Brian A. Riffel
Executive Vice President/Colliers International
What’s been your biggest accomplishment since you were awarded? Achieving the Everest Award multiple years in a row, which signifies being in the top 10% of earners within Colliers International of North America. Perhaps the biggest award is the friendships I am part of with the business and brokerage community; this is priceless.
What do you want to accomplish? I want to become more involved with developments and partnerships with clients. I want to ensure that each day I am learning something new.
What have you learned the hard way? I learned what a real recession is like and how to battle through it.
Who is your business hero? Every real estate entrepreneur who started with nothing and developed stability for their family and made their community a better place than when they started.
If you ran Las Vegas, what’s the first thing you would do? Our community has a lot of bright people whose collective thoughts and ideas can make a difference. I would look to work with as many as possible to understand what they feel their concerns are with our community, and work quickly to address them—all the while being conscientious about the cost and time that people have or don’t have. I would perhaps encourage all resorts to give locals free parking, and set the new HOV lanes to be restricted only during rush hours.
What’s the best advice you have to offer? Always work to keep a good attitude. The better your attitude, the better results you will have in life. Be grateful and say a sincere “thank you” as much as possible. Be humble, and always work on being a better listener.