Urban Planning and Civil Service Careers (with Marc Wigder, JD MBA) | Ep. 18

About this episode

Marc Wigder discusses his career transition from real estate attorney to city councilman and the importance of an MBA in understanding business mechanics.

Marc Wigder, JD MBA , joins Larry Port to discuss his evolution from a real estate attorney to a business owner and Boca Raton City Councilman. Marc explains how a legal background provides a foundation for understanding business mechanics, yet why he chose to return to school for an MBA to master finance and marketing. He details the day-to-day reality of city management, which involves complex tasks ranging from seawall reconstruction to railroad logistics. Listeners will learn about the "organic" nature of career pivots and discover high-demand, overlooked roles in the public sector, such as surveying and civil engineering. ㅤ 👤 Guest Bio Marc Wigder, JD MBA , is a City Councilman for the City of Boca Raton and Chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA). He is the founder of Greenhouse Property Company, which focuses on sustainable commercial real estate, and co-founder of GreenSmith Builders. Additionally, Marc serves as an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He holds a JD from New York Law School and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. ㅤ 📌 What We Cover Moving from a straight-line legal career to a series of pivots in…

People in this episode

Host: Larry Port

Guest: Marc Wigder

Topics covered

• urban planning
• civil service careers
• career pivots
• business law
• public sector roles

Keywords

• urban planning
• civil service
• career pivots
• business law
• MBA
• public sector
• real estate
• city management
• finance
• marketing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greenhouse Property Company, GreenSmith Builders, Florida Atlantic University, New York Law School, Yale School of Management

Places: Boca Raton, Boca Raton City Council

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