Our Pet Partners
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Walter
Chief Alpaca Tracker
When you want the freshest halibut, you don't go to the fish counter at the grocery store- You go to John, The Huntington Beach Halibut guy. When you want a couture suit, you don’t go to Kohl’s- You go to Chanel. And when you don't want to blow your 1031 exchange IRS deadlines- You go to Walter.
Walter is responsible for overseeing the IMG Investor Relations 1031 Exchange Investment Tracker. This high pressure role involves organizing millions of dollars in commercial real estate transactions, navigating complex IRS Section 1031 tax code rules and calendar deadlines.
But ask Walter how he feels about these demands of being a sought-after tracker, and he’ll just say... “It’s no prob-llama.”
Unfortunately, a sheering accident with an unlicensed Australian hairstylist in 2022 left Walter with zero self-esteem. Motivated to serve his community, Walter went on to start his non-profit organization “Trauma Llama”, raising awareness of alpaca body image issues and promoting positive sense of self-worth in alpaca teens and adults.
Chloe
Work-Life Balance Su-paw-visor
Chloe has been working at IMG since she was just 8 weeks old.
She's learned a lot about her role in her first year in the industry- so much so, that her daily tasks are now on a merry-go-round *bark bark bark*.
Chloe’s strategy for success is a simple one... I-P-A:
Intense cuddles
Pawsitive bark-enforcement
Adorability
Chloe is currently pursuing her Masters of HR (Hooman Resources) with a minor in Barketing.
When Chloe isn't busy going on walks or ensuring all IMG staff meets their work-life balance goals daily via her signature IPA strategy, she likes to read her favorite book, Hairy Pawtter, and listen to her favorite band, The Beagles.
Boogie
Branch Manager
Boogie, an American Bully, boasts more than a year of experience in Barket Research and community petworking.
At IMG, Boogie focuses on the critical removal of all stick liabilities and hazards. He also oversees water testing – pressure / gpm / water levels and sustainability. Boogie also handles irrigation and fountain testing and PM in a generous rotation. He dutifully attends every weekly company-wide Zoom meeting to receive the latest barket updates.
Boogie's hobbies include basketball, swimming, and he loves a good tug-of-war game. As a charming and sensitive Pisces, bubble bath time is the ultimate treat for Boogie.
A true master of operational efficiency, Boogie outsources the game of fetch to third-party contractors so he can stay focused on what he loves best: being chased around by pretty ladies. As a side gig, he raps with the stage name Boogie Smalls.
Boogie earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Barkford.
Maxwell
Senior Meowthematician
No one is really sure how this 2-year old got a Bachelor's of Science in Financial Management (Meowthematics Major) from Mew York University with a Dean's Recom-meow-ndation of Honors, so quickly. It's a meow-stery.
But nonetheless, Maxwell has pounced forward with a sixth sense that is rarely seen in the accounting world. Clawing his way to the top position of Senior Meowthematician is no joke. Certainly he's left a trail of mice in his wake.
In addition to his status as an accounting genius, on the side, Maxwell has opened a hair-ball expectorant cat-alyst bar called 9 Lives Bar and Grill in Los Angeles. This first-of-it's-kind bar is filled with special cocktails and treats designed to get those pesky hairballs out. It's had so much success that Catio Magazine has awarded him with the heavily coveted Meow Wow Award.
Maxwell says, "Stay tuned for more surprises. I'm im-paw-ssible to stop!"
Joe
Fertilization Specialist
When we needed someone who could turn our grass from green to yellow in less than a week, and to dig small holes where they were NOT needed, we turned to world renowned industry expert, Joe Crook.
Joe earned his bachelors in bark-eology from UNLV and came to IMG with years of experience barking at the smallest sounds anytime, day or night. Since 2020, Joe has found a successful hybrid workflow between his Woodland Hills paw-ffice and a work-from-home desk on top of a pool frog floaty.
Always one to expand his skill set, Joe has recently taken on the additional task of chewing up and eating baby pacifiers.
Joe enjoys long walks in the park and listening to his favorite rock band, Mütt-ley Crüe. On the weekends, you'll find him in front of a TV watching Sex in the City; his favorite actress is Sarah Jessica Barker.
Eve
Social Committee Chair
Eve is most commonly referred to by her peers as "a dream."
At five years young, Eve is IMG's Head of the Home Office Social Committee. Her excitement when the phone rings is second to none and she's eager to greet everyone with a "shake."
An Australian Shepherd ("Aussie," for short), Eve brings a global perspective to IMG's Investor Relations team. Underscoring the company's inclusive workplace environment is how she surprise attacks co-workers with snuggles.
