Executive Leadership Spotlight: Katie Kruger, CBRE Colorado Market Leader

Join CREW Northern Colorado for an intimate presentation by Katie Kruger, Senior Managing Director and Colorado Market Leader for CBRE. Ms. Kruger has taken an unusual path from the oil fields of Kuparuk, Alaska to being a young policy-minded CEO of the largest commercial real estate association in the country, to now leading a tier one market for the global commercial real estate giant CBRE.

Katie will share her personal journey and what she has learned as she’s climbed the career ladder. She will discuss topics such as mentorship versus sponsorship, how to be a unique champion in the community, the importance of career growth and reinventing yourself.

Lynn Goessling, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale, and CREW Network Director, will also be joining our August luncheon to give a special presentation on CREW Network. This is a great opportunity to learn more about CREW’s mission, membership benefits and leadership opportunities!

The Luncheon will begin promptly at 11:50 am

This event is open to CREW members and non-members

$25.00 for CREW members/$50.00 for non-members (Ticket sales are final)

This event is sponsored by:

Katie Kruger | Senior Managing Director and Colorado Market Leader, CBRE

Katie Kruger has taken an unusual path from the rough-neck oil fields of Kuparuk, Alaska to being a young policy-minded CEO of the largest commercial real estate association in the country, to now leading a tier one market for the global commercial real estate giant CBRE. Raised in rural Alaska and facing challenging family issues and responsibilities well beyond a typical teenager, her decision to join the nearly exclusive male workforce in Alaska’s remote oil fields was based on her motivation to go to college and find the next rung in front of her.

Early in her career, Kruger worked for Norris Design as part of the teams planning Colorado’s most iconic master planned communities. Later she drove marketing, advertising & PR campaigns for McStain Neighborhoods and was an account executive for a national advertising agency. As she climbed, Kruger committed to giving back and has met with more than 1,100 young people in an effort to share networks and help others find their own rungs.

Kruger was honored as a 2016 PowerBook Award recipient by the Denver Business Journal, and received the ACE Award from the National Association of Realtors for innovative management processes and extraordinary member service in 2012 and 2014. Kruger served in leadership for the Denver Metro Chamber Legislative Policy Council from 2017 to 2019. She is also a professor at the University of Colorado Denver, where her classes are comprised of 80% diverse first-in-family educated talent and she strives to connect each student with their first job opportunity before graduation. Today, she serves on the Board and Policy Council at the Downtown Denver Partnership and recently joined the board for Colorado Succeeds, an organization that also believes in a school day that better mirrors the work day.

Lynn Goessling | Partner, Armstrong Teasdale and CREW Network Director (2022-2023)

Lynn Goessling is a partner at Armstrong Teasdale, an Am Law 200 law firm serving a dynamic client base around the world, with more than 370 attorneys in 16 offices throughout the U.S. and in the U.K.

Lynn has more than two decades of experience in commercial real estate and business law, serving clients across the country. Active in all sectors of the commercial real estate industry – including multifamily housing, senior living, office, retail, hospitality, health care, and industrial/warehousing – Lynn is often called upon to counsel clients through acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, land development matters, financing and economic development and public incentives. She has extensive experience in build-to-suit and design-build transactions, as well as niche experience in national telecommunication tower development.

Lynn has been an active member of CREW St. Louis for over 20 years, serving on its Board of Directors from 2014-2019 and as President in 2018. She has also chaired several committees and spearheaded the Chapter’s Mentorship Program. CREW St. Louis has recognized Lynn for her contributions with the Career Advancement for Women Award in 2020, the Spirit of CREW Award in 2014 and the Successful Together/Networking Story of the Year Award in 2010. Lynn was named among the Best Attorneys by St. Louis Small Business Monthly in 2019. Active in the professional community, Lynn currently serves as a board member for the St. Louis County Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, and previously served as CREW Board Representative for the Missouri Growth Association. Lynn is a member of the Missouri Bar and the Illinois Bar Association. She earned her J.D. from Saint Louis University Law School and a B.S. from Saint Louis University.