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PAT STANFORTH ROCKY SUNDLING Griffis Blessing, Inc. Greystar Real Estate Partners Senior Vice President Senior Regional Manager 38 8,500 237 $1.2B 30 2,742 67 $565M YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY UNITS I OVERSEE EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE VALUE OF PORTFOLIO I OVERSEE YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY UNITS I OVERSEE EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE VALUE OF PORTFOLIO I OVERSEE TV SHOW OR MOVIE DESCRIBES WORK/LIFE BALANCE: Suits. COFFEE OR COCKTAIL: Mild coffee with Coldstone Sweet Cream. FAVORITE NON-RESTAURANT DENVER SPOT: Rockies. NEXT BIG THING IN APARTMENT LIVING? More Concierge services. WHY APARTMENTS? Variety and people. WRITE A FORTUNE COOKIE FORTUNE: “Be happy… life is too short.” SUPER HERO POWER: Compassion. NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE JOB EASIER: Answer emails by thought. NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR BETTER RESIDENT RETENTION: More online fun. MOST SIGNIFICANT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN THE INDUSTRY: All online. YOUR FIRST APARTMENT: 400 sq.ft, furnished, no AC, no heat in Hawaii. NEW WAYS TO LOOK FOR NEW TALENT: Continuous searching. KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT: To-Do Lists. YOUR PARTY TRICK: Meet three new people each event. STORE IN MALL TO FIND NEW TALENT: Nordstrom. ERA OF LIFE TO RE-LIVE: College…take more risks. POTENTIAL 2019 WHO’S WHO QUESTION: Name someone that has had an impact on your career. BRYAN STERN Principal Echelon Property Group 20 10,000 10 $1.75B YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY UNITS I OVERSEE EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE VALUE OF PORTFOLIO I OVERSEE TV SHOW OR MOVIE DESCRIBES WORK/LIFE BALANCE: Caddy Shack. COFFEE OR COCKTAIL: Americano / Scotch on the Rocks. FAVORITE NEW DENVER RESTAURANT: Mister Tuna. FAVORITE NON-RESTAURANT DENVER SPOT: Anywhere outdoors. WHY APARTMENTS? I love the diverse dedicated individuals in our industry. WRITE A FORTUNE COOKIE FORTUNE: “The greatest risk is not taking one.” YOUR FIRST APARTMENT: A one bedroom barrack in Nome, Alaska. KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT: Playing hockey late nights makes it hard to sleep. Otherwise, not much. STORE IN MALL TO FIND NEW TALENT: Nordstrom. POTENTIAL 2019 WHO’S WHO QUESTION: How did you get your start in the Apartment Industry? TV SHOW OR MOVIE DESCRIBES WORK/LIFE BALANCE: Breaking Bad without the, you know, meth and stuff. COFFEE OR COCKTAIL: Bourbon, neat or with the hint of an ice cube. FAVORITE NEW DENVER RESTAURANT: There is a new Old Chicago opened in my hood, does that count? FAVORITE NON-RESTAURANT DENVER SPOT: My couch. NEXT BIG THING IN APARTMENT LIVING? Continued penetration of home automation technology. And self-driving remotes. WHY APARTMENTS? It’s one of Maslow’s basic needs in the pyramid. Shelter. Protection from all kinds of primeval instinctual threats. WRITE A FORTUNE COOKIE FORTUNE: “You are master of all you survey. In bed.” Lotto numbers 3, 23, 45, 46, 52. SUPER HERO POWER: Faster than a speeding income statement! More powerful than a low cap rate! Ability to leap budgets in a single bound. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, its Super Property Manager! NEW TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE JOB EASIER: Mental dictation software. Just read my mind and write it down. NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR BETTER RESIDENT RETENTION: Carbon-based service portals. In other words, human interaction, contact, and beyond expectation services with our most valuable residents. MOST SIGNIFICANT TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN THE INDUSTRY: Mobile anything and everything. YOUR FIRST APARTMENT: Front door looked straight out of The Shining – after "Heeeere’s Johnny." Walls were the inspiration for Carrie – after the head thing. Floors had a unique living carpet – roaches. Was a garden level unit in Colorado Springs with no air conditioning and baseboard heat that topped out at 39 degrees – colder than the 1901 refrigerator could get. Oh, and the curb stop outside the living room window (4 foot above the floor) conveniently blocked the three ton rolling steel blunt instrument of death from crushing me on the plaid couch while getting a good belly laugh with the sophisticated humor of Three’s Company. It was 1979 after all. NEW WAYS TO LOOK FOR NEW TALENT: You can no longer just look; you must actively recruit. And you must be able to demonstrate what your company and position can do for them. Complete change of mindset from 1979 and what can they do for you. KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT: When is the other shoe going to drop? That big shoe of softening markets, falling rents, negative household formation. In short, when the music stops and I don’t have a chair. YOUR PARTY TRICK: I am Certified as the best Beer Pong and Quarters talent on Planet Earth, bar none. There is some guy from Venus who is better, but he has like 4 eyes and stuff. STORE IN MALL TO FIND NEW TALENT: Nordstrom, or a full service bar in the food court. Seriously, bartenders often make great leasing professionals. ERA OF LIFE TO RE-LIVE: 1979 of course. See “Your First Apartment.” THE BUYER’S GUIDE IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE AT WWW.AAMDHQ.ORG 42 | TRENDS • NOV/DEC 2016 www.aamdhq.org