Brooke developed her people-first approach while working at Caruso Affiliated in Los Angeles, California, in 2006, one of the pioneering developers of popular outdoor, high-end retail and lifestyle shopping center concepts. While there, she learned the essentials for delivering a “five-star” customer experience. Her innate strengths—entrepreneurial vision, work ethic, and detail-orientation—created opportunities for her lessee’s to increase their business through location evaluation and lease modification.