Vanderbilt University

UCLA Anderson School of Management

Loyola Academy

Oz Advisors is a Chicago-based sponsor of commercial and mixed use development, redevelopment, and value added real estate investments.  With a focus on mixed use, retail urban infill, and high street locations, Oz creates value for its investors, tenants, and community.

Oz Advisors, LLC

Principal

The Prism Group is a real estate development firm focused on institutional-quality mixed use development with a specialty in residential, hospitality, office, and retail.  It is best known for the development of $220M The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Magnificent Mile, completed in May, 2012.

The Prism Group

Oversaw store deployment strategy, including existing portfolio and organic expansion, across forty-two North American designated market areas (DMAs) for 400+ unit publicly traded health club chain.  Drove all business and legal negotiations for new store development while internally  coordinating proforma analysis, committee approvals, capex projections, and construction through operations hand-off and store opening.

Bally Total Fitness

National Director, Real Estate Development

Real Estate Acquisition, Development, and Leasing of retail, office, and industrial property types located in Western regional markets.

Lowe Enterprises

Associate

While working at JMB was a founding partner in KESO Holdings, Inc., we recognized an opportunity to become an early franchisee and developer of Papa John's Pizza franchises.  With a territory centered around Springfield, IL we started our store development by opening the 137th store in a system that has grown to over 4,600 internationally.

Papa John's International

Franchisee

Graduated early from a company training program for promising college graduates.  As the youngest member in JMB's office leasing group, I oversaw leasing and marketing activities for institutional office assets in the Midwest.

Dave Smith