#CREi - People to Follow! The 2020 Top Twitter Influencers in Commercial Real Estate Full List
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Here it is! The brand new #CREi: The 2020 Top Twitter Influencer’s in Commercial Real Estate list! We are very excited to present the full list of superb individuals. Congratulations and take a bow if you made it.
Over the past 2 weeks we rolled the list out 50 at a time. This blog puts everyone together on one list for easier reference.
Wait, what about Duke Long’s list?
Well, my friend Duke and I chatted. He knows of and supports this list. Plus, everyone knows Duke is the perpetual top on any #CRE influencer list and therefore he holds the rank as honorary number one on this list! I think Duke would agree that the more recognition and respect that these hard-working list members get, the better. I love to see people succeed and I love positivity. I hope that the #CREi: The 2020 Top Influencers in Commercial Real Estate list will highlight genuinely good people doing amazing things in our world.
Ok, but how is this list different?
We’ve loved Duke’s passion for lists for all these years and appreciate his leadership in first creating the idea over a decade ago. And yes, you will notice that a number of folks appeared on his 2019 list. This would be normal in a relatively small vertical like #CRE. We’ve flexed the list to approximately 150 folks to expand the recognition. The list is being finalized now.
The expert PR professionals at The Wilbert Group (@TheWilbertGroup) have helped by suggesting influential individuals they think merit inclusion. Also, Wilbert allowed the use of their sophisticated technology to help in screening and ranking. Put simply, the team brought some rigor to the process combined with differing perspectives of having multiple professionals suggesting names. We think you will agree, those on the list are true influencers! Thanks to Caroline Wilbert (@carolinewilbert) for your partnership!
Also, the very talented Steve Fennessy (@stevefennessy), former Editor in Chief of Atlanta Magazine is helping us write short bios of everyone on the list. The list is intended to lift up those who great contributors and leaders in our industry. We want you to learn a little about them through the bios as opposed to simply a sequential line list of names.
Who can be on the list?
Exceptional individuals: Those who are producers in commercial real estate. Those who write about commercial real estate. Those who help producers including respected coaches, economist and subject matter thought leaders. We don’t include real estate company handles unless they serve jointly as the handle for a top executive and the company. Also, while we love their work, in most cases we think prop tech companies and their leaders can live on other lists. In general, we are trying to include ladies and gentlemen who are involved in doing or supporting commercial real estate deals of all kinds. We love the philosophy that former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt shared in his Citizenship in the Republic speech (also known as The Man in the Arena quote and yes, insert men AND women in the text).
Can I help?
Sure! If you see someone doing something interesting, innovative or good in social media, then email us and let us know. Also, as you see new professionals join the social media world, please make us aware. We are keeping our master list updated throughout the year. Some estimates say there are 330 million handles on Twitter, so letting us know about folks we should be aware of his helpful! Let’s join together and lift each other up! Our team is excited about this project and the new list. We hope you like it and that you will reach and support the exceptional individuals that made this year’s honor roll.
Congratulations to all those who made it! And hey, a shout out to Ward Richmond for holding the list down at slot 150!
1: Natalie Wainwright
@natalie_CRE10X
Numero UNO! Congrats! Natalie is special and it’s been fun watching her grow on the Twitter platform. She is both very honest and transparent about her life and very kind. As vice president of LOGIC Commercial Real Estate, Natalie Wainwright represents companies in their lease or purchase of commercial real estate in the Las Vegas market. As a tenant rep, Natalie focuses on identifying office and flex space.
2: Casey Flannery
@FlannCasey
Casey Flannery is a true thought leader in social media. She and Melissa Alexander (below) started the platform known as #CREChat that is very popular with #cre types. Casey is a commercial real estate broker specializing in office landlord representation in Memphis, Tennessee. She is senior associate with Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors.
3: Melissa Alexander
@mbalexan
Melissa is so passionate about #CRE. We love her contribution to the Twitterverse with partner Casey Flannery in #CREChat (above). Melissa is vice president for Foundry Commercial and works on the industrial services team in Nashville. Previously, Melissa was principal at the Cushman & Wakefield affiliate in Memphis, where she was the only female broker in the firm.
4: Coy Davidson
@CoyDavidsonCRE
Coy is the OG of Twitter for #CRE. Friend to many and inspiration to all. Follow his example and you cannot go wrong. Coy Davidson is senior vice president of office and healthcare services for Colliers International Houston. He maintains the CRE blog, The Tenant Advisor, at coydavidson.com. Coy’s focus on the healthcare sector has resulted in over $250 million in healthcare real estate transactions.
