Flip or hold? Lease or buy? Tough negotiator or people pleaser? One thing we can all agree on our business is that retail commercial real estate has some serious personalities. I’ll be the first admit, I’m not exactly the shy guy in the corner. And as a result, some people just don’t like me… I mean anyone who has the audacitty to start a podcast, jeez, talk about an egomaniac!

My point is that It's rare that you find someone who everyone likes in our business. With Nate Ohme, who heads up the real estate efforts for Great Clips’ 4,000 international stores, we have found that unicorn that everyone likes.

With his humble personality stemming from his midwestern roots, Nate modestly tells his story on how he rose to the head of real estate at an industry leading retailer in less than a decade’s time. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Nate as much as I did, so here it is: