Host Amanda Divito Parle sits down with longtime friend, real estate attorney, and Senior Vice President of Internal Real Estate Counsel at Essential Properties Realty Trust, Kristin Walker, for a thoughtful conversation about career evolution, leadership, motherhood, risk-taking, and the realities of building a demanding professional life while raising a family.

Kristin shares the path that took her from Missouri to Colorado, from finance student to commercial real estate attorney, and ultimately from private practice into an in-house leadership role guiding legal strategy for a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Along the way, she reflects on launching a boutique law firm at 31, navigating partnership changes, and making career pivots that required both confidence and faith in her own ability t ...