Whether Eve is chairing an investment committee or a social one, her fantastic interpersonal skills have helped support IMG's network of thousands of investors. She makes herself especially useful on cold, Oregon mornings as a foot warmer.
Naturally, she's befriended her office coworkers and feels collaboration and communal napping are the best recipes for success on the job.
Eve holds a dog-torate in International Economic Policy from University of Massa-chew-setts Amherst.
The Wolf Whisperer
Investor Relations Specialist
Howl does IMG educate and support its Co-owner and Limited Partner investors? Howl does our investor relations team simplify complex jargon and processes in order to successfully deliver profitable real estate investments for our clients?
Meet the immortal Wolf Whisperer.
The Whisperer is a critical member of the IMG wolf pack. Every day he sits discreetly underneath a desk, armed and ready with EVERY answer to the hundreds of incoming inquiries we receive every month.
When his human is busy recording IMG's quarterly report webcasts and investment offering webinars, The Wolf Whisperer will either hunt for M&Ms in the carpet or move to the window and startle neighbors as they pass by.
In his spare time, Wolf Whisperer enjoys creepin' and lurkin' around the lush, Pacific Northwest forests close to IMG's Portland office where six seasons of the popular NBC show Grimm was filmed. His favorite time of year is Howl-o-ween.
Smaug
Retired Chamillionaire Investor
Smaug is something else. But really something else. His blue colored scales are out of this world.
And so is his keen eye for investment winners. His nearly 360 degree field of vision and ability to see markets on the rise in two different directions at the same time is what's allowed this old-timer (6 years...that's geriatric in chameleon speak) to climb his way to the top of the investment-world vegetation.
Smaug is a true master of disguise and a smooth talker who never gets tongue-tied. Other specialized skills he brings to the IMG jungle are his deTAIL oriented financial model reviews and expert pest controlling processes.
Living the life of a chamillionaire has opened the door for Smaug to master hobbies such as sun bathing, catching flies, treasure hunting, and ruling the Lonely Mountain uncontested.
His favorite dessert is the Dairy Queen B-LIZZARD.
Leo
Head of Security
MY NAME IZ LEO. HAZ U SEEN THIS MOVIE 300 STARRING GERARD MUTT-LER? I IZ NAMED AFTER KING LEONIDAS, LEADER OF THE S-PAW-TANS.
DIS IS MY BABY BRUDDER, WOOF WOOF!! I WUZ VERY BUSY NAPPING ON EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE IN OUR HOUZ AND THEN ONE DAY MY MA AND PAW BROUGHT HIM HERE TO ME AND NOW I IZ HIZ GUARDIAN. NOTHING GETS BY ME, WOOF WOOF!!
JUST WOOK AT HIS WIDDLE BABY CHEEKS.
YOU CAN WOOK.... BUT YOU CAN'T TOUCH.
I IZ A HANDSOME SILVER FOX AT NINE YEARS YOUNG, WOOF WOOF WOOF.
ROMAN
Special Undercuddler Insurance Operations
Meet Roman, king of the Investors Management Group book club. Roman knows it all. No... really. His little eyes are windows into his...brain! Roman is currently cruising through x2 books a week. That's about 9 books a month.
Roman was found as a stray in Lancaster City when he was only one year old. He didn't start reading until he was 6 months old but that means he already had an impressive 54 books under his belt when he was rescued.
But... who rescued who here? Roman has since turned into the household love bug and has been given the prestigious award of "Sweetest, Most Loving Dog Ever." Well, duh, he's a 5 year old Cavachon, which is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel mixed with a Bichon Frise. Wow, right?
Rumor has it this exquisite mix has caught the eye of legendary runway model Cindy Pawford. I guess it's true. Women love brains!
Roman holds a Masters Degree in Literature from Oxfurd University.
Butter & Pickles
IT Specialists
Early in their kittenhood, both Butter and Pickles had attained successful careers as app developers, had accumulated tons of money, social media followers and had a paws-sperous lavish lifestyle. However, these Gen Alpha influencers often end up feeling devoid of their 9-lives purposes too soon. These results left Butter and Pickles feline empty, and each decided to press paws on their careers to address their men-tail health needs.
After radi-claw-ly turning their mewd around, the two best fur-ends teamed up and founded IMG's proptech department with a special purr-pose.
As our newest cultural cohorts, Butter and Pickles are paw-ssionate about bridging generational gaps across IMG's investor network. They created an award-winning Masterclass series, "From A to Boomer: Decoding a New Investor Generation." Now, IMG staff avoids major faux paws knowing that using the word “cringe” unironically is so cringe and that TikTok's #napkinchallenge is not actually describing the 1031 exchange "napkin test" as we had naturally assumed.
