Each year, Midwest Real Estate News publishes its Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, highlighing the careers of those CRE pros who make a difference in our region. This year, we are also running these profiles online. Today, we look at the thriving career of Brent Stamm, executive managing director with the Columbus, Ohio, office of Newmark Knight Frank. Our hope is that you’ll learn a bit of what it takes to succeed in this competitive industry.
Hitting the big numbers: Brent Stamm has worked in the Central Ohio office of Newmark Knight Frank for his entire 16-year career. And the results? The numbers speak for themselves. And the most important number is 700.
That’s the conservative number of lease and sale transactions this Ohio native has closed since 2002. During this entire stretch, Stamm has been in the employ of Continental Realty, now a Newmark Knight Frank company. He’s a senior managing director, and through the last decade, he hasn’t seen a year when he wasn’t singled out for recognition: This CRE veteran is a multiple award-winner.
The benefits of hard work: Stamm has earned his successful the old-fashioned way: He works hard. He studies his market. And he provides stellar service to his clients.
It’s the kind of formula that might sound boring, but that gets results.
“Commercial real estate brokerage rewards hard work. I like the fact that you get out of it what you put into it,” Stamm said. “I enjoy the people I get to work with every day and I feel very fortunate to have met so many great people throughout my career. I also like that each day is different from the last one.”
Award-winning career: In 2008, Stamm won Certified Commercial Investment Member status. In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015, he was a CoStar Power Broker. In 2011, he closed the Most Unique Transaction, according to the Columbus Board of Realtors. In 2014 through 2016, he was on the Xceligent Advisory Board. The year 2015 brought the Columbus Board of Realtors’ award for largest office lease, and in 2014, 2015 and 2016, Stamm was recognized as a top producer.
Taking the long-term view: “My career has been built on focusing on a long-term approach to relationships,” Stamm said. “I advise each client as if I were in their shoes. It has been helpful for me to maintain a disciplined and consistent approach each day.”
