Circle of Excellence Awards 2025
Recognizing 2025 Top Producers
Top real estate sales and lease producers in the commercial real estate industry that help shape our community in which we live and work. The Circle of Excellence Award Program honors members who have achieved the highest levels of production and delivered incredible results for their clients.
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Retail Category
Top Producer
Patrick Russell
American Asset Corporation
Retail Category - Finalists
Rhett Batanides
Foundry Commercial
Josh Beaver
The Nichols Company
Keely Hines
Foundry Commercial
Land Category
Top Producer
Justin Holochak
MPV Properties
Land Category - Finalists
Todd Akers
KW Commercial - SouthPark
Forde Britt
Land Advisors Organization
J. David Simpson
NAI Southern Real Estate
Industrial Category
Top Producer
Matt Treble
Cushman & Wakefield
Industrial Category - Finalists
Fermin Deoca
Cushman & Wakefield
Justin Smith
Colliers International
Warren Snowdon
Foundry Commercial
Office Landlord Rep Category
Top Producer
Joe Franco
CBRE
Office Landlord Rep Category - Finalists
Meredith Ball
Foundry Commercial
Rhea Greene
Trinity Partners
Will Robertson
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Office Tenant Rep Category
Top Producer
Keith Bell
Cushman & Wakefield
Office Tenant Category Rep - Finalists
Brian Brtalik
Foundry Commercial
Piers Wates
CBRE
Mike Wiles
NAI Southern Real Estate
Investment Multifamily Category
Top Producer
Paul Marley
Cushman & Wakefield
Investment Multifamily Category - Finalists
Alex McDermott
Cushman & Wakefield
Casey Sherman
JLL Capital Markets
Investment Retail Category
Top Producer
Tom Kolarczyk
JLL
Investment Retail Category - Finalists
Henry "H" Atkins, Jr.
Atkins Properties
Mark Newell
MPV Properties
Investment Office/Industrial Category
Top Producer
Chris Orr
Romans Properties LLC
Investment Office/Industrial Category - Finalists
Roger Metz
Kuester Real Estate Services
John Spake
Spake Real Estate
Broker to Watch Award
Broker to Watch
Gavin Conlon
Cushman & Wakefield
Creative Deal of the Year Award
Creative Deal of the Year
Sky High Solutions
André Collins
First & Early Partners
André Collins creatively solved Charlotte's CMPD helicopter hangar needs by assembling an off-market 11.8-acre site with an adjacent office building, despite strict zoning constraints. His innovative quick-close strategy and option agreement overcame bureaucratic delays, transforming an overlooked property into a mission-critical public safety facility.
2025 Award Level Winners
Recognizing Excellence in Commercial Real Estate
All Winners 102
Platinum 41
Gold 15
Silver 31
Bronze 15
Todd Akers
KW Commercial - SouthPark
Meredith Ball
Foundry Commercial
Rhett Batanides
Foundry Commercial
Josh Beaver
The Nichols Company
20
Keith Bell
Cushman & Wakefield
Brian Brtalik
Foundry Commercial
Cooper Burton
American Asset Corporation
Michael Catanese
Park Commercial Real Estate
Drew Coholan
Cushman & Wakefield
André Collins
First & Early Partners
William Cooper, Jr.
NAI Southern Real Estate
20
Kelvin Day
Park Commercial Real Estate
Fermin Deoca
Cushman & Wakefield
Jubal Early
First & Early Partners
Joe Franco
CBRE
10
Greg Gosselin
Colliers
Rhea Greene
Trinity Partners
David Hanna
Foundry Commercial
Keely Hines
Foundry Commercial
Justin Holofchak
MPV Properties
Tom Kolarczyk
JLL
Jennifer Kurz
Trinity Partners
10
Paul Marley
Cushman & Wakefield
Alex McDermott
Cushman & Wakefield
Greg McIntosh
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Chase Merkel
Trinity Partners
Mackenzie Moser
The Moser Group Inc.
