MESSAGE 8: DAVID ERGISI

David Ergisi

President and CEO, Cross Regions Group

Question:  As a leader, what is your message to Americans who are frightened about the future due to the Coronavirus?

Message: These challenging times shall pass. The fundamentals that were there a month ago which made our economy the strongest in the world are still there today.

When this unfortunate event is behind us, we will work our way back to where we were and beyond.

I have a feeling we all will become more humble and gain new appreciation for things that we have taken for granted, like shaking a friends hand, hugging a loved one, enjoying dinner at a restaurant, etc.

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David Ergisi is the President and CEO of Cross Regions Group. Cross Regions Group is a global real estate company with offices in Jacksonville and Boca Raton, Florida as well as Istanbul, Turkey.

Cross Regions Group focuses on ground-up development, brokerage, advisory services, construction, acquisitions and property management. The firm also has international partnerships in technology offerings as well as worldwide distribution of home improvement and gardening products.

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Photo: Courtesy David Ergisi

MESSAGE 4: GEORGE LEONE

George Leone

Co-Founder & COO, Corner Lot Development Group

Question:  As a leader, what is your message to Americans who are frightened about the future due to the Coronavirus?

Message: In these unprecedented times it's hard to focus on what's important (definitely not toilet paper).  I remind myself daily to pray, be thankful for my life and family and to always keep working because it takes hard work to move forward toward better days ahead.

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George Leone began his seventeen-year career in real estate after graduating from Florida State University class of 2001. His ambition quickly led him to real estate development where he began his thirteen years at Toll Brothers ending as the Vice President of Land Development. In 2005 George relocated to Jacksonville, FL, where he oversaw development projects amounting in over $500 million in Central and North Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina where he regularly managed over forty different consultants and contractors. In 2016, George started Leone Development to pursue his ambition of creating a leading real estate development company in the southeast United States. Over the years, George has built a great reputation for understanding development constraints, being solution oriented and building great teams for the successful execution of land development projects. The culmination of George’s experience led him to partner with Andy in creating Corner Lot Development Group wherein it's first year sold 220 lots to local and national builders. In his personal life, George enjoys an active role with his wife Irena in raising their three children; Anthony, Jordan, and Isla.

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Photo: Courtesy George Leone

MESSAGE 3: ANDY ALLEN

Andy Allen

Co-Founder & CEO, Corner Lot Development Group

Question:  As a leader, what is your message to Americans who are frightened about the future due to the Coronavirus?

Message: Thankfully, Main Street has more emphasis than Wall Street in this generation.  We have seen more people come together during this pandemic to support one another more than anytime in our history.  Initial panic is scary, but we are the home of the brave and the land of the free.  Let's not forget that. It takes bravery to be free.  This same bravery was seen on the shores of Normandy, in the dust of our towers, and everyday fighting for our families.  Finally, WE are one nation under God, we got this!

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A native of Jacksonville, Andy Allen attended Jacksonville University where he earned the President’s Award (Scholar Athlete Award) for the graduating class of 2003. Andy majored in Finance and minored in Marketing and was a Cleveland Golf Academic All-American. Andy has been involved in almost every aspect of the real estate industry throughout the past 15 years. He started Corner Lot Properties in 2009 where he conducted commercial, multi-family and land transactions and quickly became the largest real estate wholesaler in Northeast Florida showing over $1billion of real estate including acquisition, disposition, sales and development. From 2011-2014, Andy's companies facilitated the largest Residential REIT, American Homes 4 Rent, with its acquisition, rehab and management of its Northeast Florida market. This spawned Heritage Holdings, his own residential portfolio of 1,100 SFR houses, in Northeast Florida which is one of the largest in Duval County. Through natural progression, Corner Lot Development Group (CLDG) was formed in 2017 and developed over $15 million in commercial and SFR subdivisions in its first year.  Currently, CLDG is a leader in the marketplace focused on developing lots allowing for affordable priced homes to continue to exist. In 2015, he was included in Jacksonville Business Journal’s 40 under 40. Andy is the best in the business at identifying undervalued assets. Outside of real estate, Andy is one of the top amateur golfers in Jacksonville and enjoys Gator & Jaguar football. He cherishes spending time with his wife Kristen and his two children Ava and Payne.

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Photo: Courtesy Andy Allen