Spring 2014 - CREW Orlando

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Spring 2014
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Mentoring: What IS It?
It is hard to be a member of any company or organization and elude the notion of
WORKPLACE TRENDS
Fact, Fiction or Fad?
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
CREW Orlando Monthly Luncheon
Citrus Club
MEMBERS ONLY EVENT
Chain of Custody: Managing Building
Risk from Preconstruction to
Occupancy
Thursday, March 27, 2014
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Spectra Contract Flooring
RSVP to [email protected]
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
Downtown Orlando Update
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
CREW Orlando Monthly Luncheon
Citrus Club
MEMBERS ONLY EVENT
Marketplace Lunch
April, 2014
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Geotechnical and Environmental
Consultants
RSVP to [email protected]
23rd ANNUAL CREW GOLF
TOURNAMENT
Friday, May 16th, 2014
8:30 AM Shotgun
Eagle Creek Golf Club
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
CREW Orlando Monthly Luncheon
Citrus Club
mentoring. Not being a fan of labels, I question what it means to be a mentor in these
times. For many of us, we have clung to our jobs for dear life over the last several years
and not only not hired young people, but seen colleagues go. In the real estate business
especially, only now are we desperately looking for young hires. As such, a fresh wave
of training and development is upon us. Millenials, however, don’t necessarily want
long term mentoring relationships. Instead, with the world at their fingertips, they want
quick and short bursts of advice, informal soundbites from their “personal board of
advisors”. So, how will we mentor these new hires?
As a longstanding member of CREW Orlando, I can look to that experience for what
it means to be a mentor. While we have always undertaken to provide leadership to
young women and men in our organization, this year we have launched a new initiative
through the formation of a Future Leaders group. I am proud to have been asked to
spearhead this effort.
The mission statement for the Future Leaders group emphasizes training and development
through principles of education, empowerment and example. The word “mentor” does
not appear. Over the years, when we have issued a call for those who wish to have or be
a mentor, few sign up. Mentoring then is not something that can be forced; it requires
chemistry between people. So, how will CREW handle mentoring for the Future Leaders?
Education, Empowerment and Example.
Education
CREW holds an annual event for college women called UCREW. CREW members within
each discipline making up the real estate industry explain what we do, followed by a
“workshop” of a high profile project to demonstrate to the young women how each
trade within the real estate business would approach its role in such a project. In
addition, starting this year, we will hold an educational session called “Anatomy of a
Deal” at which the more seasoned among us will break down a real estate deal for our
younger CREW members. CREW offers a student membership and we have a growing
roster from the local colleges and universities. We endeavor to provide internship and
job shadow opportunities throughout the year for our student members.
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Mentoring
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Empowerment
Just as energy, exuberance and enthusiasm are not possessed
only by the young, knowledge, wisdom and resourcefulness are
not possessed only by the old. In fact, these “digital natives”
have as much to teach us as we have to teach them. By focusing
on their strengths, we acknowledge the contributions that they
make. That, in addition to social and teambuilding events, will
foster their sense of their own standing and importance within
CREW and within the real estate industry. It’s what I call “reciprocal
mentoring”. By way of example, I recently sought the assistance
of my friends at Cushman & Wakefield to prepare a report for a
client. Margery Johnson is an experienced veteran. Her associate,
Andrew Slowick, is relatively new to the business. Margery and
Andy (both CREW members) contributed to the project in equal
measure. Clearly, Margery brought her knowledge of the market
to the endeavor, but Andy contributed equally with his facility
with the resources available in this modern world, a subject about
which some of us are playing catch up. I can see that “reciprocal
mentoring” is working well on their team.
Example
For the last several years, new members to CREW have been
encouraged to join a committee. Old and young work side by side.
In addition, we conduct a monthly Mentor Lunch within a small
group at which a seasoned leader shares his or her principles of
success. Again, however, chemistry is everything when it comes
to mentoring. At my Mentor Lunch, one girl sat quietly, one asked
a few questions and one wrote down everything I said. The last
of the three now views me as a mentor and we have become
friends as well. That friendship, I submit, is the basis for what I
define as mentorship.
So, when you look behind the label, mentoring is about the
growth we all experience when we share our knowledge and the
friendships we make in doing so. While the exchange of knowledge
and wisdom, and the resulting development of our young people,
comes through education, empowerment and example, chemistry
between people makes for the best mentoring relationships. If
you want to find or be a good mentor, in addition to all other
qualities, find someone you like.
