With over $4 billion of private and public capital invested within the 1.5 square mile area of downtown, development is an important issue. Nearly 83,000 are employed in the area, and 10 million people visit the cultural, sports and entertainment venues each year. Yet, as the nation’s fifth largest city, Phoenix has never really had a very dense urban nucleus or the same draw as other peer cities. Three men have been trying to change that. Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Larry Lazarus, Phoenix zoning attorney and Mike Ebert, managing partner and one of the founders of RED Development.

What happens when you pair up two successful retail investment brokers who are top producers in their respective companies? It could be the recipe for fierce competition and a clash of egos, but leave the drama to someone else. When it comes to the partnership of Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cassidy Turley BRE Commercial, this duo is young, energetic, focused and in total alignment. 

There is no doubt this downturn has dealt them some major challenges, but they have adapted and are now redefining the way they do business.