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We’re a full-service commercial real estate advisory. We support owners and occupants with a tech-enabled approach to healthcare, office, and retail real estate.

Trent Yates

Partner

Trent provides a unique perspective in advising clients with leasing and acquisition/disposition projects. As a former attorney, he is skilled in balancing creative vision with realistic deal-making. His clients are diverse across product types including corporate office, multi-market healthcare clinics, and retail. He has extensive experience in adaptive reuse projects with mixed components of both creative office and amenity retail.

Away from work, Trent values spending quality time with his wife, Alex, and their two children. He’s a frequent jogger, an avid sports fan, and enjoys travel adventures with his family. Trent appreciates the creative culture in Music City and serves on the Board of Directors for the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville.

Jeremiah Pyron

Partner
 

Jeremiah brings a deep understanding of the market to his clients due to his extensive experience in economic development. Jeremiah assists corporate office and healthcare clients with the development and implementation real estate strategies to provide the best outcome possible. With expertise in both tenant and landlord leasing, as well as the acquisition and disposition of assets, Jeremiah’s broad knowledge guides clients through a range of scenarios and transaction types.

Jeremiah and his wife, Mary Clare, enjoy spending time at Warner Park and visiting the nature center with their three children. He has served as Chair of the Board for Friends of Warner Parks. They enjoy traveling, listening to live music, and Jeremiah is an aspiring upright bass player.

Stephen Songy

Partner
 

Stephen focuses on serving healthcare services leaders in a variety of areas to support their firms’ real estate needs, across the life cycle of the company and their assets. A consultant at heart, he enjoys collaborating with clients at the intersection of people, processes, technologies, data, and strategy to develop and implement custom solutions. Additionally, he prides himself on an ability to work through complex development, leasing, and capital markets projects, with extensive experience on build-to-suit leasing projects.

Outside of work, Stephen spends time with his wife, Kimberly, chasing four small children around town and training at CrossFit to keep up with them. A Louisiana native, he enjoys fishing and rich Cajun cuisine. When given the opportunity to truly “geek out,” he attempts to keep up with the latest technology and data trends, including AI, IOT, AVs, and blockchain.

Cameron Bice

Advisor
 

Cameron represents landlords, sellers, tenants, and buyers across multiple asset classes throughout Tennessee. He enjoys collaborating with his team and keeping up with the ever-changing real estate, finance, and technology industries to successfully transact deals on behalf of his clients.

Cameron and his fiancé, Kristen, live in Sylvan Park with their golden retriever, Ridley. When he is away from the office he enjoys skiing, attending live music or sporting events, traveling, and trying new restaurants in Middle TN.

Matt Cooper

Advisor

Matt has a relational approach to advising clients on leasing, acquisitions, and dispositions. Matt’s brokerage experience spans multiple asset classes but now focuses primarily on office and retail assignments. As a native of Nashville, he has deep ties to the local market and leverages his network to service clients on the highest level.

Matt spends most of his time away from work with his wife, Allie, and their two boys. He enjoys staying active, coaching youth lacrosse, and playing/watching golf. Matt is actively involved in his neighborhood community through the Nations Business Committee and the West Nashville Dream Center.

 

Lanier Daniel

Associate Advisor
 

Lanier supports Sagemont’s advisory and brokerage services for owners, occupiers, and investors.  Prior to Sagemont, she worked in operational and marketing roles for both residential and commercial real estate businesses.  

A native of Atlanta, she’s a big fan of the Braves, Falcons, and her beloved Auburn Tigers. In her spare time, you can find Lanier enjoying the outdoors, reading the latest on Reese Witherspoon’s book club list, or exploring Nashville’s vibrant restaurant scene.

Emily Dicks

Tenant Advisor
 
Emily advises tenants on real estate strategy with a customized approach to ensure their space promotes operational success. With a background in commercial real estate technology and a deep knowledge of Nashville, she is experienced in coaching clients through the real estate process.
 
A lifelong resident of Nashville, one of her favorite ways to spend her time is on the McCabe Park greenway with her dog, Nellie, as well as exploring new restaurants and spots around town. She serves as President of the American Cancer Society young professionals board and volunteers with Preston Taylor Ministries.

Emily McElhany

Associate Property Manager
 

Emily provides property management services to commercial real estate owners and tenants while also supporting Sagemont’s project management service line.  Prior to Sagemont, she provided clinical coordination and technical supervision for a medical practice group.

Emily moved to Nashville from Pennsylvania in 2017 to join the rest of her family in the South. She enjoys spending time with her partner, Derrick, and her family, as well as attending Nashville Soccer Club games and trying one of Nashville’s many new restaurants.

Bennett Wilfong

Project Manager
 
Bennett serves owners and tenants as Project Manager providing transparency and clarity throughout the duration of their projects. Bennett’s work experience includes oversight of large construction projects for a mechanical engineering firm and management of acquisitions for a local developer.
 
Bennett is a native Memphian and moved from Dallas to Nashville in early 2021.  He lives in Sylvan Park with his wife, Weldon.  When not in the office you can find him riding his gravel bike, water skiing, or enjoying weekend trips with Weldon and friends.