Young Guns

Build Your Career

TREC’s Young Guns are a group of commercial real estate professionals age 35 and under who come together to build relationships, grow their careers, and make an impact in the social, political, and community issues that affect the city of Dallas.

Join Young Guns

Member Benefits

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Invitations to all Young Guns programs, including Rising to the Top, Forum, and About Town

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Invitations to Speaker Series, Market Matters, and other networking events

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Access to our annual Mentorship Program

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Ability to participate in Breakfast Groups

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Access to our online membership directory

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Discounted rate for TREC PAC membership

Get Involved

A Young Guns membership opens the door to many ways to make a difference through our committees and volunteer opportunities. Learn more about our committee offerings here. If you are interested in participating in a Young Guns Committee, express your interest through your Community Hub member profile.

Young Guns Events

Casino Night

Our premier Young Guns networking event, Casino Night offers an unforgettable evening of gaming, music, and raffles benefiting each year’s Community Investment Project.

Committee & sponsorship opportunities available

2025 Casino Night Chair: Austin Sheahan, Newmark

2025 Casino Night Vice Chair: David Rivero, 1968 Holdings

Rising to the Top

Find out what it takes to reach the highest levels of the commercial real estate industry with our annual Rising to the Top panel event! Get the no-nonsense advice you need to grow your career and explore the latest hiring trends with a diverse speaker lineup of developers, investors, brokers, and designers.

Committee & sponsorship opportunities available

2025 Rising to the Top Co-Chair: Peyton Schlacter, Hillwood

2025 Rising to the Top Co-Chair:Maddy Hunton, Trammell Crow Company

Educational Series Sponsor

Forum

Our annual Forum offers Young Guns the opportunity to learn about the evolution of a Dallas neighborhood from a panel of key players in the development process, while networking with their peers.

Committee & sponsorship opportunities available

2025 Forum Co-Chair: Jack Leonhard, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage

2025 Forum Co-Chair: Kristina Boshardt, Rosewood Property Company

Educational Series Sponsor

About Town

These quarterly networking events offer hard-hat tours of forthcoming Dallas developments. Space is extremely limited and these events tend to reach capacity fast.

Educational Series Sponsor

Young Guns Rising to the Top_TREC Website

Young Guns Community Investors Project_TREC Website

Young Guns Community Investment Project

Each year, through TREC Community Investors, our Young Guns support our community by completing a real estate-focused neighborhood revitalization project. In recent years, the Young Guns Project has benefited the Dallas Catalyst Project.

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2025 Project Co-Chair: Ryan Kolowich, OMNIPlan, Inc.

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2025 Project Co-Chair:KD Smith, Hunt Realty Investments, Inc.

Learn More: 2024 Young Guns Project

Breakfast Groups

Get to know your fellow Young Guns over breakfast. Meet with a small group to discuss business, current trends and local issues while building relationships with Young Guns across a variety of businesses in the commercial real estate industry.

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2025 Breakfast Groups Chair: Frances Tubb, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr P.C.

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A Young Guns membership is required to participate

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