Testimonials

Oxford Property Management. I had the privilege of meeting Tamara in 2013, when we first crossed paths during her time at Bedrock. I was immediately captivated by her dynamic personality and intelligence, traits which have remained a consistent theme throughout our professional relationship.

When I learned that Tamara had established her own advisory firm, my first thought was, where do I sign up! Soon after her and I started working together, I knew I couldn’t keep her to myself as it related to the rest of the folks within my company. She now coaches 6 high level directors and managers within our organization, including our Departmental Leadership Team as a whole.

The breadth of Tamara’s experience and industry knowledge is, in a word, VAST. In our many interactions, her astute wisdom and in-depth understanding of our industry have been invaluable assets. It’s rare to find an individual who is so seamlessly able to merge profound expertise with real-world application. Yet, Tamara does just this. Her advice and guidance are not only informed by a wealth of professional experience but are also tailored to meet the unique needs and dynamics of my team and our business.

In the world of business coaching, genuineness is a rare commodity. Tamara, however, is a breath of fresh air. She is unapologetically honest, fearless in her approach, and genuine in her desire to help others grow. Her dedication to authenticity allows for constructive and candid feedback that has consistently pushed me and my team to break through our limitations and achieve new heights of success.

It’s also worth mentioning that Tamara’s influence extends beyond individual growth and has positively impacted our company as a whole. The level of respect she commands is unparalleled, as is the trust she has earned from everyone she interacts with. The contribution she has made to our business, through her impactful coaching and unwavering dedication, has been monumental. I can unequivocally say that my team and I are better leaders because of Tamara Knapp. We owe her a debt of gratitude for her invaluable contribution and look forward to continued success under her expert guidance.

Joseph Mifsud, President
Oxford Property Management
www.oxfordcompanies.com

Beanstalk Real Estate Solutions. Beanstalk hired Tamara Knapp Advisory to assist us with employee onboarding, culture, and policy development when our company was at huge crossroads in terms of growth and operational processes development.

Tamara pulled us all together, helped us to articulate a mission and vision statement and organize our business operations on multiple fronts. Our employee onboarding process became streamlined and user friendly.

Tamara brought in the latest human resource technologies that were sustainable and allowed us to manage, track, and organize all of our data, simply and effectively. She also set up easy to manage and follow guidelines for interviewing, managing, and growing our team.

Ultimately, she left us with a roadmap to run the business from a ‘people’ and ‘process’ standpoint, but she remains an excellent resource if we get lost, need to change course or just need someone else to drive for a while when the road gets narrow.

Tamara’s experience working with and building small to large organizations, has been invaluable to our company at a time when we needed the expertise to take us to the next level.

Our whole Beanstalk team benefited from working with her to identify what worked and what was broken, give feedback on direction for the company as a whole, and to develop a fun and easy one stop site for everything they needed to know about navigating our work environment.

Her ability to create a program specific to our culture and mission is her special sauce!

Lynnette Boyle, Principal
Beanstalk Real Estate Solutions
www.BeanstalkRES.com

Broder & Sachse Real Estate. I’ve known Tamara professionally for over 20 years during the time she worked at Etkin Real Estate Solutions and Bedrock Detroit. Recently, our firm was looking to engage an expert in the real estate industry to help review and assess our organizational structure, team members, and their respective roles/responsibilities.

I was looking to engage someone with vast experience, who could effectively communicate their findings with an eye toward future actions.

I was not disappointed when I engaged Tamara to help our organization.

Tamara’s findings were presented efficiently, effectively, and with an open and honest level of transparency.

After review of her presentation, I continued our engagement by utilizing weekly check-ins to help support the completion of tasks including documenting job descriptions, analyzing compensation structure, review of systems/process, and providing wise counsel for challenging issues and decision making.

I have found Tamara to be an excellent listener, extremely effective communicator, skilled issue solver, a great leader and manager, smart, detail oriented, passionate/enthusiastic, and an exceptional human being.

I would strongly recommend Tamara Knapp to anyone looking to get better traction in their business.

Lee Hurwitz, President
Broder & Sachse Real Estate
www.BroderSachse.com

Grant & Main. I had a conversation with Tamara recently in which she asked me to envision the top three people I’ve ever worked with, for, or have worked for me, and to describe the best qualities about them.

Needless to say, she was the first one that came to mind. Honest, loyal, hardworking, grounded, coach, MENTOR, and the true embodiment of genuine leadership.

She is a master of working in tandem with our team to help marry our ideas with her experience and knowledge to develop processes & procedures that are integral to our business and culture.

Navigating this hectic year with the added curve ball of COVID-19, has truly felt like a breeze because of her services. She has been such a tremendous value add to our company, our team, and to me as an individual.

To anyone who feels like they need assistance with operations, property/company performance, hiring, HR, company policies, leadership, etc… you need Tamara!

Megan Taylor, Vice President of Operations
Grant & Main
www.GrantMain.com

Suite Properties & Reserve Management Company. It’s hard to put into words just how much our companies have benefited from Tamara’s operational and HR expertise.

She’s helped (and continues to help us) navigate a very challenging operational landscape, and our company is more organized and operationally stronger than ever before because of her.

Eric Wizenberg, Principal
Suite Properties
www.rentwithsuite.com

The Bassett Business Group. Tamara is the “go-to” person for anything real estate, and especially complex facilities management.

I had the pleasure of watching her grow as COO for a startup from two people and one building to a massive portfolio of a hundred properties and more than 15 million square feet in mulitple cities.

We were also a tenant in the first high rise, a 25 story icon rescued from bankruptcy and returned to its 1920s gem along with high tech improvements.

She knows how to get things done that others would say impossible, all with high competence, calmness, steadiness, integrity and remarkable leadership skills, and understanding.

Leland Bassett, Chairman and CEO
The Bassett Business Group
www.bassettbusinessgroup.com

Hexagon Creative. Tamara is the strongest and most influential mentor I’ve had the fortune of working with throughout my career.

She instills a highly driven work ethic by her own example and leads her team by means of nurturing their strengths and providing the opportunities to develop professionally.

I owe a great deal to Tamara’s mentorship and most importantly her friendship.

James Millar, Senior Partner
Hexagon Creative Detroit
hexagoncreativedetroit.com