Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association upcoming events

Lead, Reflect, Grow: Building Your Career Plan with Clarity (July 23, 2026)

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Organized by the East Bay Berkeley Haas Alumni Network and the Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association

Are you considering a significant career move, working toward a promotion, or thinking about launching your own venture? The Career Advancement Workshop offers a confidential, peer-based setting for candid reflection, practical career planning, and focused feedback from fellow professionals.

Designed for professionals navigating their next stage of growth, this workshop will help participants clarify priorities, examine assumptions, and leave with a more actionable career plan. Participants will begin with a TriMetrix HD leadership assessment facilitated by Berkeley Haas MBA and executive business coach Steve Terusaki that offers insights into What, Why and How we do the things we do.

Then, 2024 LinkedIn Top Voice Jeanel Carlson presents, Own Your Story: Elevate Your LinkedIn Presence with AI, which shows how AI filters evaluate your profile before a human ever calls and the high-ROI adjustments that build trust. Attendees will receive complimentary access to ProfileLift, Jeanel’s AI tool that audits LinkedIn profiles in minutes.

Combined, the workshop delivers more than $500 in value for the cost of registration.

Early-bird: $60
Regular: $75
After July 17, 5pm: $75, without the TriMetrix HD assessment

Leadership Assessment Highlights:

Personal Leadership Profile Evaluation: Before the event, attendees will complete the TriMetrix HD personal leadership profile evaluation. Results will be provided at the workshop and will give each participant a practical foundation for understanding leadership strengths, development areas, and career priorities.

How TriMetrix HD will support your workshop experience: TriMetrix HD will help participants arrive with a clearer view of how they communicate, what motivates them, where they may have natural leadership strengths, and where blind spots or assumptions may be influencing career decisions. During the workshop, those insights will help make the presentation and small-group discussions more personal, concrete, and actionable, so attendees can connect self-awareness to specific next steps in their career plans.

Important Deadline: Attendees must complete the TriMetrix HD evaluation by 5pm on Friday, July 17 so the results can be incorporated into the event. Results will be used in aggregate and anonymously to help inform the workshop content, without identifying individual participants.

Event Highlights

Featured Presenters

Steve Terusaki: Executive business coach Steve Terusaki will lead a presentation focused on self-awareness, leadership effectiveness, and the assumptions that can shape career decisions.

Jeanel Carlson: Presents Own Your Story: Elevate Your LinkedIn Presence with AI. Drawing on 20+ years of brand marketing at tech companies, Jeanel reveals how AI filters evaluate your profile and the high-ROI adjustments to build trust. Attendees will leave with actionable steps and complimentary access to ProfileLift, Jeanel's AI tool that scores your LinkedIn profile in minutes.

Interactive Small-Group Career Plan Discussions: Participants will engage in focused, moderated small-group discussions designed to help them develop their own career plans, pressure-test next steps, and receive thoughtful input from peers.

Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow Berkeley alumni and industry professionals in a setting designed for substantive conversation rather than surface-level networking.

Past participants described the workshop as a “high-quality event” with “impactful workshop-style activities.” Attendees especially valued the breakout groups, noting that the conversations provided “valuable perspective when considering my career plans.” One participant shared, “I took insights directly into my job search and landed a great new gig—one of the top three BREAA events of the year!”

This year’s workshop builds on that momentum with a sharper emphasis on personal leadership insight, practical career plan development, and peer feedback in an intimate group setting. We also added a featured session on personal branding and AI visibility, giving participants the tools to activate their leadership story on LinkedIn, where opportunities are won.

Join us to clarify your path forward, build meaningful connections, and leave with actionable tools and strategies to support the next phase of your career.

Event Host and Location

The East Bay Berkeley Haas Alumni Network and Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association are grateful to Angelo Baglieri and Marcus & Millichap for generously hosting this year’s Career Advancement Workshop and providing a professional setting for candid discussion, peer connection, and career planning.

Host: Angelo Baglieri, Senior Director Investments, Marcus & Millichap

Location: 750 Battery Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Speaker Bios

Steve Terusaki, Executive Business Coach
SEIDO Consulting, LLC

Steve Terusaki is an executive business coach who works with business leaders to help them find their own “right path” for leadership success. His coaching process is grounded in active listening and dynamic inquiry, helping leaders uncover the assumptions and beliefs that can prevent action on the matters that are most important in their lives.

Steve founded SEIDO Consulting, LLC after more than 30 years in the architecture, planning, and engineering industry. He has led organizations through growth and change, built systems for client service, and held multiple C-suite roles, including Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer. He has coached leaders in corporate and nonprofit organizations, with a special interest in authenticity, self-awareness, and effective leadership.

Steve holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, an MLA in Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan, and a BA with High Honors in Asian Studies and Environmental Biology from UC Santa Barbara. He is certified as a business coach by Trusted Advisors Network and is certified to offer behavior assessments from TTI.

