Q&A

"My advice for the next generation would be to become self-aware, determined and cultivate personal strengths, constantly evolve, and always show up 100%, provide more value than you receive, and demand equality at every turn."

Kendall Guinn is Chief Marketing Officer at AQUILA, a commercial real estate firm in Austin, Texas, and focuses on the implementation of design and execution of sales and marketing strategies.

"Especially now amidst the pandemic, tennis is a great sport that allows you to stay active and safe."

Overall, rent collections remain strong and well-capitalized investors are expanding portfolios by taking advantage of the historically low interest rate options on new loans.

"To get a foothold I would recommend looking for an internship with an engineer, general contractor, developer, etc. to ascertain which focus within CRE is most interesting."

Stuart Harris of PDR recently discussed what architecture firms foresee for the workplace of the future now that some companies have announced that employees can work at home forever or well into 2021.

"I wanted more, and so I had to be vocal about my ambitions."

"Talk to as many professionals in the industry as possible and find a mentor in your sector of interest."