WHO'S WHO 2020
AMY EVANS DARREN EVERETT
Simpson Property Group BLDG Management
Regional Marketing Director
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WHAT CAN DEVELOPERS DO DIFFERENTLY WHEN
DESIGNING A PROPERTY? Add more
parking WHAT IS AN AMENITY YOU WISH
YEARS WORKED IN
UNITS I
YOU COULD INVENT? On Demand
THE INDUSTRY
OVERSEE
Concierge Services IF YOU COULD LIVE
IN ANY SITCOM, WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE? The Big Bang Theory BINGE-WATCHED
EMBARRASSINGLY FAST: Stranger Things FIRST GUEST ON YOUR TALK SHOW: Reese
Witherspoon MOVIE TITLE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR WORK LIFE: Working Girl HOW DO YOU
MOTIVATE PEOPLE? Food & Fun Outing WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TEAM BUILDING
ACTIVITY? Top Golf THREE FAVORITE APPS: Ring, Google Maps, Instagram
BIGGEST PET PEEVE? Wasting time CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Being Marketing Director
for a great company ONE ITEM ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Travel
20 | TRENDS NOV/DEC 2019
President
10
YEARS WORKED IN
THE INDUSTRY
7,000
UNITS I
OVERSEE
225
EMPLOYEES I
OVERSEE
$1.5B
VALUE OF PORTFOLIO
I OVERSEE
WHO HIRED YOU INTO THIS BUSINESS, AND WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM TODAY? We
started our company with no multifamily experience – but thought we
knew it all after reading “Property Management for Dummies” when
we started. Looking back, I think we’ve literally made every mistake
you could possibly make along the way so it would have been nice to
have a mentor in the early years. WHAT IS YOUR “GO TO” INTERVIEW QUESTION?
What is your spirit animal and why? WHAT CAN DEVELOPERS DO DIFFERENTLY WHEN
DESIGNING A PROPERTY? Future proofi ng. We have a variety of tech in
properties we’ve built/managed that has already become obsolete.
Developers must maintain a focus on the functional elements of a
building and less so on shiny new tech that may become quickly
obsolete. AMENITY YOU WISH YOU COULD INVENT? It is already out there, but our
industry needs to have more dedicated spaces for supportive services at
properties (after school programs, literacy programs, career building,
etc.). MOVIE TITLE DESCRIBES YOUR WORK LIFE: Ralph Breaks the Internet HOW DO YOU
MOTIVATE PEOPLE? Positivity - tell them what they are doing well THREE
FAVORITE APPS: Email, Instagram, Safari BIGGEST PET PEEVE? When people
are late. CAREER HIGHLIGHT: The BLDG family!
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