Small Acts of Kindness Each month, our office completes a service project. Recently, our owner gave each employee $100 to brighten someone’s day. Our job was to carry out small acts of kindness. I chose to pick up the restaurant check for a family. I also sent nonperishable goods to Houston to help with the…
Timing of the Cracker Plant and its role in commercial real estate Royal Dutch Shell is in the process of constructing a $6 billion petrochemical plant in Beaver county on the banks of the Ohio River. The facility, also known as a “cracker plant”, will take in oil and gas and break it into smaller…
Wellness Core Value One of our core values at Found Advisors is wellness. We recently purchased desk treadmills for the office. Typically, I average about 15,000 to 20,000 steps a day while I work. Of course that depends on how many meetings I have. I have had to learn how to type and walk. It…
Must Have Solutions Okay, I don’t believe in time management at all. I know we have limited time. In addition we each must manage the time that we do have. However, don’t you find that something always comes up that is outside of your control? Therefore you can’t manage it. For me, being efficient and…
What I Learned In Prison As I stood at the glass exit of the Allegheny County Prison this afternoon, it was hard to feel anything but hope. Nevertheless, waiting for the Corrections Officer (CO) to buzz me back into the world always brings a moment of anxiety. I think of the prisoners who only know…
Pokémon Go! Unites This picture does not depict the reality of the Pokémon Go craze. Nor soes it reveal just how easy it is to see our community join together in even the smallest way. However, let me try to explain. My 11-year-old son, Zane and I recently took a day trip to Erie, Pennsylvania…
3 Benefits of Co-Working Spaces How are co-working and ecosystems similar? An ecosystem is defined as a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. Similarly, co-Working locations have a complex set of relationships among their resources, habitats, and residents. Co-Working spaces are not just in California. Yes, they are in Pittsburgh too. Alloy…
Kim’s adventures Yes, it is true that the commercial real estate industry brings adventures. I think that is exactly what drew me in. No two projects or strategies are the same. Every client has a different objective. As a result, each set of criteria is uniquely critical to their business needs. Our job is to…
Tech companies continue to see a high rate of growth. Unfortunately most tech firms can’t predict how quickly they will grow or how that growth will affect their current real estate. THE TOP 3 TECHNOLOGY FIRM GROWTH ISSUES: 1. BAND-AID You have experienced growth so you have expanded then expanded then expanded. What you have…
Some of our Team Serving the Homeless at Light of Life Rescue Mission Today Over the month of January we collected knit hats, cereal bars and hand-warmers for the homeless. We had the privilege of hand-delivering them to the men and children of the in-house residential program at Light of Life Rescue Mission today. It…
Nothing gives me greater joy than helping someone in need. If I ever have the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life (no matter how small) I am always grateful for the opportunity. This years holiday project with Hosanna Industries was an amazing experience for not only our office but my children and some of their friends. For the…
I remember like it was yesterday, I was in my 2nd year as President of our newly formed CREW Chapter (2003) and we were having our annual charity board meeting. Every year we selected a charity that was focused on women and/or girls. This particular year we decided to help local women undergoing cancer treatment. We weren’t sure exactly how…