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FINANCE & COMMERCE RisingJUNE Young2018 Professionals From the publisher Rising Young Professionals honoree profiles The future of our region is in good hands, judging from the stellar people selected Becky Alexander .................................... 3 Amanda Janzen .................................... 16 for Finance & Commerce’s Tyler Allen ............................................... 3 Rising Young Professionals Chris Knutson ....................................... 16 program. Hudson Brothen .....................................4 Jocelyn Kortan ......................................17 This is the first year of Maria Bumgarner .................................... 5 what I expect to be a long tradition of recognizing the Colin Burkholder .................................... 5 Ashley Lair .............................................17 young professionals who Bethany Burkman ................................... 7 Teresa Lingg ......................................... 19 are excelling in their ca- Jordyn DiOrio ......................................... 7 reers and contributing to Rising Young Payton Maiers .......................................20 their communities. These Megan Dsida ...........................................9 individuals are going above Professionals Kailee Ogden ........................................20 and beyond expectations Louis Engler .......................................... 10 and stand out among their Robin Fries ............................................ 10 Catherine Quinlan .................................21 peers. Each of them has a unique story which you will Gregg Fuerstenberg ............................. 11 Don Raleigh III ......................................22 read on the following pages. Sara Grasmon ........................................12 I will say this was one of Cassie Roman .......................................22 the more inspiring selec- Kyle Holmes ...........................................13 tion panel meetings we’ve Johanna Holub ...................................... 14 Emily Smith ...........................................23 had all year. The nomi- nators did a great job in Vachel Hudson .......................................15 Max Smith .............................................23 bringing to light the hard work and commitment of PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER Contributing Writers EVENT MANAGER each nominee. It was a dif- Bill Gaier Dan Heilman, Frank Jossi, Kate Leibsle, Kelsey Broadwell ficult decision to narrow 612-584-1537 Brian Martucci, Todd Nelson 612-584-1534 the choice down to these and Julie Swiler 27 individuals. EDITORIAL ADVERTISING CREATIVE Congratulations to each Editor Advertising Account Executives Staff Photographer of our honorees, to their Casey Selix David Seawell Bill Klotz parents, mentors, co-work- 612-584-1556 612-584-1545 612-584-1562 ers and anyone who has Special Sections Editor Dean Determan had a hand in helping them David Bohlander Designer 612-584-1544 become the people they 612-584-1527 Kuda Munyawiri are today. — Bill Gaier On the cover: This submitted photo looks across CHS Field and into St. Paul’s Lowertown. Photos of the honorees were taken by staff photographer Bill Klotz at CHS Field. Thank you to our sponsors Table Sponsors Rising Young Professionals Gift Sponsor Ticket Donations 2 Rising Young Professionals finance-commerce.com June 2018 Becky Alexander ecky Alexander didn’t I recently led the develop- know about LHB’s ment of a wedge diagram tool B reputation for sus- to help local governments with tainable design when she ap- energy planning. It’s avail- plied for an internship there able at RegionalIndicatorsMN. five years ago, but now she com. I’m proud of this tool and the company seem like a both because of the technical match that was meant to be. challenges it presented and Alexander participates in its ability to inspire climate ac- several statewide initiatives tion. The city of St. Louis Park to reduce energy consump- used this tool to commit to tion and greenhouse gas strategies that will help them emissions in Minnesota. Us- achieve their ambitious goal of ing her architecture license community-wide carbon neu- andRising her master’s degree Young in trality by 2040. sustainable design, she has What’s something that most assumed an unusual dual people don’t know about jobProfessionals role as architect and re- you? searcher. I grew up listening to oldies, As part of LHB’s Research and one of my biggest sourc- Studio, she works to grow es of irrational teenage angst evidence-based design and was the certainty that by the sustainability knowledge time I was an adult, ’90s music within the architecture and would become oldies, and the engineering professions and oldies I loved would disappear