Dialect is a real estate advisor and master broker for organizations with a national reach.

djohnson@dialectRE.com | 612.805.2397

Since 2004, Dan has represented corporate clients around the country to locate, negotiate, and entitle key real estate holdings. He has led and brokered real estate projects in 47 states and nearly every major metropolitan area and has broad experience across product types including extensive work in industrial, retail, medical, office, mixed-use, and multi-family as well as raw land development.

Prior to founding Dialect, Dan was a Director with a Minneapolis-based real estate consulting firm for 13 years, where he led or co-led national real estate portfolios for numerous mid-sized organizations. He has represented clients on millions of square feet of lease and purchase requirements.

A graduate of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, Dan is the past chair of the Office and Hotel Development Task Force of the Minneapolis Downtown Council. He is a past board member of the land economics society Lambda Alpha International’s Minnesota Chapter, as well as the Lake Minnetonka park conservancy, Community for the Commons. Dan, his wife Brittney, and their four children live in Excelsior, Minnesota.

mday@dialectRE.com | 612.719.5402

An attorney by background, Mitch has extensive experience advising and navigating clients through complex transactional due diligence.

A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and US Army Ranger School, Mitch’s military career included stints in Afghanistan, Texas, and Alaska. Following his service, Mitch received his J.D. from the New York University School of Law, where he served as Editor in Chief of NYU’s Journal of Law and Liberty. After law school he joined the international law firm Jones Day, where he practiced general corporate law, with a focus on capital markets. Mitch’s transactional experience includes representing U.S. and international clients on a broad range of transactions, including leases, acquisitions, development agreements, public and private equity and debt offerings, and restructurings and advising clients on corporate governance matters.

Mitch is a former board member of the Minnesota Chapter of Folds of Honor and the Lake Minnetonka Excelsior Morning Rotary Club. He serves on the City of Excelsior Planning Commission. He, his wife Katie, and their son live in Excelsior, Minnesota.

bgraves@dialectRE.com | 513.377.0029

With extensive experience in legislative policymaking, lobbying, and government affairs, Bentley supports pre-development efforts related to land use, due diligence, and municipal and governmental affairs for Dialect clients.

A native Iowan, Bentley made his way to Minnesota by way of Washington, D.C., where he spent nearly eight years working on Capitol Hill for an Iowa congressman. He began his time on the Hill as an intern, before becoming a Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, and eventually Chief of Staff where he managed all aspects of the Congressional office and served as a liaison between the Congressman, constituents, and state and local government leaders. Bentley’s policy experience includes work on small business concerns, health care, transportation, taxes, and federal appropriations. He later joined the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce to lead Health Care and Transportation policy.

Bentley graduated cum laude in 2005 from Hillsdale College in Michigan with a degree in Political Economy. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Community for the Commons and Minnesota Community Measurement; as well as a member of the Minnesota Freight Advisory Committee and MnDOT’s Transportation Plans Advisory Committee. Bentley lives in Excelsior with his wife and their four children.

jnelson@dialectRE.com | 952.412.7629

Jesse supports Dialect clients with broker engagements, market research, site searches, and lease administration. His background as an educator and coach provide unique skillsets to lead projects teams to exceptional results.

After quarterbacking the Minnetonka Skippers to their first football state championship, Jesse enrolled at Concordia College - Moorhead, where he graduated with a major in Education while serving as the captain and quarterback of the Cobbers football team. After graduation, Jesse became a college football coach with stops at the University of South Dakota and the University of Minnesota. He completed his Masters Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 2011.

Jesse coaches high school football and adaptive bowling at his alma mater, Minnetonka High School and also serves as a trustee on the Leadership Committee of Excelsior United Methodist Church. He and his wife Sarah live in Excelsior, Minnesota with their three children.