From Where I Sit With Tom McGee

Discover David’s deep connection to Baltimore and the transformative role of real estate development in revitalizing communities. As the new owner of Harborplace, Baltimore’s crown jewel at the heart of the downtown waterfront, David shares MCB’s vision for the project and insights into this major redevelopment project. Plus, hear more about the value of community engagement in development projects, the economic potential of Baltimore and why it makes more financial sense to develop existing retail real estate assets. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow David on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on February 18, 2026.

As Managing Partner of JLL’s corporate venture capital arm, Raj leads JLL’s Spark’s mission to invest in technology startups disrupting the commercial real estate industry. In this episode, Raj shares his insights about proptech, or as he calls it, “technology for the built world.” Raj discusses what CRE can learn from emerging tech companies and vice versa and gives us an inside look at JLL’s AI-powered platform JLL Falcon. For even more on proptech, register for ICSC+PROPTECH happening this May, ICSC’s new event connecting CRE decisionmakers with technology founders and innovators: https://proptech.icsc.com/p/1Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Raj on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on March 11, 2026.

Hear this exciting conversation between Randi and Tom McGee, President & CEO, ICSC, as they discuss their mutual passions for endurance sports and Randi shares her experience running a 250-mile marathon.As an early employee at Facebook, Randi shares her unique insights about emerging technologies like AI, her role in the creation of Facebook Live and the lessons learned from scaling businesses from the ground up. Randi also highlights the challenges and opportunities that women face in male-dominated fields, revealing the surprising reason why she believes these environments can offer great potential.Randi is the keynote speaker for ICSC+PROPTECH, a new event from ICSC launching this May at ICSC LAS VEGAS. For more information, visit the event page: https://www.icsc.com/attend-and-learn/events/details/las-vegas-2026Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Randi on LinkedIn. Follow Randi on X. This episode was recorded on February 3, 2026.

This episode of From Where I Sit features a roundtable discussion with Casey Calhoun, Founder, Ranz Calhoun, Fly Jamerson, Director of Growth and Partnerships, MoVO Media Marketing, and Ray Kang, Principal, RESOLUT RE. These former members of the ICSC Creators Network are social media mavens, leveraging their platforms to network and grow their businesses. Casey, Fly and Ray share practical tips to create content, grow your personal and professional brands, and build relationships in commercial real estate using social media.Learn more about the ICSC Creators Network and apply to join. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Casey on LinkedIn. Follow Fly on LinkedIn. Follow Ray on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on January 13, 2026.

Follow Jason’s journey from the battlefield to business. Following his life-changing injury during his service in the military, Jason’s mental fortitude became stronger than ever before. Now, he teaches others to successfully move past life’s ambushes through his experience surviving a battlefield ambush.Learn how his frameworks for “getting off the X” and the “overcome mindset” are vital for overcoming adversity and high-stress situations. Plus, Jason dives into his business ventures, including real estate, technology, and veterans’ services. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Jason on LinkedIn. Follow Jason on X. This episode was recorded on November 19, 2025.

“You have to put a price and value on fun.” Beyond his storied role as CEO of Campus Apartments, a leader in student housing, David followed his passion for sports to become a partner in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, whose portfolio includes the 76ers, New Jersey Devils and the Washington Commanders. David is also the chairman of the venture to build a new live entertainment and sporting events arena that will reimagine the live events experience in Philadelphia. Discover how losing a bet at 11 years old led to his interest in real estate and offered him the opportunity to pursue his passions in sports and support his local Philly community.Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow David on LinkedIn. Follow David on X. This episode was recorded on November 12, 2025.

Up to 5% of U.S. GDP goes through Link Logistics’ 8,000 customers, giving Link a massive amount of data and insights into the state of the U.S. economy, commercial real estate, supply chain, and more. In this episode, Luke offers listeners an inside look into how he approaches business disruption, lessons learned from different real estate asset classes, and his career journey.Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Luke on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on November 7, 2025.

In this episode, Sarah shares her journey in building M.M.LaFleur, a women’s workwear brand, and navigating the business through the pandemic when virtually no one was going into the office.  Sarah and Tom also discuss the value of in-person interactions, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the future of retail in today’s crowded digital landscape. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Sarah on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on October 16, 2025.

