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Tim Mitchell, 56, Chatham Financial; Denver, CO

Job title: Managing Partner, Board Member, Global Head of Real Estate.

Area of expertise or focus:  Real estate capital markets, interest rate risk management, prepayments.

What has been your biggest challenge in your particular role? How have you overcome those obstacles?  Early in my career, I had a lot of choice when it came to what I spent time on. When I moved into a leadership role at Chatham, I realized I had to prioritize my time and let go of some tasks that interested me. I learned how to delegate and guide my team rather than finding all the answers myself. Luckily, that's also how I keep learning in a leadership role — by having a great team giving me time back.

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Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.