Casey Mulhern
Foundry Commercial
Claiborne Mulhern
Foundry Commercial
Chris Orr
Romans Properties LLC
20
Alex Phillips
Cushman & Wakefield
Will Robertson
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Patrick Russell
American Asset Corporation
Christian Samartino
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Casey Sherman
JLL Capital Markets
Justin Smith
Colliers
Warren Snowdon
Foundry Commercial
John Spake
Spake Real Estate
Matt Treble
Cushman & Wakefield
Piers Wates
CBRE
Michael Wiles
NAI Southern Real Estate
Robbie Adams
MPV Properties
Henry "H" Atkins, Jr.
Atkins Properties
John Ball
Foundry Commercial
Forde Britt
Land Advisors Organization
Gavin Conlon
Cushman & Wakefield
Brian Craver
Foundry Commercial
Nicole Edmonds
Foundry Commercial
Adam Farber
Colliers International
Davis Hahn
Ascent Real Estate Partners
Gantt Howell
MECA Commercial Real Estate
Roger Metz
Kuester Real Estate Services
Mark Newell
MPV Properties
J. David Simpson
NAI Southern Real Estate
Josh Suggs
MPV Properties
Karah Tanneberger
Foundry Commercial
Tim Arnold
Trinity Partners
Lauren Bremer
The Nichols Company
Andrew Blumenthal
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Chapman Chastain
Ascent Real Estate Partners
Mike Chatham
MPV Properties
Katie Corrie
First & Early Partners
Mike Dempsey
Foundry Commercial
David Dorsch
David Dorsch CRE
Rush Dunaway
Dunaway Land & Commercial
Rusty Gibbs
The Nichols Company
Eliza Gordon
Foundry Commercial
Matthew Hagler
KW Commercial - Ballantyne
10
Stewart Hasty
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Scott Hensley
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Thomas Hipp
Whiteside Properties
Frank Jernigan
The Nichols Company
Tami Little
SouthMark Properties, Inc
Daniel Marsha
Whiteside Properties
Patrick McGrath
Cushman & Wakefield
Zach McLaren
Cresa Carolinas
Marty McLaughlin
Park Commercial Real Estate
Lester Osborn
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Geoff Partel
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Marshall Ranson
Ascent Real Estate Partners
Ben Rowell
Foundry Commercial
Tommy Trimble
Foundry Commercial
10
Amy Tucker
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Brooks Whiteside
Whiteside Properties
10
Adam Williams
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Christianna Williams
Cresa Carolinas
Douglas Wynne
Perennial Commercial Real Estate
10
Kasandra Brew Blum
One Alliance Companies
Micheal Brown
Cole Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Emily Cline
MW Commercial Realty, LLC
Spencer Crigler
One Alliance Companies
Hayes Faulkenberry
Land Advisors Organization
Jim Gambrell
Gambrell Real Estate Consulting, LLC
Greg Godley
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
John Hadley
The Nichols Company
Rebecca Herron
MPV Properties
James Plyler
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Michelle Polito
The Knox Group, Inc
Paula Quickel
One Alliance Companies
Erin Turulski
Cushman & Wakefield
Mark Wright
MW Commercial Realty, LLC
10
Kate Yates
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Todd Akers
KW Commercial - SouthPark
Meredith Ball
Foundry Commercial
Rhett Batanides
Foundry Commercial
Josh Beaver
The Nichols Company
20
Keith Bell
Cushman & Wakefield
Brian Brtalik
Foundry Commercial
Cooper Burton
American Asset Corporation
Michael Catanese
Park Commercial Real Estate
Drew Coholan
Cushman & Wakefield
André Collins
First & Early Partners
William Cooper, Jr.
