POWER BROKERS: Karen Johnson-Crowther

A perennial Power Brokers' recipient, Karen Johnson-Crowther proved herself again in 2015 with a Top Retail Leasing Brokers designation.

Her firm, Colliers International Southwest Florida, an affiliate of the Tampa-based Colliers, also racked up honors in CoStar's top leasing and sales categories.

The managing director and principal's colleagues, Jim Tamblyn and Dannielle Crowther-Robinson, also were recognized, in the Top Office Leasing Brokers and Top Retail Leasing Brokers categories, respectively.

Johnson-Crowther says her most significant work of last year came at the Promenade at Bonita Bay, a once-moribund retail center that has been revitalized with a new mix of retail, office and restaurant tenants and a focus on entertainment and lifestyle-oriented businesses like Evelyn & Arthur; John Craig Clothier; Local Roots Farmer's Market and DeRomo's restaurant, among others.

“But what made 2015 special primarily was it wasn't 2010, or 2011, or even 2012,” Johnson-Crowther says.