From Civil Engineer to CRE Student with Josh Lau

Adventures in CRE Audio Series

English - May 21, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 61.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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Commercial real estate professionals come from all backgrounds and all walks of life. Some start with the family business as a kid. Others study real estate in college and begin their career in the industry. But a large share of commercial real estate professionals start their careers in other fields, only to transition into real estate at some point in their career.

In this week's episode of the A.CRE Audio Series, Sam welcomes Accelerator graduate and Masters in Real Estate candidate Joshua Lau. Josh is a career changer, having started his career in civil engineering only to discover a passion for the business side of real estate several years in. Josh also brings an international perspective, having studied and worked in Canada, Singapore, and the United States.

Josh is currently finishing his first year of a two-year Masters Degree in Real Estate from the Baker Program in Real Estate at Cornell University. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours, Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto. Between and undergrad and grad, school he worked in Civil Engineering, estimating, and project management at firms in Singapore and Toronto.