5: Michael Lagazo
@Michael_MBA
Michael Lagazo, is one of the most active and by many measures the nicest guy on Twitter. We at #CREi don’t know how he Tweets seemingly 24 hours a day! Michael, a San Diego-based broker serves as Wester Region real estate manager for Detroit-based Little Caesars Enterprises Inc. Michael has established himself as one of commercial real estate's most-recognized brokers, especially in the retail world. He's leveraged several social media channels to position himself as a retail real estate expert.
6: Adam Stanley
@ALSWharton
Adam L. Stanley is the real deal and one of the top executives in #CRE who is really on the Twitter platform. We love his views on inclusion and his leadership. Adam is Global CIO and Chief Digital Officer for Cushman & Wakefield. Under Adam’s leadership, Cushman & Wakefield was named to the CIO 100 for 2018, 2016 and 2015 by CIO Magazine. Adam was also Technology and Security Services Director for Aviva and Global Chief Technology Officer for Aon.
7: Tony Wilbert
@twilbert
Tony Wilbert is very well respected in #CRE circles and has served as journalist covering the vertical for over 25 years. He has a photographic memory and a wonderful sense of humor. Tony is a senior news writer at CoStar News. In a career that spans both journalism and public relations, Tony’s written more than 11,000 stories, most of them about commercial real estate.
8: Linda Day Harrison
@dayharrison
Linda Day Harrison had the vision to create the “Switzerland of CRE list” as founder of theBrokerList.com, an interactive, collaborative community of CRE brokers and other professionals. Linda is exceedingly positive online and brings much needed messages to the Twitter platform. A frequent blogger, Linda is based in Las Vegas.
9: Mark Toro
@MarkToro
Mark Toro is very well respected in the Atlanta community and is the top real estate developer using the Twitter platform anywhere in the world. Mark is a real thought leader on CRE issues and is cofounder of North American Properties’Atlanta office. A mixed-use developer, Mark is a strong advocate for transit and walkability. He has acquired, developed or redeveloped more than 70 projects totaling almost 30 million square feet.
10: Andrew Bermudez
@AndrewBermudez
Andrew Bermudez Andrew was born and raised in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and moved to the U.S. in 1993. In high school Andrew taught himself how to code software and design websites. He was very introverted and wanted to become more sociable. So, once he got out of high school he got a job where he would be forced to walk up to people and talk to them. This is how he got into commercial real estate leasing & sales. Today Andrew is founder and CEO of Digsy, a sales productivity and analytics platform that scours property listings to match available properties with prospective clients.
11: Blake Haggett
@blake_hagz
Blake Haggett handles all leasing and development for Avest Commercial. He also owns KZB Real Estate in Idaho and hosts The Blake Haggett Podcast.
12: Savannah Durban
@SavannahDurban
Savannah Durban is a p.r. pro who oversees communications for Cushman & Wakefield’s South region. A University of Missouri journalism graduate, she's also worked as a reporter.
13: Scott Stinson
@retailbroker
Scott Stinson is founding member of Central Realty, a Missouri-based retail property services company that services a portfolio of shopping centers in eight Midwestern states.
14: Dror Poleg
@drorpoleg
Dror Poleg is the Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Tech & Innovation Council in New York. He advises some of the world’s largest investors on the future of offices, homes, retail, and hospitality. He is the author of “Rethinking Real Estate: A Roadmap to Technology’s Impact on the World’s Largest Asset Class.”
15: Andy Pyle
@andyjpyle
Andy Pyle is Head of Real Estate for KPMG UK, and oversees all of KPMG’s services to property companies and investors in the UK. Andy has advised on some of the largest transactions in the European real estate market, particularly involving major shopping centers and portfolios of logistics warehouses.
16: Jarred Schenke
@jbschenke
Jarred Schenke is a longtime Atlanta-based reporter for Bisnow, covering commercial real estate, growth, transit, and the economy.
17: Bryan Jacobs
@bryanjacobs3
Bryan Jacobs is president of Global IFM at Cushman & Wakefield in Los Angeles, where he previously served as Executive Vice President, Head of Global Operational Outsourcing.
18: Chris Bender
@cbenderatl
Chris Bender is a frequent insightful commenter on #CRE issues. He is an account manager at Cloudera, a software company that provides a software platform for data engineering, data warehousing, machine learning and analytics.
19: Magnus Svantegård
@magnus_s
Magnus Svantegård is a partner at Stronghold Invest, the leading property advisory, asset Management, fund management and PropTech company in Northern Europe.
20: Wendy Acho
@wendyNAIFarbman
Wendy Acho is a leasing and sales associate at Farbman Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm in Southfield, Michigan, which handles all facets of commercial real estate transactions.
