Commercial real estate veteran Perry Higa, senior vice president with Taylor Johnson client NAI Hiffman, hit a grand slam when he represented John Paul DeJoria in the $40 million acquisition of the 80-acre McDonald’s campus in Oak Brook, Ill. last summer. But it was just one home run in a 34-year career filled with big hits. Knowing Higa’s remarkable stories, including how he helped to establish “tenant rep” as a function in the 1980s, we reached out to Bisnow Chicago to suggest him for a “Beyond the Bio” profile. In the resulting article, Higa talks about the lows in his career — from recessions to discrimination — and the highs, including landing the prominent McDonald’s deal, and how he became a CRE MVP. Read more here.

Perry Higa, senior vice president of Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based NAI Hiffman, pictured with his dog.