French, Gabriel, O’Mara and Reed join The Massimo Group

Cary, NC Four leading real estate executives have joined The Massimo Group’s team of consultants and coaches, helping North America’s largest commercial real estate professional coaching and consulting firm accommodate the extraordinary demand for its services, according to Rod Santomassimo, founder & president. Joining the firm are: Brian French, principal and partner of Realciprocity Advisors, Toronto; Donald Gabriel, a former managing director of CB Commercial in Arlington, Texas; veteran Boston-based corporate and brokerage consultant Michael O’Mara; and David Reed, senior vice president-brokerage at Bradley Company, Indianapolis. Each will maintain his own independent business while working with Massimo Group clients across North America. “I’m excited to welcome these outstanding professionals to our firm,” said Santomassimo, author of the best-selling “Brokers Who Dominate” and the newly released “Commercial Real Estate Teams Built to Dominate.” “Each will bring his own experiences and knowledge as well as our coaching process that have helped our clients to extraordinary success.” In addition to his work at Realciprocity Advisors, a corporate and economic development advisory practice, French is a globally known and respected corporate strategist and advisor, who has completed projects in 19 countries. Previously, he was Managing Director Canada for NAI Global. Gabriel capped his CB career by leading Portfolio Services. Prior to that role, he oversaw the development of sales associates in basic real estate skills, earning an Outstanding Achievement Award from the firm for developing a Real Estate Selling Skills Course. During the 1980s, his work with CB focused on the Resolution Trust Corp. O’Mara’s 25-year-plus career comprises corporate real estate work including site selection, development, financial and marketing analysis, and lease negotiations in New England, as well as commercial brokerage services including investment sales and 1031 exchange buyer services for institutional and private investors. With 29 years of real estate experience, Reed has been involved in more than 500 transactions totaling more than 10 million square feet. He has provided commercial real estate advisory services to pension funds, institutional investors and local landlords. Prior to joining Bradley Company, he was Managing Director of CBRE’s Indianapolis office. The four join current Massimo Group coaches Brad Ahrens, Bo Barron II, Howard Meier, Doug Molyneaux, Jeff Nelsen, Brian Nelson, Paul Reitz, Blaine Strickland and Gary Tharp in offering clients one-to-one or group coaching and video conference calls, combined with the firm’s proprietary systems and materials. All Massimo Group consultants and coaches receive an extensive immersion on these systems prior to working with clients. Founded in 2008, The Massimo Group provides a formal program of personal coaching to commercial real estate brokers of all levels of experience, as well as consulting services on customized solutions regarding recruitment, hiring and management; staff restructuring; and succession and acquisition strategies. In addition, these services are offered beyond the brokerage community to property management, mortgage brokerage and other real estate-related companies. The firm’s clients include representatives from a majority of the most successful companies in the business, including CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, Grubb & Ellis, JLL, Lee & Associates, Marcus & Millichap, and many more regional and local firms. For more information on The Massimo Group, visit www.massimo-group.com.