21: Lauren Thomas
@laurenthomas
A South Carolina native, Lauren Thomas has been a reporter for CNBC in New York covering retail and retail real estate since 2017. While attending the University of North Carolina, Lauren spent her summers interning in New York City, interning at Bloomberg, CNBC, and TheStreet.com.
22: Steve Nson
@nson_legend
Steve Nson is founder and CEO of AnySizeDeals, a real estate events business for finding partners and closing deals. Steve was also the host of The Dealmaker Zone, a TV show that aired in Manhattan and focused on influencers in real estate, technology, and media.
23: Caleb Parker
@Caleb_Parker
Caleb Parker is founder and director of Bold, a creative boutique space-as-a-service brand designed to help entrepreneurs, innovators, SMEs and scale-up companies grow faster. He also hosts the WorkBold podcast.
24: Adam Lasoff
@alasoff
Adam Lasoff is a managing director with Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group, specializing in the sale of institutional office, industrial and mixed-use properties. Adam is responsible for originating, underwriting, and marketing investment properties for sale throughout Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
25: David Levitt
@dmlevitt
David Levitt is a commercial real estate reporter for Debtwire, based in the New York City area. Previously he spent almost 18 years as a reporter at Bloomberg.
26: Antony Slumbers
@antonyslumbers
Antony Slumbers is a software development and technology strategist who founded several PropTech companies. A futurist, Antony now consults real estate boards on their transformation, technology and innovation strategies. He blogs at antonyslumbers.com.
27: Rebecca Rockey
@beckywflyhair
Rebecca Rockey is global head of forecasting at Cushman & Wakefield. Rebecca studies how economies, demographics, financial markets and commercial real estate interact—both at the macro and micro level.
28: Dino Moutopoulos
@Dinoatwork
Dino Moutopoulos is director of Place North West, a business-to-business website for property and regeneration professionals. Place North West, based in Manchester, England, is also an events organizer.
29: Darryll Colthrust
@dcolthrust
Darryll Colthrust was formerly director of business intelligence for American Express. He is currently senior vice president of technology for a start up in “stealth mode.”
30: Aaron Richardson
@richardson_aj
Aaron Richardson is global director of communications for the Capital Markets division of CBRE. Aaron oversees communications for Investment, Office, Industrial, Retail, Multifamily, Hotels, and Valuation sectors of the business.
31: Ryan Simonetti
@rwsimonetti
Ryan Simonetti is CEO and co-founder of Convene, which designs and services premium places to work, meet, and host events. Since its founding in 2009, Convene has expanded to 32 locations throughout the U.S. and the U.K.
32: Scott Trubey
@fitztrubey
Scott Trubey is a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he covers development and commercial real estate. He previously reported on banking and finance.
33: Lisa Gordon
@LYGordon
Lisa Y. Gordon is an advisory board member of the Urban Land Institute. Lisa is also president and CEO of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, one of the top 10 Habitat for Humanity International affiliates in the U.S.
34: Robert Thornburg
@rgthornburgh
Robert Thornburgh is a regional president and shareholder with Kidder Mathews, the largest independent commercial real estate firm on the West Coast. Previously, Robert was the CEO of Heger Industrial, which in 2017 merged with Kidder Mathews.
35: Loren DeFilippo
@LorenDeFilippo
Loren DeFilippo is director of research at Colliers for the Ohio market. He prepares reports tracking current economic and commercial real estate market conditions and provides forecasts to assist brokers and clients in making informed business decisions.
36: Jarrett K. Smith
@JarrettSmith
Jarrett K. Smith is a commercial real estate advisor and city councilmember for Takoma Park, Maryland.
37: Joe Powell
@titlelawyerjoe
Joe Powell is vice president and managing underwriting counsel in the Atlanta National Commercial Services unit of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.
38: Matt Maison
@mattmaisonRE
Matt Maison is director of research at Arbor Realty Trust. Matt’s focus is on multifamily markets and the economy. Previously, he led CBRE’s Manhattan research team, and was the Director of Corporate research at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.
39: Brad Dugard
@bdugard
Brad Dugard is a vice president of S+C Communications and managing director of the firm’s Toronto office. Prior to joining S+C, Brad worked 13 years for Cushman & Wakefield, most recently as vice president of communications.
40: Tom McGee
@TomMcGeeCEO
Tom McGee has been president and CEO of ICSC since 2015. Prior to joining ICSC, McGee was vice chairman at Deloitte. Tom is seen frequently on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business and is frequently quoted in national media outlets.
