New York Chapter: BDPros

BDpros Education Committee Meeting
2024-09-23 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-10-07 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-10-21 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-11-04 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-11-18 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-12-02 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-12-16 14:00 - 14:45, 2024-12-30 14:00 - 14:45 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | Virtual
The IBDPros Education Committee meets every 2 weeks.
For more information on Education Committee, please reach out directly to our team:
BDPros Education Committe Co-Chairs
Marvin Diaz Jr.
Email: marvin@singletakecreative.com
Warren C. Hershkowitz
Email: warren@squarefootadvisors.com

BDpros Membership Committee Meeting
2024-10-01 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-15 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-29 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-11-12 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-11-26 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-10 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-24 11:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-07 11:00 - 11:30 and 1 more date | Virtual
The IBDPros Membership Committee meets every 2 weeks.
For more information on Membership Committee, please reach out directly to our team:
BDPros Membership Committe Chair
Kevin Zalewski
Email: kevin.zalewski@yahoo.com

BDpros Advisory Board Meeting
2024-10-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-12-11 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
The BDPros Advisory Board meets monthly.
For more information on BDpros, please reach out directly to info@ibdp.org or reach out to our membership chair Kevin Zalewski at kevin.zalewski@yahoo.com

BDPros Members Only Lunch Series with BD Leader Michael Aisner, RXR, SVP - Head of Property Management & ESG.
2024-10-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Shawmut Design and Construction, Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, United States
BDPros Lunch Series with BD Leaders
Wednesday, October 16th, 202412:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Shawmut Design and Construction
488 Madison Ave 10th FloorNew York, NY 10022
We are excited to welcome you to our bi-monthly BDPros “Lunch with a Business Development Leader”. This series connects motivated and success-driven BD professionals, at all levels with accomplished Business Development leaders. The small intimate group will allow the participants to connect and grow through storytelling and a Q&A session in an inclusive and relaxing atmosphere over lunch.
Guest Speaker: Michael Aisner, RXR, SVP – Head of Property Management & ESG.
Mr. Aisner brings more than two decades of institutional real estate experience across the New York City market and Tri-State region, overseeing RXR’s 20 million square foot Class A commercial portfolio. He leads a team of 200 people, committed to state-of-the-art environments, operational best practices, capital improvements, budget optimization, and tenant satisfaction, benefitting work-place efficiencies and customer engagement for the 45,000 people occupying RXR’s commercial properties each day.
Mr. Aisner also leads RXR’s Corporate and Portfolio ESG strategy and policy implementation, driving asset operational performance, energy efficiencies, legislative compliance, and DEI commitment across relevant colleague and service provider bases. His leadership and efforts have effectuated 17 million square feet in LEED Certification, and 23 WELL Health and Safety Certified buildings, and a five-star GRESB rating for the commercial portfolio.
Mr. Aisner was an integral leader within RXR’s industry-leading and nationally recognized COVID-19 task force, garnering media attention from the Wall Street Journal, and major television news networks for exemplary practices, site safety measures, and integration of technologies and communications services for RXR’s customers. He has also created the RXR Property Management Certificate Program, currently in its second year, serving as an integral learning, quality assurance, and management development tool for RXR’s large operations team.
Prior to joining RXR in 2010, Mr. Aisner was at Jones Lang LaSalle for 5 years.
Over his career, Mr. Aisner has received both a BOMA award for Property Manager of the Year and a REBNY award for Portfolio Manager of the Year. He is a is a Principal member with BOMA NY, Chair of the Commercial Management Council at REBNY, and an adjunct professor taught classes at NYU, Fordham, and BOMA.
Michael’s philanthropic efforts include the Torch Foundation’s Board of Governors for over 10 years, where he has served as the golf committee chair and helped to identify and distribute funds to both individual families in need and to organizations that lose social impact funding due to budget constraints. Over the years he has been honored by Encourage Kids and St. Christopher’s for his charitable work.
Michael earned a BS degree from the Binghamton University School of Management, and MBA from Fordham University, and holds RPA and LEED AP Certifications. Michael has been married to Erica Aisner for 19 years and they have three children, Mollie, Samantha and Andrew; all residing in New Rochelle. He is a former triathlete who loves to ski, play golf, cook (eat), and his recent hobby has been home brewing kombucha.
Seats are limited to BDPros members only, so secure your spot today!
Interested in becoming a member? Follow this link to learn more.
Sponsor

BD Networking Breakfast October 23rd
2024-10-23 08:30 - 10:30 | Humanscale, 6th Avenue, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Our monthly breakfast is an opportunity to bring BDPros members, colleagues, clients, and other BD professionals together in order to foster a greater sense of community, make connections, and learn more about NYC’s business development professionals.

