NICHOLAS M. CESNIK (NICK) / CEO & CDO

As CEO and Chief Development Officer, Nick leads overarching strategy and development for the firm and its partners. Nick began his career in New York City with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, working in a financial services group specializing in Commercial Real Estate (CRE). From there, he spent years in Los Angeles working in-house at the Abbey Company, a large private developer and manager with 5 million square feet of  assets across Southern California. In 2014, Nick and his wife Lucy moved to Nashville where he began working with Fresh Capital, LLC, a privately-owned and vertically-integrated commercial real estate manager and developer. During his time at Fresh Capital, Nick co-developed over $150M of hospitality-based retail assets while simultaneously overseeing the management and operation of a portfolio of retail and office assets with a gross value of $400M+. In 2023, Nick stepped down from his role as the CEO and President of Fresh Capital LLC to pursue his vision to create a forward-thinking, boutique, Nashville-born CRE firm.

Nick holds a BS in Accounting and Business Law from Pennsylvania State University. He lives in Nashville’s Sylvan Park neighborhood with his wife and two daughters. He is a lover of music and dedicated soccer fan.