{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GlobeSt Women of Influence 2026","title":"Inland’s Cassie Hrtanek on Leadership, Culture, and the Power of Saying Yes","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0b353923\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1611,"description":"In this episode of The Smart Agency Presents: GlobeSt Women of Influence, Jenn Quader sits down with Cassie Hrtanek, Chief Operating Officer of Inland Real Estate Group, LLC.Cassie shares her journey from assistant counsel to COO, reflecting on more than two decades at Inland and what it means to lead across human resources, technology, risk management, communications, and marketing. She also discusses Inland’s major move from a longtime campus into a new vertically integrated office space designed to support collaboration, culture, wellness, and the return-to-office experience.The conversation explores leadership transitions, building trust after moving from peer to supervisor, the value of legal training in operational leadership, and why women in commercial real estate should say yes to new opportunities, ask for what they want, and lead with authenticity.GlobeSt Women of Influence takes place July 13–14, 2026 in Denver, CO.  Click here for more info: https://events.globest.com/WomenOfInfluence  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ja-rCpPk0iPXQ5dam-pp_7_luqpm8SOpriV5phwoyi0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNDNi/ZTU1YTdiNmMxOWFk/ZDQ3MjQyOTFjZWJm/MGE0NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}