In the first episode of season 2, ICSC President & CEO Tom McGee welcomes Richard to discuss the evolution of proptech in commercial real estate. They discuss the transformative power of AI, the future of smart buildings, the challenges of cybersecurity, and more. As the leader of a large organization, Richard also shares leadership advice and delves into his philosophy of the “better everyday way.”Don’t miss this conversation about the future of proptech. Plus, Tom shares more about ICSC+PROPTECH, the new event co-located at ICSC LAS VEGAS, designed to connect CRE decisionmakers with proptech founders and innovators. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about the built economy.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Richard on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on October 3, 2025.

In this episode of From Where I Sit, Don and Tom McGee, President & CEO of ICSC, dive deep into the value of strip malls and the strategies Don uses when buying and selling these assets.   Hear from the retail real estate entrepreneur behind StripMallGuy on X, where Don shares commercial real estate and life advice and anecdotes to his audience of more than 260,000 followers. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Don on LinkedIn. Follow Don on X. This episode was recorded on April 4, 2025.

An expert in all things augmented reality, virtual reality and AI, Marc shares how retailers can unlock the transformative power of AI to better serve and interact with customers. Marc also discusses with Tom why the reward for experimenting with AI outweighs the risk, the new generation of AI natives, and more. Information mentioned in this episode:“Perplexity AI wrapping talks to raise $500 million at $14 billion valuation” (CNBC)OpenAI Deep ResearchFollow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Marc on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on May 12, 2025.

Hear insights about DICK’S Sporting Goods’ retail real estate strategy from Ed Stack, who served as the retailer’s chairman and CEO for nearly 40 years, leading the company through a remarkable period of growth.  Ed and Tom also discuss experiential retail and DICK’S House of Sport stores, the value of digital to DICK’S business, and what drove Ed’s passion for sports. Information mentioned in this episode:“8 Winning Lessons From The Billionaire Behind Dick’s Sporting Goods,” ForbesGameChanger appDICK’S Foundation Sports Matter programFollow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Ed on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on April 16, 2025, prior to the Foot Locker acquisition announcement. 

Whatever happened to the retail apocalypse? Join Neil and host Tom McGee, President and CEO of ICSC, as they challenge this narrative and discuss other topics like social commerce, the value of physical retail for younger consumers, and how the concept of value has evolved. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Neil on LinkedIn. Follow Neil on X. This episode was recorded on April 15, 2025.

What is the outlook for office-to-housing conversions in NYC? Hear Kathryn Wylde’s insights about this topic in the latest episode of From Where I Sit, hosted by ICSC President & CEO, Tom McGee. Kathryn and Tom also discuss the origins of NYC’s culture of commercialism and tolerance, why NYC is the global capital of commerce, the value of public-private partnerships, and more. Kathryn is an urban policy expert, representing the business community here in NYC on issues that impact the economy and public policy.Information mentioned in this episode:Transit Tech Lab public-private partnershipPartnership for New York City’s Return to Office Survey (March 2025)Partnership for New York City’s Congestion Pricing Survey (February 2025)Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.This episode was recorded on March 31, 2025.

Discover Spencer’s insights about opportunities in border industrial and office sectors, why demolition may be a better solution to underperforming commercial properties than conversion, and tax policy on the latest episode of From Where I Sit, hosted by ICSC President and CEO Tom McGee.Spencer has nearly 30 years of experience in commercial real estate and has served as a lawyer, investment banker, capital markets expert and research leader over the course of his career. Information mentioned in this episode:Tom McGee on CBRE’s The Weekly Take podcast (June 2022) RXR CEO Scott Rechler on CBRE’s The Weekly Take podcast (April 2024)Florida’s “Live Local Act”CBRE Macro House View 2025 (February 2025)Business SALTFollow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Spencer on LinkedIn.Follow Spencer on X.This episode was recorded on April 1, 2025.

In this episode of From Where I Sit, ICSC President and CEO Tom McGee speaks live with Chairman Kevin Brady at the ICSC Federal Fly-In in Washington, D.C. Chairman Brady was the chief architect of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which is set to expire at the end of this year. Chairman Brady delves into tax topics like:·       The creation of the TCJA and the economic landscape at the time·       What will it take to extend the TCJA·       Specific tax provisions like the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction for businesses, carried interest and pass-through deductionFollow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Chairman Brady on X.This episode was recorded on March 25, 2025.

