About
Professional Summary
Gwen consistently demonstrates a commitment to excellence when serving clients. Her drive, attention to detail and creativity provide flexibility in developing solutions that achieve desired results.
Gwen’s commercial real estate experience spans the spectrum of brokerage, development, project management, advisory and consulting services, public and private partnership ventures, financing (debt and equity), asset management and strategic planning. A key focus has been representing ownership entities with the objective of maximizing returns to owners and their investors. She has led teams on a variety of commercial real estate projects ranging from $2 million to $80 million.
Throughout her career, Gwen has provided services to clients on several property types including office, multifamily, industrial, land, and mixed-use real estate.
Gwen joined Colliers International in 2011. Prior to that, she was with Enhanced Value Strategies from its formation in 1997 through 2000 and rejoined the firm in 2008. From 2000 to 2008, she was Vice President of Development and Corporate Services at a firm where she lead an $80 million historic redevelopment, as well as leadership and consulting with Corporate Services clients. Prior to 1997, Gwen worked with Paragon Group as a regional vice president where she was instrumental in numerous acquisitions, dispositions, debt and equity transactions. She played a key role in the formation of the Paragon REIT (NYSE) that subsequently merged with Camden Property Trust (NYSE).
Accomplishments
Completed in excess of $1.8 billion in assignments over 30 years
Colliers Utah Top Producers List multiple times
St. Louis Business Journal’s Heavy Hitter in Commercial Real Estate Award; two-time recipient, three-time nominee
Who’s Who in St. Louis Business Leaders, St. Louis Commerce
St. Louis’ Most Influential Business Woman, St. Louis Business Journal
Education
Masters of Business Administration, Washington University
Utah and Missouri Broker Licenses
Memberships & Involvements
Urban Land Institute (Community Outreach Committee; former St. Louis Advisory Board, Co-Chair of Technical Assistance Panel Committee, and national Public/Private Partnership Council), CREW Utah-Commercial Real Estate Women (Events and Marketing Committees; former Gala Committee), Washington University Olin Alumni Board of Directors (through 2016), Easter Seals Midwest (former Board Treasurer and Real Estate Committee).
Clients
Numerous private owners, Mallinckrodt, Easter Seals Midwest, St. Louis County Library District, Aclara, Owen Ridge Business Park, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Testimonials
"Gwen Knight and the Colliers team were diligent in every step of the sales process beginning with market research and valuation, the vetting of prospective buyers, preparatioin of a comprehensive property information package and assisting in streamlining the due diligence process with the eventual buyer. The fact that the entire process from the original submittal of the buyer's letter of intent to sale closing took less than six weeks speaks to the value that Gwen and the Colliers team brought to the process. We had several outstanding candidates available to represent us in the sales process and the results of this transaction validated our choice of the Colliers team." ...Mike Barry, Owen Ridge Development
"Gwen was the driving force in keeping this award-winning, high profile and seemingly impossible project on tract and within budget." ...Mark Schnuck, President, The DESCO Group
"I would note that you [Gwen Knight and Jared Booth] have been more thorough and on top of things in these transactions than most ... the transaction would have likely cost your clients (and my clients) much more in attorney fees without the information provided to me in a succinct and clear manner as you did. " ...Tyler Foutz, Partner, Fetzer Booth LLC
“Gwen’s knowledge and expertise were invaluable in guiding Easter Seals Midwest through an extensive and very complicated transaction. Gwen provided informative and concise reports for presentation to the Real Estate Committee and Board of Directors. She has an excellent understanding of all aspects of real estate, as well as being sensitive to our Board approval requirements.” … John Adkins, EVP & CFO, Easter Seals Midwest
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Since 2009, Chad has worked in the commercial real estate industry representing occupiers and investors on various office and industrial transactions. For occupier clients, Chad leverages his background in finance and thorough understanding of the local market to work through lease negotiations and help make their real estate decisions a competitive advantage. For the investors and financial institutions he works with, Chad delivers educated analysis which enables clients to gauge profit margins and work towards leasing their properties with qualified, long-term tenants.
