Upfront Planning Podcast

By Jessica Sarkissian

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Join the dynamic conversations in the Upfront Planning Podcast as the owner of Upfront Planning, a renowned land planning and entitlement consulting firm based in Arizona, delve into the captivating world of development. Be prepared for lively discussions, unique perspectives, and intriguing experiences shared by the hosts and occasional guest experts. With each episode, we explore a wide range of topics within the development field, touching on everything from the latest trends to the intersection of politics. But it doesn't stop there! Our casual and engaging format extends to water cooler discussions, mind-boggling work-life experiences, and thought-provoking moments that will leave you saying 'OMG, can you believe this?' Tune in for a fun and entertaining podcast that will take you on an immersive journey through the fascinating realms of development. From the weekly topic to unexpected detours, the Upfront Planning Podcast delivers insightful content that keeps you hooked. Follow us now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your shows!

Episode Date
Ep. 143 - Running a small Town like Duncan, Arizona
May 14, 2026
Ep. 142 - Detroit National Planning Conference
May 07, 2026
Ep. 141 - AAED 2026 Spring Conference Download
Apr 23, 2026
Ep. 140 - Oh Those Sensitive Architects
Apr 16, 2026
Ep 139: Master Planning is BACK!
Apr 08, 2026
Ep 138: 2026 ULI Housing Opportunity Conference Debrief
Apr 01, 2026
Ep 6. - Lawyering Up with Zoning
Mar 25, 2026
Ep 8. - Hey, I live in an apartment!
Mar 18, 2026
Ep 137: Trends Day 2026
Mar 11, 2026
Ep 136: Buying International and the Risk that goes with it
Mar 04, 2026
Ep 135: PART 2: Rio PHX Project
Feb 24, 2026
Ep 134: PART 1: Rio Reimagined
Feb 18, 2026
Ep 133: Agility Training with Tom Bilsten
Feb 11, 2026
Ep 132: The People Who Plan: Jackie Guthrie, AICP
Feb 04, 2026
Ep 131: How do you entitle a project like Culdesac?
Jan 27, 2026
Ep 130: Young Planners taking the lead!
Jan 21, 2026
Ep. 25 Rerelease - Always Thankful For People Like Hannah and Joe
Jan 06, 2026
Ep. 11 Rerelease - Occasionally Accused of Murder
Dec 30, 2025
Ep. 129: Former National APA President Kurt Christiansen, FAICP
Dec 23, 2025
Episode 6 Rerelease - Lawyering Up with Zoning
Dec 17, 2025
Ep 128: Arizona HB 2721, 2720, 2297 And Others In A Nutshell
Dec 10, 2025
Ep 127: Supervisor to the Rescue!
Nov 25, 2025
Ep. 126 - Finding Excitement in Development
Nov 14, 2025
Ep 125: The New NAIOP
Nov 07, 2025
Ep 124: A Very Haunted Episode at the Vulture Mine
Oct 31, 2025
Ep 123: AI forcasting the future workforce
Oct 24, 2025
Ep 122: Planning Hot Takes
Oct 17, 2025
Ep 121: Jenn Daniels talks Civic Craft
Oct 10, 2025
Ep 120: The Future of Design Projects
Oct 06, 2025
Ep 119: Creating Public Art
Sep 26, 2025
Ep 118: Destination Experiences
Sep 19, 2025
Ep 117: Fast and Funny the Game Recording
Sep 12, 2025
Ep 116: The Infill Housing Conundrum
Sep 05, 2025
Ep 115: 2025 League of Arizona Cities and Towns Interviews
Aug 29, 2025
Ep 114: Rural Policy Forum Debrief
Aug 22, 2025
Ep 113: The impact of housing on schools.
Aug 15, 2025
Ep 112: Steve Betts and Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Aug 08, 2025
Ep 111: Texas Coastal Planning and Hurricane Recovery
Aug 01, 2025
Ep 110: The People Who Plan: Linda Morales, AICP
Jul 25, 2025
Ep 109: What I've learned as a Planner
Jul 18, 2025
Ep 108: How to "Dream and Scheme" Techniques to move the needle on Affordable Housing
Jul 11, 2025
Ep 107: Its Hot in Here!