About the Author
Vicki Berman is a shareholder in the Orlando office
of Dean Mead, a full-service statewide law firm,
specializing in commercial real estate, and Director
of Future Leaders for CREW Orlando.
CREW ORLANDO
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE WOMEN
37 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 500
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407.926.4120 | Fax: 407.236.0430
[email protected] | www.creworlando.org
LETTER FROM THE
PRESIDENT
Greetings and welcome to the CREW
2014 Spring Newsletter! In speaking
with our members it is great to see
that there is renewed excitement and
growing energy within our industry
here in Central Florida.
The U.S. economy is poised for growth
and here in Central Florida the forecast
WANDA RILEY, SPHR
is just as strong. Locally, all major
2014 CREW Orlando
industries gained jobs including the
President
healthcare, education, and hospitality
sectors. Orlando has the second highest job growth numbers
in the state. The office market has continued to improve – last
year leasing activity increased sharply and overall absorption was
positive. The Central Florida industrial market showed positive
improvements in 2013 and overall vacancy fell to its lowest
level since 2007. 2013 was also the strongest year in terms of
investment sales since 2006. The combination of employment
growth, improved company balance sheets, the housing revival,
and increased consumer and business spending should continue
to boost demand and spur growth for our industry. Cushman
& Wakefield forecasts the next two years to be the healthiest
for the commercial real estate industry since the mid-2000’s.
CREW Orlando is also poised for a great year. We have strong
membership growth momentum going into the year and back
again is our reCREWment campaign that encourages friendly
competition between members to refer new members to CREW.
The excitement and enthusiasm is building around our Future
Leaders program. For those not yet familiar with Future Leaders,
it is designed and geared towards all members 35 and under. The
Future Leaders program provides opportunities for our younger
members to come together as a community within CREW. Future
Leaders has a network of peers, mentor opportunities and helps
develop its member’s knowledge of commercial real estate. It is
geared around supporting its member’s business success and
growth of their careers.
And finally, we have the CREW Convention to look forward to
from September 30th through October 3rd in Miami!
Many thanks to all of our members for supporting CREW and
special thanks to those members who serve on a committee and
the Board of Directors. It is through the commitment, passion,
and hard work of everyone that CREW Orlando is able to grow and
continue to be an influential organization here in Central Florida.
It is a privilege to serve as the 2014 CREW President and I’m
looking forward to a great year.
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Happy CREW Year from the Membership Committee! We are excited
2. Send in a current headshot (no later than March 26, 2014).
to have Barbie Schalmo as our new Membership Director this year,
Email your updated headshot (at least 300dpi) to Chris Blair
and we are so grateful to Leslie Candes for her dedicated service
at [email protected]. Don’t have one, or it’s from 1994?
last year and for setting us up for success in 2014. And what’s even
Come to the March 19th Program between 11 and 11:30 am to
better? Leslie is sticking with Membership again this year to advise
have an updated headshot taken by our official photographer,
and enjoy – we have a lot of fun on this committee!
Jim Hobart at Macbeth Photography. Sitting for the headshot
Exciting things are happening already in 2014, and we are off to a
great start. Already, 75% of our 2013 (record year) members have
renewed their memberships for this year. We also introduced 29
new members at our first two luncheon programs of the year. So,
please join us in welcoming…
◊ Shanna Cole, Fidelity National Title
◊ Holly Croft, Broad & Cassel
◊ Carolyn Haslam, Akerman, LLP
◊ Kyla O’Brien, Holland & Knight, LLP
◊ Allison Ramirez, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, PA
◊ Tara Tedrow, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, PA
◊ Stephanie White, Suddath Relocation Systems
◊ Leigh Newton, Rollins College
◊ Amy Rode, Fairwinds Credit Union
at the March program is free for members and can be used
for the CREW Orlando directory free-of-charge. The headshots
are also available for purchase from Macbeth Photography for
use outside of CREW.
3. Update your CREWBiz™ profile (no later than March 26, 2014).
Directory listings will come directly from CREWbiz ™. Log on to
update your profile and ensure that your information appears
correctly in the printed directory. For questions or assistance,
contact Chris Blair at [email protected].
4. Reserve your company’s ad space NOW, as they are going fast
(only 6 spaces remain). Ads are available ranging from $185 to
$600 and will be printed in full color. For more information and
to reserve your space, contact Lydia Wing at [email protected].
