{"id":1004772283,"date":"2025-09-26T01:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004772283"},"modified":"2025-10-13T04:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:30:13","slug":"crew-up-crews-new-ceo-is-pushing-the-mission-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/crew-up-crews-new-ceo-is-pushing-the-mission-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"CREW Up: CREW\u2019s New CEO Is Pushing the Mission Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/crew-up-crews-new-ceo-is-pushing-the-mission-forward\/id1552202952?i=1000728513205\" ><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>Alison Beddard has a degree in nutrition and dietetics, and was always encouraged by her family to go into the sciences field. But everyone kept telling her she would be great in sales, so she gave it a try and took on a brokerage job.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a44fc0755f89&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"1004772342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/crew-up-crews-new-ceo-is-pushing-the-mission-forward\/crewup0825_featured\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/CREWUp0825_Featured.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CREWUp0825_Featured\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image created by Patricia T. 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Then the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 hit, and she lost everything she had built. That\u2019s when she found CREW Seattle\u2014right when she was looking for support and guidance to broaden her professional network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her 20-year tenure with Cushman &amp; Wakefield, she transitioned from brokerage to leadership. 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