Spotlights

These are the career stories of diverse individuals working in a variety of careers. Watch or read about what inspired them to pursue their career, what they were like growing up, what they love most about their career and more!

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Full Name: Paul J Kurzawa Title: Executive Vice President - Operations, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield  Paul Kurzawa is a real estate and entertainment executive with 25 years of international multi-asset and multi-discipline expertise in the commercial real estate and entertainment industries. He has worked for some of the most distinguished global real estate and entertainment companies in the world including The Blackstone Group, Equity Office Properties, DreamWorks Animation, Westfield Corporation, Lend Lease Corporation and Caruso. His most recent achievements include the… Read More
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Full Name: Sadie Dorf  Title: Marketing Associate, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield  I graduate from the University of Wisconsin Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications, with a focus on digital studies. I am experienced in Digital Marketing with a demonstrated history of working in the Digital and Social Media industry. Share your career story.  My career, juxtaposed to many of my senior colleagues, is exploratory. I graduated college only 2 years ago, putting my career at its begging path. The experimental phase of being in your early twenties means… Read More
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Full Name: Jay Daly Title: Senior General Manager, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield  Jay Daly, Senior General Manager of Westfield Garden State Plaza, started with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in 2013 after a 28-year career in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Jay holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. At Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, Jay has guided his team through several re-development projects including a multi-million-dollar project to modernize the property that allowed Garden State… Read More
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Full Name: Todd Hiepler Title: Senior General Manager, Westfield Montgomery, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield  Todd has 20+ years of commercial property management experience, primarily the management and oversight of Class A shopping centers and assets with a special focus on properties undergoing transition, re-development, or new development. Managed properties include a broad range; from downtown, vertical, mixed-use assets to traditional, enclosed super regional shopping centers to outdoor entertainment / lifestyle centers. Past responsibilities include commercial office… Read More
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Full Name: Lili Fakhari Title: VP of Center Marketing, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield  Lili has dedicated her professional career to leading marketing strategy in retail, fashion and direct-to-consumer industries. From leading marketing teams to pro-bono projects targeted toward smaller companies and charities, Lili is passionate about helping brands achieve their business potential. Lili began her career in the medical field, serving as a B2B marketing liaison for a start-up company. Wanting to focus more on B2C businesses, Lili shifted paths to work in the fashion industry for… Read More
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Full Name: Emily Yee Title: Facilities Operations Tenant Services, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield  I started a career as an interior designer and then have taken on project management and facilities operations over a period of years with different roles in the company. In your own words, describe your career story.  Currently as a Facilities Manager that’s something that I never thought I’d end up as a career role. I started out going to school to become an interior designer after transferring to about 6 colleges and 5 majors later. I decided to select a career… Read More