Jul 03, 2025
Ep 106: The Business of Cannabis
Jun 27, 2025
Ep 105: What IS a City Leadership Class Anyway!?
Jun 20, 2025
Ep 104: The People Who Plan: Rina Rien
Jun 13, 2025
Ep 103: Planning in another State, How do you do that!?
Jun 06, 2025
Ep 102: Historic Preservation 101
May 30, 2025
Ep 101: Lennar 2.0
May 27, 2025
Ep 100: SERIOUSLY?! No Way its 100!!
May 16, 2025
Ep 99: The People Who Plan: Celeste Werner, FAICP
May 09, 2025
Ep 98: Golf, Bowling and Business Develpment
May 02, 2025
Ep 97: What it's like to be a planner in New Jersey
Apr 25, 2025
Ep 96: Corey Woods talks Housing, Food and Vinyl
Apr 18, 2025
Ep 95: Build to Rent Debrief with Jason Jarvis
Apr 11, 2025
Ep 94: How to build a team
Apr 04, 2025
Ep. 93: What is an ASU Innovation Zone!?
Mar 21, 2025
Ep 92: ULI Housing Conference Recap
Mar 14, 2025
Ep. 91: ULI AZ 2025 Trends Day Recap!
Mar 07, 2025
Ep. 90: Legislative Rumors for the 2025 Session
Feb 28, 2025
Ep. 89: What it takes to Own a Historic Home
Feb 21, 2025
Ep 88: The People Who Plan: Peggy Fiandaca
Feb 14, 2025
Ep 87: The People Who Plan: Tom Ellsworth
Feb 07, 2025
Ep 86: An Upfront Where are they Now Episode
Feb 03, 2025
Ep 85: What's Next?
Jan 24, 2025
Ep 84: Tribal Planing with 4th World Design Group
Jan 17, 2025
Ep 83: AI and Economic Development
Jan 10, 2025
Ep 82: Land Donations are Our Bag Baby!
Jan 03, 2025
Ep 81: The Next Mayor of Mesa!
Dec 27, 2024
Ep 80: Merry Interns and to all a great 2025!
Dec 20, 2024
Ep 79: What, are you like not a local!?
Dec 13, 2024
Ep 78: Building a new Type of Home
Dec 06, 2024
Ep 77: City Ties
Nov 29, 2024
Ep 76: AAED Seesion: Community Outreach and All Things Painful
Nov 22, 2024
Ep 75: What Happens Now? After the 2024 General
Nov 15, 2024
Ep 74: Are you a Development Fortune Teller!?
Nov 08, 2024
Ep 73: But does it pencil?
Nov 01, 2024
Ep 72: Pinal Airpark and the CIA
Oct 25, 2024
Ep 71: Election 2024 Tell me whats on it!
Oct 18, 2024
Ep 70: All The Things Home with Melissa
Oct 11, 2024
Ep 69: Fast and Funny Session
Oct 04, 2024
Ep 68: AZAPA 2024 Conference Recap
Sep 27, 2024
Ep 67: Are All Surveyors Cowboys?
Sep 20, 2024
Ep: 66: Degrees in Planning
Sep 13, 2024
Ep 65: AZ League of Cities and Towns 2024 Conference Recal with Mayor Peterson
Sep 06, 2024
Ep 64: Ladies Leading in Development
Aug 30, 2024
Ep 63: New Housing Laws in AZ
Aug 23, 2024
Ep 62: The Once and Potential Future Mayor
Aug 16, 2024
Ep 61: Hostage Negotiations
Aug 07, 2024
Ep 60: Mayor John Giles
Jul 30, 2024
Ep 59: A Lasting Legacy in Mesa
Jul 23, 2024
Ep 58: Upfront Business Owner Therapy
Jul 12, 2024
Ep 57: What does it Cost to Build That!?
Jul 05, 2024
Ep 56: Shit That Happened This Week #2
Jun 28, 2024
Ep 55: What exactly is a Plannning Booty Call?
