Mike Falk earned his real estate license and graduated from the University of Utah in 1987 with a bachelor of science in finance with an emphasis on real estate investment and appraisal. That same year, he began a commercial real estate career with Coldwell Banker Commercial (now CBRE) in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was named Rookie of the Year. In 1991 he moved to Colliers CRG (now Cushman Wakefield), and four years later was awarded the Board of Realtors Commercial Real Estate Salesman of the Year award as the top GCI producer in the state.

Falk remained the top-producing broker at Colliers until founding NAI Utah with his partners in 1998. NAI Utah became the #1 CRE Firm by Transaction Volume for several years before changing affiliations in 2013. The firm expanded regionally to become the leading commercial real estate firm in the Mountain West states before selling the brokerage to Newmark Knight Frank (NMRK) in 2019.

Falk has coached, mentored, and trained hundreds of people who have gone on to produce meaningful results. Several are top producers at other companies; others have transitioned to successful careers in other industries, started their own companies, or are top producers in Falk’s firm.

Over the years, Falk achieved both the CCIM and SIOR designations, became a 32nd-degree Mason, and has received several awards, including being named one of Utah’s most influential people and being honored as CEO of the Year by Utah Business Magazine.

He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), for which he served as education chair in YPO Gold and served on the board of US Bank.

He has three adult children who are entering their own careers; his daughters as singer-songwriters in Nashville, and a son as an NFL quarterback.