NEW YORK CITY—Earlier this month, Joseph Caridi left Colliers International, where he was COO, to become senior managing director at Cushman & Wakefield. Much of his new role is about hiring and developing brokerage personnel, as he tells GlobeSt.com in this EXCLUSIVE interview.
GlobeSt.com: What will you be doing in your new job?
Joseph Caridi: One of the main components of my role here is recruiting and helping to develop junior to mid-level brokers and working to elevate them to the next level as well as support the tri-state management.
When we're recruiting, we have to evaluate not just the ability but also the culture of those who are coming into the firm. We're looking elevate mid-level brokers to senior-level brokers because that's what I believe you need to move the company to the next generation of managers and senior executives. We'll bring in junior to mid-level brokers and work with them to create the next wave of dominant brokers.
GlobeSt.com: Why did you leave Colliers to join Cushman & Wakefield?
Caridi: It's a great opportunity that came at the right time.
When I got the chance to be at a company which I feel is the number one commercial real estate brand and to work with Ron [Lo Russo, president, NY tri-state region} and the existing team, I had to take it. Ron is a dynamic guy who's focused on many of the same things I am: energetic leadership and recruiting talented brokers.
GlobeSt.com: Why was this right for you now?
Caridi: I see it as Cushman wanting to get to the next level and to build on the success it's already had, which is appealing. You can only move ahead by hiring good people and those who are motivated to build on the success of the company.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
