Grow Omaha
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About Grow Omaha
Meet The Founders
Co-Founder
Jeff Beals
Jeff Beals is co-founder of Grow Omaha Media and co-host of the Grow Omaha radio show. He also serves as executive vice president at the NAI NP Dodge commercial real estate firm and president of Jeff Beals & Associates, a sales training and consulting firm with clients in 14 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Jeff is the award-winning author of two books and has published more than a thousand articles. A frequent media guest, he has been featured in Investor’s Business Daily, USA Today, Men’s Health, Chicago Tribune and The New York Times. Earlier in his career, he served as dean of student affairs at Clarkson College and taught real estate at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He holds Master of Arts and Bachelor of Journalism degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Co-Founder
Trenton Magid
Trenton Magid is co-founder of Grow Omaha Media and co-host of the Grow Omaha radio show. He is an executive vice president of NAI NP Dodge, the commercial real estate division of NP Dodge, the nation’s longest-running real estate company. Licensed in both Nebraska and Iowa, he is consistently one of the top-producing commercial real estate brokers in the Omaha metro area. Earlier in his career, Trenton was president and managing broker of World Group Commercial Real Estate, a brokerage and property management firm he founded in 1997. He also is chairman of the Trenton B. Magid Foundation, an organization that donates funds to many worthy causes because there is no Jeffrey S. Beals Foundation. In 2014, Trenton was appointed by Mayor Jean Stothert to the Omaha Planning Board and served a five-year term. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Meet Our Contributors
Contributor
Brad Williams
Brad Williams is long-time team member of Grow Omaha Media, a regular content contributor and a substitute co-host on the Grow Omaha radio show. Brad is the owner of Brad Williams Photography. You can see Brad’s photos displayed all over the metro area. His work has been featured nationally in places such as the ABC Nightly News and in Southwest Airlines’ Spirit Magazine. Brad is also one of 12 shareholders of E & A Consulting Group, Inc., an Omaha-based civil engineering firm with more than 100 employees that has served Nebraska and surrounding areas for more than 50 years. Over the past 16 years, Brad has worked on hundreds of projects across the metro area.
Contributor
Nicole Buntgen
Nicole Buntgen is a media professional who has been actively involved in Omaha since she moved in early 2021. She combines her love for food and people with her writing expertise to craft stories, articles, and “bite-sized” snippets about the metro’s growth.
In addition to her Grow Omaha contributions, she is the Marketing and Brand Manager for TOAST REAL ESTATE. Nicole is the author of her memoir, Onward and Upward, and is a proud advocate for adoption and mental health awareness. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has worked in various media environments: traditional, new, earned, shared – you name it, she’s worked it.
As a proud Omahan and savvy creative, Nicole consistently looks for opportunities to showcase Omaha as the fantastic city it is. Learn more about Nicole HERE.
Contributor
Chris Corey
Chris Corey is the managing partner of Arbor Creative and the CEO of BragBird Sales & Leadership Training. He started his career in outside sales in 1998, representing office equipment for over 12 years followed by temporary staffing and eventually commercial security products and solutions. He has managed several territories in the Greater Seattle Area and has experience in managing sales teams.
Chris is an avid movie lover, has experience writing screenplays and has produced and directed several independent short films as well as an independent feature film, which picked up limited distribution. He also has a passion for food and is always looking to expand his culinary skills.
A Seattle native, Chris moved to Omaha with his wife and son in 2017, just three short years after first visiting and falling in love with the area. Chris brings his writing experience, along with his knowledge of film and food, to Grow Omaha Media with film and restaurant reviews.
Contributor
Eric Miller
Eric Miller Eric Miller is the Streetcar Operations Manager for the City of Omaha. Eric’s transit planning and operations career spans more than 20 years, including 12 years at the Regional Transportation District in Denver, implementing the FasTracks rail and bus system. He has also worked as a consultant for three different companies that included rail projects in Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Oklahoma City and New York City. Eric is a native of Omaha, received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and his master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Colorado at Denver. When not thinking about streetcar service or plotting transit extensions, Eric enjoys time with his family and exploring all the fun and unique places in Omaha, including parks, restaurants and trails.
