SOLD OUT NAIOP Chicago | Young Broker Panel

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June 10, 2025


Cushman & Wakefield
225 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL

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Registration for this event is SOLD OUT – Please note that no onsite registration will be accepted. 

Join NAIOP Chicago on Tuesday, June 10th and hear from top young brokers on how they built their careers, the key lessons they’ve learned, and what trends they’re watching for investors and tenants alike. Network with fellow industry professionals and gain valuable insights from those shaping the market.

This event is open to anyone 35 years of age or younger.

Location:
Cushman & Wakefield
225 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL

Schedule of Events:
5:00 p.m. – Registration, Food & Drinks
5:30 p.m. – Program
6:30 p.m. – Adjourn

 

 

Nick Siegel

Co-Chief Investment Officer, Partner
Bridge Industrial

Nick serves as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at Bridge Industrial, where he plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategic investment decisions and overseeing the firm’s transaction pipeline, mainly development opportunities. With a deep understanding of market dynamics and a proven track record in successful real estate investments, Nick brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role. He also directs day-to-day asset management operations, including construction, leasing, and dispositions.

Since 2015, Nick has played various roles throughout the company’s expansion, including Partner, Acquisitions and heading the Midwest region, as Chicago market officer. His ability to identify emerging market trends and drive value creation has been instrumental in delivering exceptional results.

Before joining Bridge Industrial, Nick worked at CBRE, within their Investment Properties Capital Markets group.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a double major in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics and Finance, Investments and Banking, from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an active member of NAIOP, the WREAA, and is a former president of the CJE Senior Life Associate Board.

Ross Bratcher

Senior Director, Capital Markets
JLL

Genna Ohrn

Transaction Manager
CBRE

Genna Ohrn is an Agency Transaction Manager on CBRE’s Senior Industrial & Logistics Team led by Matt Mulvihill, Kevin Segerson, and Cal Payne. She joined the team in 2018 and has played an integral role in optimizing internal processes that serve as the foundation of the team’s high-volume agency platform.

Genna is responsible for managing all aspects of the team’s active listing portfolio. She oversees every transaction from pre-marketing to execution and is relied on for her ability to streamline complex workflows, deliver exceptional service to clients, and support strategic team initiatives in an environment with continually evolving and competing objectives.

Her commitment to operational excellence, proactive communication, and collaborative team culture makes her a valued and trusted partner across the CBRE platform.

Ryan Klink

Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield

Ryan Klink, a Managing Director in the Chicago office of Cushman & Wakefield, specializes in business development and client services such as structuring and negotiating commercial leases and assisting with the acquisition and disposition of owned or leased properties and land for corporate and institutional owners and users. Ryan has completed a wide variety of transactions for warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, and e-commerce clients. During his 8-year career in the industry, Ryan has completed over 150 transactions totaling an excess of 6,000,000 SF.

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Ryan spent 1 year as a brokerage associate at Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions, and before that he gained 3+ years of professional experience in the consulting / finance / accounting industries, with heavy client-facing and analytic roles.