Mike Leonard

Principal/Designated Broker

Catalyst Commercial Group, LLCPhoenix, AZ (602) 705-3030

ABOUT

As one of the founding members of Catalyst Commercial Group, Mike’s reputation was built on the ability to expertly represent Tenant clients on a national basis. As such, Mike and his partner formed Catalyst to service a great need in the industry, which was the exclusive representation of RETAIL Tenants as their primary focus. Having designed strategic expansion plans for many national restaurants and retailers, Mike’s ability understand the individual needs of each Tenant, lay out those needs as part of a specific framework for strategic growth, then having the tenacity to successfully implement those plans be it on a local or national level, Mike has garnered the loyalty from the retail community and his Tenants all of whom came to rely on Mike’s expertise and ability to get the deal done. A seasoned commercial real estate professional, Mike has over 16 years of commercial real estate experience working with Tenants and Buyers. Since 2008, Mike and his partner have led the complete Arizona rollout for Five Guys Burgers & Fries enabling metro Phoenix to become the #1 corporate market in terms of AUV for Five Guys system wide. Nationally, Mike helped a fledgling 11 store concept called Cold Stone Creamery grow to over 1,400 stores as he personally located and negotiated over 350 locations for them contributing for roughly 25% of their national growth since 2000. At Catalyst, Mike’s responsibilities include all facets of daily business operations. In addition, Mike spearheads Catalyst’s business development team, while still managing several client accounts personally. Some of Mike’s clients include Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Jersey Mike’s, Octane Raceway, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, and Cold Stone Creamery; all of whom came to rely on Mike’s expertise in the areas of site selection and lease negotiation. Previously, Mike held the position of Vice President of Retail Leasing with MAS, Inc., an Arizona based full service brokerage company. Originally from the Boston area and still an avid Boston sports fan, Mike has been an Arizona resident since 1994. Mike graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1993 and lives in Phoenix with his wife and two daughters.