Top Workplaces 2018: Seven Gables Real Estate bets on values, trust in evolving industry

Mike Hickman’s formula for workplace-management success — values and trust — may sound cliche.
But sticking to those principles isn’t easy, especially when the business cycle turns.
Tustin-based Seven Gables Real Estate, where Hickman works as CEO, has won a Top Workplace award for four consecutive years. But the real estate game is not getting any easier to navigate.
Hickman says the past 18 months, as the local market went from hot to cool, have been challenging en