Don is the co-founder of Retail Insite and has more than 30 years of experience in retail real estate brokerage in Southern California. Don started his career with CB Richard Ellis and fulfilled 14 years as a retail specialist where he earned the title of Senior Vice President and was ranked in the Top 10 Nationwide for CBRE retail brokers. Don has completed over 1700 retail transactions with total consideration in excess of $1 Billion.

Don has had the privilege of being involved in the expansion of a number of major retailers including Lowe’s (14 stores), Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets (40 stores), TJX Companies (7 stores), CarMax (2 facilities), Bed Bath & Beyond (4 stores), Chick-fil-A (25 stores), Wells Fargo Bank (200 acquisitions and dispositions) and others.

In addition to actively representing retailers Don has been the leader of a retail team in San Diego County marketing over 4 Million SF of retail space in 65 different shopping centers. These shopping centers included many ground- up projects where he uses his expertise in assisting long term land owners to position their sites to maximize value to the developer and tenant community. A Recent example of this is the 25-acre Derr National City Swap Meet property.

Don has served as Board of Director for Chainlinks Retail Advisors, Board of Director for Santa Fe Christian Schools, Board of Director for Impact Driven America and on the leadership for the Anchor Council of Chainlinks Retail Advisors and strategic positioning of the Chainlinks organization nationally. He has been a panelist for ICSC and NAIOP on emerging trends in the retail industry. He is a graduate of University of San Diego with a degree in Business Administration. Don and his wife, Terese, are active in their local church, Horizon Christian Fellowship, and have 4 children.