With headquarters in Bozeman, Montana our commercial real estate team can provide you with the highest quality service and consulting in Montana. We also have offices in Kalispel and Billings Montana. Contact us for a free consultation on your commercial real estate needs. We also offer commercial leasing services and land sales throughout Montana.
Sean Thompson
Licensed Salesperson
Sean has over 15 years of experience in small business start up and management. He has opened and operated several retail and restaurant businesses in Montana and Idaho and most recently worked for JWT Development Companies of Bozeman, MT as their Controller overseeing the finances and developing administrative infrastructure and support of over 10 companies. With his extensive understanding and knowledge of small businesses, Sean has an expansive knowledge of regulatory and compliance issues, and excellent analytical skills to improve the financial condition of a company and is extremely knowledgeable of accounting policies and procedures.
His background in commercial and business finance has allowed him to implement and monitor internal controls of multiple retail, restaurant and hotel property businesses simultaneously. His well-disciplined ability to implement key ratio uses to evaluate production and development efficiencies in one or more businesses coupled with organizing work groups in real estate efforts to maximize benefits and problem solve issues have allowed him to provide clients with a unique perspective to their needs as well as convey complex information in easily understood formats.
Experience
§ 2007 – Present: Grubb & Ellis | Montana Commercial, LLC – Licensed Sales Associate
§ 2005- 2007: JWT Companies – Controller
§ 2004 – 2005: JWT Restaurant Group – General Manager
§ 2003 – 2004: Cravens Coffee Company – Sales Associate, Account Manager
§ 1993 – 2003: J&S Enterprise, Inc. – General Manager, Secretary/Treasurer
Education
§ BS in Business Administration and Finance from The University of Montana
Community Activities
§ Board of Directors, Coeur d’ Alene Downtown Association, Couer d’ Alene, ID
Joseph d. cobb
Real Estate Advisor
Joseph Cobb “Joe” started in commercial real estate 1999 where he assisted acquisition groups in purchasing restaurant and hotel properties across the United States. In 2002, Joe relocated back to Bozeman to practice Commercial and Investment brokering full-time.
Joe’s diverse background spans virtually every aspect of the real estate profession. Most recently, while expanding into Grubb & Ellis | Montana Commercial to meet the needs of the firm’s growing client base, he’s been concentrating on brokering Retail, Office, Multi-family, Hospitality, Development transactions as well as tenant/buyer representation and consulting services from a pool of local and national entrepreneurial clients.
Additionally, Joe’s has a background in Business Brokering & Advisory Services helping business owners and entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses and franchises. He’s consulted and advised clients with conducting Business Valuations, providing Business Financing & SBA Funding Solutions, Exit Strategies, Franchise Resales, Business Plan Services and Networking of Business Intermediaries.
As a Co-founder, and Senior Business Consultant for a new division in American Express’s Tax and Business Services, he was involved with streamlining existing operations, turn-around of unprofitable functions, creations of new concepts, follow-through on development direction, property site selection and analysis of comprehensive development plans for hotels, restaurants and resort properties. He’s conducted Concept and Emerging Future Trend Consultations for retail & hospitality clients. His primary function was Project Management oversight for organizing, setting-up and launching business concepts paying careful attention to operation’s efficiency and profitability for all types of hospitality and retail businesses.
As a Senior Consultant & Project Manager with the Hospitality Development Group, the company was involved in retail, restaurant and hospitality development projects throughout United States and Eastern Europe. Joe conducted Valuation Studies, Operational Evaluations and Reviews, Repositioning Analysis, Market Feasibility Studies and Strategic Development Plans. He has managed projects by implementing design and architecture plans for new and renovated projects as well setting up operational systems, managing schedules, controlled sourcing and maintain scope of project while minimizing risk. Customizing proprietary systems, processes and control methods for new or existing businesses was also one of his primary functions.
Joe received his Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University. He is a licensed Real Estate Agent in Montana, a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and a Big Brother volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin County.
Additionally Joe also has eight years of consulting and diversified national real estate experience which include:
§ Investment Sales
§ Development
§ Valuation Studies and Appraisal
§ 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange
§ Hospitality Based Development
§ Business Consulting
§ Market Feasibility
§ Project Management
§ Leasing
§ Multifamily Investments
Experience
§ 2006-Present: Grubb & Ellis | Montana Commercial, LLC
Real Estate Advisor
§ 2003 – 2006: Keller Williams MT Realty
Real Estate Advisor
§ 2002 – 2003: Hospitality Consulting Group
Consultant
§ 2001 – 2003: Due West Hospitality/Korman Marketing Group
Director of Hospitality Services
§ 1998 – 2001: American Express Tax & Business Services
Consultant
Education
§ Bachelor of Science in Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY
§ Associate of Science in Culinary Arts, Providence RI JOHNSON & WALES
UNIVERSITY
§ Montana Real Estate Broker LICENSE #13238
§ Mykut Real Estate School, Seattle, WA GRADUATE
Professional Affiliations
§ ICSC (International Council Shopping Centers #1325258) Member
§ Gallatin Valley Association of Realtors Member
§ Montana Association of Realtors Member
Community Activities
§ Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gallatin County
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