The Real Estate Manager

In our occasional series of professions that Schoser are pursuing we have come across a description of John Schoser's current job. As we could not have expressed it in more accurate terms, we copy the precise description from the NAIOP website i.e. the site of the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

John Schoser is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, responsible for 3.8 million square feet of office, retail, raw land and industrial space as well as oversight of 21K apartment units and 285 hotel rooms across the US, Brazil and Canada valued at over $6.5B. His clients have included major foreign investors, domestic corporate and state pension funds, as well as insurance companies. John has directed over $1 billion in asset sales; including purchase money financing/ underwriting John’s current role includes the evaluations of investment opportunities, supporting major investment activities, such as portfolio level acquisitions, dispositions, development, joint venture and entity level underwriting. In addition John is responsible for the preparation of financial and valuation models and focusing on increasing the value by implementing distinct asset management strategies, including creative leasing and operational efficiencies. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in November 2003, John worked with Lend Lease predecessor (Equitable Real Estate) since 1987. He spent time in Denver , Chicago, Atlanta and New York. John is a member of NAIOP and The Appraisal Institute. He received an MBA from Loyola University, and a BS, BA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Denver. 

The outside hitter

Like most sports, volleyball has developed its own jargon. There are for example different terms describing how the ball is served: underhand, topspin, jump serve or float. Attacking techniques have funny names such as 'dip/dink/tip/cheat/dump', 'tool/wipe/block-abuse' or 'line and cross-court shot'.
It does not get much easier when it comes to player specialisation.  There are setters, liberos and various types of hitters such as middle hitters, outside hitters and opposite hitters. The outside hitter is considered the most important attacker who gets the most sets from his/her teammates in order to drive the ball over into the opponent's court.

Daria Schoser plays the position of outside hitter ('Diagonal') in the volleyball team of TVA Hürth. She joined the club in 2017 after having played previously for teams in Cologne and Münster. While Daria at first obtained a place in the team as maternity replacement her team mates have now quickly considered her irreplaceable. According to the team's website, they appreciate Daria's powerful attacks as much as her cheerful nature both during and after the matches.