Hosted by Jessica Sarkissian · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 150 episodes
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Join the dynamic conversations in the Upfront Planning Podcast as the owner of Upfront Planning, a renowned land planning and entitlement consulting firm based in Arizona, delve into the captivating world of development. Be prepared for lively discussions, unique perspectives, and intriguing experiences shared by the hosts and occasional guest experts. With each episode, we explore a wide range of topics within the development field, touching on everything from the latest trends to the intersection of politics. But it doesn't stop there! Our casual and engaging format extends to water cooler discussions, mind-boggling work-life experiences, and thought-provoking moments that will leave you saying 'OMG, can you believe this?' Tune in for a fun and entertaining podcast that will take you on an immersive journey through the fascinating realms of development. From the weekly topic to unexpected detours, the Upfront Planning Podcast delivers insightful content that keeps you hooked. Follow
Jessica Sarkissian hosts Upfront Planning Podcast, a business show with 150 episodes published.
What if the most innovative community in America is built around what's missing? In this episode of The Upfront Planning Podcast , Jessica sits down with Ryan Johnson, founder and CEO of Culdesac, the groundbreaking deve
Steve Betts talks with Jessica about creating a forever building with the Helios Education site in Phoenix. Hear about the innovative ways the design team thought 100 years in the future for the buildings' use, energy ne
Steve Betts talks with Jessica about creating a forever building with the Helios Education site in Phoenix. Hear about the innovative ways the design team thought 100 years in the future for the buildings' use, ene
Town Manager Terry Hinton in Duncan, Arizona talks about managing a small Town and what goes into being a man of many hats in rural Towns and how all the amazing goals he has achieved in 3 short years!
Jessica talks about the recent 2026 National Planning Conference in Detroit, Michigan and what ideas and discussions she is bringing back to use in AZ.
Jessica does a download of the recent Arizona Association of Economic Development (AAED) Spring Conference iin Tucson, AZ. Hear about the great sessions, the first teaming conference with RVi and how she handles a very a
Why are architect’s so sensitive? We’ve got Ben Ayers and Dane Astle, both Arizona Architects who tell us about why they are the way they are in this entertaining episode. They will tell us what creates good looking proj
Amy Weidman with Harvard Investments joins the podcast to talk about thier development projects moving forward as well a thier massive new development in the west valley, Rio 1900 "Soltstice". Hear about why and how this
Jessica quickly downloads all the sessions and takeaways from the Baltimore ULI Housing Opportunity Conference in March. Hear about great ideas, tools, upcoming housing opportunities, and what we can take from the past.
Carolyn Oberholzer of Bergin, Frakes, Smalley & Oberholtzer and Lindsay Schube of Gammage and Burnham join the podcast to talk about what it's like to be a zoning attorney and what even is a zoning attorney. Learn what m
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods and City of Phoenix Planning Director Josh Bednarek join the Upfront Planning podcast to talk about the big housing issue and what needs to be done locally, at the state and federal level to get h
ULI Arizona Trends Day 2026 recap with Angie Grendahl, MRED. Hear about the sessions, the take aways and what it was like working on the team to put this huge one day event together gathering over 1,100 professionals fro
Santiago Fajardo discusses some of the ins and outs of buying properties and investments internationally. Hear how deals get cash deals done and the crazy stories that go with buying international.
Maggie Soffel from Arizona State University and Enrique Bojorquez-Gaxiola from the City of Phoenix continue to discuss Rio Reimagined in greater detail, following the recent report that the City of Phoenix has been worki
Maggie Soffel from Arizona State University talks about Rio Reimagined. A multi-jurisdictional river project spanning 55 miles along the Rio Salado and Gila Rivers in Arizona, traversing 6 cities and 2 Native American co
Tom Bilsten tells us the importance of being agile and faster than a dog with some amusing stories in public outreach. Tom is a well respected community outreach expert and a lifelong community builder who sat with us to
Jackie Guthrie, AICP, one of the first professional planners Jessica met in her career reminisces about the fun and crazy projects she worked on over the long career as a land planner working on private sector projects l
Culdesac is an innovative carless community in Tempe, AZ. Tempe Development Director Ryan Levesque, AICP talks about how it came to be and what the City needed to do to make it a reality for the entitlements and thinking
Laney Corey and Lucas Jensen join the podcast to talk about building their planning careers and making connections in planning. Hear where their careers have led them and how they have been so successful at growing their
Hannah Whitwer from The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Joe Cable, PE from Bowman Consulting and an active church member within the Church of Latter-Day Saints joins us to talk about the ways nonprofits are trying to
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