Andrew Ackerman, managing director of Sands Investment Group's Atlanta office.
ATLANTA—Andrew Ackerman stands out for not just his leadership in production but for his thought leadership in the industry. As managing director of Sands Investment Group's Atlanta office, has built a business that has been able to thrive beyond not only his production but has helped to grow foster the growth of other brokers – taking them from $0 in GCI to several million dollars in production. He's also one of the foremost authorities in the C-store space and is recognized as such.
Andrew has been in the commercial real estate business for 10-plus years and during that time he has cemented himself as one of the leading experts on investment sales in the convenience store space. He has closed more than $1-billion in volume including multiple portfolios of over $20 million in the last 18 months. He has also helped grow a team that competes on a national level in the auto, industrial and medical office space and has helped pioneer many of the strategies that has helped the company grow and expand across the company.
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