| With the world constantly changing, how has your job, or client’s job, evolved over the past 10 years? |
| In Property Management, we are more and more involved in the Asset Management aspect of running properties. There is a much larger financial responsibility and asset strategy is executed more and more at the property management level. Clients tend to have leaner staff, putting more responsibilities on us as a service provider. |
| Tell us about your story. How did you come to Cushman & Wakefield? What do you do? |
| After spending my 20’s working in parks & recreation, merchandising, retail,and customer service, I applied for a Tenant Services Coordinator in 2001 with C&W, and was hired to work with a team of property management professionals running Post Montgomery Center, an 800,000 sq. ft. office and retail property in the financial district of San Francisco, CA. I was promoted to Associate Portfolio Manager in 2003 to run a small portfolio of “relationship building” properties with multiple clients. Soon after, I was asked by my supervisor to run a 220,000 sq. ft. historical office property in San Francisco. A few years later, one of my clients from my gig as Associate Portfolio Manager hired me on as Asset Manager to do acquisitions, dispositions, hire property managers, set up accounting systems, and develop management platforms for new acquired properties. In 2009, the market was at a standstill, and I came back to C&W to manage a 300,000 sq. ft. office property in San Francisco. In 2012, the property sold and I took a few positions with owner operators (tech, film, and biotech). Eventually, I was hired on at Cassidy Turley as a Senior Property Manager to help run and grow the San Francisco East Bay and Marin markets. Working with our city leader and capital markets teams, my portfolio grew from 600,000 sq. ft. and three employees to 7,000,000 sq. ft., and 15 property management staff. I was promoted to Associate Vice President in 2014, and then Director in 2017. I currently oversee a little over 7,000,000 sq. ft in San Francisco, SF East Bay, Marin County, and Silicon Valley. |
| Why do you work here at Cushman & Wakefield and not somewhere else? |
| My experience thus far is that the main differential between management companies is the people and the culture. C&W offers a huge platform to offer our clients. We’ve been able to attract the best talent in Northern California. It’s an exciting time to work for C&W. |
| Cushman & Wakefield has one of the most interesting growth stories in our industry. How has our recent momentum made an impact on your role or created opportunities for you? |
| It has been my goal to run a large portfolio, participate in business development, and utilize my skills to recruit talent. With our rapid growth and platform development, it has allowed me to excel at my strengths, grow the business, and continue to acquire new properties and clients. |
| With the breadth of services we have now, how are you able to do more today for your clients? |
| So many of our clients need a “one stop shop” where they can get access to valuation analysis, project management, leasing, capital markets, and sustainability. Whenever a client reaches out with a request for any of our offered services, it’s a huge help to be able to introduce them to a C&W expert quickly. |
| What solution, achievement, or moment is the best example of your passion while either working at Cushman & Wakefield or in your personal life, or both? |
| Professionally, my ability to attract strong talent and mentor and grow them has been a real joy and is a result of my passion for hiring and retaining the best talent in our industry. I work with a professional coach to help me continually grow my own skills around helping our teams excel in our business. Personally, I learn so much from my sports endeavors. Competition and athletics plays right into being able to compete with other firms for business, talent, and clients. My skill set, which is always evolving, is related to both my career and my extracurricular athletic activities. |