Jeanel Carlson, Founder & Brand Strategist
OakBloom Marketing | Co-founder, OakBloomIQ

Jeanel Carlson helps leaders turn their story into influence. Recognized as a 2024 LinkedIn Top Voice in Brand Strategy, she brings over 20 years of experience building brands for tech leaders and companies ranging from Apple's Claris to HackerOne. Whether securing millions of impressions for global campaigns or helping professionals find their voice, Jeanel focuses on messaging that creates measurable impact.

Her approach cuts through the noise to focus on the high-ROI elements of professional presence - the messaging, positioning, and digital signals that build authority before a conversation ever starts.

Jeanel is the Founder of OakBloom Marketing, a brand story and messaging consultancy, and Co-Founder of OakBloomIQ, an AI-powered Brand Authority platform. She is the creator of ProfileLift, an AI tool that scores your LinkedIn profile, tells you what is working and what is not, and delivers rewritten recommendations to raise your score, with Jeanie, an AI personal brand assistant, built in.

Jeanel holds and MBA from Georgia State University.

The New Retail Playbook for San Francisco (August 26, 2026)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

The deals are back. The city is evolving.

New tenants. New capital. New momentum.

On Wednesday, August 26, join BREAA for an exclusive conversation on the business of retail with Berkeley alumni leading the city's investment, leading, development, placemaking, and retail transformation.

Moderated by BREAA President Catherine Minor, Senior Portfolio Manager at DWS, this distinguished panel will feature:

Kazuko Morgan - Executive Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield
Nicholas Bicardo - Vice Chairman, Head of Retail Capital Markets Northern California, Newmark
Marc Panzer - Senior Vice President, Real Estate & Store Development at Williams-Sonoma
Christie Donnelly - Vice President of Development at Brookfield Properties

From Union Square's resurgence to neighborhood retail corridors, hear firsthand how today's industry leaders are deploying capital, attracting tenants, and reimagining one of the world's most dynamic retail markets.

Following the panel, continue the conversation with fellow alumni and industry professionals during a hosted networking happy hour.

EVENT SCHEDULE

4:00 PM - Registration & Networking Reception

4:30 PM - Welcome & Panel Commences

5:30 PM - Network & Closing Conversations

This is one conversation about the future of San Francisco you won't want to miss!

The 7th Annual BREAA Gala! (October 01, 2026)

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT

The Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Association is pleased to invite you to join us for the 7th Annual BREAA Gala on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the Four Seasons San Francisco.

Each year, the BREAA Gala brings together alumni, faculty, students, and industry leaders for an evening celebrating the relationships, leadership, and shared experiences that unite generations of Berkeley real estate professionals. As our network continues to grow, the Gala remains our signature opportunity to reconnect with fellow Golden Bears, strengthen lasting relationships, and celebrate the people shaping the future of our industry.

A visionary executive. A respected board leader. A lifelong champion of the Berkeley real estate community.

For more than four decades, Connie Moore has shaped the commercial real estate industry through visionary leadership, unwavering integrity, and an enduring commitment to mentorship. As President and Chief Executive Officer of BRE Properties, she led one of the nation’s premier public real estate companies, while her board leadership with organizations including Healthcare Realty Trust, Columbia Property Trust, Tri Pointe Homes, and the Urban Land Institute has influenced the industry across California, Texas, and markets throughout the United States.

A proud alumna of the Haas School of Business, Connie has remained deeply committed to Berkeley. She chaired the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics Policy Advisory Board for more than twenty years and continues to serve on its Executive Committee, strengthening the connection between academia and industry while inspiring generations of future leaders.

Her extraordinary career has been recognized with the NAREIT Industry Leadership Award, the Haas School of Business Lifetime Achievement Award, designation as a Lifetime Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, and an Honorary Doctorate from San José State University.

Yet those who know Connie best speak first of her generosity as a mentor, her humility as a leader, and the lasting impact she has had on countless careers. Her legacy is measured not only by the organizations she has led, but by the people she has inspired.

Join us as we celebrate Connie's extraordinary career and hear from the colleagues, friends, and industry leaders who know her best as they share the stories, relationships, and defining moments that shaped her remarkable career and enduring impact.

Early Bird tickets are now on sale. A limited number of Early Bird tickets are available at this special introductory price.

We look forward to welcoming you on October 1st, 2026 for another unforgettable evening celebrating the Berkeley Real Estate community.

SPONSORSHIP & TABLE OPPORTUNITIES

For organizations and groups wishing to attend together, reserved table purchases are now available. A variety of corporate sponsorship opportunities are available for those interested in supporting the Berkeley Real Estate community while receiving meaningful visibility and event recognition.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities or to reserve a table, please contact Gala Chair Laura Cunningham or Sponsorship Chair Alex Waterbury. Current sponsorship opportunities are available in our 2026 Corporate Partnership Brochure.

Reserve your table and ensure your organization is in the room with the clients, peers, future partners and industry leaders who make an impact in real estate!

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Special Thanks To Our Partners!

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