41: Susan Freeman
@propertyshe
Susan Freeman is a partner in the real estate department at Mishcon de Reya, a London-based law firm. Susan hosts a podcast called Propertyshe, interviewing an eclectic mix of property personalities that define the real estate industry and built environment.
42: Bojan Nastoski
@Bojan_CRE
Bojan Nastoski is business development specialist at The Garibaldi Group, a New Jersey real estate firm.
43: Chris Broughton
@ChrisBroughtonT
Chris Broughton is a market investment analyst for TriBridge Residential.
44: Dave Conroy
@conroydave
Dave Conroy is director of emerging technology at National Association of Realtors, where he was previously R&D Lab engineer.
45: Barbi Reuter
@BarbiReuter
Barbi Reuter is CEO and principal of Cushman & Wakefield | Picor, Tucson’s leading independently owned, full-service commercial real estate company. Barbi leads the employee-owned commercial real estate firm’s activity in southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.
46: Josh Green
@joshgreen1234
Josh is the former editor of Curbed Atlanta, a website that tracked commercial and residential real estate trends in Atlanta.
47: Spencer Levy
@spencerglevy
Spencer Levy is chairman of Americas research for CBRE and senior economic advisor for CBRE. Spencer oversees the analytical activities of the CBRE research community within the Americas region, and is a frequent media source on issues related to real estate in the Americas.
48: Elie Finegold
@eliefinegold
Elie Finegold is venture advisor, working with MetaProp’s PropTech focused VC funds.
49: Keith Pierce
@KPierceResearch
Keith Pierce is research manager for Transwestern’s Southeastern region. He is responsible for tracking and analyzing statistical data creating quarterly market reports and working with clients on site selections and property evaluations. Previously, Keith was the Atlanta research manager for commercial appraisal firm NPV Advisors.
50: Mark Smukler
@smukleberry
Mark Smukler is director of product at Hello Alfred, a residential assistant concierge service. Previously he was co-founder and CEO of Bixby, a building amenity platform.
51: Chris Kirk
@ChrisKirk_CRE
Chris Kirk is managing principal of Colliers International’s downtown Salt Lake City offices. Previously he held a similar position at CBC Advisors.
52: Bjorik Mutize
@bjorik_CRE
Bjorik Mutize is an Associate with CBRE's Minneapolis/St. Paul office where he specializes in landlord and tenant representation for industrial clients.
53: Keith Auten
@KeithAuten
Keith Auten is owner and principal broker at Auten Realty, a brokerage that specializes in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily properties throughout the state of Texas, particularly in and around the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
54: Gabriel Gonzalez
@Gabriel_CREnerd
Gabriel Gonzalez is senior leasing agent for Regency Centers in Miami-Dade & South Broward County. Gabriel currently handles 3.4 million square feet of class A shopping centers in south Florida.
55: Diane Danielson
@DianeDanielson
After eight years as COO of SVN International, where she oversaw operations and brand development, Diane Danielson founded Future Proof Research, which works with enterprises—companies, non-profits, communities—on sustainability and adaptation.
56: Michael Magliano
@mmagliano16
Michael Magliano is a managing director for industrial and corporate real estate at Cushman & Wakefield, based in Chicago. Mike specializes in business development and client services, such as structuring and negotiating commercial leases.
57: Aaron Block
@aaronnblock
Aaron Block is co-founder and managing partner of MetaProp, a New York-based venture capital firm focused on the real estate technology industry. Founded in 2015, MetaProp’s investment team has invested in 100+ technology companies across the real estate value chain. Aaron is co-author of “PropTech 101.”
58: Nick Garzia
@ncgleasing
Nick Garzia is director of retail leasing for the Hines Southeast portfolio, including Atlantic Station in Atlanta.
59: Jim Garrett
@jimgarrettmcr
Jim Garrett is market president for the Charleston, SC market. Jim’s responsibilities include the management of Colliers’ Charleston area brokerage staff, recruiting and business development as well as community and civic affairs and economic development.
60: Chad Koenig
@ChadKoenig
Chad Koenig is managing partner for Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta Office Tenant Representation Services group. He provides strategic occupancy consulting and representation for tenants regarding office relocations, renewals, consolidation, sub-lease dispositions and other requirements.
61: Ray Sturm
@ray_sturm
Ray Sturm is founder and CEO of AlphaFlow, a tech-driven investment manager that provides professionally managed portfolios of real estate loans to institutional investors.
62: Beth Azor
@bethazor1
Beth Azor is founder and principal of Azor Advisory Services, a retail real estate management, development and commercial real estate education firm in south Florida. An executive coach, Beth also hosts “The Retail Leasing Podcast.”