◊ Steve Fulmer, Fairwinds Credit Union
◊ Michelle Cox, Cypress Ridge Capital
◊ Steven Morse, Equity Inc.
◊ Katherine Christy, Florida Capital Real Estate Group
◊ Stacey Brennan, Clifton Larson Allen
◊ Jessica Ciurzynski, M Paul General Contractors
◊ Vivien Monaco, Burr & Forman
◊ Lindsey Talbert, Emerson International, Inc.
Please be sure to introduce yourself and give our new members a
warm welcome at our next event.
Based on last year’s success, we are kicking off our Third Annual
ReCREWtment Campaign. Just like last year, it is an exciting and
rewarding competitive membership drive you won’t want to miss.
It’s that time of year to prepare for the annual CREW Orlando
Diversified Asset Ownership and
Management Group
directory. The 2014 edition will be distributed at the May program, so
deadlines are quickly approaching. Want to be sure you’re included
in this year’s directory? Follow our step-by-step plan:
1. Pay your dues as soon as possible to be included in the CREW
Orlando directory. You can also pay online through CREWBiz©.
3680 Avalon Park East Blvd, Suite 300
Orlando, FL 32828
Phone: (407) 658-6565
www.avalonparkgroup.com
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BUILDING YOUR CREW
ORLANDO NETWORK
On January 15th, CREW Orlando members and guests mingled at
an interactive networking luncheon moderated by Wanda Riley,
Director, Sr. Operations Manager, Cushman & Wakefield and
President of CREW Orlando. Thank you to our program sponsor
Winderweedle, Haines, Ward & Woodman, P.A.
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2014 ECONOMY
Hear What’s Happening in Your World
The February 19th luncheon featured speakers Tim Becker, CCIM,
Director of the Kelley A. Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies
at the University of Florida; Eric Ushkowitz, Economic Development
Administrator, Office of Economic Trade & Tourism Development,
Orange County Government; and moderated by Mary Pat Dunleavy,
Senior Vice President, Florida Agency Operations, Fidelity National
Title Group and Past President of CREW Orlando. Thank you to our
program sponsor, Fidelity National Title Group.
We exist to build
great things.
www.dpr.com
orlando | 4700 Millenia Blvd. Ste. 350 | OrlandO, fl 32839
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NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
CAROLYN R. HASLAM
TARA L. TEDROW
Associate, Akerman, LLP, Real Estate
Department
Focus: Land Use Law and Land Development.
Commercial Real Estate and Land Use
Attorney, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster,
Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Akerman, LLP is a full service law firm with
Focus: Multi-site, multi-jurisdictional real estate
21 locations. Akerman's Real Estate Practice
acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing and
Group represents clients throughout the U.S.
the handling of land use matters related thereto.
in real estate transactions, development and
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed,
redevelopment projects, public-private initiatives,
P.A., is a multi-practice law firm that represents
loan recovery, and litigation matters. We offer
clients across a myriad of industries locally,
substantial industry experience and prominent
nationally and beyond our borders, advising
local presence, advising corporations, developers,
on almost every aspect of business, including
investors, and governmental entities, often in
complex commercial and residential real estate
high profile matters.
transactions.
KAYLI LEWIS
HOLLIE CROFT
Marketing Coordinator, Hensel Phelps
Focus: General Contracting, Constrution Management
Affordable Housing and Tax Credit
Attorney, Broad and Cassel
and Design-Build Services for Commercial Construction.
Focus: Affordable Housing and Tax Credit Law,
Founded in 1937, Hensel Phelps is a premier
focusing on HUD.
full-service facilities solutions provider. We are
Broad and Cassel offers full-service legal
committed to delivering the highest quality
representation for individuals, public entities and
solutions, and creating the most efficient facilities
private enterprises — from start-ups to Fortune
for our clients, from the conception of a project
500 companies. Founded in 1946, we have office
through construction, operations and asset
locations throughout the state to serve your legal
managing. With experience planning, building
needs. Our Affordable Housing and Tax Credit
and managing facilities in nearly every building
Practice Group is a leader among law firms in
sector, our success employing industry-leading
the United States in this complex and highly
processes has established us as trusted partners.
specialized area of law.
