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TALKING WITH TALENT

Tell us a little more about you: I believe iron sharpens iron and seek to surround myself with smart, positive thinking, goal-directed people. The tenant rep business is getting more competitive and we have to be better, smarter and faster to succeed in securing assignments and pleasing our clients. Success is not an accident, but a result of a clear plan, good people and solid execution. Notable industry achievement: I’m a CoreNet Luminary award winner and won the Top Rated Faculty a number of times. I love to teach and currently I am faculty for CoreNet classes: What’s something you’re most proud of? Having my team profiled in Rod Santomassimo’s 2016 book “Teams Built To Dominate.” He profiled 11 CRE teams in America and it was a real honour to be in that league. Each of our team members is critical to our operation, so it was great for them to get recognition in the form of a profile book. Is there a quote you live your life by? “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to Leadership and Strategy, Change Leadership and Advanced Lease Analysis.

What would most people be surprised to learn about you? That I can dance (my wife gives me an eye roll when I say that). Why do you enjoy working at Cushman & Wakefield and in the commercial real estate industry? I’ve been with Cushman & Wakefield for 20 years and I love the family atmosphere. I have work brothers and sisters across the company whom I truly care for. I’m excited about our current direction and feel a little like a kid waiting for Santa with all the new initiative under way. It’s a real privilege to work in an industry where clients entrust us with very important assignments and I’m proud to be associated with the best company in the business hands down.

Ken Ashley, CCIM, MCR, SIOR Executive Director Location: Atlanta

Ken attending a gala.

keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Ken at the CoreNet Global Summit.

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