A Scottsdale commercial real estate firm is spotlighting something increasingly uncommon in modern corporate culture: multiple generations of family members working side by side in leadership roles.
But beyond the sentimental angle, the arrangement at Diversified Partners also reflects a broader transition underway at many privately held firms as founders and longtime executives begin grooming younger successors while trying to maintain continuity during a changing real estate market.
The brokerage and development company recently highlighted two father-son pairings within its leadership ranks: CEO Walt Brown Jr. and his son, Wally Brown, along with Managing Director Stan Sanchez and his son, Colton Sanchez…