Meet Brad Greenleaf, a sales agent for Greenleaf Commercial Real Estate (greenleafcommercial.com) in Lincoln
How did you get started in the business? – I worked with close friends that were already in the commercial and development industry here in Lincoln.
What is the biggest challenge so far? – Covid was very impactful. I would have to say that would be the biggest challenge I’ve seen in my career. We all had to navigate that and see our way through it, but there wasn’t a playbook.
What has been your most important achievement professionally? – I think creating the network of friends and associates I have over the last 35 years living in Lincoln would be my most important achievement. It’s been very rewarding to be able to help people and to connect them.
Tell us about your family. – My wife Jennifer and I have three amazing kids. We enjoy living in Lincoln. We have been involved with youth soccer as well as high school soccer with the kids, so that keeps us very busy in our spare time. We also enjoy spending time in the mountains each summer.
What do you see as the biggest turning point in your life? – I would think making the decision to not play college soccer and to come to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was a key pivotal turning point for me. Lincoln is such a wonderful community and has so much to offer! It has been my home since 1988, and we love it here.
What is your favorite thing to do on a day off? – Our world is soccer, and I am typically either coaching soccer or enjoying watching soccer in any form in my free time. We watch a lot of premier league soccer together on weekends as well. If it is fall or winter, I am usually getting out into the outdoors with friends and family and hunting. I enjoy all aspects of it, but mostly spending quality time with the kids.
Who inspires you? – My family. We are so blessed to have incredible role models in our parents. Our kids are lucky to have grandparents that are so wonderful. Our kids inspire me daily as well, just watching them navigate life.
What is your favorite quote or best piece of advice you were ever given? – “Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” I heard this quote at a friend of mine’s funeral. I love it because I think we are all possessed with qualities that don’t always show until we are in situations we have to.
What is your greatest talent that you don’t utilize in your daily work life? – I love photography and taking photos. I have always enjoyed it, and I have a lot of photographs I’ve taken over the years that I enjoy looking at. It is so great to get a good photograph of someone and be able to share that with them or a good landscape photo. I’d like to do more of that in the future.
If you could choose any other profession to be successful in, what would it be? – I love food and enjoy dining out, so I’ve always admired friends of mine with restaurants.
What local nonprofit are you passionate about? – I am on a nonprofit board that awards soccer scholarships to kids that need a little help with club dues or travel fees. It has been rewarding to help them out.
What is your favorite tv show? – I would say Premier League Mornings on Saturday and Sunday mornings. We watch a lot of soccer, and it’s fun to cheer on our favorite team Manchester United, even though we are not having the best season this year!