Main image: Could city sophistication be seen as a badge of 'arrival' and access to an improved career and all that goes with accumulated income levels?
On the rise of the Eastern city & the Western suburb
Mike Staver explains the sociological factors influencing where people choose to live - and the impact of the unprecedented events of 2020…

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Mike Staver
Dean of LeadingRE Institute and leadership speaker, coach and author at
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World
Mike Staver has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a Masters in Counseling Psychology and is a Certified Speaking Professional. He has conducted industry-specific research on the traits that make leaders thrive and has had those findings built into a one of a kind national leadership certification. Some of Mike's work was ranked #1 by Training Magazine on their 2018 Training Top 125 list, which recognizes organizations with the most successful learning and development programs in the world.
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