Brent is a visionary leader with a keen focus on the convergence of hospitality, commercial real estate development, and technology. Having taken on the role of President at The Hardy Group on January 1, 2022, Brent now holds the reins of leadership, steering the course for HARDY’s comprehensive strategy. His responsibilities span various domains, including energizing business development, coordinating marketing initiatives, refining operational performance, fostering client relationships, and overseeing the entirety of the project management process. Brent’s wealth of experience, exceptional leadership and dedication to HARDY projects has been instrumental in the Company’s growth.

Prior to the position of President, Brent was the Director of Development and implemented strategic initiatives to expand the organization’s geographic footprint in key markets. Brent is responsible for opening HARDY’s Los Angeles and Honolulu offices and managing projects on the west coast and Hawaii. Originally, joining HARDY in 2008, Brent was a Project Director based in St. Louis, Missouri, focusing on the completion of the Hyatt Regency $63 million renovation. He then transferred to HARDY’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, rising to Senior Project Director responsible for the renovation of The Revere hotel in Boston, MA, renovation of the New York City Palace Hotel, and the Hotel MDR, in Los Angeles, CA. Recently Brent has overseen the adaptive reuse of the Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach, a ground-up TownePlace Suites in Nashville TN, and is in progress of two new-build ballroom expansions at the Hilton & Waldorf Astoria Bonnet Creek in Orlando, Florida. His development responsibilities also include capital formation, deal identification, feasibility analysis, JV negotiations and financial modeling for HARDY’s equity commercial real estate investments.

Prior to HARDY, Brent spent three years with Rosemann & Associates Architects of St. Louis, Missouri, focusing on design and adaptive reuse of historic buildings and other multi-family architecture. Brent is the recipient of a Master of Architecture and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Brent is a Registered Architect in the State of Georgia, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and The Urban Land Institute. In 2022 Brent was inducted as a member of the ISHC (The International Society of Hospitality Consultants).