63: Stuart Appley
@sappley
Stuart Appley is managing director of Global Workplace Solutions Digital & Technology for CBRE in San Francisco. He maintains a blog called BusinessTech at biznesstec.com.
64: Kristin Geenty
@KTG_CRE
Kristin Geenty is president and chief operating officer of The Geenty Group Realtors, a commercial, business and industrial and real estate brokerage in Connecticut. She was recently designated a member of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors.
65: Rod Santomassimo
@MASSIMOGROUP
Rod N. Santomassimo, CCIM, is the founder and president of The Massimo Group, a national commercial real estate coaching and consulting organization. Rod possesses 25 years of commercial real estate industry experience as a broker, owner, and manager of local, regional, and international firms and is a best selling author of several books.
66: Jay Olshonsky
@olshonsky
Jay Olshonsky is president and CEO of NAI Global, one of the largest commercial real estate firms, with over $20 billion in annual transaction volume. Prior to joining NAI Global, Jay spent 15 years at CBRE in the Baltimore Washington area.
67: Matthew Smith
@CREMattSD
Based in San Diego, Matthew Smith is vice president of national business development at RealNex, a software and data solution company designed to connect the global real estate market by aggregating and integrating a portfolio of services all through one common SaaS business model.
69: Keith Pelatowski
@kpelatowski
Keith Pelatowski is head of strategy for Points North, a Minneapolis-based firm whose compliance, reporting, and data aggregation solutions are designed to help payroll and human resource leaders solve data issues.
70: Adam Balsam
@theadambalsam
Adam Balsam is sales director for Intelligent Transportation Society of America Events, part of a partnership with Reed Exhibitions.
71: Brandon Carrillo
@bcarrillo777
Brandon Carrillo is a principal at Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate, where he represents landlord/seller and tenant/buyer clients in the Los Angeles and greater Long Beach market places.
72: Dan Hughes
@PropertyDanH
Dan Hughes is founder of Alpha Property Insight, a consultancy that helps property companies understand how technology is changing the market, both the buildings we use and the way we do our jobs.
73: Randy Fink
@rfinkone
As executive director of property & asset management for JLL, Randy Fink is market leader for JLL’s Property Management business in Nashville, Memphis, and Atlanta, where he oversees client service for a portfolio in excess of 35 million square feet.
74: Chad Griffiths
@chadgriffiths
Chad Griffiths is partner at the Edmonton offices of NAI Commercial Real Estate, where he has been a top 15 producer with NAI Canada-wide since 2013.
75: Brian Schwagerl
@BriansSchwagerl
Brian Schwagerl is principal at BGS Advisory Services in New York City, where he works with owners, project managers, utilities and government agencies on sustainable design and construction strategies and implementation.
76: Jeremy Neuer
@JNeuer19
Jeremy Neuer is the co-lead for CBRE’s Capital Markets Group in New Jersey, with a specific focus on office buildings. He also blogs at neuerspace.com.
77: Peter Grant
@petergrantwsj
Peter Grant is an editor at the Wall Street Journal, in charge of the paper’s commercial real estate coverage.
78: Sam Chandan
@samchandan
Sam Chandan is the Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair in Real Estate Development and Investment and dean of NYU's Schack Institute of Real Estate. He also hosts the Real Estate Hour on SiriusXM.
79: Masha Sharma
@genideva
Masha Sharma is cofounder and CTO of RealAtom, a software platform for securing CRE loans.
80: Jerry LoCoco
@YumaCRE
Jerry LoCoco is managing director of SVN | Velocity Commercial Real Estate in Yuma, Arizona, where he specializes in investment property sales and industrial and office leasing and sales.
81: Michael Bull
@BullRealty
Michael Bull is founder and CEO of Bull Realty, a commercial real estate sales, leasing and advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta. Michael is also host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show.
82: David Smith
@dcs_3
David Smith is vice president, Americas Head of Occupiers Research at Cushman & Wakefield. David produces occupier thought leadership content for the Research Center of Excellence and directs a program of market presentations, written analysis, surveys, forecasts, and data collection.
83: H. Colin Hodges
@HColinHodges
Colin Hodges is commercial leasing manager and broker at Sandalwood Management, which owns, manages and leases more than 1 million square feet of customizable office, retail and industrial space throughout Austin and San Antonio.
84: Mike Cobb
@mikecobbcre
Mike Cobb is senior vice president at Colliers International, specializing in the sale and leasing of office, industrial and R&D properties on the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley. Mike has been the lead author of Colliers’ San Francisco Peninsula quarterly market report since 2002. He is owner of Opinion of Value, a leading commercial real estate blog.
