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Everyone needs a place to live, work and play. Join business owner/broker/investor, Lisa Christianson, as she has conversations with successful people who share their inspiring stories and how their interactions with commercial real estate have impacted their lives, businesses, clients, and the world. You will find insights into strategies for selecting, acquiring, leasing, financing, and investing in commercial real estate.
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After years climbing the corporate ladder, and much success in the Advertising industry, Erinn Farrell couldn't ignore a longing within her - she knew something else was out there where she could be dedicating her value and time in a better way. Erinn went on to partner with three other women to bring forth The Coven - a vibrant and inclusive coworking community where unique entrepreneurs and modern teams flourish. Not only that, but Erinn *also* founded her own design studio.Take a listen to...
Who knew painting houses on Summit Avenue in St. Paul would be the start of the ever-so-successful career of Peter Mork?As the managing partner of Edina-based Capital Partners, Peter looks back on his exciting career and how it led him to be the commercial real estate veteran he is today.Peter also gives insight into finding good debt, the importance of education, and how to maximize your time in order to live the life you want. Peter's LinkedInCapital Partners
Joe Latina was born into a family restaurant business, spending much of his childhood washing dishes and cooking breakfast. His path continued in the hospitality industry until he dipped his toes in Real Estate and got his license and began investing.Now, Joe is one of the top-producing real estate brokers in the Mid-Atlantic region and is the Managing Principal of LMT Commercial in Wilmington, Delaware, serving real estate investors, property owners, occupiers and restaurant owners/operators...
Jenna Myrland believes that reshaping places will reshape communities, which in-turn, reshapes people’s lives. As the owner and designer of her studio, JM Workshop, Jenna is using her past experiences as a vehicle to elevate spaces for change. Her work with a humanitarian agency focused on design for connection and community across the globe. It inspired her to unite practice and purpose in the built environment.Listen to Jenna’s journey on how she was able to grow and learn through diff...
Josh Helgesen has been handy from the get-go. Woodworking in the shop with his dad sparked interest early and turned into a passion he would soon form his career around. Fast forward to 2001, he was brought onto Greiner Construction as an apprentice. Working as a carpenter, then onto foreman/superintendent roles, Josh continued to climb the ladder until now, as the majority owner. With Josh in the top seat, Greiner is now the largest minority-owned General Contractor in the state of...
A former football player at the University of Minnesota, Scott Redd has always been determined to do his best on, and off the field. While his football career ended when he graduated college, his most important job was just beginning in the workforce.Now, Scott Redd is the CEO and President of Sabathani Community Center, a pillar in the heart of South Minneapolis, where it provides people of all ages and cultures the resources to improve their lives and build a thriving community. From f...
From the small town of Harmony, Minnesota with a population of about 1,000 people, Jonathon Cremer grew up in a 4th generation family manufacturing recycling business. He learned the ins and outs of how a business is ran from a young age. You could say growing a business was in his blood.While his family created a community in business - he wanted to create a community in buildings - and out came Evrsphere, a company focused on helping companies become greener, and cleaner. Evrsphere connects...
Cory Villaume and Matt Hazelton started in the Commercial Real Estate business just weeks apart, 18 years ago. Now, as a dynamic duo, they're heading up the Retail Capital Markets team at JLL Minneapolis. Over their careers they have been responsible for nearly $1 billion of retail property dispositions and acquisitions.From selling shopping centers to single tenant buildings, hear how Matt and Cory started out in the business - one of them even giving up their dream as a music major. Cory an...
At just 26 years old, Logan Haskett is making a name for himself.After several hardships during his adolescent years, Logan knew the path he was on was the losing one. Knowing he had an entrepreneurial spirit within himself, he started to build his knowledge and strengthen his abilities, which in-turn, was just the beginning of a successful career - his secret? Stop making excuses for yourself. At just 21-years-old, Logan started his own Wholesale Real Estate company, which went Nationwide, a...
Brian Ingram knows how to put love on a plate.Considering himself as the "world's worst student," Brian's mom put him in a culinary program at the age of 14. By the age of 18, he left his home state of Alaska with a passion for the culinary world, working in restaurants as a chef, travelling from San Francisco to New York, and Singapore to Paris. In 2012, Brian's journey planted him in the Twin Cities, where he started New Bohemia and Seventh Street Truck Park in St. Paul. Years later, Brian ...
