How do you see your business – ‘fee-for-service property managers’ – going forward over the next quarter?
… we are growing, we’ve had some recent acquisitions and are actively developing in Surrey, BC and in Calgary. Hopewell is a merchant developer, so there is a steady flow of new projects and JV work hitting our desks.
And over the next five years?
… it’s changing. And it’s not. Data capture methods are always evolving with new technology – and buildings are changing, becoming more ‘green’, more efficient. But we will still have to make decisions. We will still need to manage properties day-to-day, generate budgets, do accounting.
What qualities distinguish your preferred colleagues, collaborators and suppliers?
… honesty and connection – people who feel, and act, like our partners rather than ‘just someone they do work for’. Give-and-take relationships. They can get better, and so can we, when we work together.
What distinguishes you that causes people to choose Corrine Jackman, and why do they do business with you, why have they hired you, over your competitors?
... I care about the work I put out there, that my team puts out there. People don’t call to say ‘great job’, they call with problems! So, we are problem solvers. I like to play that role and I like to hire people who do too.
How would you describe your leadership/management style?
… if people feel appreciated they get more invested in the decisions they make. I certainly feel that way. I meet with everybody weekly. Things happen so quickly, and regular team meetings really help get everything out on the table. We have a really good time and, I think, and we have a great ‘Hopewell culture’.
Work/life balance?
… YES! One son is living at his frat house, one is still living at home – we have a busy life but I don’t work crazy hours anymore. Maybe 50 hours a week.
What do you lose sleep over, what do you worry about?
… like most people, I expect, about our investments and plans for retiring. Yet, I can’t imagine ‘not working’. Volunteering, travel, living to 90. Maybe a 100!
Who or what influenced you most – that has made a difference in your life, or that was a major turning point?
… my mom. She’s a strong woman who encouraged me, taught me to be ‘independent of a man’. Lots of good mentors and co-workers throughout my career. Most significant was John Sherbut – he told me I would be great at property management and encouraged me even though I knew nothing about it at the time.
For fun?
… travel, wine-tasting club. Golfing (handicap 34) since 2012. We play at Redwood Meadows. Painting – oils, good enough to hang in my living room but not for commercial sale.
What do you read?
… I used to read the Economist … now mostly lots of online news [she admits to being a politics junkie like me – we agreed the world is bizarre with a severe shortage of ‘bright shining examples’]. Last novel – Gone Girl, loved it.
Her ride?
… 2015 Volvo X60.
|