Nashville State of the Market

Jeff Hite serves as senior vice president of economic development for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. In this role, Hite manages a team of project managers responsible for promoting Nashville and the Middle Tennessee region as a prime location for business investment, relocation, and expansion. Jeff and team work on a day-to-day basis with corporate executives of relocating and expanding companies as well as professional site consultants hired by clients to advise on relocation/expansion investments and locations. Hite is a board member for the Tennessee Economic Partnership and in 2016 & 2018 was named one of North America's top 50 economic developers. Educated at Western Kentucky University, Jeff resides in the Nashville area with his wife and two children.

Dean Stratouly co-founded Congress Group nearly 35 years ago, building it into one of the area’s leading commercial real estate investment and development firms. Alongside a solid wealth of knowledge and expertise with a proven commitment to creating value, Mr. Stratouly collaborates with his investment partners on complex high quality office, mixed-use, and multi-family developments to maximize return and realize a property’s highest and best use. Mr. Stratouly spearheads the company’s investment strategy, deal generation, institutional relationships and long-term strategic planning. He actively oversees every company transaction with hands-on energy and focus. A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and from Central Michigan State University with a Master of Business Management, Mr. Stratouly resides with his family in Boston. Leadership positions include: Massachusetts Convention Authority, Former Board Vice Chairman and Development Committee Chair. Responsible for overseeing the development and construction of the 2.1 million square foot Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Greater Boston Real Estate Board, Member and Former President Featured Lecturer: MIT Center for Real Estate; Brown University Urban Studies Program Additional corporate and non-profit boards.

Dan Bauchiero is a Principal with Eakin Partners. He is currently focused on tenant representation and assisting landlords in leasing their space. Dan graduated from Belmont University in 1999, with a B.A. degree in Music Business. After graduation, he went to work for BMI as a performance royalty collector. Subsequent to his tenure with BMI, Dan joined the Nashville Predators, selling suites, season tickets and group packages to both corporate clients and individuals. Dan came to Eakin Partners in 2004. Since that time, he has negotiated over 5,500,000 SF of office sales and leases, valued at more than $800 million. Dan is married, and has two children, Drew (13) and Corinna (11).

Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, Stephanie Sawyer Fletcher is a Vice President in the company’s Capital Markets group. Ms. Fletcher has nearly ten years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and is responsible for securing financing for owners and developers of all commercial real estate asset classes throughout the Southeast. Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Ms. Fletcher was Managing Partner of Sawyer Fletcher Consulting, a boutique equity financing firm focused on raising capital for commercial real estate owners and operators of multifamily, office, retail, and industrial properties. She previously worked for Equitable Trust, a private investment advisor, as a vice president in the business development group. There, she brought over $120 million of new business to the firm. Ms. Fletcher attended the University of Tennessee where she earned both a Bachelor of Science in human ecology and a Master of Business Administration.

Scott is the Managing Director of Albany Road Southeast and is responsible for leading the Company’s Southeastern U.S. acquisitions and operations efforts out of Nashville, Tennessee. With over 20 years of capital markets experience, Mr. Cloud has been involved in all facets of the commercial real estate industry including acquisition, disposition, development and asset management. Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Cloud was Senior Vice President of Investments with Carter, an Atlanta-based investment and development company. In this role, he focused on sourcing new value-add and opportunistic real estate investments, leading Carter’s office acquisition efforts and pursuing new multifamily development opportunities. His responsibilities also included financing and due diligence of new Carter investments and development opportunities. Before Carter, Mr. Cloud spent seven years at Parthenon Realty, an affiliate of AREA Property Partners as Vice President of Acquisitions. While at Parthenon, Scott was involved in the acquisition and disposition of value-add office product throughout the Southeast. Early in his career, Mr. Cloud was a Senior Associate with Trimont Real Estate Advisors, an Atlanta-based primary and special servicer with investment management responsibilities. Mr. Cloud has extensive experience and relationships throughout the Southeastern United States. Over his career, he has been involved with the acquisition, disposition and development of over 16 million square feet of real estate with a gross asset value of $2.0 billion. Since launching the Southeast platform in early 2014, Mr. Cloud has sourced the acquisition of over 3,500,000 square feet of office and industrial property in the Southeastern United States for Albany Road Real Estate Partners. He is an active member of the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Mr. Cloud is a graduate of the University of Alabama (BS Finance) and The Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida (MBA Finance).

Patrick is a creative, client-focused executive and passionate about shaping new ideas and strategies that create impact across diverse markets. With over 20 years’ experience in hospitality, entertainment, residential and mixed-use project types, he has a proven track record of transformational development.

With more than 20 years of public accounting experience, Jason serves as a Tax Partner in Cherry Bekaert’s Nashville practice. His practice focuses on providing tax planning advice and compliance services to closely-held businesses, their executives and other high-net-worth individuals. Jason’s industry experience includes real estate, healthcare and retail clients, where he provides consulting across a variety of business growth and tax minimization areas. Clients depend on Jason through all phases of maturation— from start-up accounting services, tax compliance and reporting to succession and estate planning. Joining Cherry Bekaert via acquisition, Jason was previously a partner of Frasier, Dean & Howard, PLLC.

Real estate emphasis with results-oriented approach Clients with challenging development schedules or complex real estate acquisitions rely on Steve Kirkham to bring their transactions to successful closings. Steve efficiently handles high-value and high-transaction real estate portfolios for clients operating locations across the country. Despite the heavy development schedules set out by these clients, Steve maintains their timeline and gets the deals done. Described as "unflappable," Steve confidently solves problems with a persistent, yet pleasant style. Steve is also the top-of-mind attorney for owners and developers of apartment complexes across the country, regardless of whether the project is to acquire new property or assist with complex ownership structures and securitized lending. Steve often oversees his client's broader legal needs, assisting C-suite executives with corporate finance, litigation management, corporate governance and other matters and supervising multi-disciplinary legal teams.