KYLA O'BRIEN
DALLAS ACKLEY
Associate, Holland & Knight
Interior Designer, The RJ Company
Focus: Representing lenders, buyers, sellers,
Focus: Design build, tenant build outs, and space
developers, investors, owners and managers in a
planning.
wide range of commercial real estate matters.
The RJ Company is a planning and design
Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more
than 1,000 lawyers providing representation
in real estate, litigation, business, and
governmental law.
company, offering interior design solutions for
the built environment. We pride ourselves in
providing extraordinary customer service and
creating exceptional environments that meet
today’s complex planning and design challenges.
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2014 ReCREWtment Campaign Remix
It’s that time again to get your game face on...it’s the 3rd Annual reCREWtment
Campaign! Just like previous years, it’s an exciting and “rewarding” competitive
membership drive you won’t want to miss, but this year, there’s a twist—it’s not just one
round of competition, it’s two!
ROUND
1
Jan 1 - Apr 4
The CREW member who
sponsors the most new
members will win a
$150 CREWards Card
(Pre-paid credit card) to
spend anywhere! The
winner of Round 1 will be
announced at the April
luncheon program.
THE
TWIST
We’ll wipe the slate
clean after round 1 and
start all over! That’s
right—everyone is back
in the running with a
second chance to
compete for another
$150 prize!
ROUND
2
Apr 5 - Sept 4
The CREW member who
sponsors the most new
members will win a
$150 CREWards Card
The only way to play is to recruit,
recruit, recruit!
Rules and Eligibility
▪ Current board members are ineligible to compete.
▪ To be eligible for the prize, recruiting member must be in good
standing.
▪ The sponsored new member must be eligible for membership
per our chapter’s bylaws.
▪ All new members whose applications were approved by the
board between the respective round 1 and round 2 eligibility
dates will be included in the count.
(Pre-paid credit card) to
spend anywhere! It
could be the same
winner as Round 1 or it
could be a rookie who
takes everyone by
surprise.The winner of
Round 2 will be
announced at the
September luncheon
program.
For more information, please visit our website (www.creworlando.org)
or contact Barbie Schalmo, Director of Membership, at [email protected].
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TASTE & TOAST - EAST END MARKET
First Quarter Members Only Event
For the first Members Only event of 2014, more than 60 CREW
Orlando members gathered for a “Taste and Toast” event at one
of Orlando’s newest venues: East End Market. The night featured
wine and charcuteries from local eateries and indoor shopping at
the market. East End Market is Orlando’s neighborhood market
and cultural food hub inspired by Central Florida’s local farmers
and food artisans.
Thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible: Jones
Lang LaSalle, NorthMarq, Pinnacle Bank and wine sponsor, National
Due Diligence Services.
If you missed our most-attended Members Only event to date,
don’t make the same mistake twice: Save the date for our next
event coming in April!
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CREW MEMBER NEWS
Cindy Schooler Joins C&W's Retail
Leasing Team in Orlando
Cushman & Wakefield is pleased to
announce that Cindy Schooler has joined
the firm’s Orlando, Florida branch as
Director of Retail Services.
Ms. Schooler brings an impressive track
record of leasing successes to her new
firm.
“We are very pleased to have Cindy join our Orlando office,”
said Larry Richey, Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Managing
Director and Market Leader for Central and North Florida. “Her
reputation and experience in the Orlando retail community will
help us to better serve our clients in this important property
sector.”
Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Ms. Schooler was
owner of and Managing Broker at Cynco Properties, where
she specialized in retail and office tenant representation.
There, she established an impressive national and regional
client list which included Restaurant Partners Inc, 4 Rivers
Smokehouse, Stoningtons Shrimp Co, National Airlines
Corporation, Integrative Medicine Systems, SCI Companies
and Old Town Amusement Center.
"I am excited about the opportunity to position Cushman
& Wakefield's Orlando retail brokerage services as a leader
in the community,” said Ms. Schooler. “And I look forward
to providing my current and future clients with resources,
relationships and a dynamic national platform for market
placement."
Ms. Schooler is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of
Florida and holds membership in CREW and the Orlando
Regional Realtor Estate Association (ORRA). She is also
involved in a number of community boards and associations
including the Central Florida Women’s League, Coalition for the
Homeless Women’s Center and Business Networking Institute.
Ms. Schooler majored in Business Management at Indiana
University/Purdue University Indianapolis and has held
marketing and operations management positions with Mercer
University, Saxon Publishing and the National Training Center
in Clermont.
