2026 April Monthly Program - Retail “Shark Tank”: What It Takes to Launch in Retail Spaces Real Questions. Real Retail. Real Insight.

Jack Amdal

JAmdal Architects, LLC

Emily Anderson

Assistant Property Manager

RMA Real Estate Services, LLC

Tracy Arnold

Associate

Tri-Star Management, Inc.

Jeremy Atteberry

G4CM

Colin Baartman

Senior Project Manager

G4CM

Ron Barze

Senior Real Estate Program Manager

Neighborhood Development Center

Emily Becker

President

RMA Real Estate Services, LLC

Tyler Beeck

Senior Transactions Associate

Curbline Properties

Paul Berg

Vice President

Sunrise Banks, N.A.

Blake Bischoff

Marketing and Sales Manager

GCM Construction

Melissa Bjornson

Regional Director, Business Development

Cushing Terrell

Kyle Bliss

GCM Construction

Briana Boehm

Business Development Manager

Rochon

Carl Brandt

Regional Managing Director

Great Southern Bank

Kris Brandt

semi-retired

Honorary

Gregory P. Brenny

Attorney

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

JayZee Brown

Neighborhood Development Center

Brady Busselman

Hill Incorporated

John Carland

Commercial Development & Leasing Analyst

CSM Corporation

Peter Carlson

Executive Vice President

The Doran Group

Jeff Carriveau

Owner

HJ Development

Alan Catchpool

Project Manager

Kimley-Horn

Carrie Charleston

Vice President, Leasing

Mall of America

Elliot Christensen

Director, Business Development

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Emilee DeCoteau

Senior Property Manager

Brixmor Property Group

Jesseka Doherty

SR Vice President, Leasing

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

David Eddy

Account Executive

Prescription Landscape

Christine Eid

Attorney

Vantage Law Group, PLLC

Paige Ellefsen

Property Manager

Kraus-Anderson Realty Company

Lukas Engman

Fresh Paint Inc.

Todd Erager

General Manager

HJ Development

Jon C. Fahning

Director, Real Estate Development

Tailwind Group, Inc.

Anders Fischer

Holmes Murphy

John Freitas

Director, Business Development

Sever Construction

Zander Fried

Director

Cushman & Wakefield

Alex Funk

Senior Retail Associate

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Alex Gaier

Fresh Paint Inc.

Jason Gauthier

Executive Director, Business Relations

HJ Development

Jessica Gens

Lavish Lighting

Matt Gens

Laura Gill

Associate Vice President

Colliers | Minneapolis-St. Paul

Jeremy Grittner

JLL

Genna Hackett

Senior Account Executive

H&H Contractors

John Hamblet

Sales

Maple Crest Landscape

Jeffrey Haug

Market Manager

Great Southern Bank

Matt Hazelton

Senior Director

JLL

Joseph Higley

Project Manager

Greiner Construction

Jacob Hill

Credit Analyst

Great Southern Bank

Roseanne Hope

Attorney

Hope Law PLLC

Michael Houge

Managing Director

NAI Legacy

Amber Hustad

Property Manager

Paster Properties

Suzanne Huwald

Business Development

Promotion Select

Carter Jaeger

St. Thomas

Natina James

Associate Principal

Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.

Alex Jensen

Property Manager

RMA Real Estate Services, LLC

Bradley Kaplan

Vice President

Transwestern

Lauren Kessler

Associate Vice President

Colliers | Minneapolis-St. Paul

Andrew Klohn

Leasing Specialist

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Lee Krueger

President

Krueger Real Estate Advisors, LLC

Nate Lamusga

Greystone Construction

Genevieve Liesener

Principal | Property Management

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Matt Lingam

Kimley-Horn

David Loehr

Location Director, Minneapolis | Architect

Cushing Terrell

Cindy MacDonald

Vice President, Properties

Kraus-Anderson Realty Company

Michael Marzinske

Encore REIS

Kelly Mayo

Director of Commercial Real Estate

Tailwind Group, Inc.

Terria McGee

Build Wealth MN

Russ McGinty

President

North Central Commercial Real Estate

Brian Merz

Leasing Agent

HJ Development

Kim Meyer

Senior Director, Retail Brokerage

Cushman & Wakefield

Stefanie Meyer

Senior Vice President/Principal

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Jackie Miller

RSP Architects, Ltd.

Robert Morse

MidCountry Bank

Brandon O'Connell

Property Manager

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Preston Olson

Property Manager

RMA Real Estate Services, LLC

Zachary Olson

BluSky Restoration Contractors

Connor O'Neill

Property Manager

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Jake Otterness

Otterness Painting

Brandon Otting

Hempel Real Estate

Howard Paster

President

Paster Properties

Andy Peters

Vice President, Commercial Operations

NexGen Exteriors LLC

Lonnie Pierce

Meridian Real Estate Group, LLC

Jennifer Pingel

Property Manager

RMA Real Estate Services, LLC

Tricia Pitchford

Senior Vice President, Leasing

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Robert Pounds

Senior Managing Director

Newmark

Kelly Ramstad

CSM Corporation

Nick Reynolds

Rochon

Thomas Richards

Risk Consultant

Christensen Group Insurance

Elise Ritter

Assistant Property Manager

HJ Development

Daniel Rodich

President

Multipro Maintenance Solutions, LLC

Hannah Rorvick

Associate

Colliers | Minneapolis-St. Paul

Doug Sailor

President/Managing Principal

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Kevin Salmen

Transwestern

Mike Salmen

Transwestern

Samantha Salmen

Transwestern

Gauri S. Samant

Attorney, Shareholder

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Kierstin Schilling

Senior Property Manager

HJ Development

Kristine Schisel

Vice President, Retail Services

Transwestern

Amy Senn

Vice President

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Chris Simmons

Managing Director, Retail Services

Transwestern

Brien Slawik

President

Slawik Properties/Har-Mar, Inc.

Chris Smith

Senior Property Manager

HJ Development

Andrew Stanek

Project Manager

Julie Stanke

President & CEO

Fresh Paint Inc.

Ben Steinberg

Vice President

Tri-Star Management, Inc.

Kaitlyn Stephan

Broker Associate

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Kristin Stone

Transwestern

Allison Strand

Sagiliti

Tony Strauss

Senior Vice President

Transwestern

Joan Suko

Senior General Manager

GGP/Ridgedale Center

Jeff Swanson

Business Development Manager

BluSky Restoration Contractors

Dan Terwilliger

All Day Retail

Bryce Thompson

Investment Associate

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Cory Villaume

Managing Partner

Veriton Holdings

Kenneth M. Vinje

Senior Property Manager

Kraus-Anderson Companies

Jim Vitt

Senior Vice President/Market Manager

Associated Bank

Jeremy L. Welter

Realtor

North Star Pro Realty

Mike Westafer

Prescription Landscape

Jeff Westendorf

Senior Project Manager/Landscape Architect

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

Brady Whalen

Retail Leasing Specialist

Mid-America Real Estate - Minnesota, LLC

Sheila Zachman

Commercial Realty Solutions

Alexander Zay Zay

Abra Kadabra Environmental Services