CNBC has VERY low standards both for journalists and "experts" they interview.
Twice that I know of they have interviewed a guy here in Atlanta that I personally have worked for on numerous occasions.
I know for a fact that he has physically abused his dog. Frequently refuses to pay business partners, vendors and employees. Shouted to a black personal assistant that "he owned her". I have a pending suit against him now for money he won't pay.
And yet he's interviewed by CNBC as a commercial real estate expert.