Navigating Capital Markets with Jeffrey Zomback

I think that a lot of people have figured out how to work from home or work remotely or maybe aren't going to go into the office five days a week anymore. Maybe three days or two days or zero. I think a lot of companies may downsize their office space in big cities as a result. It's going to be a challenge to real estate companies as to how to handle their vacancies. Or do they. Do they convert from office space to maybe residential? I don't know. It's hard to say what's going to happen, but I think that a lot of real estate companies are going to be hurting, at least for the short term because of COVID But I believe that in the long term, I think real estate is always a great investment. And I think that the good real estate companies are going to figure out maybe there will be more mergers or acquisitions between companies as a result. A lot of companies that don't think they can make it may sell some of their strongest assets for cash to get them through a certain period. So you're going to see a lot of properties potentially being sold to larger real estate firms. I consider myself a builder. I love the treasury function. I'm passionate about it. I'm looking for a really dynamic challenge. A company that, in any sector really, that's looking to grow, but realizes that it really needs a good treasurer and an infrastructure in order to allow for that growth. Someone that is going to be the head of the corporate finance function, that's going to understand the need to manage risk and the liquidity of the company, but be part of the senior team. And that's really what I'm looking for, is that kind of a strategic role at a company that's looking to grow. I spent a number of taking a number of trips to my alma mater, Binghamton University. I work with the business students. I work with the dean of the business school. I join a networking event every year where we. We work with students on the concept of networking, building out their network. It's a lot of career education. You know, there's accounting majors who want to go into a different field. I usually go up there and spend an extra day on my own. And I work with students on their resumes, on interviewing skills and, you know, just talk to them about, you know, what to expect in the professional environment. A lot of them don't really have that experience. They've only been in a classroom. So that sort of leads to how I work with people in my. That I supervise and try to really, you know, patiently explain to them what. What their job is, what their responsibilities are, and to be a really good communicator. I think that most good managers at any level are good communicators.