Fisher & Associates

What Fisher & Associates does

Fisher & Associates is a privately held boutique commercial real estate brokerage founded approximately 35 years ago and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, with a service footprint spanning the Kansas City metropolitan area, Denver, and (via the TRC Global network) other national and international markets. The firm is structured as an LLC, founder-operated, with fewer than 10 employees and a senior team led by Managing Principal Tim Fisher (in the industry since 1980) and Senior Advisor Abby Ellis. Its core offering is tenant representation — acting exclusively for tenants and occupiers, not landlords — across office, industrial, retail, flex/warehouse, showroom, R&D, and co-working property types, covering new leases, renewals, expansions, downsizing, lease terminations, and purchase negotiations.

The business runs on a traditional commercial real estate commission model: the firm is compensated through transaction fees on completed lease and sale deals, with pricing negotiated per transaction rather than publicly disclosed. Customer segments include local and national corporate tenants of all sizes, with an emphasis on small business owners and entrepreneurs navigating commercial real estate for the first time; mid-market repeat clients such as Fortiviti and Mullikin Group LLLP are documented over multi-year, multi-transaction relationships. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on word-of-mouth referrals, direct senior-level client engagement by Fisher and Ellis, and a network referral channel through TRC Global. Distribution is direct (field sales) with no digital self-serve, marketplace, or platform layer; the firm's website, newsletter, and testimonials function as a credibility surface rather than a transactional channel.

The firm has no proprietary technology stack, no AI/ML capabilities, no disclosed funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history. Competitive advantages rest on Tim Fisher's tenure and personal network, the TRC Global distribution arrangement, and the firm's exclusive tenant-side positioning. There is no evidence of headcount expansion, capital raising, or material product evolution in the input; the operating model is consistent with a stable, founder-led lifestyle brokerage rather than a scaling enterprise.

Name

Fisher & Associates

Legal name

Fisher & Associates LLC

Website

https://fisherassociatesllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail Tenant Representation (BPAJALAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Tenant representation
• Office space leasing
• Industrial property services
• Commercial lease negotiation

Headquarters

HQ city

Overland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Commercial Real Estate Commission: Traditional commercial real estate brokerage model where the firm earns commissions on completed lease and sale transactions. As tenant representatives, they are typically compensated by landlords or sellers. Services include new business locations, lease renewals, expansions, down-sizing, and existing lease negotiations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fisher & Associates is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage that provides tenant representation services, helping businesses locate, lease, and acquire office, industrial, retail, flex, warehouse, showroom, and co-working space. The firm manages the full transaction lifecycle including market research, property search, lease/sale negotiation, renewals, expansions, downsizing, and lease terminations, with senior advisors personally handling every engagement.

Product overview

Fisher & Associates is a boutique commercial real estate firm providing tenant representation services. The core offering consists of multiple related service lines: Tenant Representation Services (handling acquisition of office, industrial, and retail real estate), Office Space Leasing (including lease negotiations and renewals), Industrial and Flex Facility Services (for warehouses, showrooms, and R&D facilities), and Co-Working Space Discovery. These services are offered as an integrated suite supporting tenants and buyers through the complete commercial real estate lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 years serving Kansas City and surrounding areas
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TRC Global (Tenant Rep Channel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTRC Global is one of the largest organizations in the world dedicated solely to representing corporate tenants, investors, and occupiers of commercial assets. Fisher & Associates is a member of this global network of exclusive tenant representatives, providing national and international expertise for clients with multi-market real estate needs. The network includes 100+ tenant rep offices across North America, Europe, and Australia including markets like London, Paris, Sydney, Toronto, and major US cities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• NAI Global: Global network of independently owned commercial real estate firms offering brokerage and tenant representation services. Similar in structure to Fisher & Associates as a member-driven CRE network.
• TCN Worldwide: Network of independent commercial real estate firms with tenant representation focus, comparable to Fisher & Associates' TRC Global membership. Both are boutique broker networks serving occupiers across multiple U.S. markets.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Largest global commercial real estate services firm with full-service tenant representation, investment sales, and advisory. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same space Fisher & Associates serves at the boutique level.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global CRE services firm offering tenant representation, capital markets, and property management. A large-scale incumbent operating across all asset classes that Fisher & Associates also brokers.
• Colliers International: Global professional services firm with a strong tenant representation and occupier services practice. Comparable in service lines but vastly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• Cushman & Wakefield: One of the largest global CRE services firms offering tenant representation, brokerage, and advisory. Competes with boutique firms for larger enterprise occupier mandates but with a much broader service portfolio.
• Newmark Group: Full-service CRE firm providing tenant representation, capital markets, and leasing services. Comparable offerings in office and industrial brokerage but at a national scale.

Emerging players

• SquareFoot: Tech-enabled commercial real estate brokerage that streamlines office leasing through a digital platform. Represents the emerging technology-driven competitive threat to traditional boutique tenant rep firms.

Regional players

• Kessinger/Hunter & Company: Long-established Kansas City-based commercial real estate firm providing brokerage, property management, and tenant representation. A direct regional competitor serving the same Kansas City market.
• Block & Company, Inc. Kansas City-based full-service commercial real estate firm offering brokerage, property management, and tenant services. A regional peer competing for the same KC metro clients as Fisher & Associates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fishercre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fisherassociates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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