Circle of Excellence
The CRCBR Circle of Excellence Award (CEA) program honors members who achieve the highest levels of production and delivered incredible results for their clients and our entire community.
We recognize top commercial real estate sales and lease producers who have accumulated sales or lease transactions of over $5 million.
- Top Producers in Office (Tenant and Landlord), Industrial, Retail, Land, and Investment (Multifamily, Retail, and Office/Industrial)
- Broker-to-Watch (professional with less than 4 years’ experience)
- Platinum, Gold, Silver & Bronze producers
- Pinnacle Award winners (with more than 10 years in the CEA and prior programs)
2024 Top Producers
CRCBR is proud to recognize 88 top producers from 2023. This year there were 30 platinum, 14 gold, 28 silver and 16 bronze level winners.
Retail Category
Top Producer
Patrick Russell
American Asset Corporation
Retail Category Finalists
Rhett Batanides, Foundry Commercial
Josh Beaver, The Nichols Company
John D. Spake, Spake Real Estate
Land Category
Top Producer
Hunter Barron
JLL
Land Category Finalists
Todd Akers, KW Commercial South Park
Forde Britt, Land Advisor Organizations
Justin Holofchak, MPV Properties
Industrial Category
Top Producer
Fermin Deoca
Cushman & Wakefield
Industrial Category Finalists
Drew Coholan, Cushman & Wakefield
Mike Kemmet, Cushman & Wakefield
Matt Treble, Cushman & Wakefield
Office Landlord Category
Top Producer
Greg McIntosh
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Office Landlord Category Finalists
Rhea Greene, Trinity Partners
Ridr Knowlton, Lincoln
Jennifer Kurz, Trinity Partners
Campbell Walker, Lincoln
Office Tenant Category
Top Producer
Will Carlton
The Nichols Company
Office Tenant Category Finalists
Piers Wates, CBRE
Keith Bell, Cushman & Wakefield
Michael Wiles, Southern Real Estate Company of Charlotte, Inc.
Investment Multifamily Category
Top Producer
Paul Marley
Cushman & Wakefield
Investment Multifamily Category Finalists
Alex McDermott, Cushman & Wakefield
John Phoenix, Cushman & Wakefield
Investment Retail Category
Top Producer
John Spake
Spake Real Estate
Investment Retail Category Finalists
Josh Beaver, The Nichols Company
Josh Suggs, MPV Properties
Investment Office/Industrial Category
Top Producer
Patrick Gildea
CBRE
Investment Office/Industrial Category Finalists
Fermin Deoca, Cushman & Wakefield
Stewart Hasty, Cushman & Wakefield
Broker to Watch Award
Broker to Watch
Thomas Hipp
Whiteside Properties
Pinnacle Awards
Acknowledging the dedication of several brokers who have participated in the CEA awards program for many years.
Recognizing 10-Years of performance at a top level:
- Hunter Barron, JLL
- Keith Bell, Cushman & Wakefield
- Karen Mankowski, Newmark
- Adam Williams, Legacy Real Estate Advisors
And for an outstanding 30-Years of participation:
- Lester Osborn, Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners
Todd Akers
KW Commercial South Park
Meredith Ball
Foundry Commercial
Hunter Barron
JLL
Josh Beaver
The Nichols Company
Keith Bell
Cushman & Wakefield
Forde Britt
Land Advisors Organization
Will Carlton
The Nichols Company
Andrew Coholan
Cushman & Wakefield
Andrew DeLamielleure
Cushman & Wakefield
Fermin Deoca
Cushman & Wakefield
Patrick Gildea
CBRE
Rhea Greene
Trinity Partners
Scott Hensley
Piedmont Properties
Justin P. Holofchak
MPV Properties
Mike Kemmet
Cushman & Wakefield
Ridr Knowlton
Lincoln Property Group
Jennifer Kurz
Trinity Partners
Paul Marley
Cushman & Wakefield
Alex McDermott
Cushman & Wakefield
Greg McIntosh
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Mackenzie Moser
The Moser Group
Casey Mulhern
Foundry Commercial, LLC
Lester Osborn
Piedmont Properties
John Phoenix
Cushman & Wakefield
Patrick C. Russell
American Asset Corporation
Christian Samartino
Piedmont Properties
John D. Spake
Spake Real Estate
Matt Treble
Cushman & Wakefield
William Campbell Walker
Lincoln Property Group
Mike Wiles
Southern Real Estate Company of Charlotte, Inc.
Andrew Blumenthal
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Jessica Brown
Cushman & Wakefield
Claiborne Dandridge
Foundry Commercial
Rush Dunaway
Dunaway Land & Commercial LLC
Adam Farber
Colliers International
Hayes Faulkenberry
Land Advisors Organization
Davis Hahn
Ascent Real Estate Partners, LLC
Stewart Hasty
Piedmont Properties
Thomas Hipp
Whiteside Properties
Marty McLaughlin
Park Commercial Real Estate
Chase Merkel
Trinity Partners
Tommy Trimble
Foundry Commercial
Piers Wates
CBRE
Brooks Whiteside
Whiteside Properties
Tim Arnold
Trinity Partners
Rhett Batanides
Foundry Commercial
Michael Brown
Cole Commercial Real Estate
Christopher Chastain
Ascent Real Estate Partners, LLC
Billy Cooper
Southern Real Estate Company of Charlotte, Inc.
Spencer Crigler
One Alliance Companies
Frances Crisler
Cushman & Wakefield
Kelvin Day
Park Commercial Real Estate
David Dorsch
Cushman & Wakefield
Keely Hines
Foundry Commercial
Singleton H. Kimmmel III
Selwyn Property Group, Inc.
Tami Little
SouthMark Properties, Inc.
Karen Mankowski
Newmark
Daniel Marsha
Whiteside Properties
Zach McLaren
Cresa Carolinas
Roger Metz
Kuester Real Estate Services
Chris Orr
Romans Properties LLC
James Plyler
Piedmont Properties
Paula Quickel
One Alliance Companies
Jan Ringeling
Moody Group
Ben Rowell
Foundry Commercial LLC
Brian Smith
Regent Commercial Real Estate
Josh Suggs
MPV Properties
Charlie Swanson
Park Commercial Real Estate
Bob Taylor
Taylor Propertieis Group
Wes Tuttle
The Tuttle Company, Inc.
Austin Williams
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Christianna Williams
Cresa Carolinas
John Ball
Foundry Commercial
Taylor Barnes
The Nichols Company
Emily Cline
MW Commercial Realty
Zach Daniel
MECA Commercial Real Estate
Nicole Edmonds
Foundry Commercial, LLC
Rusty Gibbs
The Nichols Company
Greg Godley
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Greg Gosselin
Colliers International
John Hadley
The Nichols Company
Todd Little
NewLeaf Commercial Real Estate
Jay Snover
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Karah Tanneberger
Foundry Commercial
Debbie Weatherby
The Tuttle Company, Inc.
Mark H. Wright
MW Commercial Realty
Doug Wynne
Perennial Commercial Real Estate
Kate Yates
Legacy Real Estate Advisors