Robert Gould (VP US Operations, IAM Properties) and Chris Speciale (National Leasing Advisor, Open Realty Advisors) join Brett to pull back the curtain on the decade-long journey behind the Corners of Brookfield, Wisconsin's number one destination for specialty retail.

Robert brought his vision for a European-style market square to suburban Milwaukee after a successful run funding nine Mariano's grocery stores across Chicagoland, opening in 2018 with just eight storefronts and Von Maur as their anchor. Chris, a 30-plus year leasing veteran, was the matchmaker behind the brands, pitching Brookfield, Wisconsin to national retailers who couldn't place it on a map, drawing on comparable ground-up markets like Columbus, Ohio and Fort Wayne, Indiana to make the case that Milwaukee's time had come.

Hear how they navigated a $25 million movie ...