85: Bailey Webb
@ebwebb
Bailey Webb is corporate public relations director at Cushman & Wakefield. A journalist by training, Bailey has also worked as a senior account executive and VP of a public relations firm.
86: John Orr
@johnorrccim
John Orr is retail service director and manages the retail services platform in the Charleston office of Lee & Associates. He has completed over 5 million square feet of retail transactions including leases, acquisitions, dispositions and build-to-suit development.
87: Nick Gustafson
@gustafsonnick
Nick Gustafson is partner and principal of investment and commercial sales at Bender Commercial Real Estate Services in Sioux Falls. He occasionally wanders around the globe solo.
88: Jonathan Schultz
@JonSchultz_Onyx
Jonathan Schultz is co-founder and managing principal of Onyx Equities, a real estate investment, management, development, and property service organization in the New York metro market. He blogs at jonschultz.com.
89: Benjamin Osgood
@BenjaminOsgood
Benjamin Osgood is founder and managing director of Recreate Commercial Real Estate, an advisory firm in San Francisco that represents exclusively tenants and buyers in finding and creating the best workspaces.
90: Justin A. Beck
@JustinABeck
Justin Beck is CEO of Beck Partners, a full-service commercial real estate, insurance and property management firm serving clients throughout the Southeast.
91: Julie Augustyn
@JMAugustyn
Julie Augustyn is senior vice president at Foundry Commercial in Raleigh, where she focuses on tenant and landlord representation. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Julie was the Senior Director of Real Estate for Office Depot.
92: Dan Palmeri
@danpalmeri
Dan Palmeri is senior director for Cushman & Wakefield, representing tenant leasing and landlords selling office buildings in the Las Vegas market.
93: Michael Marciano
@MrMarci
Michael Marciano is product director for EG Commercial Real Estate in London.
94: Jim Brown
@OfficeSpaceJB
Jim Brown is real estate broker at Royal LePage in Toronto. Jim’s experience ranges from working as an office leasing agent with downtown Toronto landlords to suburban investment advisory services in York Region.
95: Beth Anne Grib
@BCCommercial
Beth Anne Grib heads marketing and operations for the commercial division of Beiler-Campbell Realtors in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. She is also advisor/concierge for the Commercial Real Estate Professionals and Investors Group.
96: Anuj Puri
@TheAnujPuri
Anuj Puri is chairman of Anarock Property Consultants, the largest independent residential agency in India with 1,500 staff across 15 offices.
97: Tyler Courtney
@corporatetenant
Tyler Courtney is the Deputy Managing Principal and head of Office Tenant Representation at Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office.
98: Kelly Macsymic
@KellyMacsymic
Kelly Macsymic joined ICR Commercial Real Estate in Saskatchewan in 2008 as a sales associate. Kelly is also business manager for Stuart Commercial Inc.
99: Gavin J. Gallagher
@gavinjgallagher
Gavin Gallagher is a property investor, developer, entrepreneur and speaker. He blogs at gavinjgallagher.com and hosts a real estate podcast “Behind the Façade.” He is also park director at East Point Management in Ireland.
100: Gabriel Galiothe
@gabrielgaliothe
Gabriel Galiothe is investment advisor at TRI Commercial and specializes in the valuation, investment sale, and exchange of multifamily and mixed-use properties across the Bay Area.
101: James Cook
@jamesdcook
James serves as the Americas Director of Retail Research at JLL, based out of Indianapolis, IN. He also hosts Where We Buy, a show about retail and real estate.
102: Pam Goodwin
@PamGoodwinCRE
Pam Goodwin is principal and founder of Goodwin Commercial, a Dallas-based boutique commercial real estate and consulting firm specializing in retail and restaurant sites. She is also the author of “One Cent Lemonade to Million Dollar Deals.”
103: Shannon Shuman Martin
@retailrealest
Shannon Shuman Martin is founder and qualifying broker of Retail Leasing Advisors, boutique firm servicing metro Atlanta and Georgia and which specializes in retail leasing and consultation services for landlords and developers.
104: Guy Masse
@yourtenantrep
Guy Masse is executive vice president at Cushman & Wakefield in Montreal. Guy specializes in tenant representation, national and global accounts, portfolio optimization and strategic advisory services.
105: Re’Nauta Bell
@RSBell_CRE
Re’Nauta Bell is senior associate at Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office, where she is an office tenant representation broker experienced in representing clients with multiple locations throughout the U.S.
