZ and what she did while in Washington D.C. Hear about the new excitement in NAIOP with Cheryl at the helm and what they are doing to change the development…
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Upfront Planning Podcast has published 145 episodes since June 2023, covering topics in Business, Society & Culture.
Upfront Planning Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 55m.
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