In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit Pennsylvania and talk to Ryan Miller, the newly named Executive Vice President of NAI Global for the Eastern Region of North America. After a 10-year plus career as a broker for CBRE, Ryan now serves as more of a business development manager on behalf of NAI Members. Ryan’s…
Ep 16 – Arizona: Building a CRE firm with Ari Spiro
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit Arizona and talk to Ari Spiro, President of Orion Investment Real Estate in Scottsdale. Ari has been involved in the real estate industry for nearly 20 years and has been a party over a billion dollars in total transactions. Ari is an interesting guest in that he actually…
Ep 15 – Texas: Social media and CRE with Coy Davidson of Colliers Houston
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit Texas and talk to Coy Davidson, Senior Vice President of Colliers International’s Houston office. Coy specializes in Tenant Representation with a focus on the office and healthcare industries. He’s a 23 year veteran of CRE brokerage. Coy was way ahead of the curve when it comes to technology and the…
Ep 14 – Featured Episode 1: To auction or not to auction with Mike Carey of Tranzon
In this week’s CRE Elite, I introduce our first Featured Episode. These are reserved for value-add interviews that don’t fit the mold of my typical show format. Throughout this process I’ve been exposed to amazing resources and talent. And, because I make the rules around here, I want to be able to share as much content as…
Ep 13 – California: Writing the “book” on CRE with Brad Umansky
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit California and talk to Brad Umansky, President of Progressive Real Estate Partners out of Rancho Cucamonga. Brad started in the brokerage business in 1992 and during his successful brokerage career with the Ontario, CA offices of Grubb & Ellis, Lee & Associates, and Sperry Van Ness, he became one of the leading retail…
Ep 12 – New Hampshire: The importance of “Yes” with Chris Norwood
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit New Hampshire and talk to Chris Norwood, President of NAI / The Norwood Group out of Bedford. Chris’s primary focus is the sale and leasing of commercial real estate space in the Southern New Hampshire market. As President, Chris is also very involved with the overall strategic growth of…
Ep 11 – Colorado: The benefits of a boutique brokerage firm approach with John Propp
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit Colorado and talk to John Propp, President of John Propp Commercial Group just outside of Denver, CO. John’s skills, fanatical attention to detail, extreme proficiency with numbers, responsiveness, patience, negotiation, compassion, assertiveness, diplomacy, CCIM education, and most importantly, sales ability, are perfectly suited to the real estate management business….
Ep 10 – Rhode Island: The power of SIOR with Michael Giuttari of MG Commercial Real Estate
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit Rhode Island and talk to Michael Giuttari, the President and founder of MG Commercial Real Estate in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to forming MG Commercial, he was President, Principal Broker and one of the founders of another regional commercial real estate firm for 10 years. He has been in…
Ep 09 – Ohio: Cooperative brokerage with Greg Hrabcak of HER Realtors
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit Ohio and talk to Greg Hrabcak, a broker at H.E.R. Commercial Realty Services out of Columbus, Ohio. Greg started as a full time broker straight after graduating from The Ohio State University in 1984. He has been involved in the sale and leasing of Commercial, Industrial, Investment, Retail,…
Ep 08 – Florida: Building your CRE team with Michael Fay of Colliers International
In this week’s CRE Elite, we visit Florida and talk to Michael Fay, Chairman & Founding Partner of Colliers International South Florida office in Miami. Mike has been a commercial broker for over 30 years and has closed over $4 billion (with a B!), in transactions. He specializes in investment sales and has an acute…