106: Scott Sidman
@scottsidman
Scott Sidman is executive vice president/business and corporate development at Building Engines, a CRE property management tool where he oversees the company's marketing department and helps direct company strategy.
107: Clyde Robinson Jr.
@TenantResource
Clyde Robinson Jr. is a managing partner and head of diversity & inclusion for Mohr Partners, Inc., based in Charlotte.
108: Howard Kline
@CREradio
A real estate attorney in California, Howard Kline is also CEO and host of Commercial Real Estate Radio, a multiplatform media outlet focusing on commercial real estate matters.
109: Allen C. Buchanan
@allencbuchanan
Allen Buchanan is principal for Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services in southern California. Allen provides location advice to owners and occupants of industrial real estate.
110: Robert Pliska
@rpliska
Robert Pliska is owner/managing director of SVN Property Investment Advisors in Michigan, a commercial real estate and investment real estate firm.
111: Neil Johnson
@neiljohnsoncre
Neil Johnson is managing director / broker for SVN Landmark Commercial Real Estate, specializing in retail, office, and industrial properties—as well as vacant land—in west suburban Chicago.
112: Xochitl Paez
@xochitl_cre
Xochitl Paez is a Senior Client Services Coordinator in the Occupier Services practice group for Colliers International in Dallas, where she specializes in office tenant representation, client services, account management, marketing and transaction processes.
113: David Lockwood
@Cl_DLockwood
David Lockwood is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Colliers International, South Carolina. David is also the market president and manager for Colliers’ Columbia office.
114: Russell Patterson
@PCPgtyler
Russell Patterson is founder of Patterson Commercial Property Group, a full service real estate firm headquartered in Tyler, Texas and specializing in brokerage and management services in the commercial and industrial real estate market.
115: Wouter Truffino
@WouterTruffino
Wouter Truffino is founder and CEO of Holland ConTech and PropTech, an ecosystem for companies that want to innovate the construction and real estate sector.
116: Danielle Haney
@DanielleFHaney
Danielle Haney is director of communications at DealPoint Merrill in Las Vegas.
117: Melissa Swader
@azprninja
Melissa Swader is director of marketing, p.r. and administration for SVN | Desert Commercial Advisors.
118: Tony vanderBeek
@officespaceNY
Tony vanderBeek is executive vice president for Coldwell Banker in New York and has been engaged in the leasing and sale of retail, office, commercial, industrial and investment real estate for nearly 20 years in and around the five boroughs of New York.
119: Tyler Tillery
@tylertilleryCRE
Tyler Tillery is a market director within NAI Robert Lynn's Industrial Division, focused on the Las Colinas, and Walnut Hill/Stemmons submarkets in the Dallas market.
120: Ken Morris
@KenMorrisBroker
Ken Morris is managing principal of Morris Commercial Real Estate in southeast Florida. He completed more than 500 lease and sale transactions involving office, industrial, retail and commercial space valued close to $1 billion.
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121: Matthew Niksa
@SVBizCRE
Matthew Niksa is a commercial real estate reporter at the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
122: Edison Vasquez
@EdisonCRE
Edison Vasquez is managing partner at ComReal in south Florida, specializing in industrial space.
123: David J. Murphy
@dockhighguy
David J. Murphy is executive vice president at CBRE. He is the firm’s top producing industrial broker in the northern half of Florida.
124: Samantha S. Low
@samanthaslow1
Samantha Low is a commercial tenant real estate advisor and co-founder of TenantSee, which provides data and expert insight to help guide tenants in leasing decisions.
125: Lucy Alderson
@LucyAJourno
Lucy Alderson is a journalist covering flex office space, tech, and the north of England for Estates Gazette.
126: Natalie Sachmechi
@natalielsach
Natalie Sachmechi is commercial real estate reporter for Crain’s New York Business.
127: Lisa B. Pittman
@lisabosspittman
Lisa Pittman is senior director in Cushman & Wakefield's Atlanta office. She has completed more than 18.4 million square feet of transaction assignments valued at $471 million over the past five years.
128: Despina Katsikakis
@dkatsikakis
Despina Katsikakis is head of occupier business performance at Cushman & Wakefield in the United Kingdom. Despina provides input across the firm’s global business on the rapidly-changing context of work and its impact on employee engagement, productivity and wellbeing.
129: Paul Page
@PaulPage
Paul Page covers logistics and supply chain for The Wall Street Journal, where he also edits the Logistic Report.
130: Mike Phillips
@mrmikephillips
Mike Phillips is UK editor of Bisnow, the largest commercial real estate media business in the world.
