Category: Spotlight Content

2021 Year in Review: Janet Bortz, The Kislak Company, Inc.

2021 Year in Review: Janet Bortz, The Kislak Company, Inc.

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Resilience. Initially we all felt fearful and concerned about the future of business and the economy. However as we moved into 2021, real estate, banking/financing
2021 Year in Review: Robert Horvath, Horvath & Tremblay

2021 Year in Review: Robert Horvath, Horvath & Tremblay

December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? We learned that our company was very portable—we were able to pivot very quickly, most of our brokers were very efficient working from home. We did
2021 Year in Review: Wojciech Jackowski, Offit Kurman

2021 Year in Review: Wojciech Jackowski, Offit Kurman

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? As legal professionals representing real estate owners and design professionals, we’ve contended with the implications of delayed
2021 Year in Review: Davon Peters, M.C. O’Brien, Inc.

2021 Year in Review: Davon Peters, M.C. O’Brien, Inc.

December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? The new environment requires brokers to be more dynamic in their approach to brokerage. As a result, I see brokers deploying a new
2021 Year in Review: Larry Ross, LJR Realty

2021 Year in Review: Larry Ross, LJR Realty

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022? We are in our fourth industrial revolution and with that comes resistive change. While old school fundamentals remain, the processes have
2021 Year in Review: Rod Santomassimo, The Massimo Group

2021 Year in Review: Rod Santomassimo, The Massimo Group

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? While most commercial real estate professionals struggled during 2020, we actually had a record number of clients break the 7-figure commission
2021 Year in Review: William O’Brien, M.C. O’Brien, Inc.

2021 Year in Review: William O’Brien, M.C. O’Brien, Inc.

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? There are just some things in life you cannot predict or
2021 Year in Review: John Finamore, EW Howell Construction Group

2021 Year in Review: John Finamore, EW Howell Construction Group

December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022? Our regional non-residential construction outlook is recovering from 2020 and climbing in both public and private for 2022 and into 2023. Yet many factors can
2021 Year in Review: Joe Yacobellis, Mojo Stumer Associates

2021 Year in Review: Joe Yacobellis, Mojo Stumer Associates

December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Diversify your work. When the commercial and corporate work slowed down, our residential studio was busier than ever. We got
2021 Year in Review: Jessica Licalzi Kurzyna, Mojo Stumer Associates

2021 Year in Review: Jessica Licalzi Kurzyna, Mojo Stumer Associates

December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021? We were recently given the cover of Florida Design for a Miami Apartment which we have received many accolades from
2021 Year in Review: Todd Wenzel, Coldwell Banker Commercial – Custom Realty

2021 Year in Review: Todd Wenzel, Coldwell Banker Commercial – Custom Realty

December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021? The most notable deal in 2021 was that of a lakefront restaurant property. After almost 60 years in business, the family decided it was time to pass the torch and
2021 Year in Review: George Luis Cumella, Mojo Stumer Associates

2021 Year in Review: George Luis Cumella, Mojo Stumer Associates

December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year? It’s gone from working in a space with less light and air to one where there is a greater connection to nature. I’ve been