{"id":18752,"date":"2025-12-16T09:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatif.ee\/team\/who-are-we-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:44:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:44:59","slug":"juhan-kangilaski","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whatif.ee\/en\/team\/juhan-kangilaski\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18752\" class=\"elementor elementor-18752 elementor-17936\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c79599 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c79599\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f5909\" data-id=\"f9f5909\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06be3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06be3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 36pt;\">Juhan Kangilaski<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">WHAT IF\u00a0Project Director &amp; Founder<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At WHAT IF, Juhan focuses on the early phases of development projects, where the foundations for future success are established. His work centers on creating strategies that keep processes clear, shorten approval timelines, and provide confidence to developers and investors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174f6ae elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"174f6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-62d4c88\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/juhankangilaski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/whatif.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/juhan-2-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17457\" alt=\"Juhan Kangilaski, WHAT IF asutaja ja juhtivkonsultant, kinnisvaraarenduse strateeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatif.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/juhan-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/whatif.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/juhan-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/whatif.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/juhan-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/whatif.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/juhan-2-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/whatif.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/juhan-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13d0252 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13d0252\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-446486c\" data-id=\"446486c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629be2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"629be2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\">His strength lies in unpacking complex regulatory and technical topics and translating them into a clear action plan.<\/h4><p class=\"p1\">It matters to Juhan that every project moves forward in a considered and systematic way, from planning processes to managing investor expectations.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">He has helped shape the strategic framework of several major development projects and has also been active in the public sphere on accelerating detailed planning procedures and development regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24efbf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24efbf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ee1a39\" data-id=\"8ee1a39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b9740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4b9740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\ud83d\udccd Focus areas<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Strategic planning and process management<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Investment and development strategies<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Optimization of regulations and development processes<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Coordination of planning approval procedures<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Representing key clients in strategic project decision-making<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0640b6\" data-id=\"b0640b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1515884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1515884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\ud83d\udccd Selected projects<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ef4129;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ef4129;\">WHAT<\/span> IF<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 shaping development visions and strategies; managing planning and development processes<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 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