but like the pandemic office is gone, maybe the leadership got rid of the economists too.

You may never be in the auto industry, but if you ever plan on building a team around yourself to reach your real estate goals, pay attention to the leadership lessons in this book.

Ive taken a lot of time to self education of life/business/leadership/investing/health, etc through reading a wide variety of books, listening to podcasts, and doing anything I can to learn as much as possible.

I don't think this will be overnight, and I think it was probably going to happen anyway as millennials take leadership roles in organizations, but the COVID-19 related restrictions may have accelerated that a bit. 

Masters degree in Business Management with Leadership emphasis.

For me I come from a point of servant leadership.

It helped me establish relationships that supported my investing aspirations and the leadership helped me along the way. 

Just like you shouldn't buy a stock until after you research and understand what they do, their leadership structure, and their performance (among other factors), you also shouldn't start in real estate investing without first understanding WHY real estate is a good fit for YOU personally, and how it aligns with your life/financial goals. 

I also think we have an opportunity with a change in leadership that is coming.

Leadership teams across the world are having these conversations.