Real Estate and Development | Real Estate
Co-founder and president
Young Enterprising Society
Co-founder and principal
Scott Crawford Inc. | Milwaukee
Que El-Amin began his career in real estate as co-founder of Scott Crawford Inc., a Milwaukee-based real estate development firm specializing in mixed-use complexes. Since its founding in 2007, the firm has constructed over 45 residential real estate developments. Most recently, El-Amin is the project developer for the Community Within The Corridor project – the $66 million redevelopment of a former Briggs & Stratton complex into a mixed-use development on Milwaukee’s north side. El-Amin also co-founded the Young Enterprising Society, an organization that supports entrepreneurs and provides STEAM programming in schools, with his brother, Khalif El-Amin, in 2012.
First job: “Working for my father’s company, New Horizon Center Inc. What I learned most from that job was the importance of keeping accurate records.”
Favorite Wisconsin restaurant: “Bellis Bistro in Bay View. I usually order the three-cheese lobster mac.”
What has you most excited for the future: “I am excited about living in Milwaukee, which is one of the top five places for African American entrepreneurs and what that innovation will bring to the region. I am also excited about collaborations from the northwest Indiana and Chicago region to continually grow the South Shore region to be an international powerhouse.”
Career advice: “Be consistently persistent.”