Claire Cormier Thielke, Managing Director - Hines Asia Pacific, Board Director at Zillow

For our third episode, Claire Thielke joins us from Hong Kong, where she is based, having just completed 21 days of quarantine after a visit to the US. Claire shares how her path into a global career in real estate development started with an interest as a kid in throwing on her roller blades or running shoes and checking out all the houses in her Houston neighborhood. And, we should mention, Claire’s not just an average runner. She went on to become the captain of the varsity track team at Stanford, while completing three degrees (undergrad, masters, and engineering degree), and training for the Olympics as part of Team USA Track & Field. It’s no surprise to learn, then, that she’s got tips to share on the mental attitude and approach to quarantine. Claire has built her career with experience in Russia, Poland, Brazil and all over Asia, especially China. She teaches a class at Stanford on the intersection of technology, urban planning, and institutional real estate investment. We asked Claire about all the current tech buzz about Miami. She zooms out to put this in the context of the history of population migrations in the US, and how Covid is creating opportunities to rethink community and coliving. Each week, we wrap up with a Shoutout to people who’ve inspired and helped us along the way. This episode, Claire shares how impressed she is by a young architect in Shenzhen and April called out Madhuri Kommareddi, Director of Workforce Development in the Office of the Governor of New York. The #ANGELS Pod brings you conversations about the latest tech trends with the people inventing and shaping them in Silicon Valley and beyond. Hosted by the co-founders of #ANGELS, an investment collective: Jessica Verrilli, April Underwood, Jana Messerschmidt, Chloe Sladden, Katie Stanton, and Vijaya Gadde. We cover personal stories about breaking into tech and scaling up, and inside looks at the most interesting startups, from the people building them. This podcast is just getting started and we’d love your feedback. You can reach us on Twitter @HashtagAngels and thanks in advance for listening! The #ANGELS Podcast is a production of Haitch Industries. Our theme music is by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music. The episode was produced and edited by Matt Herrero.