Congratulations to Mr. Mike Mooney for being honored as the 2023 Hall of Fame Inductee. He joins Deborah Sobczak and Thomas Bernacchi. Mike was honored at the 2022 CARW Annual Meeting and Deal of the Year Event. We had the opportunity to sit down with Mike and talk about his long career in commercial real estate and how he sees the future of the industry evolving. Check it out here: CARW Hall of Fame_Mike Mooney – YouTube
Mike Mooney is the co-founder, principal, and chairman of the board at MLG Capital, a real estate investment firm, headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin. As a veteran of the industry with over 55 years of experience in all aspects of real estate, Mike’s vast knowledge can only be compared to his love of a forward-thinking company culture. Every day, he lives the core values of MLG: making a difference while making a living, and absolute integrity.
Mike’s numerous board and leadership positions have included co-founder, Past-President, and longtime director of NAIOP-WI, Board Member of the Wisconsin Realtors Association, Director of the Wisconsin Economic Development Association, and a member of NAI Global’s Worldwide Leadership Board, including two terms as Chairman.
Mike has been recognized across many Wisconsin-focused real estate associations with awards. In 2006 he received CARW’s Realtor of the Year, in 2009 he was the first recipient of the NAIOP-WI J. Michael Mooney Award for “extraordinary leadership in advancing economic development in Wisconsin.” In 2010, Mike and Margaret Farrow led the merger of the Waukesha County Chamber and Waukesha County Action Network to create the Waukesha County Business Alliance, now the second-largest chamber in the state of Wisconsin. Finally, in 2015 he received the Wisconsin Realtors Association Chairman’s Citation Award.