Honoring Female Consultants/Advisors in Commercial Real Estate

In preparation for our Women of Influence special feature and retreat, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com together is putting a spotlight on the achievements of women in commercial real estate.

This year, we collected nominations across a number of fields, and will celebrate the winners at our GlobeSt.ELITE Women of Influence Conference in Park City, UT. This year’s amount of entries was our biggest yet.

The category of CRE consultant/advisor was open to female professionals who were in-house managers for the real estate strategies, operations and decisions of an enterprise. Often behind-the-scenes, the women chosen have role that is not limited to balancing the firm’s space needs with costs and resources. More than likely, the following women are prominent forces behind major expansion, contraction and/or relocation decisions for some of the most active names in corporate America.

The top women in the category of CRE consultant/advisor chosen this year are as follows:

Lydia Bennett, Commercial Real Estate West Coast

Antonia Cardone, Cushman & Wakefield

Rachel Casanova, Cushman & Wakefield

Maureen Ehrenberg, Blue Skyre IBE

Summer Gell, Partner Engineering and Science Inc.

Susan Hinkson-Carling, Capalino

Susan Hoffman, The Instant Group

Helene Jacobson, Newmark Valuation & Advisory

Arden Karson, Karson & Co.

Stephanie McClain, American Realty Advisors

Carolyn L. Pianin, Arcturus Group

Jennifer A. Stark, Avison Young

Cheryl A. Tyndall, Colliers

Naseem Wenzel, CohnReznick LLP

As always, our seasoned editorial team was seeking the best of the best across the commercial real estate spectrum. In evaluating the entries, we took into account a number of factors, including: the nominee’s impact on, and reputation within, her firm and broader professional community; the nominee’s professional career highlights, from dealmaking savvy and innovation to client satisfaction and personal growth; a proven ability to achieve goals and display ingenuity in terms of creative thinking and problem solving; her dedication to furthering the development of her field and the role of women within it; accomplishments and involvement in her company, the CRE industry and broader social community;  a personal commitment to the highest ethical standards, service and excellence; and so much more.

The Annual GlobeSt. Women of Influence Conference celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward. These influential leaders will discuss the critical issues facing CRE now and in the future, what it means to be a woman in business today and CRE’s place in the #MeToo era. They will discuss what they are doing to promote diversity in the upper levels of management and what the industry can do to position itself for a more inclusive future.

Keep checking GlobeSt.com for more winners from other categories and be sure to keep an eye out for the July/August issue of GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, which will further highlight these individual’s accomplishments.