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THE TEAM

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Sheryl Pickens

Principal & Broker

Since launching her commercial real estate brokerage career in the early 1980s with Trammell Crow Company, Sheryl Pickens has built her reputation on a client-first philosophy. Rather than focusing on transactions alone, she prioritizes long-term relationships, ensuring her clients receive strategic, personalized service at every stage of their real estate journey. As Principal and Cofounder of PickensRidnour, L.P. (dba Real Estate Uprising), Sheryl brings a hands-on, strategic approach to negotiations across a broad spectrum of services, including leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, strategic consulting, portfolio management, broker opinions of value, and state and local incentives. Whether representing a high-growth startup, a sole proprietor, or a global headquarters, she meticulously aligns real estate solutions with each client’s functional, financial, and cultural objectives—enhancing employee recruitment, productivity, and long-term success. Recognized for her authenticity, ethical approach, and commitment to excellence, Sheryl has earned a reputation as a trusted leader in the commercial real estate community, fostering lasting client relationships and consistently delivering outstanding results.

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Brenda Ridnour

Principal

Brenda’s past decades in commercial real estate include institutional/investment asset management, owning her own advisory/transaction company since 1986, and building a high-tech CRE online platform. This diverse exposure helps her bring an unparallelled level of expertise and personalized service to her clients providing results-driven strategies ensuring their success. As Principal of PickensRidnour, LP, dba Real Estate Uprising, Brenda leverages resources and creative solutions with a client-first commitment. She currently provides tenant advisory, landlord leasing, acquisition/disposition brokerage, strategic portfolio management and asset management consulting. Brenda’s experience ranges from representing start-ups/entrepreneurial sole proprietors to corporate HQ in office, industrial and retail. She is committed to providing best-in-class service by elevating the commercial real estate experience for each client—regardless of the size of the transaction. She focuses on finding optimal locations for her clients increasing productivity, improving quality of service and reducing attrition. Brenda drives high productivity, excellent communication and client satisfaction culminating in retaining clients – and more important, earning their trust.

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Merrick Porcheddu

Curator & Interior Designer

Merrick Porcheddu is the founding partner and advisor of Artist Uprising™, a Dallas agency that transforms corporate and commercial real-estate environments with curated murals, sculptures, and digital art. Since 2017, AU has delivered installations for hundreds of blue-chip brands—including IBM, Airbnb, Spotify, Marriott, Coca-Cola, American Airlines, Meta, Nike, and Google. After a recent 2024 merger, Porcheddu now embarks on commercial & residential development and interior design, where she continues to design spaces and commission artists for her own investment projects.

 
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