In this first episode of the"Real Estate: 20/20 Vision" podcast, John Hitchcox, founder and chairman of YOO Group, shares his journey in real estate with Guy Westlake, founder of Lavanda.

John is one of the residential industry's most influential and respected entrepreneurs. He founded YOO in 1999, and alongside business partner Philippe Starck (the celebrated designer) built the company into one of the world’s leading placemaking and design brands. Today, YOO is the world's largest non-hotel residential brand operating across 36 countries globally. By combining design, architecture, development, investment, marketing and branding, John Hitchcox and YOO are the driving force behind some of the world's most innovative and creative residential and hotel developments.

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