I am thrilled to share the 300th episode of #thePOZcast with my most prominent guest ever, my wife Ilona Posner! We filmed this live in a NYC studio so you can catch the video here:
Professionally, Ilona is a Partner at Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, specializing in Commercial Real Estate. We have been married for almost 14 years and have two beautiful children, Nina and Oliver.
We dig deep into her upbringing, how her parents influenced her, and what inspired her to enter Law. In the back half of the show, we unpack our relationship, how we met, how we raise our kids, and so much more deeply personal and meaningful talk that I hope will inspire others.
It only took 300 shows to have my wife on, but I felt that I needed to put in the reps to get to a point to have this open, honest, and candid conversation with the person closest to me. I truly hope you all enjoy it, and please LMK how you feel by leaving a review and rating, it goes a long way.
Thank you again for hanging with me for 300 episodes. I know your time is valuable, and it means the world to me that you spend it listening to me and my guests. Thank you!
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1:50 - 300th Guest "Ilona Babinsky Posner"
2:17 - Professional Introduction
3:17 - Ilona's Childhood/Background
4:02 - Early memories of the old world
4:55 - Ilona's Parents then and now
7:29 - First meetup with Ilona's Grandma
9:09 - The "Immigrant guilt"
10:48 - Ilona's Career Story
13:50 - Why did Ilona choose Commercial Real Estate
15:21 - Key learning from time at Silverman
17:40 - First sign of toxicity in a firm
19:11 - Thought process during the low time
21:22 - Parents' support
21:59 - Ilona's present best workplace
23:15 - Mismanagement of expectations
24:00 - Initiatives taken by Ilona at her workplace
25:46 - A new line - Business development
28:20 - Ilona's Promotion
29:30 - Parents' reaction to promotion news
30:43 - Ilona's New name for Equity
32:33 - Adam & Ilona's Love story
34:06 - First Sushi date
36:33 - How both clicked and made it exclusive
41:50 - Define values from the start
42:30 - First apartment - Early challenges
42:59 - The day Ilona and Adam moved in together
44:57 - Adam loves to Surprise
47:14 - Becoming parents
48:40 - Moving to the suburbs
49:39 - Difficult period - Lots of missed pregnancies
54:57 - Nina's Superpower
55:54 - Oliver is a Romeo
56:40 - What makes Adam and Ilona great parents?
59:17 - The hardest part of living with Adam
1:00:48 - The toughest part of living with Ilona
1:02:32 - Be intimate often
1:03:39 - Communicate Excessively
1:04:17 - Lifting each other up!
1:04:32 - Be honest, esp when it is hard
1:04:46 - Be a good leader and a follower
1:05:41 - Forgive mistakes fast
1:06:48 - Holding each other to a higher standard
1:07:21 - Make your marriage the highest priority
1:09:13 - Ilona's wish for Adam heading to 2024
1:11:08 - Adam's wish for Ilona
1:12:42 - The Single greatest piece of advice
1:13:30 - Ilona's North Star