Charlie
Chief Financial Pawfficer
The ulti-mutt expert on capital markets, Charlie oversees all of the company’s financial functions including accounting, audit, corporate finance and HR.
Prior to joining IMG, Charlie served as senior vice president and CFO at Yardi. He resigned promptly after realizing the role did not include sunbathing in an actual yard.
True to his work hard/play hard yin-yang-master energy, Charlie can often be found in upward facing dog yoga pose. He inspires us all to paws and reflect along our own personal trans-fur-mational spiritual journeys.
In his spare time, Charlie owns every tennis ball he sees.
He is a Certified PUP-lic Accountant with a Finance degree from Yowl University.
Sylvie
Portland Office Manager
Sylvie is highly skilled at distracting the Portland team with her overwhelming expert cuteness and constant need to be held like a lapdog (even though she’s nearly 50 lbs.).
She recently earned her Master’s Degree in PuppyDogEyes-ology from Oregon State University. Her fashion-forward poodle accolades include Best Hair and Best Dressed While Going Potty Outside in the Cold Rain.
Slyvie is currently pursuing CCIM certification:
Cute
Cuddly
Inspirational
Motivator.
Slyvie was quickly promoted from intern to Portland Office Manager when she demonstrated a leadership level of barking at package carriers.
Outside of the office, she enjoys feuding with neighborhood squirrels and long walks through the city.
Riley the Pirate
Assistant Matey
AHOY! RILEY BE A GENTLEMAN O' FORTUNE, FREE TO WORK ON WHAT ERE 'E PLEASES ABOARD THE IMG SHIP! Y'ARR 'ARR 'ARR 'ARR!
Riley has an Associate Degree in Shivering Me Timbers from Glendale Community College.
Maya
Senior PUP-licist
Maya is a veteran of creating and managing dog-ital content. She has written for Vanity Fur, and has co-authored five novels. Her self-help book "D*$%n Right, I'm Bougie and Brilliant" became a national bestseller and was pup-lished in fourteen countries.
Her past clients have included the likes of Fleas Witherspoon, Kim Kar-dachsund, Ellen Degeneruff, Jimmy Chew, and hundreds more.
At IMG, Maya brings extensive knowledge in PUP-culture and a supurb ability of multi-tasting (rosés, preferably). When asked to elaborate on her current responsibilities at IMG, Maya could not be reached for comment. Her assistants let us know she had a very busy day of appointments at the doggie spaw.
Lola & Merlin
On-Air Purr-sonalities
Do you believe in furry tails? Born on the rough streets of Orange County, California, Lola & Merlin were picked up by a local rescue shelter and then went to live in a meow-gical cat cafe in Laguna Beach's downtown shopping district.
After two years of living the luxury cat cafe life- full of daily guests, network TV and mewspaper appearances and hosting community events- sadly, these bonded siblings had also endured two years of adoption fails.
At the beginning of the pandemic, the cafe was forced to close and the two faced an uncertain future. That's when IMG's Portland, Oregon office open its doors to Lola & Merlin. The two traveled over 1,000 miles to their fur-ever home in IMG's Investor Relations department, and the rest is hiss-tory. (True story... we're not kitten around!)
When they're not sticking their tails into their human's webcam in daily team meetings, you can find Lo & Merle on board USA SPACE CAT monitoring IMG's nationwide apartment portfolio from meow-ter space.
Fred
Ca-Cawperations Consultant
Fred is respected in the industry for his high-level objective analysis of ca-cawperations from 48 feet in the air. As a freelance consultant for IMG, Fred skillfully examines what impacts a hawkish Fed could have on U.S. equities.
Prior to joining IMG, between 2016 and 2021 Fred held the position of Nose-Dive Waste Reduction Team Leader where he saved over $20 million from reducing sky-high overhead costs and establishing direct vendor purchases instead of just wing-ing it. Notably Fred handled Birds of a Feather’s main project: a $1 billion seed-money start-up.
Among his many record-setting feats is how he successfully multitasks large-scale meetings attendance. His cawwing carries into nearly 60 household yards and WFH zoom calls simultaneously.
Some certifications and affiliations in his portfolio include a CMA (Caw-perations Management Associate) and serving on the board of N.M.H.C. (National Multifamily Hawk Consultants). His hobbies include watching featherweight boxing and hang-gliding.
In childhood, Fred was diagnosed with a common and sadly un-tweet-able condition known as bird's-eye-view which severely affects his nearsighted vision. Inspired by his own personal experience with overcoming life's unfortunate circumstances, Fred recently launched the non-profit Falcon Vision empowering hawk youth to have a positive, farsighted vision about their futures.
