Will founded New South Properties on July 1, 1994, after beginning his commercial real estate career in 1987 with Spectrum Properties and later Charter Properties.
As Founding Partner, Will oversees New South’s acquisition and disposition efforts, financing initiatives, and the firm’s growing property management division. He also remains actively involved in leasing and tenant representation. Prior to his career in commercial real estate, Will worked at Accenture after earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Outside the office, Will enjoys playing golf with friends at Quail Hollow and vacationing in Palm Beach and throughout the Caribbean with his wife, family, and friends.
Awards & Affiliations
- Licensed Real Estate Broker – North Carolina & South Carolina
- CoStar Awards
- Individual Retail Lease Award (2024)
- Quarterly Office Lease Award (Q4 2024)
- Quarterly Sales Award (Q4 2024, Q2 2024, Q1 2022)
- Quarterly Retail Lease Award (Q1 2024, Q2 2021, Q1 2021, Q3 2020)
- Honored as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders by the Charlotte Business Journal
- Recipient of Chick-fil-A, Inc.’s Second Mile Service Award (2014)
- Named one of Charlotte Business Leader magazine’s Movers & Shakers (October 2009)
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Foundation – Board Chair (2018–2019); Vice Chair (2016–2017); Board Member (2016–Present)
- Chairman of the Board, Charlotte Region Board of Directors, First Citizens Bank (2005–2007)
- Charlotte Good Fellows Club (1986–Present)
- Myers Park United Methodist Church
- Quail Hollow Club – Member
- Charlotte WINE + FOOD Connoisseurs for a Cause – Board Member
- UNC Tar Heels Varsity Football – Preferred Walk-On (1982)
- UNC Football Big Hitters
- UNC Football Heels4Life – Founders Club
- UNC-Chapel Hill Rams Club
- UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Visitors (2017–2021)
- Myers Park Homeowners Association – Former Board Member
Education
B.S., Business Administration
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986
Bachelor of Arts Degree
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988