Through my podcast Commercial Real Estate Elite: Broker to Brokers, I’ve spent a year talking to some of the best and brightest commercial real estate brokers in the country. To date, I’ve interviewed over 35 top men and women in the industry s

Ep 36 - North Dakota: Cutting out the "noise" with Jill Duemeland

Nov 10th, 2015 37m 56s

In this week's episode of Commercial Real Estate Elite: Broker to Brokers I visit North Dakota and talk to Jill Duemeland, a fourth generation of Duemelands Commercial. At Duemelands, Jill specializes in tenant and landlord representation and s

Ep 35 - New Mexico: Valuing the small deals with Dave Hill

Sep 21st, 2015 36m 29s

In this week's episode of Commercial Real Estate Elite: Broker to Brokers I visit New Mexico and talk to Dave Hill the Director of NAI Maestas & Ward in Albuquerque. Dave is a rare story in that he transitioned into CRE relatively late after 13

Ep 34 - Kentucky: "Moving the needle" with Bo Barron

Aug 31st, 2015 39m 17s

In this week's episode of Commercial Real Estate Elite: Broker to Brokers I visit the great state of Kentucky and talk to a fascinating CRE expert in Bo Barron. Bo's got a pretty cool story. He served five years in the Marine Corps and then rol

Ep 33 - Michigan: "The big picture" with Kurt Kunst

Aug 10th, 2015 38m 18s

In this week's episode of Commercial Real Estate Elite: Broker to Brokers I visit Grand Rapids, Michigan and talk to Kurt Kunst a broker and partner at NAI Wisinski. Kurt began his real estate career in 1997. He is a SIOR and a CCIM designee th

Ep 32 - Nebraska: "Try one more time" with Bryan Hartmann

Jul 6th, 2015 31m 9s

In this week's episode of Commercial Real Estate Elite: Broker to Brokers I visit Omaha, Nebraska and speak with Bryan Hartmann the Senior Vice President of NAI NP Dodge. Bryan has over 15 years of experience in real estate. His experience incl

Ep 31 - Canada: "To list is to last" with Paul-Eric Poitras

Jun 17th, 2015 39m 48s

Bonjour everyone, in this week's episode of Commercial Real Estate Elite because we’re going international, all the way to Montreal, Canada. I was referred to an incredibly passionate and talented commercial real estate broker named Paul-Eric P

Ep 30 - Oregon: Andie Edmonds, not "one of the boys"

Jun 8th, 2015 44m 21s

In this week’s CRE Elite, I visit the state of Oregon and talk to Andie Edmonds, a Partner and Principle Broker at NAI Aris out of Bend. Andie’s background in finance and real estate investing provides a unique combination of experience that en

Ep 29 - What's Up? A message from host Justin Lamontagne

May 5th, 2015 4m 13s

“What’s Up?” is the the general question I’ve received often in the last few weeks and months. I greatly appreciate the emails and calls I’ve received asking why CRE Elite seemingly shut-down out of the blue in February. Well, there are two rea

Ep 28 - Oklahoma: Multi-family brokerage the right way with Melanie Richardson

Feb 24th, 2015 24m 46s

In this week’s CRE Elite, I visit the state of Oklahoma and talk to Melanie Richardson, the Executive Vice President of First Commercial in Tulsa, OK.Melanie is a multi-family specialist with a background in Property Management and Customer Se

Ep 27 - Utah: Committing to "deliverability" and more with Mark Jensen

Feb 17th, 2015 41m 49s

In this week’s CRE Elite, I visit the state of Utah and talk to Mark Jensen, the Senior Vice President of Investment Sales for the Newmark Grubb Akers office in Salt Lake City. Mark is a top producing investment broker with 10 years experience

Ep 26 - Iowa: Understanding your network's width vs. depth and more with Tyler Dingel

Feb 10th, 2015 37m 52s

In this week’s episode I visit the state of Iowa and talk to a rising... actually... make that a risen star in Tyler Dingel of CBRE / Hubble in Des Moines. Tyler is recognized in the greater Des Moines community as a leading broker in the retai

Ep 25 - Georgia: A talk with Michael Bull, broker and host of the CRE Show

Feb 2nd, 2015 36m 34s

In this week’s episode, I am honored to have Michael Bull join me. Michael is, of course, the host of the Commercial Real Estate Show - a top-ranked radio show and podcast. He's also an extremely successful broker and currently the CEO of Bull

