Leadership

Five principals. Five dimensions of development experience.

Different disciplines. One integrated development perspective.

Integrated Leadership

Not a team of generalists. A platform of specialists.

Landmark Creative Group is built on the premise that complex real estate development requires experienced leadership across multiple distinct disciplines — not a single generalist wearing multiple hats.

The five principals of Landmark Creative Group bring complementary, deeply developed capabilities across the full development lifecycle. The result is an integrated platform that can engage a project from feasibility through closeout with the right experience at each phase.

Mark Orshoski

Mark Orshoski

Development, Entitlement & Senior Living

Development StrategyEntitlementsSenior LivingLand UsePublic Coordination
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Mark Orshoski brings deep experience in real estate development, entitlement, and senior living across Arizona and the Southwest. His background spans land acquisition, rezoning, land use coordination, regulatory navigation, and development strategy across a range of project types.

Mark's senior living experience includes involvement with Carefree senior-living communities, Elegance Senior Living projects, and a range of condominium, residential, and commercial development initiatives. He has worked through complex entitlement processes, public coordination, and development feasibility for projects requiring multi-jurisdictional approvals.

Scott Burdette

Scott Burdette

Construction Management, Owner Representation & National Commercial Experience

Construction ManagementOwner RepresentationNational Commercial DevelopmentIndustrial & R&DHospitality & EntertainmentActive Living
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Scott Burdette brings more than 27 years of construction management and development experience to Landmark Creative Group, with a documented national platform spanning commercial, industrial, R&D, hospitality, entertainment, retail, and active-living projects across 30+ states.

As a principal of Strategic Development Partners LLC, Scott has built one of the more broadly documented national commercial construction platforms in the region — spanning over 20 million square feet of delivered project experience across diverse building types and markets. SDP holds general contractor licensing in 30+ states, enabling engagement with nationally scaled clients and complex multi-site programs.

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Michael "Mike" Petersen

Michael "Mike" Petersen

Complex Construction, Project Management & Hospitality/Commercial Execution

Complex ConstructionProject ManagementHospitalityCommercial ExecutionLarge-Scale Development
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Mike Petersen brings more than 32 years of construction and development experience, with particular depth in complex, large-scale hospitality, entertainment, commercial, and mixed-use projects. His career has taken him through some of the most demanding construction environments in the country.

Mike's professional background includes work on major hospitality and entertainment projects through Vanguard Building Corporation LLC, as well as a range of complex commercial and mixed-use construction programs. He brings hands-on field leadership experience through all phases of construction — from preconstruction and procurement through turnover and closeout.

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Marli Tarbaux

Marli Tarbaux

M&A, Operations, Capital Strategy & Executive Leadership

M&A & Business ScalingOperations LeadershipCapital StrategyExecutive LeadershipPartnership StructuringOwner/Operator Perspective
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Marli Tarbaux brings an extensive background in M&A, operations, business scaling, and executive leadership to Creative Roots Holdings. Prior to CRH, she served as COO and CPO for several private technology companies, most recently with a national prop-tech and fintech platform focused on making the residential home buying and selling process easier for consumers.

As part of that executive leadership team, Marli helped scale the company's footprint internationally and build the operational infrastructure required to support rapid growth. During that period, the company secured more than $150 million in Series C equity financing, established a $200 million debt facility, and achieved a valuation of more than $1 billion.

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Shane Evans

Shane Evans

Real Estate Strategy, Business Development & Trades Leadership

Real Estate StrategyBusiness DevelopmentPartnership StructuringTrades & Field ExecutionInvestment EvaluationOwner/Operator Perspective
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Shane Evans brings a combination of entrepreneurial leadership, real estate strategy, business development, and hands-on trades experience to Creative Roots Holdings. His background in the trades gives him a practical understanding of how projects are built, maintained, and executed in the field.

That experience allows Shane to evaluate opportunities from both an ownership and construction perspective — communicating effectively with contractors and tradespeople, and recognizing practical execution challenges that may not be apparent from plans or financial models alone. His trades background is a strategic advantage within a broader investment and development role.

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Associated Companies & Platforms

The platforms and companies behind the experience.

Strategic Development Partners, Vanguard Building, Creative Roots Holdings, Elegance Senior Living, and Transcendent Development.

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