DFW Office Boom and The Creative Revolution

Commercial real estate expertise combined with investments in unconventional energy plays on behalf of international family office. Co-investment partner with other family offices who seek to diversify their real estate portfolios. Long-term track record of real estate investing results draws on more than 20 years of experience and a track record as marketing director for Premiere/ Canal+, a television venture of Bertelsmann AG, one of the world's largest multimedia companies, as well as account management for global advertising agency BBDO. Gaedeke Group's primary mission is to create high-end office environments by in investing new capital and devoting sound management principles to high quality, well-built Class A office properties across the country. The real estate portfolio holdings are currently located in Arizona, Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Washington DC (www.gaedeke.com). Additionally, Gaedeke Energy is an independent investor in oil and gas properties (predominantly based in Williston Basin) and renewable energy ventures that show significant potential upside from additional investments or infield drilling, yet lack sufficient capital needed for further development to build long-term value.

Stephen M. Modory currently serves as the Co-Managing Partner at Champion Partners. Prior to joining Champion in 1993, Mr. Modory was a portfolio manager for Trammell Crow Ventures, where he participated in the acquisition, investment, management, and capitalization of two closed-end real estate opportunity funds that included numerous commercial real estate product types, including office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hotels, land, and debt/mortgages. He started his real estate career at Trammell Crow Ventures as a Financial Analyst and after two years was promoted to being an Acquisitions Associate. Mr. Modory is a Current Member, Founding Member, and Past Chair of the Office Development Council of ULI, and currently serves as the Chair of the North Texas District Council of ULI. He is a past Board Member of The Real Estate Council of Dallas, a past Board Chair of their Foundation, and a past Member of their Government Affairs Committee. He is a Current Member and Past President of the North Texas Chapter of NAIOP. Mr. Modory earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with distinction from Stanford University.

Bill Cawley is the brand and the vision behind Cawley Partners, a Dallas-based real estate investment company that focuses on commercial office product. Over the course of his career, Bill has owned all classes of commercial real estate in multiple markets across the country. In his heart, however, Bill’s an office guy who built his business by way of his background as a service provider. Recognized in 2017 by D CEO Magazine as one of the most influential business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth, Bill has acquired and developed more than 12 million square feet of commercial office product. In Dallas alone, Cawley Partners has been the premier office developer along the Platinum Corridor of the Dallas North Tollway, where over the course of our current real estate cycle Cawley Partners has developed almost 1 million square feet of Class-A office. At the heart of Bill’s success you will find an unmatched set of relationships that make it all happen. Bill has always believed that at the end of the day, it’s the relationships that matter. Those relationships span office brokers, business owners, and capital partners, alike. Partnering with all of the above has resulted in top tier results for his investors. Born and raised outside of Chicago, Bill has achieved numerous accolades throughout his career and is an active member of North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR) and Urban Land Institute (ULI). Bill is also a frequent speaker and contributor for numerous business organizations and publications. He earned a business degree from Quincy University in Illinois and holds real estate broker licenses in both Texas and Illinois.

Rhett started his career as a Tenant rep and Landlord broker at JLL in NYC in 2011 where he worked on a team of six including VTS Co-Founder Ryan Masiello and VTS Head of Business Development Andrew Flint. Rhett assisted in the leasing of a 2.5 million square foot portfolio in Downtown and Midtown Manhattan, while also advising technology and financial services clients in their real estate decisions. It was at JLL where Rhett found his love for real estate and technology, and from there he decided to make the jump to the start up world. Rhett officially joined VTS in the spring of 2013 and moved back home to Dallas in January of 2014 to open the Dallas office and oversee the Southeast Region. Rhett resides in Dallas, Texas but is in an airport or on an airplane about 50% of the time.

"We are an active investor with the history and insight to bring value to every transaction." Bill joined Granite in 1993 and is the Chief Investment Officer overseeing all investment activity—acquisitions, dispositions and financial structuring. Prior to joining Granite, Bill was with Financial Resource Management, Inc. (Nations Bank). Bill serves as a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks and past board member of The Real Estate Council. He is also an alumnus of The Real Estate Council's Associate Leadership Council. Bill received his bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University and his MBA from Texas Christian University.

As President of Boxer Property Management Corporation, Justin Segal oversees operations, marketing, leasing, and technology for a portfolio of commercial property across the country. Justin takes the lead on analytics, enterprise data and process engineering. Thanks to his contributions, Justin was instrumental in the creation of the company's reputation as a national leader when it comes to the use of tech for designing, implementing, managing and supporting business decisions, operations and goals. Justin is associated with a number of affiliated entities, acting as director or principal. Among them are Boxer Finance (commercial real estate lending), CasAlegria (residential sales and lending) and Tidewell Energy (natural gas). Before joining Boxer, Mr. Segal founded a real estate financial accounting software company, Stemmons Software. He also spent several years offering counsel to early-stage venture-funded startups in Silicon Valley. Justin serves on the boards of the RealComm CIO Advisory Council, the Houston Education Research Consortium, the Governing Body of the Houston CIO Leadership and YES Prep Public Schools, where he chairs the Technology & Operations Committee. He is also a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, which manages the Webby Awards. Justin attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelors. He received a Juris Doctor from the New York University School Law.

Before founding QIP, Chad was Vice President, Acquisitions for Hillwood Investment Properties, where, from 2004 to 2012, he focused on development and acquisition opportunities in numerous markets nationally. In addition to helping lead the company’s acquisition team Chad coordinated over $1 billion in dispositions. He also played an integral role in the sourcing and structuring of numerous institutional joint ventures and development partnerships. Prior to joining Hillwood, Chad was a Director of Leasing and Dispositions with Emerson Partners, a Dallas based owner and operator of office and industrial properties.