John joined RetailUnion in 2025 as a Partner. He began his real estate career in 2007 with Judge Fite Commercial, working Landlord and Tenant representation and land sales. In 2011, John switched sides of the business after being recruited by Spirit Halloween as the Senior Manager of Real Estate. His territory was the entire country and he helped Spirit grow from 800 locations per year to 1,400 locations per year. John also spent time in-house as the Director of Real Estate at Tuesday Morning, managing the growth and repositioning of the stores in the Central U.S. In 2017, John returned to brokerage with The Weitzman Group as Vice President of Portfolio Leasing. He was responsible for overseeing the leasing team for the JV Portfolio, formerly Cencor. John then took a master broker role representing Altitude Trampoline Park nationally. He played an integral role in the national placement strategy and site selection process for the franchisees, identifying over 500 big box locations throughout the country. John's passion is National Master Broker work and fractional SVP work for expanding brands. He has played a role in the national roll out of Launch Family Entertainment, BODYBAR Pilates, Dickey's BBQ, Geico Insurance, and many others. At this point in his career, John has seen almost every big box vacancy in the country-a fact he is not sure if he is supposed to be proud of or slightly embarrassed.