Prior to joining Colliers, Chad was an Associate Director at Gateway Commercial, an affiliate of Cushman & Wakefield in St. Louis. During his time at Gateway, Chad worked with several banking institutions such as First Bank, M&I Bank, Southwest Bank, Citizens National Bank and Enterprise Bank & Trust. Additional clients include Golden State Foods, Wainwright Industries, Ben Hur Steel Worx, Rankin Group, First Industrial Realty Trust, Fidelity Information Systems, Apollo Express Inc., Duke Realty, Bassik Services, and MiTek Industries.
In addition to his industry involvement, Chad currently holds the role of Advisor Board Member for Enterprise Bank & Trust’s Forum Board and is on the Advisory Board for Enterprise Bank & Trust - St. Charles. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the St. Charles Commercial Association of Realtors as a Director and is a Committee Member for the Boys and Girls Club Clay Bird Shoot.
Jared L. Booth assists clients in sales, leasing, and consulting regarding all property types throughout the country as a top producer at his number-one globally ranked office, associated with Colliers International as of 2018.
Mr. Booth has worked exclusively by referrals of satisfied clients since 1995. A fourth-generation real estate professional, he is a trusted advisor and consultant to successfully navigate clients through the complex real estate transaction process with an extensive background in brokerage, marketing, consulting, financial analysis, and expert witness legal assistance.
Mr. Booth's unique depth of industry involvement, recognition and perspective provides tangible benefits to his clients. Mr. Booth has been honored as the only Utah broker to be awarded both Utah Commercial Realtor of the Year ('15), and Utah CCIM of the Year ('12) awards. Mr. Booth obtained his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 2007. The CCIM designation is one of the most coveted and respected designations in the commercial investment real estate industry, with recipients recognized as experts in their field. Reflecting the caliber of the program, only 6 percent of the estimated 150,000 commercial real estate practitioners nationwide hold the CCIM designation.
Approximately 75% of Mr. Booth's practice is traditional brokerage across multiple disciplines. Approximately 25% includes consulting, corporate and legal assistance assignments.
Russ Booth was raised in Salt Lake City, earned a master’s degree from BYU and served as a department chairman for the BYU administrative offices. He began his career in real estate, now over 40 years ago, in 1973 with Woodbury Corporation as a leasing agent, a property manager and a development coordinator for more than ultimately 60 properties, including hotels, apartments, retail centers, office buildings and industrial properties. For over 20 years Russ served as president and principal broker of Mansell Commercial Real Estate Inc., which was purchased by Coldwell Banker NRT in 2001. Russ worked with Coldwell Banker Commercial and then CBC Advisors since 2001. He joined Colliers International in 2018.
Russ has spent many years in volunteer positions in the real estate community, including committees and as president of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors and the Utah Association of Realtors. Russ served as the 1997 president of the entire National Association of Realtors (NAR), based in Chicago with 1,100,000 members. Subsequently he twice served as chairman for the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations (ICREA), with real estate groups of over 40 of the largest countries of the world participating. He is currently the chairman of the Real Estate Commission of the State of Utah.
Real estate designations currently held are the CCIM, CRE, CRB, CIPS and GRI. In addition to general commercial brokerage and leasing, Russ spent many years working for corporate and institutional groups, such as the DFCM of the State of Utah, the third district court on disposition of over 300 properties of failed financial thrifts in Utah. He has done extensive fee-based consulting on larger projects, such as the Delta Center and Hill Air Force Base; managed and sold the former Word Perfect/Novell Campus in North Orem and land for the Swire Coca Cola Draper facility; leased Ernst & Young facilities; and helped buy, sell, reposition and develop land and buildings for the Jordan School District. Russ is very active in legislative and political activities, local issues in his Millcreek neighborhood and church responsibilities and is manager of several real estate investment partnerships.
He and his wife, Nina, have 6 children 13 grandchildren.