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Will Blodgett, 40, Tredway; New York

Job Title: Founder & CEO

Area of expertise or focus: Affordable housing preservation, workforce housing/ mixed-income housing development, multifamily development

 What has been your biggest challenge in your particular role? How have you overcome those obstacles?  Starting and growing a business is challenging even during the best of times, but doing so during a period of rapidly rising interest rates, inflation, and other economic headwinds has been a true learning experience. We opened our doors in November 2021 and as a result have been incredibly selective and intentional with every deal we've done. Staying focused on impact and making values-based decisions has helped tremendously.

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Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.