131: Ben Lerner
@benslerner
Ben Lerner is managing director of Lerner Associates, a London-based boutique mergers and acquisitions and growth equity finance advisory practice that focuses primarily on the real estate software industry, PropTech, and CRETech.
132: Benton Ozburn
@BentonOzburn
Benton Ozburn is a senior associate at Colliers International | Nashville. He specializes in developing customizable service plans that maximize financial savings for clients.
133: James Kobal
@ViningsCRE
James Kobal is a realtor at Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers in Atlanta.
134: Kristi Svec Simmons
@ksvecsimmons
Kristi Svec Simmons is a commercial real estate broker with AQUILA’s tenant representation team in Austin, Tex., focusing on office leasing transactions and building acquisitions and dispositions.
135: Michael Beckerman
@m_beckerman
Michael Beckerman founded the News Funnel, a platform that provides insight into the global commercial real estate and tech sector, and authors a blog. He is CEO of CREtech, a community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector.
136: James Milner
@booneCRE
James Milner is founder of Appalachian Commercial Real Estate, a Boone, N.C.-based firm which provides brokerage, leasing and consulting commercial real estate services.
137: Jennifer Keesmaat
@jen_keesmaat
Jennifer Keesmaat is founder of The Keesmaat Group, a company that works with future-oriented cities, regions, companies, and organizations. Jennifer is former chief planner for the city of Toronto. She’s given three TEDx talks and also hosts the podcast “Invisible City.”
138: Wendy Mann
@crew_wendym
Wendy Mann is CEO of CREW Network, founded in 1989 to bring together women involved in all aspects of commercial real estate to exchange information, develop business contacts and help each other succeed professionally.
139: Heather Trimble
@TrimbleCRE
Heather Trimble is an associate at Cushman & Wakefield in the San Francisco Bay area, and co-chairs the Cushman & Wakefield Future Leaders’ San Francisco chapter.
140: Carter Byrnes
@CarterByrnes
Carter Byrnes is a Senior Vice President in the McLean, Virginia office of CBRE, Inc. Carter specializes in both landlord and tenant representation and concentrates on several markets inside and outside of the Beltway. Carter also leads the Virginia Healthcare Services Group for CBRE.
141: Justin Cazana
@jcazana
Justin Cazana is a principal in the Avison Young Knoxville, Tenn., office, specializing in office and retail transactions for the commercial real estate firm. His portfolio encompasses more than 1.1 million square feet of commercial space.
142: Natalie Bayfield
@nataliebayfield
Natalie Bayfield is the inventor of Real Estate Financial Modelling (REFM) in the United Kingdom, developed during a career of consulting to hedge funds, real estate consultancies, and investment banks as chief executive officer of Bayfield Training.
143: Jeff Lessard
@jdlessard13
Jeff Lessard is a location, headquarters and workplace expert. He is from Maine but resides in New Hampshire. Jeff serves as director of real estate at a large U.S. company.
144: Kostas Stoilas
@TampaBroker
Kostas Stoilas is the founder and managing broker of Fortress Commercial Real Estate LLC in Tampa, Fla. He focuses on local and national players that occupy, own, develop, and invest in office space, warehouse distribution space, and vacant land, primarily along the growing I-4 Corridor.
145: Alex Nicoll
@alexonicoll
Alex Nicoll is a junior reporter at Business Insider, writing about finance and real estate. He is studying at the Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and previously worked for Bridgewater Associates and Peloton.
146: Ann Gibson
@greenmacgal
Ann Gibson is a Florida-based commercial real estate and project consultant with 20-plus years experience in the built environment, commercial real estate sales, and commercializing energy efficiency technologies in buildings.
147: Tony Kim
@creappraiser
Tony Kim works in Los Angeles as a valuation advisor, appraisal consultant, and listing agent for commercial real estate sales. For more than 20 years he has been representing sellers, owners, buyers, and investors as they sell or lease commercial or industrial properties.
148: Steve Everbach
@steveeverbach
Steve Everbach has completed more than 8 million square feet of transactions, representing an aggregate value of more than $1.5 billion, over the course of his career. He is currently responsible for the Colliers business in the U.S. Central Region.
149: John Heagy
@heagyjohn
John Heagy is Senior Managing Director for leasing office and mixed use project in the Southeastern United States for Hines Interest. He has been active in the commercial real estate market since 1977 and serves on many non-profit boards of directors in the Atlanta area.
150: Ward Richmond
@10xward
Whooo…you made it Ward Richmond! As executive vice president and shareholder at Colliers International, Ward’s specialty is Supply Chain Real Estate strategy, having negotiated more than 500 transactions with dominant logistics companies in 50 cities around the globe.
