NEWPORT BEACH, CA—NAIOP SoCal's Young ProfessionalsGroup held its second annual Y GamesFriday at Newport Dunes. The day included friendlycompetition, team building and networking with YPG alumni,students, NAIOP members and other real estate professionals.GlobeSt.com spoke with Jim Proehl, EVP andmanaging director for the western division of PM RealtyGroup, president of NAIOP SoCal and a team captain at the Y gamesabout the significance of events like these for youngprofessionals, who influenced his own career and advice he wouldgive to young people entering the CRE industry.

GlobeSt.com: The Y Games look like serious business.What was your strategy for the trike race?

Proehl: It is all about transformingyour state of mind back to when you were four years old so you canvisualize your path around the track.

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.