The Meridian team greatly values each of our clients and we strive to achieve successful outcomes for their Real Estate initiatives. Our team has a strong track record of providing strategic solutions for our clients. With decades of experience and total transaction values that reach into the billions of dollars.
Co-Founder
With over a decade of commercial real estate experience, Tyler has had the opportunity to work with a vast network of retail clients, landlords, developers, brokers and investors from across the country. He helped grow a South Florida boutique real estate firm into a multi-market, regional company that exceeded $1 Billion in sales in both 2005 & 2006. As a partner of Calusa Asset Partners, Tyler assisted emerging retail brands with their site selection and development across the Southeastern United States & Texas.
Tyler studied Finance at the University of Florida from 2000-2004 and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He is a Certified Commercial Investment Member and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. An advocate of wetlands and waterfowl conservation, Tyler has served on the board of multiple chapters of Ducks Unlimited. Tyler and his wife Britney have a daughter, Audrey.
Co-Founder
John brings over 15 years of Real Estate experience to Meridian, having provided services in the brokerage, development, and capital arenas working on projects with a cumulative value exceeding $500 Million. As a founding Partner of Calusa Asset Partners, John focused on retail and restaurant site selection and development, assisting emerging brands with their strategic growth and real estate strategies. Prior to Calusa, John was the COO of VestPoint Securities, a full service regional broker dealer raising capital for various real estate ventures including REIT’s and private offerings.
A graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis, John earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in both Economics and Business Administration. He was a member of the varsity Golf team at Rhodes, serving as a Captain his Junior and Senior years. John is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Tampa Preparatory School where he is also a past President of the Alumni Association. John and his wife Heather have three children, daughters Lane and Avery, and son Jack.
Senior Associate
Grant began his Real Estate career with Colliers International where he served in both the Land and Office Brokerage Departments. In 2018, Grant Joined Meridian Retail Group where he focuses on site selection and leasing.
Grant attended the University of Mississippi where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Real Estate Finance. While at the University of Mississippi, Grant was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. He is currently a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church.
Associate
Prior to joining Meridian, Jacob gained commercial real estate experience with RMC Property Group, a real estate development company in the Tampa area. He assisted in the development process and market research. Jacob graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Finance, class of 2020. He was a member of the Real Estate Society at USF and helped students explore their interests in real estate. Before coming to Tampa, he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and obtained his private pilot’s license. Jacob enjoys racing motocross throughout the state of Florida and is a member of multiple motocross tracks.
Associate
Caroline joined Meridian in January of 2020 bringing strong finance and analytics skills. Prior to Meridian Caroline worked as a Sales Analyst at Mutual of Omaha in their Tampa sales office. She was responsible for marketing and implementing new employee benefits business for the three Florida sales offices. She worked with brokers to review proposal guidelines and establish rates, benefit design, and contract provisions.
Prior to her role at Mutual of Omaha, Caroline worked at Franklin Templeton Investments. Her role as a Senior Client Representative focused on customer relations in the retirement plan division, where she assisted clients with Simple IRA, SEP IRA, 403(b), Investment Only Business Accounts and Inherited IRAs. At Meridian, Caroline focuses on site selection and leasing.
Caroline holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Finance from the Leeds School of Business at University of Colorado at Boulder.
