From NHL Player to Colliers Managing Director | Kevin Marshall's Leadership Formula

Commercial Real Estate Leadership starts with relationships, resilience, and the courage to seize opportunities. In this episode of Espace Montréal, host Axel Monsaingeon sits down with Kevin Marshall, Managing Director of Colliers Québec, to discuss his remarkable journey from playing professional hockey in the NHL to leading one of Canada's top commercial real estate firms. Kevin explains how elite sports shaped his leadership philosophy, why relationship-building remains the foundation of commercial brokerage, and how he successfully launched his real estate career during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also shares why he accepted leadership roles earlier than expected, how transparency helps manage high-performing brokerage teams, and why continuous learning played a major role in his success. Topics and timestamps 🏒 From professional hockey to commercial real estate (00:01:42) 🎯 Starting a brokerage career during COVID (00:03:42) 📚 Leadership lessons from elite sports (00:07:51) 🤝 Building trust with brokers and clients (00:11:28) 🌎 How Colliers approaches collaboration across Canada (00:14:02) 📈 Why Montreal may be under-brokered (00:15:42) 🏢 Office, industrial and investment market trends (00:18:01) 💰 What investors are looking for today (00:21:05) 🚀 Winning business through strategy and competition (00:23:23) ⭐ Managing top-performing brokerage teams (00:25:17) If you're a commercial real estate broker, investor, developer, entrepreneur, or business leader, this episode provides practical leadership insights and valuable perspectives on today's Canadian commercial real estate market #CommercialRealEstate #MontrealRealEstate #Leadership 🔗Connect with Kevin Marshall 💼 Linkedin:   / kevin-marshall-1b5a2570   🏢 Colliers: https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca 👤Follow Axel Monsaingeon 💼 LinkedIn:   / axel-monsaingeon-42577b28   📸 Instagram:   / axelmonsaingeon   🌐 Explore more resources 📊 Market guides, data, and advertising opportunities: https://www.e5pace.com/