Steve Wellington, founder of Wellington Management, Inc., is among Minnesota's most admired CEO's.Since starting the company in 1984, WMI has developed and/or acquired more than 100 commercial and residential properties in the Twin Cities and is currently the 10th largest property management company in St. Paul/Minneapolis. Steve is also an active community and civic leader, building affordable housing complexes for homeless people-he is a founding board member of housing nonprofit Beacon Int...
Roger King initially thought he would be a musician after attending the well-known Berklee College of Music, until he was influenced by his father's venture into property investing.Roger switched paths and found another talent, real estate.Now, with 27-years of real estate under his belt, Roger has garnered over 180 successful property flips, the ground-up development of 13 high-end luxury homes and apartment buildings, and investments in mobile home parks. Beyond his RE career, Roger is the ...
Heidi Zimmer thought she was going to be a City Planner until she leaned into her curiosity of the commercial real estate development world. She moved from big city jobs to the non-profit sector revealing her niche in affordable housing. Through her development experience, her work percolated a passion; creating spaces that integrated health and wellness, mind and body connection, arts, and nature. Meanwhile, in Bayfield, Wisconsin, a restaurant sitting on 114 acres of land on Lake Superior, ...
Marie Slawik was a woman before her time. During the 1950's, a time when men dominated the business sector, Marie and her husband, Harold, founded and owned one of the largest Ford dealerships in the Midwest - Midway Ford in St. Paul., along with an auto-parts store, leasing and car title-loan businesses in an early vertical integration model. They were also growing their real estate business, Har-Mar, Inc. By the early 1960's they had broken ground in Roseville on a new, climate-co...
Andre Ingram and Nene Matey-Keke live out the Urban Land Institute's Real Estate Diversity Initiative (REDI) program's mission: to advance the careers of professionals of color and women in commercial real estate.Ingram, a Development Manager at Schaefer Richardson, and Matey-Keke a decorated broker and founder of RNR Real estate group at Compass Realty, talk all things REDI and how it has impacted their careers and expanded their professional networks.The REDI program is a 12-session curricu...
Kristen Anderson oversees Hempel Real Estate's construction and design activities. She is part of the reason why we're able to host our podcast show as she and her team built the beautiful podcast studio!Kristen's love for historic buildings broke her into the business. After working on the famous Trinity Church on Wall Street in New York City, it only heightened her passion even more. On today's podcast, listen to how Kristen works through the processes of creating a new usage for a building...
Torrey Benson is a lifer when it comes to real estate. Coming from a family in commercial real estate, she has maneuvered her professional career around it. A Minnesota native, Torrey grew up a ski racer, going to Minnesota's popular ski area, Buck Hill. As to no one's surprise, she ended up in Montana where she is currently a Commerical Real Estate Investor, Coach and Mentor.In this episode, Torrey shares her breakthrough story on how she bought her first building, the importance of morning ...
Neil's first job was at a bank - and when he realized his mom made double what he did as a Residential Real Estate Agent, he knew he needed to switch gears. He followed his mom's footsteps and by the age of 29, he became the #1 RE/MAX agent in Iowa, but despite this, he longed for more freedom to choose how he spent his time.Neil began to realize the power in investing and started to do so in single family homes. After a phone call from an agent for an off-market deal in a commercial property...
Something fun and exciting this week as Lisa Christianson sits on the other side of the mic and is in the hot seat! Christianson & Company's Summer Intern interviews Lisa on this special podcast.Lisa was an entrepreneur before she was an entrepreneur.As soon as she could remember, Lisa would doodle ideas onto paper about different business ideas - whether that was sending out rate increase announcements for her babysitting gigs, or even her first official business she started in high scho...
Jill Rasmussen has amassed one of the most impressive 35-year real estate resumes. She has established herself as a leading healthcare specialist providing strategic planning, brokerage, development, and investment services. As one of the three principals at Davis Healthcare Real Estate Group, Jill tells us how she got her start in the commercial real estate industry, what is unique about medical/healthcare facilities, and her advice to junior brokers. Jill Rasmussen's LinkedInDavis Real Esta...
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