Jun 21, 2024
Ep 54: Shit That Happened This Week
Jun 14, 2024
Ep 53: Companies Giving Back
Jun 07, 2024
Ep 52: Downtown Mesa: Making a historic vibrant downtown
May 31, 2024
Ep 51: Partnering for the the future of the field
May 24, 2024
Ep 50: AAED Conference Recap
May 17, 2024
Ep 49: Running a County Bigger Than 3 States!
May 10, 2024
Ep 48: Early Life as a Planner
May 03, 2024
Ep 47: Arizona is not Colorado
Apr 25, 2024
Ep. 46: AZ WPG Leading Ladies Discussion
Apr 19, 2024
Ep 45: Community Partnerships in Development
Apr 12, 2024
Ep 44: Arizona HB 2570 Aftermath
Apr 05, 2024
Ep 43: State Trust Land
Mar 29, 2024
Ep 42: Read the Code!
Mar 22, 2024
Ep 41: AZ Trends Day Recap
Mar 15, 2024
Ep 40: Planning Directors Assemble!
Mar 08, 2024
Ep 39: So, what do you do here?
Mar 01, 2024
Ep 38: Architects Make The Site Work
Feb 23, 2024
Ep. 37: Mother Daughter Planning
Feb 16, 2024
Ep. 36: APS will Keep the lights on for you
Feb 09, 2024
Ep 35: The Mesa 2050 General Plan
Feb 02, 2024
Ep 34: Upfront Planning Anniversary Celebration Part 2
Jan 26, 2024
Ep 33: Upfront Planning Anniversary Celebration Part 1
Jan 22, 2024
Ep 32: No, I won’t Design Your backyard!
Jan 12, 2024
Ep 31: Arizona is Open for Business in 2024!
Jan 05, 2024
Ep 30: Landscape Architects Save Projects
Dec 29, 2023
Ep 29: HOLIDAY PARTIES!
Dec 20, 2023
Ep. 28 - Surprise, you’re on camera!
Dec 15, 2023
Ep. 27 - Pinal County’s own Jimmy Buffett
Dec 08, 2023
Ep. 26 - “I do not think that word means what you think it means”
Dec 01, 2023
Ep. 25 - I’m thankful for people like Hannah and Joe
Nov 22, 2023
Ep. 24 - Character Counts in Planning and Life
Nov 17, 2023
Ep. 23 - Explain Drainage to me like I’m a 5-year-old
Nov 10, 2023
Ep. 22 - Building up the next Generation of Planners with Mentoring
Nov 03, 2023
Ep. 21 - Water is Flowing in Arizona
Oct 27, 2023
Ep. 20 - AZ Legislative Update with Cole and Ryan
Oct 20, 2023
Ep. 19 - Actual Land Planning with Tricia and Amanda
Oct 13, 2023
Ep. 18 - Policy vs. Code Planning (Terri and Sandy)
Oct 06, 2023
Ep. 17 - AZ State Planning Conference Recap!
Sep 29, 2023
Ep. 16 - Moving Forward with Airport Planning
Sep 22, 2023
Ep. 15 - AZ League of Cities and Towns Conference Recap!
Sep 15, 2023
Ep. 14 - Commercial Market Ins and Outs for 2023/2024
Sep 08, 2023
Ep. 13 - SRP Works in Arizona
Sep 01, 2023
Ep 12. - What it’s like to Run for Public Office
Aug 25, 2023
Ep 11. - Occasionally Accused of Murder
Aug 18, 2023
Ep 10. - Back to School Special with Deanna and Genessee
Aug 11, 2023
Ep 9. - Why are you so Sensitive?
Aug 04, 2023
Ep 8. - Hey, I live in an apartment!
Jul 28, 2023
Ep 7. - New Land Planner Bootcamp
Jul 25, 2023
Ep 6. - Lawyering Up with Zoning
Jul 18, 2023
Ep 5. - From Then to Now, How Phoenix is a Development Leader
Jul 11, 2023
Ep 4. - An Upfront Water Discussion with Grady & Cheryl
Jul 04, 2023
Ep 3. - Rising from 2008 with Sherri & Troy
Jun 27, 2023
Ep 2. - Evolving with Heather & Amy
Jun 20, 2023
Ep 1. - Upfront Introductions
Jun 20, 2023
Welcome to Upfront Planning Podcast
Jun 19, 2023