Meet The corporate Team

Previously, Berekk spent time in developing domestic and international markets for Kahala Brands, a conglomerate of over fifteen QSR franchises including Cold Stone Creamery and Blimpie Subs. Kahala Brands at the time has over 3,000 retail locations in over a dozen countries. This eventually led to working for Revamp Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, Revamp owned the Master Franchise rights for Cold Stone Creamery, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.

While there, Berekk looked after international relationships between US companies looking to enter the Japanese market and facilitated development for all three concepts. He was able to build a strong support system in most major markets in the area which lead to many transpacific opportunities. Since coming back to the United States, Blackwell was involved in the acquisition and development of Daily Jam, a limited service breakfast and brunch chain with major growth potential. As President of Daily Jam, he received recognition from the industry by being named to QSR Magazine’s Top 40 Concepts in the Country Under 40 units.

Blackwell holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance from Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. While there, Blackwell also played collegiate soccer, winning two national championships and receiving First Team All American honors.

Prior to joining Zoned Properties, Mr. Moroney was one of the most successful Associate Brokers at Kidder-Mathews, focusing primarily on the regulated cannabis industry. In additional to coming from a family with deep commercial real estate history, Moroney established his own foundational real estate experience working as a commercial real estate broker rep at both Cushman & Wakefield and Colliers International.

Patrick’s expertise includes site identification, contract negotiation, and cannabis-specific site development. He has the nuanced understanding required to effectively navigate the industry-specific challenges in regulated cannabis associated with zoning, permitting, licensing, and financing. Mr. Moroney has completed successful cultivation and retail dispensary transactions with local and national clients, ranging from local mom-and-pop cannabis operators to national multi-state operators (MSO’s), both private and public organizations.

Mr. Moroney graduated from Arizona State University after which he spent four years as a local sports broadcaster in Georgia and Iowa. At Zoned Properties, Mr. Moroney will continue working with valued Arizona clients, expand his expertise into new state marketplaces, and collaborate with the multi-disciplinary Zoned Properties team to service national real estate clients.

Mr. Gere attended college at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in both Management and Marketing. Since 2015, Kyle has been involved in cannabis real estate transactions in Arizona and Michigan, managing a portfolio of properties within the Medical Marijuana industry. His vast experience ranges from collaborating with architects, attorneys, sellers and buyers, multi-state operators, realtors, lobbyists, along with governing bureaus at the local and State level.

Mr. Gere has helped locate, negotiate, and close on many commercial properties that were successfully licensed by both the Cities and State for medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation facilities, and laboratory facilities. Mr. Gere also facilitated the local application process for these successful licenses, winning in competitively-scored application processes. Mr. Gere has performed over a dozen dispensary inspections by State auditors, and is intimately familiar with the requirements for licensure and what it takes to be awarded a successful marijuana license.