Wednesday, August 26, 2015

CEO of DRW Life Skills Institute increasingly popular media Interview

KISSIMMEE, Fla. --- Dr. Wanda Bonet-Gascot, Ph.D., CEO of the DRW Life Skills Institute in Kissimmee, is becoming an increasingly active media consultant and interview subject on the topic of emotional intelligence and how increasing EI skills promotes happiness, well-being and self-confidence.

Appearing as “Dr. W,” Dr. Bonet-Gascot has recently appeared on Telemundo Orlando’s Orlando Avanza, Mira TV, Mundo Fox Orlando, Contigo Cada MaƱana, Florida Exclusivo, La Voz and Conversando television and radio programs, and in the pages of Osceola's Woman Newspaper, Nosotras Magazine, El Coqui Newspaper and the UCF College of Medicine SPs e-newsletter.

“This media tour has been mainly focused on Spanish language channels and programs due to the increase of the Spanish-speaking community in Central Florida. I’m looking forward to expand the tour to the English and Brazilian community in 2016 offering opportunities to learn about the importance of emotional intelligence,” Dr. Bonet-Gascot said.

The DRW Life Skills Institute provides a safe and confidential environment to discover, learn and practice Emotional Intelligence with coaching, consulting, seminars, workshops and certifications.

Winter Springs CEO Appointed Technology Judge at Global Trillion-Dollar CTIA 2015 Wireless Industry Convention Sept. 9-11

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla.  -- Bill Stueber, founder of Wireless Assets Holdings LLC in Winter Springs, has been appointed as a Technology Judge at the CTIA Super Mobility 2015 wireless industry convention in Las Vegas September 9-11.

It’s the third straight year that Stueber, a 33-year veteran of the wireless industry, has been invited as a technology judge for the CTIA award program.

Super Mobility 2015 is the world’s largest trade convention for mobile, wireless and smart phone technology companies. The highly-competitive technology and innovation judging takes place across 18 different categories this year.

“CTIA is expecting more than 40,000 delegates from all over the world, including every major player from an industry that is rapidly changing the world,” Stueber explained.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is a scheduled keynote speaker at the event, along with Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, Glenn Lurie, CEO of AT&T Mobility, and Verizon Executive Vice President Marni Walden.

Wireless Assets, is a technology company that has developed a unique, highly-intuitive research metrics “dashboard” platform that allows institutional investors to experience complex analytics in a fraction of the typical time necessary to assimilate large amounts of data. The comprehensive, but simplified, view provides the company’s clients greater insight and a decidedly competitive edge. 

Wireless Assets is the spun-off technology arm of Telecom Partners Group, a 13-year old telecommunications industry research group headquartered on Wall Street.

Rafael Caamano, associate director of the UCF Business Incubation program said Stueber ranks as one of the world’s leading experts in wireless industry technology.

“This appointment is a huge honor for Wireless Assets and the UCF Business Incubation Program, and big news for economic development in Winter Springs,” Caamano said.

Wireless Assets, with offices in New York, is a client of the UCF Business Incubator’s Soft Landing Program in Winter Springs.

Berkadia Closes on 332 Apartment Units in Birmingham for $14,110,000

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Berkadia, one of the nation’s largest and most active multifamily investment banking and research companies, recently completed the sale of the Devonshire Place and Sun Valley Apartments, a 332-unit multifamily property for $14,110,000 or $42,500 per unit.

David Oakley, managing director and Josh Jacobs, investment sales associate in Berkadia’s Alabama regional office negotiated the sale representing the New York-based seller of the apartments located at 2349 8th St. NW in Birmingham’s northwest corridor near Pinson and Center Point submarkets.

Built in 1971 and 1974, Devonshire Place and Sun Valley is a garden-style, two- and three-story community situated on approximately 19.76 acres of land with a density of 16.60 units per acre and an average unit size of 1,043 square feet.  

The property houses a total of 346,260 square feet, offering a well-balanced unit mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 500 to 1,560 square feet.

The buyer was New York-based Devonshire Apartments AL, LLC. 

NAI Realvest Negotiates $3,900,000 Sale of Winter Park Infill Industrial Facility

WINTER PARK, Fla. – NAI Realvest recently negotiated the $3,900,000 sale leaseback of the Accord Industries facility located at 4001 N. Forsyth Rd. in Winter Park.

The NAI Realvest team of Drew Saphos, CCIM, Chairman George Livingston, and Principal Christie Alexander negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller, Accord Industries, LLC.

The 23.84 acre sale includes a partial long-term leaseback of the infill industrial site to Accord Industries, a privately held U.S. owned and operated manufacturer of extruded PVC pipe. Accord Industries will continue its operations at the Winter Park location.

The buyer is Winter Park-based Forsyth Commerce Center, LLC, who was represented by KR Properties of Central Florida.