beyond. She has also helped into oblivion. create an internal design team focused on regenera- What do you like to do in tive communities, the design your spare time? of holistic systems and the Play water polo, canoe building of a supportive and through the Boundary Wa- diverse studio-based culture. ters, read in my hammock un- der the trees and make jewel- What achievement are you ry from found objects. most proud of? —Dan Heilman Tyler Allen yler Allen remembers What’s the best advice how he first became you’ve ever received? T fixated on real estate. Every job is a sales job. While attending high school Even if you’re not dealing in Eden Prairie, he began no- with customers, you’re sell- ticing the built environment ing yourself and your ideas of urban life and learned that and your ability. Treating a whole industry revolved your co-workers like custom- around supporting it. ers is the same thing because “I thought office build- it helps build your reputation ings were cool,” Allen said. in the company. You always “They were tangible assets. have to sell yourself and your I learned back then about a ideas. whole industry dedicated to What’s something that most buildingRising and leasing offices.” Young people don’t know about Allen graduated from a de- you? greeProfessionals program at Ohio State I enjoy doing puzzles – and University designed for fu- in a professional way, too. In ture real estate profession- real estate there are plenty als. He worked in commercial of puzzles. You wonder why real estate in Ohio for three things happen and try to find years before applying for a the answer to those ques- market research opening in tions. the Twin Cities region. “I wanted to jump-start What do you like to do in my career,” Allen said. Af- your spare time? ter working as a market re- I love to be outside. Biking, search analyst for Cushman golf and skating. I also follow & Wakefield/NorthMarq, he sports closely, like NBA bas- joined Colliers as a senior ketball and a little football. research analyst in June I’m a Timberwolves season 2017. He writes reports on ticket-holder. I also volunteer several market sectors to for several real estate-related support Colliers’ brokerage organizations. department. — Frank Jossi June 2018 finance-commerce.com Rising Young Professionals 3 Rising Young Professionals Rising Young Professionals Hudson Brothen udson Brothen works in high school. It helped me re- as the director of bro- alize that I wanted to be a real H kerage services in the estate entrepreneur and not just industrial leasing and sales team an employee. at Cushman & Wakefield, one of What’s the best advice you’ve the busiest such teams in Min- ever received? nesota. Brothen’s team closes Brent Masica, a partner of more than 100 transactions per mine, said, “If you think hiring a year, typically averaging around professional is expensive, wait 2 million square feet of complet- until you hire an amateur.” ed deals. His biggest transaction was What achievement are you representing both tenants — most proud of? Federal Package and Federal I received the 2014 MNCAR PlasticsRising — in two leases Young to- “Rising Star Award.” It’s not taling 140,000 square feet at so much about the award, but the Powers Pointe building in more about the fact it is vot- Chanhassen.Professionalsed on by all brokers and peers Brothen’s work often takes across all real estate companies him outside of Minnesota, such in Minnesota. as when he helped broker a What’s something that most 187,000-square-foot warehouse people don’t know about you? lease in California on behalf of Even though I am in sales Wiseway Transportation Ser- and enjoy public speaking, I re- vices. He is also part of a team charge and get my energy back representing a global firm on from being on my own for a few two dispositions in China that hours. Most people think intro- are valued at more than $40 verts are shy or fearful of social million. interaction, but it’s more about How and when did you know where do you get your energy this is what you wanted to do? from. I read the book “Rich Dad —Dan Heilman Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki 4 Rising Young Professionals finance-commerce.com June 2018 Rising Young Professionals Maria Bumgarner s an assistant proj- the Mayo Clinic Square revi- ect manager at talization and the Minnesota A Mortenson, Maria Senate Building. Bumgarner spends her busy Bumgarner is currently as- days meeting with custom- signed to the Allianz Field ers, craftspeople, city offi- project. The Minnesota Unit- cials and colleagues. ed FC soccer stadium in St. “It’s been the right fit for Paul will open in 2019, and me,” she said. “I like the team she noted that it has had a environment and the variety fast production schedule. of people you get to work Outside

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