A Deeper Look at Our Team
Markus Hoecherl | Founder & President
Mr. Hoecherl creates simple and innovative solutions for existing challenges in real estate, using a rigorous 360-degree analysis of the underlying issues combined with future business aspirations.
He is the Founder & President of Domunus, a B2B management solution for real estate transactions with integrated marketplace for service providers. It is a Go-To-Place for sellers, buyers, and service providers to get what they need when they need it. His vision is to create uniformity of information and data around real estate transactions for everyone’s benefit.
Mr. Hoecherl is also President at Real Estate Strategy and Capital and serves as Adjunct Faculty Professor at NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate around asset management. He volunteers on several Councils and Board of Directors.
He built his record, executing strategic business, investment, and operational plans, by heading the hotel group at The Greenwich Group for acquisitions and by building a platform for a Series II venture ($2B), serving as corporate ambassador for Starwood, transforming the W Hotels footprint in N.A. and managing the Phase I development of New Songdo City ($35B) as associate principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox. He directed international and multi-disciplinary teams in his various leadership positions.
Stephen Larmer | Brand & Communications
Over the last 30+ years Stephen has leveraged brand strategy and design to create customer experiences that resonate for a full spectrum of brands, from the top 100 in the world to small businesses, non-profits, and impact-driven entrepreneurs.
• Creative Director with the top three global advertising conglomerates
• Designed award-winning, revenue-producing, strategic campaigns for Fortune 100 brands
• Founded 30-year old international design studio for branding and marketing
• Built multiple tech startups at the intersection of cognitive science and consumer data
Candice Anderson| Business Development
Candice is a highly diverse professional with over 12 years of international experience in the Middle East and a robust property management and real estate background. Her extensive cross-cultural exposure has equipped her with the skills to navigate diverse communication styles and foster strong relationships with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
Currently based in the UK, Candice has established a strong reputation in the real estate sector, where she specializes in the real estate sector. Her diverse skill set encompasses brand representation, business development, sales, relationship management, and effective communication. Candice has successfully held various roles, allowing her to hone her expertise in both real estate and event management.
Candice’s unique perspective, adaptability, and keen understanding of cultural nuances make her a valuable asset in any professional setting. Her impressive background reflects her depth of experience and her ability to excel across multiple domains, particularly in fostering client relationships and delivering exceptional results.
Igor Arsovski | Technology
Igor has built dozens of products on mobile and web. Specialized in SaaS products, software development life cycles and MVPs with a focus on automating workflows and digitizing marketplaces. Igor is a partner and strategists at Antweb software company.
Peter Kattan | Experience & Product
A seasoned design evangelist with 10+ years of experience in UX and Product Design, championing user-centred design, building and leading successful Product Design teams for hyper-growth companies. Peter has been part of the growth journey of exciting product-technology companies and has consulted on the digital transformation journeys of brands and organizations. He has experience in various sectors, such as financial (Fintech), hospitality (food tech), e-commerce, real estate, and retail.
Using data and user-driven insights to define and evangelize UX and Product strategy to drive the organization’s OKRs and metrics and influence the product roadmap to achieve desired outcomes.
Peter’s previous background of 9 years in advertising allows him to approach products from a wider lens, encompassing all aspects of the brand and product positioning to create the optimal user experience that meets customers’ needs.
Bruce Masterson | Business Advisor
Bruce has over 40 years experience managing and growing companies in the information industry serving legal and financial markets including multiple start-up and early stage ventures.. He has 20 years experience as a senior executive with McGraw-Hill and Reuters in Chicago, London and New York coupled with 20 years in entrepreneurial companies as a CEO, CFO and CMO. Currently he is a fractional CFO for iSOCRATES, a growth company in the ADTech/MARTech space and continues to run an active consultancy representing sellers of businesses with $5-$50 million in revenue.
Bruce earned an MBA from the University of Chicago, with concentrations in Finance and Accounting and a BA in Economics from the Honors College of Michigan State University.
Mark DeSantis | Venture Advisor
Mark is the CEO of Bloomfield, a venture-backed AI company in agriculture. He was previously cofounder and CEO of RoadBotics, a venture-backed AI company assessing roadway infrastructure. He was also previously cofounder and Chairman of kWantix, a quant energy hedge fund, and cofounder and CEO of kWantera, a venture-backed energy trading company. Previously, he was CEO of Think Through Learning, a venture-backed online tutoring company and US Managing Director of ANGLE Technology, PLC, a UK-based venture capital firm and consultancy.
Earlier in his career, Mark was the Director of Government Relations for Texas Instruments and held policy positions as a Senior Policy Analyst in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Administration of George H. W. Bush. He was also staff assistant to late U.S. Senator John Heinz was a management consultant with Booz Allen.
Mark is an Adviser to MIR Ventures in Palo Alto and Cascadia Capital in Seattle. He also has dual appointment as an Adjunct Professor at the College of Engineering and Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. Mark holds a PhD in Public Policy from the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and is completing a Doctorate in Business Administration at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Mark also serves on the board of the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania as well as a several other non- profits in Western Pennsylvania.
Brix + Partners | Financial and Tax Advisor
Brix + Partners LLC offers a comprehensive range of services for corporate and private clients from DACHLI countries with ties to the United States. Our expertise includes tax planning, implementation, and compliance.
For corporate clients, Brix + Partners LLC specializes in advising medium-sized, owner-operated, and public companies across a wide variety of different industries.
For individual clients, Brix + Partners LLC serves high net worth individuals (HNWI) and ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWI), concentrating on preserving family assets with a focus on U.S. income, and inheritance tax matters to optimize a family’s global tax strategy.