REI170: Transforming Spaces w/ Antonia Botero

<p>Patrick Donley chats with Antonia Botero, who owns The MADDPROJECT, a boutique real estate project management and consulting firm. She talks about her fascinating journey from Columbia to the U.S., how a robotics club taught her many important life and entrepreneurial lessons, what her journey in academia was like, and much more!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>02:26 - What it was like growing up in a real estate family in Columbia.</p><p>08:20 - Why robotics played such an important part in her life.</p><p>27:17 - How her journey in academia shaped her.</p><p>35:22 - Why she wanted to get out into the field and learn construction hands-on.</p><p>45:04 -What repositioning a New York office building into luxury apartments was like.</p><p>49:14 - How she started her company, MADDPROJECT, and what they focus on.</p><p>01:20:00 - How the art of asking is a key skill to develop.</p><p>01:24:46 - What it’s been like designing and building her own mountain ski home in Park City.</p><p>And much, much more!</p><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Robert’s book <a href="https://amzn.to/3rBREBQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Everything Guide to House Hacking</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Art-of-Asking-audiobook/dp/B00OQS7GVS?crid=35TLTBD0AMSZJ&amp;keywords=art+of+asking&amp;qid=1677080878&amp;sprefix=art+of+asking%2Caps%2C119&amp;sr=8-4&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=a3e8fd78e70a6d3fe50b4ec9ebe80a71&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Art of Asking</strong></a><strong> </strong>by Amanda Palmer.</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612681123?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1674509880&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=tipnetwork-20&amp;linkId=