Professional Experience
Sam is a member of the Cushman & Wakefield’s National Hospitality Capital Markets team specializing in acquisition, disposition and advisory services. He focuses on Hotel properties in a wide geographic area including Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee.
Sam was a part of the Cushman & Wakefield team from 1982 to 1993 and returned in 2011, bringing 18 years of capital markets and financial expertise to complement his foundational commercial real estate expertise. This unique combination of market perspectives – understanding both the operational and financial sides of commercial real estate – enables him to provide clients with comprehensive investment insights and strategic guidance that bridges the gap between property fundamentals and capital market dynamics.
Sam received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of North Carolina. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and earned the Certified Commercial Investment Manager (CCIM) designation.
Education & Professional Affiliations
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration – University of Kentucky
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) – Kenan-Flager School of Business, University of North Carolina
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Earned Certified Commercial Investment Member designation in 1989
- Greater Louisville Association of Realtors
- Kentucky Association of Realtors
- National Association of Realtors
Major Transactions
Seller Representation
- 1 Financial Square (U.S. Bank HQ) –43,279 sf
- First Trust Centre – 135,497 sf
- The Starks Building – 396,000 sf
- Kentucky Home Life Building – 200,000 sf
- Louisville Cement Building – 25,000 sf
- Independence Life Building – 37,000 sf
Landlord Representation
- First Trust Centre – 51,160 sf
- 500W – 37,062 sf
Tenant Representation
- Aperture Credentialing – 28,713 sf
- Clearpath Mutual Insurance – 20,416 sf
- AECOM – 14,184 sf
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing –20,000 sf (Lexington, KY)
Clients Served
- Bank of America
- JP Morgan / Chase Bank
- Wells Fargo
- U.S. Bank
- Clearpath Mutual Insurance
- USI Insurance
- Charter Communications / Spectrum
- Aperture Credentialing
- AECOM
- Aramark
- Edward Jones
- Market Street Real Estate Partners
- SomeraRoad, Inc.
- The Simpson Organization
Available Properties



