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Richard Kendall

Seattle,WA

Summary

Experienced, relationship-based advisor who can help build meaningful visibility for brands, particularly in the CRE space. Proven track record helping clients to build brand awareness for market reputations, executive leadership and project portfolios. Ability to achieve client success through equal parts industry passion, community investment, and robust networks and relationships.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder, CEO

Kendall Consulting Group
09.2024 - Current
  • Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth
  • Lead the strategic planning process to define business goals and ensure alignment across all departments of client organizations
  • Provide customized PR and marketing services that support the short- and long-term growth of our real estate and corporate clients
  • Help maximize our clients’ reputations while positioning their brands, developments, and executives in the competitive marketplace
  • Leverage deep relationships with traditional and digital media, business and trade organizations and community and civic leaders to tell compelling stories about companies' positive impacts on people, places and spaces

Partner, Real Estate Practice Managing Director

Allison Worldwide
07.2012 - 08.2024
  • Developed strategic alliances to expand market reach and increase revenue opportunities
  • Built real estate practice from ground-up into dynamic, highly profitable client-service offering generating more than $5mm in annual revenue
  • Supported all aspects of company's financial and reputational growth by serving as Partner for global PR and communications agency
  • Helped built-environment and other corporate clients to realize their marketing and business goals by creating and executing multi-faceted strategic communications campaigns
  • Trained senior- and junior-level team members throughout the global agency on best practices in business development and sales

Shareholder, EVP, Real Estate

Frause
03.1999 - 06.2012
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment
  • Directed regional marketing and PR agency's real estate practice providing cradle-to-grave communications services to developers, owners, architects and other clients
  • Created programs that helped developers to navigate the land use and entitlement process, and to achieve their property leasing and disposition objectives
  • Built sophisticated earned media and thought leadership programs to help C-level executives build visibility in business and civic communities

Education

Certificate in Public Relations - Communications

University of Washington
Seattle, WA
09-1998

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
05-1989

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Strategic thinking
  • Communications planning
  • PR media relations
  • Public affairs entitlement support
  • Business development training
  • Executive visibility

Timeline

Founder, CEO

Kendall Consulting Group
09.2024 - Current

Partner, Real Estate Practice Managing Director

Allison Worldwide
07.2012 - 08.2024

Shareholder, EVP, Real Estate

Frause
03.1999 - 06.2012

Certificate in Public Relations - Communications

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Wake Forest University
Richard Kendall