John is an Oakland-based urban retail broker with a valuable 360° perspective on retail real-estate. John began his retail career in Los Angeles with Virgin Entertainment and counts the work in opening his own retail store as a pivotal experience. He approaches tenant and landlord work through his lens of being a retail entrepreneur himself. John is focused on project leasing in the Berkeley and Oakland markets and his work advising best-in-class retail brands on growth strategies. John grew up in England and is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Jamie is passionate about Oakland, its continuing renaissance, and her role in shaping amazing retail opportunities. She works through the various levels of the process - from development, to leasing and selling/purchasing of commercial retail properties. A former VP at Colliers International, Jamie specializes in urban street retail, neighborhood planning and place-making opportunities, representing both landlords and tenants. Her local expertise gives her intimate knowledge of who is in the market and allows her to provide a detailed, street-by-street perspective about the current real-estate market.