On episode 6 of From Where I Sit, hear from Phil Wahba, who has interviewed countless executives leading today’s largest companies as a Senior Writer at Fortune. Tom McGee, ICSC President and CEO and From Where I Sit host, and Phil discuss the values and qualities of today’s successful leaders, what leaders need to understand about Gen Z workers, and the evolution of retail over the course of Phil’s career. Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Phil on LinkedIn. Follow Phil on X.This episode was recorded on February 6, 2025.

In the latest episode of From Where I Sit, hear how Brendan Wallace led Fifth Wall through several major and recent wins, including one of their largest investments, ServiceTitan, going public, the acquisition of Industrious, a portfolio company, by CBRE, a long-time investor, and the launch of Fifth Wall Securities. Brendan also shares his outlook on the office industry, where we’re seeing the first impacts of AI on commercial real estate, how owners can leverage Proptech to drive incremental revenue, and more. Information mentioned in this episode:“Fifth Wall Expands Capabilities with the Launch of Fifth Wall Securities,” January 2025“Fifth Wall Closes Out 2024 With New Capital, New Strategic Investors, Leadership Promotions, Portfolio Company IPO & Strategic Acquisition,” January 2025“CBRE Bets Big on Co-Working,” January 2025, CNBCFollow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Brendan on LinkedIn. Follow Brendan on X.This episode was recorded on January 29, 2025.

What is the value of experiential retail?Find out the answer to this question and more in the latest episode of From Where I Sit featuring Colleen Baum, Senior Partner and a leader of McKinsey & Company’s retail operations and retail real estate initiatives for the Americas. Colleen and ICSC President & CEO, Tom McGee, discuss experiential retail, supply chain, store optimization, and more. Resources mentioned in this episode:“The Halo Effect III: Where the Halo Shines,” 2023 study by ICSC“What the real estate industry needs to know about experiential retail,” 2024 article by McKinsey & Company“An update on US consumer sentiment: A boost in optimism amid the holiday spending season,” 2024 article by McKinsey & Company“The State of Fashion 2025: Challenges at every turn,” 2024 report by McKinsey & CompanyFollow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Colleen on LinkedIn. This episode was recorded on December 4, 2024.

“Retail is the most competitive business sector in the world.”Sucharita is a retail expert focusing on e-commerce, omnichannel and the role of technology in online commerce, among other topics. Hear Sucharita’s insights about social commerce, artificial intelligence in retail, the disconnect between consumer confidence and economic markers, and more in this episode of From Where I Sit, hosted by ICSC President & CEO, Tom McGee.Resources mentioned in this episode:“Diverging Trends in National and Local Concentration,” 2020 study by Princeton University, National Bureau of Economic Research, and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond “The Halo Effect III: Where the Halo Shines,” 2023 study by ICSC“Using TikTok as a Search Engine,” 2024 study by Adobe ExpressFollow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Sucharita on LinkedIn. Follow Sucharita on X. This episode was recorded on November 13, 2024.

Has the Federal Reserve achieved a soft landing?Find out what Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist, thinks about this question in his conversation with From Where I Sit host and ICSC President & CEO, Tom McGee. Mark also shares why he thinks the “economy is on good fundamental ground” and discusses the potential liquidity problem in the bond market, Fed rate cuts, and more.Follow From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail, and business.Find Tom on LinkedIn.Find Tom on X.Find Mark on X. This episode was recorded on October 18, 2024.

What can we expect from the holiday shopping season this year?In the first episode of From Where I Sit, Tom McGee, ICSC President & CEO, speaks to Dana Telsey, CEO of Telsey Advisory Group and one of the top retail analysts in the nation, about why and how changing consumer behaviors are driving a “more promotional holiday season than last year.” Dana and Tom also discuss the current state of the retail industry, the importance of physical stores, the value of innovation, the impact of technology and AI on retail, and more. Subscribe to From Where I Sit for more conversations about commercial real estate, retail and business.Follow Tom on LinkedIn.Follow Tom on X.Follow Dana on LinkedIn.Follow Dana on X.This episode was recorded on October 8, 2024.

From Where I Sit is hosted by Tom McGee, President & CEO of ICSC, the preeminent membership organization serving the commercial real estate and retail industries. Each episode, Tom will be joined by top experts to explore the trends impacting communities and commerce and the spaces where people shop, dine, work, play, and gather.Subscribe to From Where I Sit for conversations about commercial real estate, retail and business.