Spotlights
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Alex Badalamenti, BLD Architecture, DPC
Recent goal and impact: A recent goal Alex Badalamenti achieved was guiding BLD Architecture through the successful design and approval of several large-scale projects that will have a lasting impact on the communities we serve. His leadership in modernizing commercial spaces and expanding multi-use developments
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Victor Sozio, Ariel Property Advisors
Recent goal and impact: Ariel recently expanded the capabilities of our affordable housing practice as it relates to both geographic locations and personnel. This has been on my mind for some time and the progression and growth of several members on our institutional sales team, such as Remi Mandell and Jake Brody
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Mark Skawinski, CM&B
Recent goal and impact: A significant goal I achieved was the partnership and execution of the first ‘Daily Shop’ concept for our long-term client, Whole Foods Market. Through early engagement, pre-construction, and a strong construction management approach, we ensured that the delivery of this concept
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Daniel Galarza, Goldman Copeland
Turning problems into opportunities: Infrastructure limitations in an office tower required an innovative HVAC approach for a 20,000 s/f commercial interior space. Our team’s response solved the issue and created new opportunities. Instead of relying on a single 50-ton, air-cooled, packaged unit, we implemented five 10-ton condensing units with variab
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Ryan Candel, BKREA
Recent goal and impact: One of the most challenging aspects of my role is balancing the execution of multiple deals, especially while working alongside an industry legend like Bob Knakal, while also carving out time to cultivate my business within the firm. In 2025, I set a goal to prioritize daily prospecting, whether through calls, targeted outreach, or canvassing. Since then, I’ve generated several promising leads
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Christine Chipurnoi, USI Insurance Services
Recent goal and impact: A recent goal was to identify and train a successor. A younger woman on the team was promoted to the position of “Producing Account Executive.” She is assuming the role and working hard to fulfill the requirements and expectations of the new position.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Lauren Lieb, Lieb School, LLC
Recent goal and impact: Goal: To provide an AI resource to answer real estate licensee’s questions about license law & negotiations while supporting their jobs with a free chatbot that is trained on all the curriculum of our real estate school. Achievement: Rather than answer that question, here is our bot’s take on it: “Real estate licensees
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Slawek Mazurek, Prime Glass, Inc.
Recent goal and impact: Our goal is to grow our architectural metal and glass fabrication/installation firm in the large-scale project market. We recently completed a very prominent project in this segment: the $2 billion redevelopment of the 1.3-million s/f terminal warehouse at 261 11th Ave.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Joshua Seiden, LMJ Management and Construction
Recent goal and impact: I was nominated for the Humanitarian of the year and the entire LMJ team rallied to help raise three-quarters of a million dollars for the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation. It was an incredible moment of unity and purpose.
2025 Ones To Watch - Industry Leaders: Risa Hoag, GMG Public Relations, Inc.
Recent goal and impact: We’ve long supported clients nationwide from our Nyack office, but I set a goal to expand into the Carolinas — and we’ve made it happen. Not only have we opened a new office in North Carolina, but we’re already working with four clients in the region, including a luxury residential development near