Ep 24 - Virginia: Telling your listings' "story" and more with Carter Byrnes

Jan 27th, 2015 33m 4s

In this week’s episode, I visit Virginia and speak with Carter Byrnes. Carter is a First Vice President at Tyson's Corner CBRE office in McLean, Virginia. Carter has over 13 years of real estate experience in Virginia, he has specialized in bot

Ep 23 - South Dakota: No substitute for hard work with Nick Gustafson

Jan 20th, 2015 34m 21s

In this week’s episode I visit South Dakota and talk with an extremely talented and hard working broker named Nick Gustafson, a principal at Bender Commercial Real Estate in Sioux Falls. Nick is a ten year veteran commercial real estate broker

Ep 22 - Featured Episode 3: A talk with CRE coach, author & broker Rod Santomassimo

Jan 14th, 2015 33m 10s

In this week’s episode, I talk with Rod N. Santomassimo the founder and president of The Massimo Group. He’s a CRE broker, coach and author. Rod possesses over 25 years of commercial real estate industry experience, a solid financial backgroun

Ep 21 - Featured Episode 2: Tips from CRE broker and published author Pam Goodwin

Jan 5th, 2015 31m 39s

Welcome to another Featured Episode of CRE Elite. Today, I have a chance to talk with Pam Goodwin, a CRE broker, owner of Goodwin Commercial Real Estate and published author from the state of Texas. Pam has spent the past 20+ years in commercia

Ep 20 - Illinois: Remembering an Elite broker and man with Jim Conrad

Dec 22nd, 2014 38m 45s

Welcome to what I can only call a very special episode of CRE Elite: Broker to Brokers. The state of Illinois lost Charles Wiercinski, a great CRE broker and man, a few weeks ago after a battle with cancer. What follows is my conversation with

Ep 19 - New York: Manhattan CRE with Dana Moskowitz

Dec 17th, 2014 30m 25s

In this week’s CRE Elite Broker to Brokers I visit the one and only Manhattan New York City. I talk to Dana Moskowitz, the President and Principal of Evo Real Estate Group. Dana is a CRE lifer getting started in the business through her dad and

Ep 18 - Massachusetts: Teaching CRE and more with Jeremy Cyrier

Dec 11th, 2014 22m 9s

Today we visit Massachusetts and I talk with Jeremy Cyrier, the President of MANSARD Commercial Real Estate Services focusing on the Greater Boston market. Jeremy founded MANSARD on November 1, 2007. He is a CCIM designee and served as the Pr

Ep 17 - Pennsylvania: Business development with Ryan Miller

Nov 24th, 2014 30m 21s

Today we visit Pennsylvania and I chat with Ryan Miller, the newly named Executive Vice President of NAI Global for the Eastern Region of North America. After a 10-year plus career as a broker for CBRE, Ryan now serves as more of a business d

Ep 16 - Arizona: Building a CRE firm with Ari Spiro

Nov 19th, 2014 33m 4s

In this week's CRE Elite, we visit Arizona and talk to Ari Spiro, President of Orion Investment Real Estate in Scottsdale. Ari has been involved in the real estate industry for nearly 20 years and has been a party over a billion dollars in tota

Ep 15 - Texas: Social Media and CRE with Coy Davidson

Nov 12th, 2014 28m 55s

In this week's CRE Elite, we visit Texas and talk to Coy Davidson, Senior Vice President of Colliers International's Houston office. Coy specializes in Tenant Representation with a focus on the office and healthcare industries. He’s a 23 year v

Ep 14 - Featured Episode 1: To auction or not to auction with Mike Carey of Tranzon

Nov 5th, 2014 22m 55s

In this week's CRE Elite, I introduce our first Featured Episode. These are reserved for value-add interviews that don't fit the mold of my typical show format. Throughout this process I've been exposed to amazing resources and talent. And, bec

Ep 13 - California: Writing the "book" on CRE with Brad Umansky

Oct 29th, 2014 31m 27s

This week we visit California and talk to Brad Umansky, President of Progressive Real Estate Partners out of Rancho Cucamonga. Brad started his career in 1992 and became one of the leading retail brokers in Southern California having closed ove