The Walker Webcast
The Walker Webcast
Willy Walker
The Walker Webcast, hosted by Willy Walker, CEO of Walker & Dunlop, brings renowned leaders and brilliant minds together for engaging conversations. Insights for life.
Ivy Zelman, EVP & Co-Founder of Zelman, a Walker & Dunlop Company
Willy welcomed back one of the most respected voices in the housing industry, Walker & Dunlop’s Hall of Fame housing market analyst and executive vice president and co-founder of Zelman, Ivy Zelman. She and Willy covered the hot topics impacting today’s rapidly evolving housing landscape, including tariffs, inflation, interest rates, rising inventories, consumer trends, student loans, immigration, AI implementation, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21
1 hr 4 min
Will Ahmed, Founder and CEO of WHOOP
Willy welcomed back Will Ahmed, the visionary founder and CEO of WHOOP - the leading wearable fitness tracking company that’s reshaping how the world thinks about health and human performance. He and Will unpacked WHOOP’s expanded mission into lifespan and longevity, recovery trends in professional athletes, the integration of medical-grade capabilities into their technology, the impact of physiological data on the live sports experience, worldwide behavioral trends, and the company’s ten-year vision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14
1 hr 1 min
Kate Moore, Chief Investment Officer at Citi Wealth
On this episode of the Walker Webcast, we featured the timely and insightful remarks of Kate Moore, Chief Investment Officer at Citi Wealth, live from the Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference. Kate unpacked what’s driving investor paralysis, how consumer behavior is shifting, what higher-for-longer rates mean for portfolios, and why corporate confidence is faltering behind closed doors. She also gives her take on the labor market, tax reform, and how the Fed’s future could reshape the macroeconomic landscape.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 7
1 hr 2 min
Michael Levy, CEO of Crow Holdings
Willy sat down with Michael Levy, CEO of Crow Holdings, a Dallas-based real estate investment and development firm with over $33 billion in assets under management.  They discussed Michael’s broad macro view of the CRE market, opportunities he’s seeing across the asset classes, secular trends shaping the industry, opportunities in private credit, as well as his career journey, managing through the financial crisis, and leadership lessons learned along the way.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 31
1 hr 5 min
Dr. Theodore Schwartz, Neurosurgeon & Author
On a special episode of the Walker Webcast, Willy sat down with Dr. Theodore Schwartz—one of the nation’s leading neurosurgeons and author of Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery—at the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Together, they discussed Dr. Schwartz’s approach to patient care and balancing transparency with compassion, making the decision to become a neurosurgeon, the power of the human brain, cutting edge technologies like Deep Brain Stimulation and Brain Computer Interface, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 24
58 min
Gillian Tett, Journalist, King's College Provost, Financial Times Columnist
On this special episode of the Walker Webcast, recorded live at the Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference, guest host Gary Pinkus — Walker & Dunlop board member and former Chairman of McKinsey & Company — sits down with Gillian Tett, award-winning journalist, author, Chair of the Financial Times’ Editorial Board, and Provost of King’s College, Cambridge. You won’t want to miss Gillian’s unique perspective on everything from the global repercussions of the Trump presidency and the use of tariffs as a political lever, to shifting ESG narratives, varying attitudes about AI worldwide, the politicization of higher education, and what all this means for the future of real estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17
1 hr 21 min
Dr. Peter Linneman, Leading Economist, Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School of Business Part 22
Willy was joined once again by renowned economist Dr. Peter Linneman for the Most Insightful Hour in CRE. They unpacked key takeaways from the Q2 Linneman Letter, including employment data, tariffs, GDP, oil, geopolitical impacts, supply chain issues, the Fed, single and multifamily supply, hot markets, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 10
1 hr 9 min
Lessons in Leadership, Service, and Patriotism
In a special episode of the Walker Webcast, we’re celebrating past guests whose dedication to public service, leadership, and governance defines the American spirit.   From former governors and policymakers to decorated veterans and civic leaders, this video highlights key moments of insight and inspiration—on democracy, leadership, and what it means to serve the public good.   Whether you're reflecting on how far we’ve come or looking toward the future, you won’t want to miss these inspiring perspectives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 2
59 min
Christian Vande Velde & George Hincapie, Former Professional Racing Cyclists
With the Tour de France just around the corner, we couldn’t think of a better duo to join Willy than legendary racing cyclists George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde. They discussed predictions ahead of the 2025 tournament, their experiences competing in the Tour de France, how the physiology of riders has changed over the last two decades, their personal health and fitness regimens, and their transitions from the competitive circuit to their latest entrepreneurial ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 26
55 min
Jeff Bussgang, Co-Founder and General Partner, Flybridge Capital, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School
The AI era is here – is your business ahead of the curve or playing catch-up? Willy sat down with Jeff Bussgang, Co-Founder of Flybridge Capital Partners, serial entrepreneur, and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School. He and Willy explored key themes from Jeff’s recent book The Experimentation Machine, including the importance of reinvention in the age of AI, why we need to have an abundance mindset when it comes to new technology, ethical leadership, rapid changes in tech-driven entrepreneurship, real-world startup insights, fraud detection, building a culture of experimentation, and advice for the next generation of professionals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 12
1 hr 2 min
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