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WHO ' S WHO 2023

PARKE PETTEGREW

SENIOR . REGIONAL MANAGER BMC Management

1999

BEGAN WORKING IN MULTIFAMILY

1,750

UNITS I OVERSEE

40 EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE

40 % TIME SPENT WORKING FROM HOME

◆ FIRST INDUSTRY JOB ?
Regional Training Manager- Archstone
◆ WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT THE MULTIFAMILY INDUSTRY ?
Wish we could change the outside perceptions of it -convince more people it is an important driver of jobs , housing and we give back !
◆ PIVOTAL MOMENT IN YOUR CAREER ?
Getting promoted to VP of Training
◆ TV SHOW DESCRIBES YOUR MANAGEMENT STYLE ?
Ted Lasso
◆ MOST IMPACTFUL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER ?
Early mentors Joe Durzo and Jeanne Schwab
◆ FAVORITE TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITY ?
Any kind of competition – minute to win it , etc ..
◆ YOUR IDEAL LONG WEEKEND ?
Skiing in winter , golf in the summer , great dinners with family / friends and live music

DRAKE POWELL

PRINCIPAL Asset Living

1995

BEGAN WORKING IN MULTIFAMILY

14,000

UNITS I OVERSEE

350 +

EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE

10 % TIME SPENT WORKING FROM HOME

◆ FIRST INDUSTRY JOB ?
Equity Residential as an Area Manager
◆ WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT THE MULTIFAMILY INDUSTRY ?
Our industry as a whole tends to staff communities based on historic expense ratios and not in relation to the value of the asset we are managing . It would be great to be able to hire sufficient numbers of staff for the demands of the community at pay levels that are commensurate with the value of the businesses our teams are running .
◆ PIVOTAL MOMENT IN YOUR CAREER ?
When Bryan Stern called me to see if I were interested in joining a new company he had formed
◆ MOST IMPACTFUL PERSON IN YOUR CAREER ?
My wife !
◆ FAVORITE TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITY ?
Scavenger hunts across Vail
◆ YOUR IDEAL LONG WEEKEND ?
Enjoying the outdoors in the mountains- cycling , skiing , golfing , eating , and drinking wine
◆ TV SHOW BEST DESCRIBES YOUR MANAGEMENT STYLE ?
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