Contributor
Cam Vacek
Cam is a Jane-of-all-trades and master of none. Her online contributions can be found on LightPassingThrough.com which has a lot of first hand reviews, parenting articles, and other topics she is passionate about. Her day job includes chauffeuring 4 kiddos, marketing consulting, leadership workshops, and running her robotic handwriting business. She is often attributed to creating the biggest happy hour list in Omaha, the biggest daily specials list, biggest coffee shop list, and biggest party room lists.
In a previous life she was the owner of a web design and marketing firm and those experiences have aided in all her future projects. She knows no strangers so say “hi” if you see her in public.
Contributor
George Morgan
George Morgan is the founder and principal of Morgan Investor Education. His mission is to provide individual investors with an objective, third-party perspective on today’s internet-driven stock market. He began his investment career in Omaha with the investment firm Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Buffett and Faulk. This enabled him to view up-close-and-personal, the rise of Berkshire Hathaway and Joe Rickett’s TD Ameritrade. He has also held faculty positions at Purdue University and Ball State University. Mr. Morgan holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from San Diego State University and a Master’s degree in finance from Purdue University
Contributor
Jill Anderson
Jill Anderson began her real estate career in 1998. She started her career in Arizona and moved back home to Nebraska where she has thoroughly enjoyed helping clients buy and sell, helping agents excel in their careers, and she is actively involved in the local, state, and national chapters of the National Association of Realtors.
Jill is the President of Residential Sales at NP Dodge Real Estate, located in Omaha, NE; serving areas from Lincoln, NE to Council Bluffs, IA. Outside of real estate, Jill enjoys spending time with her husband and their two kids attending numerous sporting events together, donating time to charities, spending time with friends, and she is an animal lover.
Contributor
Mark Champion
Mark Champion is an Omaha native and media professional currently crafting content as the Omaha Symphony’s Communications Manager. He also covers Non-profit News for Grow Omaha. A downtown resident, Mark is passionate about urbanism and Omaha’s urban core revitalization. He loves watching Omaha grow and become more vibrant, while always looking for ways to contribute and tell the city’s stories. He can often be spotted walking to work or running at the beautiful RiverFront parks. Mark holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and along with his brother Joe, comprises one half of the Grow Omaha Bash Brothers.
Contributor
Grace Huffstetler
Grace is a recent graduate from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a degree in Journalism & Media Communications and a minor in Creative Fiction Writing. She moved to Omaha as a young girl and was homeschooled from primary school through high school; starting college classes as early as 16 years old.
Having a soft spot for art, Grace is passionate telling stories through art, and loves to dig into the arts culture in Omaha. Having grown up in Omaha most of her life, Grace loves discovering new corners and watching her home grow every year. In her spare time, Grace enjoys drafting her own stories and art, as well as spending time with her family, partner and friends.
Contributor
Patrick Wyman
Patrick Wyman is the founder of Omaha Exploration, a site dedicated to exploring the history, landmarks, attractions and activities that define Omaha. A lifelong resident, Patrick has a deep appreciation for the people and places that have shaped the city.
Professionally, he is a Quality Assurance Engineer in the financial services industry and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Bellevue University. He began his college studies in journalism at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he contributed to The Daily Nebraskan.
Outside of work, Patrick enjoys researching and writing about Omaha’s past, spending time with his family, and supporting Mustaches for Kids Omaha, a nonprofit that raises money for local children’s charities.
Restaurant List Coordinator
Emily Lorenz
Emily Lorenz is an Omaha native and double alumni from UNMC with both her Bachelors and Doctoral degrees in Nursing. She started her career in pediatrics right out of high school and has been passionate about children’s healthcare and advocacy ever since. When she is not taking care of patients, she can be found running her 3 kids to sports and activities all over Omaha and beyond. In her free time, she enjoys crafting with her Cricut, starting DIY projects (and sometimes finishing them), and spending time with her husband and kids. You can often find her drinking coffee, discovering new happy hours, or trying newly opened restaurants around Omaha.