About
Professional Summary
In a career spent serving my clients now spanning more than 30 years I have represented some of Austin’s largest and most financially complex transactions for companies such as IBM, Motorola, Charles Schwab, and Q2ebanking. I pride myself on the “service first” relationship with my clients. Valued by my clients, not as a transaction manager, but as a real estate consultant that is integrated into the fabric of the organization. Much of my career was spent at CBRE leading their number one tenant representation group. In 2006 I was offered the opportunity to become an owner and manage a boutique brokerage firm, HPI Corporate Services. Despite its small size, it became one of the most successful brokerage firms in Austin including having the number 1 and 3 brokers as ranked by the ABJ in 2011. In 2014 the opportunity to become a principal and Co-managing partner for Colliers Austin with all of its resources was too much to pass up. Since opening the office in Austin it has become the fastest growing brokerage company in the city. In 2014 and 2015, I was a Colliers' Everest Award recipient. This award is bestowed upon the top 10% of all Colliers professionals in brokerage, valuation and corporate solutions across the U.S. business based on revenue production.
Accomplishments
- “Power Broker” Top Five – CoStar Advisor: 2003-2012
- “Heavy Hitter” Top Five – Austin Business Journal: 2000-2013
- “Heavy Hitter” Number One Tenant Representative – Austin Business Journal 2011
- “Best Office Deal” – Austin Business Journal 2000 - Tivoli Campus; 2003 - Schwab Campus
- “Top Five” Award – internal CB Richard Ellis award 1988,1990,1995-2005
- “Top Three” Award – internal Weitzman group award 1993-1994
- Colliers' Everest Club (2014, 2015)
Education
- Real Estate Broker's License, Texas
- Bachelor of Arts, Tulane University
- CEUs – over 600 hours in investments and commercial brokerage
Memberships & Involvements
- Greater Austin Chamber of Economic Development
- Busby Foundation for ALS Central Texas
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Austin Chapter
- Commercial Brokers Association (CBA)
- Texas Real Estate Commission
- Step Onward Foundation - Texas
Clients
- Campus Advantage
- Business Ink
- George ＆ Brothers, LLP
- Gemalto
- GTECH Corporation
- Maxwell Lock and Ritter
- Onramp
- Q2ebanking
- Retail Me Not
- Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
- Worldwide Clinical Trials
- Wortham Insurance
Services
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My Team
My Team
Kaitlin joined Colliers Houston office in April 2015 after graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University with a degree in Communications. Kaitlin was the Marketing & Research Coordinator and worked closely with her team consisting of Crissy Nolen, Director of Marketing and Lisa Bridges, Director of Market Research.
As a marketing professional in the Colliers' Houston office, Kaitlin maintained the Colliers marketing platform via a multitude of channels including our website, listing services, and internal communications. In addition, she assisted Lisa Bridges in researching the Houston office, retail, and industrial markets to populate quarterly market research reports.
In 2016, Kaitlin moved to the Colliers Austin office as a Project Coordinator. She prepares in-house office and industrial market reports and works closely with the company's brokerts to develop effective custom market research material specific to both existing and potential clients. In addition, she maintains all property marketing.
Lisa Bridges
Director of Market Research
Houston
Lisa joined Colliers in 2010 as Director of Market Research and has 37 years of commercial real estate experience. Lisa initiates proactive market research projects to further the business goals of the company. She writes and prepares 29 market reports annually, including quarterly reports on Houston's retail, office, industrial and healthcare properties. Further, she prepares statistical ownership reports for various clients as well as an annual Houston Economic Overview. Lisa also creates PowerPoint market presentations, trade journal articles, and other marketing materials supporting the company's business endeavors. She works with senior management in planning the company's marketing strategy and public relations support for local and national conferences, luncheon meetings, recruitment programs, and special events. Lisa works closely with the company's brokers to develop effective custom market research material specific to existing and potential clients.
Lisa serves on the Colliers Editorial Board, the Colliers U.S. Research Council, and is a recipient of the Colliers Researcher of the Year Award.
Lisa earned the Commercial Property Research Certification (CPRC) from Colliers University. CPRC is the first and only accreditation for commercial real estate research professionals. It offers a professional development path to increase strategic and tactical expertise in marketing/research, knowledge of the industry and capabilities with commercial real estate tools.
Gillian began her Commercial Real Estate career with Colliers in Las Vegas, Nevada, acting as Executive Administrative Assistant to one of the top Industrial teams in the Southwest region of the United States. During her several years at Colliers, she helped lead to the successful closings of over a 100 million in transactions of the group’s most notable and complex clients.