January 2018 Newsletter

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD ATLANTA’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

January 2018

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CLICK ON A SECTION Contents

EVENTS, NEWS & AWARDS

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

TALKING WITH TALENT

NEW HIRES & ANNIVERSARIES

ADVENTURES

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Congratulations to the team members who have exemplified our Guiding Principles!

Neil Feather

Cynthia Campbell

Pat Murphy

Taylor Van Dam

Myles Thomas

Cushman & Wakefield Atlanta’s long-term success is due to our uniquely collaborative culture. The Atlanta team developed our guiding principles: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Creativity and Passion, and each month at the All-Team Meeting a team member that embodies one of the five principles is chosen by the previous month’s winner and the baseball bat is passed down.

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EVENTS, AWARDS & NEWS

271 17th Street Hosts Appreciation Lunch for Atlanta Police Department

Kyle Kenyon Named “Young Realtor of theYear”

Congratulations to Kyle Kenyon on being named “Young Realtor of the Year” by the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors! While the winner must be age 36 or younger, he or she must already have made an impact on the industry.

Cushman & Wakefield hosted officers from the Atlanta Police

Department’s Zone 5 for a luncheon at 271 17th Street for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (LEAD).

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Cushman Cares Helps Feed the Homeless

Amy Gerber Joins Cushman & Wakefield as Executive Managing Director Amy Gerber has joined Cushman & Wakefield as an Executive Managing Director of the Business Incentives Consulting team. Amy is focused on generating tax and operational savings for various types of projects through her strong relationships, tax and financial knowledge and negotiation skills.

Thank you to all of our Cushman Cares volunteers who came out early last Saturday morning to feed the homeless. We fed more than 125 people! If you’d like to get involved with Feeding the Homeless Project, please reach out to Tim Farley.

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EVENTS, AWARDS & NEWS

Holiday Charitable Efforts Bring in Big Donations

CWFL Hosts David Smith

Join us on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 8 a.m. as David Smith will be presenting an expanded version of his research around Millennials. Breakfast will be provided. Members of CWFL only, please.

Chili Cook-Off is Coming!

Thank you to everyone who donated to our holiday charity intiatives. We collected 50 blankets and 300 pairs of socks for Meals on Wheels, and provided gifts to 39 children and 21 mothers at Mary Hall Freedom House. Your donations went a long way to making it a fantastic holiday season for all! Three Members of Cushman & Wakefield Named “Who’s Who” John O’Neill, Lawrence Gellerstedt and Lisa

Pittman were named to the Atlanta’s Business Chronicle’s list of “Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate” - Congrats!

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NEW HIRES & PROMOTIONS

New Hires Rebecca Armstrong , Property Management Ryan Bellows, Associate, Industrial Tenant Representation Amy Gerber , Executive Managing Director, Business Incentives Consulting

January Anniversaries 5 Years

Holly Akins

Rebecca Piontek

Charlotte Pethel

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TALKING WITH TALENT TALKING WITH TALENT

Tell us a little about yourself: I am from Atlanta and went to Georgia State University. I enjoy traveling. Tell us about your role at Cushman & Wakefield. What’s a typical day like for you at the office? As the Account Platform Coordinator I often support Global Occupier Services (GOS) colleagues in delivering fully integrated, full- service solutions to help clients uncover opportunities to reduce costs, mitigate risk, enhance productivity, often collaborating with other service line professionals Tell us about a moment in your career or an achievement that you are particularly proud of. I’m proud to be a part of a team that values different backgrounds, experiences, and professionalism.

Is there a motto or quote you live by? “Ultimately, America’s answer to the intolerant

man is diversity” – Robert Kennedy

If we ever find ourselves in a Swati Patel Trivia Contest, what’s something we should know? I can say hello/how are you in 10 different languages

Swati Patel Account Platform Coordinator

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TALKING WITH TALENT

Alex Walker Associate Market Director

Tell us a little about yourself I’m originally from Augusta. I moved to Atlanta to attend Georgia Tech. I recently enrolled back at GT to pursue a Masters in Real Estate Development. I enjoy traveling with my fiancé and attending sporting events and music festivals. As a natural competitor, I enjoy playing basketball and golf during my free time. Tell us about your role at Cushman & Wakefield. What’s a typical day like for you at the office? I’m the Associate Market Director of Research. There isn’t a typical day in the research department. Each day presents new projects and challenges. Research averages over 100 requests per month ranging from providing brokers with pitch materials to presenting market information to clients. I embrace the dynamic aspect of tackling new challenges every day. I try to structure my day in terms of short term, mid-term, and long-term projects. I find it important to chip away at the mid-term and long-term projects each morning before completing new requests that come in. Usually, the mid-term and long-term projects are

related to data aggregation or verification that prepares us for quarterly statistics and market reports. Tell us about a moment in your career or an achievement that you are particularly proud of. Last year, during a time when I was the only person in my department, I managed to keep the research engine running. Somehow, I was able to manage all of the broker requests while calculating quarterly statistics and writing the market reports. Research was a one-man show! That experience taught me how to effectively manage time and priorities. I’m proud to have built the foundation for our awesome team of six.

Is there a quote or motto you live by? “Under promise, over deliver”

If we ever find ourselves in an Alex Smith Trivia Contest what’s something we should definitely know? I played defensive back for the 2008 Georgia Tech football team that beat UGA in Athens.

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HOLIDAY PARTY 2017

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WINTER ADVENTURES

Congratulations to Nick Lukacs on the birth of his daughter June!

Porter Bayne visited Munich

Will Tims’ niece helped him finish his birthday cake

Tyler Courtney and his family spent Christmas in Telluride

Christmas in Kansas City for Savannah Durban

Jason Mallory’s dogs Chomp (left) and Gotham (right)

Noel Mayeske spent the night at Stone Summit with his Cub Scout pack

Happy birthday Bailey!

Victoria Rodriguez on a recent trip to San Francisco

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WINTER ADVENTURES

Ben, Hayden, Kim and Andy Sumlin at the Rose Bowl

Glenn Kolker’s team decorated his office for his birthday

Cristo Rey intern Tiffany Loredo representing her school on the court

Donna West’s son was named Eagle of the Month

Mike Elting’s new granddaughter, Hayden Kimbrel

Andy Ghertner and family at the National Championship

John Wilkinson atop a camel in Israel

The industrial team’s Christmas card

Lisa Ward and Lisa Pittman at a Falcons game

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