General Contractor, CREW Member Rodney
Kincaid Celebrates 50-Year Business
Milestone
Commercial builder and CREW member
Rodney Kincaid recently celebrated a
significant, but rarely achieved milestone:
50 years in business.
Rodney started Kincaid Construction
Company on December 19, 1963, and
over the past six decades has built more
than 150 different projects throughout
Central Florida and Jacksonville, representing better than 675,000
square feet of commercial and institutional space.
Rodney, who will be 82 years old in February, continues to oversee
the day-to-day operations of the longtime Winter Park-based
company. He plans on working another five years before retiring!
His building projects run the entire construction spectrum and
include restaurants, schools, auto dealerships, professional
office and medical buildings, cultural centers and churches. In
1964, his very first construction project was a 5,000 square
foot combination 7-Eleven/laundry mart in College Park that is
still in business today. Some of his more recognizable projects
include the Edyth Bush Civic Theater, the Morse Museum
of American Art, the Orlando Museum of Art, Loch Haven
Art Center, Harper’s Tavern & Grille, First United Methodist
Church in Winter Park, Wekiva Elementary School, and the
Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Orlando.
DO YOU HAVE NEWS
YOU’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH FELLOW CREW
ORLANDO MEMBERS?
The deadline to submit for the next issue is:
April 25, 2014
We are excited to hear any of your success stories,
members working with members, and company
announcements. Send stories and press releases to:
MACKENZIE ARNOLD, Hensel Phelps
407.856.2400 | [email protected]
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MEMBER NEWS,
CONTINUED
Jacqueline Bozzuto Listed in World's Leading
Women in Business Law
Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. is pleased to
announce that its long-time partner, Jacqueline Bozzuto has
been recognized as an “expert” in real estate law by the 2013
Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law. She is
also one of three female attorneys who were recognized in the
state of Florida; 31 attorneys were recognized across the United
States. The Guide gleans its list from nominations of leading
practitioners in 29 practice areas by in-house counsel and senior
practitioners in over 70 jurisdictions.
The
REWARDS
of
RISK
BOLD choices. BIG returns.
At the firm, Bozzuto co-Chairs the Hospitality
and Leisure Group. Bozzuto focuses her legal
practice on Commercial Leasing; Real Estate
Transaction; Development and Finance; and
Restaurant Service practices. Her depth
of experience in developing acquisition
programs for sites nationally — and training
entire real estate departments with checklists
— helps clients streamline their acquisition
process and enhance their operations. In addition to acquisitions
programs, Bozzuto also has assisted clients in purchasing large
hundred-million-dollar portfolios out of bankruptcy estates, as
well as other multi-site and multi-state purchases and sales.
She also advises on how property and assets should be held for
the maximum benefit to the clients and provides strategies for
structuring foreign investments in U.S. real estate.
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2014 CREW ORLANDO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Wanda Riley
Cushman & Wakefield of Florida, Inc.
407.541.4387
[email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT/
NATIONAL DELEGATE
Christyne Albury
SunTrust Bank, Inc.
407.865.1197
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Heather M. Himes, Esq. Akerman
407.419.8566
[email protected]
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Mya Hatchette Winderweedle Haines Ward
& Woodman PA
407.246.8696
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Laura Barbero-Buffa
BASE Consultants, Inc.
407.442.2697
[email protected]
TREASURER
Jill Kling
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
407.802.1210
[email protected]
CO-DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Jennifer Barrows
Herman Miller, Inc
407.701.4333
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Therese Taylor
Hold-Thyssen, Inc
407.691.0505
[email protected]
CO-DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
Mimi Flatley
DPR Construction
321.303-1110
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Barbie Schalmo
C&S Companies
407.422.1118
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Stephanie Weidner Landis Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) 407.304.5560
[email protected]
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Beverly Bell
Bell Design Studio
407.415.6034
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES
Mara Hunt
Avalon Park Group
407.658.6565 x119
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS
Marla Lamb
Emerson International, Inc.
407.332.4480
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP/NATIONAL DELEGATE
Elizabeth (Libby) Wingard Spectra Contract Flooring
407.475.1144
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF FUTURE LEADERS
Vicki Berman
Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth,
Capouano & Bozarth, P.A. 407.428.5135
[email protected]
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P LA T I N U M SPONSORS
G OL D SP O NSORS
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