Herb Weitzman: Lessons Learned, Lessons Shared, And Why I Work With Students Starting a real estate empire from scratch is harder these days, but the Weitzman leader says he wants to share his wisdom with the next generation. By Herb Weitzman Published in Commercial Real Estate April 8, 2021 10:00 am “Any time you see a turtle high up on a fence post, you know he had some help.” The old quote has been attributed to author Alex Haley, but it sums up how I think about education and commercial real estate. And it’s one reason why I work with young people, not just at Weitzman, but through other venues – most importantly, The University of Texas at Dallas.