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Profound Perspectives: Jonathan Keyser on Business, Life and Leadership

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Profound Perspectives: Jonathan Keyser on Business, Life and Leadership

In this episode of Phoenix Business RadioX hosted by Karen Nowicki, guest, Jonathan Keyser reflects on his company’s transformative journey during the pandemic, adopting a startup mindset, optimizing processes, and achieving a stress-free record year.

Keyser envisions a future hybrid work model emphasizing high quality office spaces and shares his shift from a cutthroat mentality to one centered on ethical practices and servant leadership, expressing pride in Keyser’s collective success. The interview concludes with insights into handling criticism, staying close to home, and gratitude for meaningful work at Keyser, offering a profound perspective on business and leadership.

Don’t miss this episode for a compelling exploration of success, service, and the future of work.

Keyser is a nationally recognized, full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm that exclusively represents tenants. Named by USA Today as “The Commercial Real Estate Disruptor,” Keyser provides its clients with a turnkey, big-picture approach to commercial real estate strategy. In addition to brokerage services such as portfolio management, leasing, disposing, site selection, workplace strategy, project management, and more, Keyser offers its clients a uniquely conflict-free experience.

By focusing only on the needs of the businesses who occupy the space, rather than landlords or developers, Keyser is free from fiduciary responsibilities and conflicts of interest, giving its clients the peace of mind needed to negotiate confidently. Known for its fifteen core operating principles and a “best-place-to-work” culture, Keyser and its team of selfless leaders have been recognized nationally by Inc., Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Business Journal, The International Business Times, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur for its service excellence.

Jonathan Keyser is the Founder and Managing Partner of Keyser Commercial Real Estate, which has become the largest commercial real estate firm of its kind in Arizona. Jonathan is also a Founding Partner of Exis Global, which today has over 580 people worldwide representing exclusively occupiers of commercial real estate. He is also the founder of a small investment fund that invests in emerging technology companies within Arizona, to support and help grow the startup ecosystem in the state.

Jonathan was recently named “The Commercial Real Estate Disruptor” by USA Today and he is a #1 Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author, for his Best Selling Book, “You Don’t Have to be Ruthless to Win”. He has also been named a “Top Social Capital CEO” by the International Business Times, is a highly sought after keynote speaker, is widely recognized as a thought leader featured in hundreds of articles, publications, and podcasts, and has been named a “Top 20 Virtual Keynote Speaker” nationally.

As an entrepreneur, Jonathan has built KEYSER into an eight-figure firm named recently as one of the Top 50 Most Trustworthy Companies in America by The Silicon Review. Jonathan is also one of the most connected business leaders in Arizona. He is an active member of Greater Phoenix Leadership (consisting of the region’s leading CEO’s), and he is also a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Chief Executive Organization (ceo), and the Million Dollar Speaking Group (MDSG) within the National Speakers Association.

With almost 30 years of experience in the Commercial Real Estate Industry, Jonathan’s firm represents occupiers of space exclusively, both domestically and internationally across a broad range of industries. Jonathan is sought out by companies around the world for his real estate expertise and business acumen. He is particularly good at identifying creative strategies to align real estate with business requirements, designing and implementing unique solutions to complex real estate challenges, and solving Landlord / Tenant conflicts where negotiations have deteriorated in the face of rising hostilities.

Jonathan is happily married to his wife Susanna, and has 5 kids with one on the way. His mission is to change the business community through selfless service, and his entire firm is built upon this philosophy. Jonathan is known throughout the business community as someone who loves to help others, and who goes out of his way to be of service to people across the community.

Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn and follow Keyser on Facebook and Instagram.

Phoenix Business Radio

Flipping the Industry- People and Profit with Keyser and beni.fit E7

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Flipping the Industry- People and Profit with Keyser and beni.fit E7

The conversation with Ash Hachmeister and Noah Barrasso was such an insightful conversation about servant leadership, company culture, and building business relationships. Keyser and beni.fit are both wonderful examples of companies that are turning their industry on its head. Both work in industries that are usually out to just make a buck. So how do you continue to grow a company and make money, while also focusing on the people and what is truly best for them? That’s what they discuss in this conversation.

