Rick Woodruff: The Power of Mentorship

In this episode of Icon Insights, '12 Leeds School of Business graduate Jordan Swisher interviews longtime commercial real estate consultant Rick Woodruff about the the do's and don'ts of mentorship. Woodruff discusses why he first began mentoring aspiring real estate professionals, how a mentor should approach the relationship and what skills make for a good mentor, and why mentees should never buy the beer during a conversation about careers.

Woodruff has a long history in real estate along Colorado's front range, including a stint as the Director of Real Estate for grocery chain King Soopers and 26 years serving as the CFO at Boulder-based commercial real estate developer W.W. Reynolds Companies. He has also served as the CFO at both the Urban Land Conservancy and Boulder Creek Builders, and he graduated from the University of Colorado in 1986.