Kristen is the Executive Transaction and Marketing Director working with Bryan Bender and Benjamin Schultz. She joined the team utilizing her 15 years in commercial real estate experience with a focus on leasing and property management. Prior to starting her career in commercial real estate, she was a Marketing/PR Director for Skydive Chicago. She graduated from Oakland University with a B.A. majoring in Communication. Outside of work, Kristen enjoys many activities outdoors, road trips, new hobbies, and anything adventurous.

January 18th, 2008 was my first day working in Commercial Real Estate. I still remember arriving early that morning, and receiving a phone call from my father. “Never change who you are” he said, knowing how nervous I was in trying to follow my brother, Robert, into Investment property sales at Marcus & Millichap. I had to make this work, I cannot fail, I thought to myself. After a one and a half decades of ups and downs, listings and closings, and seemingly endless negotiations, a lesson I learned many years prior while working on a local farm during high school and college summers, still rings true: nothing beats hard work. My nearly $2 Billion in Net Leased Property sales is a test