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Name: Derrick Joel Stricker
Company Name: StrickerCRE/ NAI Tri-Cities
Title: Commercial Real Estate Broker
Years at Company: 6

What inspired you to pursue a career in this field?
My parents were in the CRE business growing up and were great mentors for me. I was in Chicago working in Corporate Finance in my 20s, and all my assignments and projects kept involving Commercial Properties. I knew my entrepreneurial spirit and side hustle could be combined into one industry.

What are three things you use at work every day?
Gonzaga Degrees, Excel and a Bluetooth speaker.

What was your first job?
Paperboy as a 12-year-old. First internship was at Global Credit Union as a Real Estate Analyst during college in Spokane.

How do you spend your free time?
Ha, “free time”… I would say skiing the Pacific Northwest, riding our CanAm/UTV and summer Montana trips.

What are three words that best describe you?
Enthusiastic, driven and big-picture-mentality.

What did you want to become as kid?
A corporate attorney or sports agent.

Would you prefer to travel back in time or into the future?
Back in time - great perspective.

How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities?
18 years as a kid and 8 years #Adulting.

Where is your hometown?
Kennewick.

Do you have any special talents?
The ability to take a short answer and make it long winded… Ad-lib/impromptu hand gestures.

One piece of advice you’d give a young person that wants to get into your field?
Try and start in a more corporate job where you interact with commercial real estate. While working that job, dig deeper into studying the Market’s trends/stats/players/projects and try and bring CRE value to current conversations. It’s best to learn and train while getting paid before you decide to take the leap off the cliff to commercial real estate and the “100% Commission Platform.”

What was the first concert you attended?
BB King at the Toyota Center in the 90s with my Grandpa Joe.

What excites you the most about the direction of the Tri-City Regional Chamber?
The ability to look into the future 15 years and start action as of yesterday. They have a great staff/team and their commitment to our community and Chamber is contagious. I truly believe that what TC needs in the future, the TC Regional Chamber is providing on a grand scale platform.

Congratulations to Boost Builds on the start of their new Park Place Apartments project! It will be a wonderful new addition to Richland.

Congrats to Rampage Sports Entertainment on their ribbon cutting at the Toyota Center! Go Tri-Cities Fire!

Congrats to Bleyhl Co-op on their new space! Check it out at 6705 Chapel Hill Blvd. in Pasco!

Congrats to Century 21 (C21) on their logo launch party and ribbon cutting! Visit them at 89 Gage Blvd. in Richland.

Join the Regional Chamber for a special post-luncheon breakout session following the Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon on March 27.

​Exasperated by  email? Peeved about passwords? Tired of tedious tasks? You're not alone. 

Join Your Nerdy Best Friend, aka Beth Ziesenis, for a research-based look of common productivity problems, followed by the technology to solve them.

Discover how to use free and bargain technology tools you never knew existed to work more efficiently with your teams, get organized and finally get stuff done.

TAKEAWAYS 

• Discover low-cost, high-value apps and tech tools that you can start using right away
• Learn great tech tips and app ideas from your colleagues
• Get new ideas to increase efficiency, improve relationships and get things done!

    
This special breakout is limited to 100 participants and WILL sell out. Register at the button below to save your spot!

The 2019 Tri-Cities Women in Business Conference was the largest yet! Please take a look through this gallery to relive the inspiring day.

Thank you to everyone who attending the myTRI 2030 Regional Vision Launch Event on Wednesday, February 27 at the Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center Pasco. For more information on myTRI 2030, please head to mytri2030.com. 

Congratulations to Hecate Software on their brand new office! Visit them at 599 Stevens Dr. in Richland!

Elisabeth Holt, Member Development Director at the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, was among the 30 chamber executives to graduate last Friday from Academy, a professional development program presented by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.).

Academy is an interactive 3-day (three year) training program on chamber management essentials designed for today’s chamber executives and staff professionals. 

“We congratulate all of the graduates and their chambers for having the vision to invest in professional development,” said W.A.C.E. President Dave Kilby. 

During the three-year Academy program, graduates participated in 18 three-hour classes and must successfully complete additional independent study outside of the classroom. 

W.A.C.E is an association of chamber of commerce executives and staff professionals designed to promote and enhance professional development. With approximately 850 members from eighteen Western states and Canada, W.A.C.E. is the largest state or regional association of chamber of commerce executives in the United States.