The Walker Webcast

Willy sat down with James Lawrence, world-renowned speaker, bestselling author, and endurance athlete known globally as the “Iron Cowboy.”James stunned the endurance world by completing 50 Ironmans in 50 days across all 50 states and then pushing the limits of human performance even further by completing 100 full-distance triathlons in 100 consecutive days.He and Willy discussed James’s unlikely...

On this Walker Webcast, Willy sat down with Walker & Dunlop experts Kris Mikkelsen, Justin Nelson, and Ivy Zelman to break down the forces shaping housing and commercial real estate in 2026.They shared their perspectives on key market indicators - including consumer confidence, inflation, cap rates, and Treasury yields - while also exploring broader trends shaping the landscape, from shifting...

On a special edition of the Walker Webcast, we bring you an inspiring compilation of remarkable voices who have joined Willy to reflect on the mindsets and experiences that shape a meaningful life and career.Across disciplines ranging from business and athletics to medicine, exploration, and entrepreneurship, these conversations reveal how individuals navigate setbacks, pursue ambitious goals,...

Willy sat down with Dr. Peter Linneman for The Most Insightful Hour in CRE, recorded live from the University of Miami’s Real Estate Impact Conference.In this wide-ranging conversation, they explored the forces shaping the commercial real estate and macroeconomic outlook today, including whether the U.S. economy is stronger than recent job data suggests, the real impact AI may have on...

Willy sat down once again with Dr. Michael Roizen, bestselling author and Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at Cleveland Clinic, to explore the science behind living longer, healthier lives.Drawing on decades of research, Dr. Roizen shared practical strategies you can use today, from the benefits of saunas and cold plunges to managing stress, optimizing diet and alcohol intake, improving sleep, and...

Willy was joined by Sahil Bloom, entrepreneur, investor, and author of the instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, The 5 Types of Wealth.Together, Willy and Sahil dove into the formative moments from his upbringing that shaped his perspective, insecurities that he had to confront, how to bridge the gap between spoken and lived priorities, and the core ideas behind redefining wealth —...

We featured Willy’s discussion with the industry’s leading voices at the 2026 MBA CREF Conference. He was joined by James Millon, President & Co-Head of Capital Markets U.S. & Canada at CBRE Capital Markets, Justin Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer of Berkadia, and Michelle Herrick, Head of Commercial Real Estate at JPMorganChase.Together, they discussed the state of the commercial real...

Willy was joined by Michael Nierenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Rithm Capital, a diversified global asset manager with a growing footprint across private credit and real estate assets.Together, they discussed the evolution of Rithm Capital into a scaled asset management platform, the health of the U.S. consumer and asset-based lending markets, housing trends across single-family and...

Willy was joined by behavioral scientist and New York Times bestselling author Jon Levy, whose groundbreaking work on trust, leadership, and the AI-enabled workplace has reshaped how top organizations build high-performing teams.Together, they unpacked key concepts from his newest book Team Intelligence, exploring how leaders cultivate trust and collaboration, why some teams consistently...

Willy was joined once again by Dr. Peter Linneman for The Most Insightful Hour in CRE, from the stage at IREI’s VIP Americas Conference. Together, they unpacked the forces shaping today’s market, including employment trends, inflation, rent growth, housing affordability and supply, AI’s impact on jobs, and Peter’s predictions for rate cuts, oil prices, tariffs, and more.Learn more about your ad...