Both Ash and Noah are doing great things in their companies to not only focus on the needs of the clients/employees, but on making everything easier for them to understand as well. Health insurance can be extremely difficult to understand but Ash and his team are there to truly help the individuals pick the plans and options that are best for them because it is not a one size situation. Speaking of size, Noah is there to not only help explain things on the corporate real estate side, but also make sure that the companies they help are really finding the space that is the right size, design, layout and feel to support their company growth and culture.

The listeners are able to get a deeper look into how things work at Keyser when it comes to serving others and how “Being a selfless servant is the most selfish thing to do for your business.” These topics of culture, growth, support, and business relations builds and draws the conversation. beni.fit is flipping their industry on the head by truly focusing on the benefit needs of the employees and making sure they are getting the benefits support they truly need. This is a great show for folks to listen to if they want to understand the benefits of selfless service and even hear ways to start activating this in their own lives. This is also a great opportunity to hear from companies that are not doing things “the same old way.” They have changed their industries for the better and they are not keeping it a secret about how they are doing this- so listen in!

With a focus on the needs of tenants, Keyser exclusively represents occupiers of space and assist them with their commercial real estate needs including leasing, purchasing, constructing or disposing of facilities. We specialize in helping companies leverage their real estate buying power to secure incentives and attract today’s work force, all while reducing cost and risk.

Whether it’s managing a global portfolio of office and industrial leases, helping a retail franchise brand roll out locations nationally, negotiating sites for specialty healthcare clinics, assisting rapidly growing technology companies with their expansion, or helping with our clients’ data center strategy and space needs, our advisors take deep pride in serving and going above and beyond for each of our clients.

Noah Barrasso believes in creating a personal experience w/ his clients by serving them in a way which leaves a lasting impression.

Through helping others and creating genuine relationships, Noah is able to truly learn about their culture, their business functions, and what ecosystem is needed to help their company & employees thrive.

From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Noah Barrasso helps companies lease and purchase commercial real estate.

Learn more about Noah on his website, and connect with him on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

beni.fit is reimagining the workplace. They deliver new ways for high-growth companies to win talent and elevate human potential.

By bringing clarity, creativity and strategy to organizations, they help leaders make sense of the confusion and overwhelm that comes with traditional approaches to benefits planning.

They believe it’s time to transform this cost center into a power center that fuels performance, elevates culture and are driving a conversation around aligning benefits, culture, wellbeing and technology.

beni.fit is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona serving modern, high-growth companies across the U.S.

Ash Hachmeister aims to change the view of insurance and bring benefits into alignment with company culture and purpose. Ash knows the industry inside and out, understanding deeply the frustration and complexity leaders face.

Breaking free from convention, he started beni.fit to simplify, educate and work with partners to create new, high-impact strategies.

Follow beni.fit on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

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Sarah McCraren is an Arizona native with a strong sense of community. Sarah spent many years in the corporate finance world specializing in the operational analysis, measurement and accountability systems, project management and software implementations. However, Sarah wanted to do work which was meaningful and would positively impact her community.

She found that saving lives and reducing injuries through comprehensive safety programs fit that bill. Sarah currently leads the McCraren Compliance team by keeping everyone focused on their primary purpose, creating workplaces where we all watch out for each other, and balancing the needs of all their stakeholders.

Sarah serves on the Boards for Conscious Capitalism Arizona and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Tucson Chapter, and is also active with the Arizona Builders Alliance, Arizona Rock Products Association , Arizona Transportation Builders and Women in Mining Az.

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Creating Workplaces Where We All Watch Out for Each Other

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His two plus decades of entrepreneurial experience, leading strategic initiatives and tailoring solutions for organizations, families and individuals has led to a strong appreciation of the profound impact business wields over the people it serves and relies upon.

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