Our regular meetings are generally in the morning on the first Tuesday of each month and typically feature a speaker presenting topical information on finance, the local economy, business strategy, career management, etc.
We also have periodic special event evening meetings, each featuring a high profile speaker or panel of speakers, and organized to be a delightful networking event for our members and special guests.
Our next morning meeting is:
March 2, 2010 7:30 a.m -9:30 a.m.
Location: The offices of Resources Global Professionals
4350 La Jolla Village Drive #210
This is just accross the pond from Lee Hecht Harrison, our old meeting place.
We're no longer meeting at Lee Hecht Harrison's offices.
Parking is no longer validated, however, given the early hour of our meetings, street parking is
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Speaker: David B. Marino Principal & Executive Vice President at Irving Hughes
At the San Diego Chapter of FENG we strive to provide useful and meaningful presentations that help our members stay abreast of current, local and national changes in various industries and sectors. In December, we held a very successful evening event at the UCSD Faculty Club that provided useful insights into the residential real estate in San Diego and around the country. Many of the attendees followed up with questions on the commercial real estate market since commercial real estate is often an important leading economic indicator. The best way to respond to these questions is to bring in a true expert. So, we have invited Dave Marino to our next monthly meeting to share his insights.
Many of you already know Dave but, for those who don't, you should. Dave is one of the most well-connected and well-respected professionals in San Diego. As an early stage angel investor and venture capitalist, as well as a premier commercial real estate broker, Dave is among the first to hear of FENG-caliber job opportunities, and he has provided, and continues to provide, many job leads for senior financial executives in San Diego. In addition to forwarding valuable job leads, Dave has also been a huge supporter of our FENG chapter since its inception over six years ago, and has personally financially underwritten every one of our evening events over the years.
Whether you're personally interested in learning what's going on with commercial real estate, or you're debating the best way to approach leases as companies review their income statements, or you're simply interested in meeting Dave, you'll benefit from joining us at this meeting.
During the presentation, we'll discuss:
How long will the market stay a "tenants" market?
What leasing strategies can be deployed in this soft market?
Is it best to sign long or short term leases?
Is it the right time to buy a building rather than leasing?
What are some of the landmines to look for in picking a landlord?
About Dave Marino
Dave specializes in high-value, time-critical and complex transactions for technology, life science and business services companies. As a licensed California Real Estate Broker with an in-depth command of the entire facility acquisition/disposition process, Dave is an expert in the strategic planning, financial analysis, business terms structuring and negotiations aspects of commercial real estate.
Dave has been exclusively representing tenants since 1991, completing over 10 million square feet, comprised of over one thousand transactions. In addition to aggressively representing his clients' interests, Dave has been an early stage angel investor in over 20 companies and is a limited partner in several venture capital funds, including Mission Ventures, Windward Ventures, Hamilton Bioventures and Avalon Ventures.
Dave is past President and Chairman of the San Diego Venture Group, is on the Board of Directors of The Gillispie School in La Jolla and BIOCOM, and serves on the Board of Directors for The Mundoval Fund, a publicly traded mutual fund. Dave is the only San Diego County commercial real estate professional to be recognized by The Irvine Company as "Broker of the Year" from the 2005 inception every single year through 2008. Dave has also been a guest lecturer at both the University of San Diego and USC graduate schools of real estate, and the USC Graduate School of Business.
Upcoming Meetings:
Let us know if you have a speaker that you would like to see at a San Diego FENG meeting. Contact: Teodora "Teddy" Feliciano