NAI Southern Real Estate
20
Kelvin Day
Park Commercial Real Estate
Fermin Deoca
Cushman & Wakefield
Jubal Early
First & Early Partners
Joe Franco
CBRE
10
Greg Gosselin
Colliers
Rhea Greene
Trinity Partners
David Hanna
Foundry Commercial
Keely Hines
Foundry Commercial
Justin Holofchak
MPV Properties
Tom Kolarczyk
JLL
Jennifer Kurz
Trinity Partners
10
Paul Marley
Cushman & Wakefield
Alex McDermott
Cushman & Wakefield
Greg McIntosh
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Chase Merkel
Trinity Partners
Mackenzie Moser
The Moser Group Inc.
Casey Mulhern
Foundry Commercial
Claiborne Mulhern
Foundry Commercial
Chris Orr
Romans Properties LLC
20
Alex Phillips
Cushman & Wakefield
Will Robertson
Flagship Healthcare Properties
Patrick Russell
American Asset Corporation
Christian Samartino
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Casey Sherman
JLL Capital Markets
Justin Smith
Colliers
Warren Snowdon
Foundry Commercial
John Spake
Spake Real Estate
Matt Treble
Cushman & Wakefield
Piers Wates
CBRE
Michael Wiles
NAI Southern Real Estate
Robbie Adams
MPV Properties
Henry "H" Atkins, Jr.
Atkins Properties
John Ball
Foundry Commercial
Forde Britt
Land Advisors Organization
Gavin Conlon
Cushman & Wakefield
Brian Craver
Foundry Commercial
Nicole Edmonds
Foundry Commercial
Adam Farber
Colliers International
Davis Hahn
Ascent Real Estate Partners
Gantt Howell
MECA Commercial Real Estate
Roger Metz
Kuester Real Estate Services
Mark Newell
MPV Properties
J. David Simpson
NAI Southern Real Estate
Josh Suggs
MPV Properties
Karah Tanneberger
Foundry Commercial
Tim Arnold
Trinity Partners
Lauren Bremer
The Nichols Company
Andrew Blumenthal
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Chapman Chastain
Ascent Real Estate Partners
Mike Chatham
MPV Properties
Katie Corrie
First & Early Partners
Mike Dempsey
Foundry Commercial
David Dorsch
David Dorsch CRE
Rush Dunaway
Dunaway Land & Commercial
Rusty Gibbs
The Nichols Company
Eliza Gordon
Foundry Commercial
Matthew Hagler
KW Commercial - Ballantyne
10
Stewart Hasty
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Scott Hensley
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Thomas Hipp
Whiteside Properties
Frank Jernigan
The Nichols Company
Tami Little
SouthMark Properties, Inc
Daniel Marsha
Whiteside Properties
Patrick McGrath
Cushman & Wakefield
Zach McLaren
Cresa Carolinas
Marty McLaughlin
Park Commercial Real Estate
Lester Osborn
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Geoff Partel
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Marshall Ranson
Ascent Real Estate Partners
Ben Rowell
Foundry Commercial
Tommy Trimble
Foundry Commercial
10
Amy Tucker
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Brooks Whiteside
Whiteside Properties
10
Adam Williams
Legacy Real Estate Advisors
Christianna Williams
Cresa Carolinas
Douglas Wynne
Perennial Commercial Real Estate
10
Kasandra Brew Blum
One Alliance Companies
Micheal Brown
Cole Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Emily Cline
MW Commercial Realty, LLC
Spencer Crigler
One Alliance Companies
Hayes Faulkenberry
Land Advisors Organization
Jim Gambrell
Gambrell Real Estate Consulting, LLC
Greg Godley
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
John Hadley
The Nichols Company
Rebecca Herron
MPV Properties
James Plyler
Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas
Michelle Polito
The Knox Group, Inc
Paula Quickel
One Alliance Companies
Erin Turulski
Cushman & Wakefield
Mark Wright
MW Commercial Realty, LLC
10
Kate Yates
Legacy Real Estate Advisors, LLC
Pinnacle Award Recognition
Acknowledging the dedication of several brokers who have participated in the CEA awards program for many years.
10
10 Years of participation in the CEA awards program
20
20 Years of participation in the CEA awards program