Location
HumanScale Showroom
1114 Avenue of the Americas
15th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Agenda

Check-in and Breakfast
Networking and Mingling
Group Announcements and Welcome Address by BDPros Board Member
Breakout into Coffee Chats
Close-out

Member Tickets – $15 and Non-Member Tickets – $30

Project Management with Business Development Insights
2024-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Civic Hall, East 14th Street, New York, New York, 10003, United States
Project Management with Business Development Insights
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
6:00PM to 8:00PM
Civic Hall
124 E 14th St,
New York, NY 10003
Join us for a transformative evening of knowledge sharing and networking at our panel discussion, ‘Project Management with Business Development Insights.’
This premier event aims to unveil critical insights into effective project management across various industries.
Moderator:

Alexandra Liz, Vice President, Corporate Real Estate and Workplace at Blackstone

Our Panelists:

Frank Alvarado, Senior Managing Director at CBRE
Tracy Tyner, National Relocation Project Management Lead at JLL
Andy Robertson, Senior Director at Gardiner & Theobald Inc
Stephanie Cesario, Founder at SCCS Group, Project Management and Construction Advisory

Agenda:

Check-in
Welcome Address and Introduction
Panelist Introductions and Opening Remarks
Panel Discussion
Interactive Q&A
Closing Remarks and Future Directions

OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:

Royal Concrete and Masonry Corp. Gradiant Services

Interested in becoming a member? Follow this link to learn more.

BD Networking Breakfast November 20th
2024-11-20 08:30 - 10:30 | Gibson Interior Products, 1239 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, New York, 10001
Guests are welcome!
Our monthly breakfast is an opportunity to bring BDPros members, colleagues, clients, and other BD professionals together in order to foster a greater sense of community, make connections, and learn more about NYC’s business development professionals.

Location
Gibson Interior Products
1239 Broadway
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001

Agenda

Check-in and Breakfast
Networking and Mingling
Group Announcements and Welcome Address by BDPros Board Member
Breakout into Coffee Chats
Close-out

Member Tickets – $15 and Non-Member Tickets – $30

BDPros Winter Social 2024 – A BD Gives Event
2024-12-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Mustang Harry’s, 352 7th Ave, New York, NY, 10001, United States
BDPros Winter Social supporting Teddy Bears on Call
Come join us for our annual Holiday Social at Mustang Harry’s on Seventh Avenue. Our BDPros Community is excited to once again support and raise money for Teddy Bears on Call, a charitable program offered to donate soft cuddly teddy bears to hospital emergency departments to help staff provide a sense of comfort and security to their traumatized and distraught pediatric patients.
This will be a night of enjoyment, celebration, and gratitude for another successful year for our members and all the NYC Business Development professional community.
Ticket prices include food. Beverages can be bought at the bar.
$75 for members, $125 for non-members. Please log in here.
Teddy Bears On Call℠ (TBOC) is a charitable program offered to hospitals by Teddy Bears On Call, Inc., a volunteer not-for-profit charitable corporation. TBOC is made up of impassioned like minded volunteers driven to alleviating the fear and distress experienced by traumatized children receiving emergency medical treatment. To know more about the organization please click here.
Donate to Teddy Bears on Call

OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR:

Brooklyn Elevator Inc.

BD Networking Breakfast December 18th
2024-12-18 08:30 - 10:30 | HOK Showroom, 5 Bryant Park 1065 Avenue of the Americas | 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10018, United States
Guest are welcome!
Our monthly breakfast is an opportunity to bring BDPros members, colleagues, clients, and other BD professionals together in order to foster a greater sense of community, make connections, and learn more about NYC’s business development professionals.

Location
HOK Showroom
5 Bryant Park:
1065 Avenue of the Americas | 6th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Agenda

Check-in and Breakfast
Networking and Mingling
Group Announcements and Welcome Address by BDPros Board Member
Breakout into Coffee Chats
Close-out

Member Tickets – $15 and Non-Member Tickets – $30

BD Networking Breakfast January 22nd
2025-01-22 08:30 - 10:30 | Creative Office Resources, 16 Madison Square West, 6th Floor, New York, 10010, United States
Guests are welcome!
Our monthly breakfast is an opportunity to bring BDPros members, colleagues, clients, and other BD professionals together in order to foster a greater sense of community, make connections, and learn more about NYC’s business development professionals.

Location
Creative Office Resources
16 Madison Square West, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010, on the
(Corner of Broadway and 25th Street)

Agenda

Check-in and Breakfast
Networking and Mingling
Group Announcements and Welcome Address by BDPros Board Member
Breakout into Coffee Chats
Close-out

Member Tickets – $15 and Non-Member Tickets – $30
