HIGHRISE NETWORKS - Key Persons
Forrest Blake is the Founder and CEO of Highrise Networks, which connects B2B top-level executives in high-rise buildings by leveraging real estate into creating a strong personal network. An expert in commercial real estate strategy, he also specializes in tenant representation and investment sales. Known for his work assisting corporate real estate clients, he has worked with Warner Brothers, Blue Shield, Texaco, and Hertz, among others. As a national keynote speaker, Forrest is a thought leader specializing in leadership, networking, developing connections, relationship building, and growing businesses. He frequently speaks on leadership and various issues facing corporate and small business leaders. Forrest is one of the top 50 Amateur Golf Players in the State of California.
Mark Scanlon, Co-Founder and COO, has over 25 years of corporate strategy, operations, finance, marketing and team-building experience in a diverse range of industries as a principal and an advisor. He has founded multiple technology companies and is currently the Founder of Infinity Ventures, a holding company with ownership interests in leading-edge internet companies. Mark also founded two boutique consulting companies focused on helping grow companies in the retail, technology, e-commerce, commercial real estate, finance, consumer products, manufacturing and renewable energy industries. Mark's finance background includes experience in turnarounds, takeovers, roll-ups, venture capital and private equity. He also has significant CRE finance experience and is active in the California start-up landscape.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Marketing & Business Development
Pam Vetter is a marketing expert. An award-winning journalist, she launched one of the first professional Celebrant businesses in Los Angeles counting celebrities and well-known business leaders as her clients. Pam marketed the Celebrant movement nationally and internationally through storytelling, outreach, press releases, social media, and newsletter marketing. She has provided marketing services to law firms, e-commerce sites, membership sites, international speakers, book authors, and entrepreneurs. She has worked with Fortune 500 C-Suite executives and recruiters by writing and editing CVs, resumes, and LinkedIn profiles. Pam has been featured in the Los Angeles Daily News, NBC, MSBNC, Pacific Standard Magazine, and Lancaster Newspapers, among other documentaries, newspapers, magazines, nonfiction books, publications, radio interviews, webinars, and podcasts across the country. She also has worked at 20th Century Fox and HBO Films.