Andy has over 18 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry with a focus on disruptive trends and emerging technologies. He has served as a Growth Advisor to numerous startups and Fortune 500 companies; resulting in seven-figure revenue growth, oversubscribed funding rounds, and successful exits.

Prior to founding BLUME, Andy led national sales and business development for a global business unit of JLL, where he created and executed the growth strategy for JLL’s proprietary technology platforms and service offerings.

Previously, he worked for Akridge, a leading commercial real estate owner, investor and developer of office and multifamily assets. Prior to Akridge, he was an Associate Director with Colliers International based in New York City, where he managed commercial real estate transactions for global corporations and the nation’s largest landlords.

Ashley Baquié brings more than 25 years of human resources and business operations experience with small, mid-sized and large companies in a variety of industries. Most recently, Ashley served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at MorganFranklin Consulting, an award-winning global consulting firm that delivers business and technology solutions to public and fast-growing private companies. Prior to joining MorganFranklin, Ashley served in several HR leadership roles at Unisys, Software Performance Systems, Inc. and at the International Monetary Fund.

Ashley is passionate about supporting people and teams to realize their highest potential in a safe, inclusive and positive environment where all employees can thrive while achieving business success. During her career, Ashley has garnered awards for her HR leadership, such as the HRLA’s Greater Washington Leadership Award and DCA’s HR Leaders of the Year award, as well as for her employers’ workplaces, such as Consulting Magazine’s and ComputerWorld’s “Best Places to Work” awards.

An active volunteer in the community, Ashley has served on the Board of Directors for the District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) since 2017. Previously she served as the Chair of the HR Leadership Forum, is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the Women Executive Leaders Group and other HR organizations, and supports several charitable organizations including American Diabetes Association, Luke’s Wings, St. Jude and So Others May Eat.

Ashley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian and Soviet studies, with a minor in Spanish, from Tulane University.

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Matt Morrison has 10+ years experience in everything commercial real estate and sales with a particular focus on energy and sustainability. Following a three-year stint managing EHS compliance for all Bank of America commercial facilities, Matt joined JLL as part of their Energy and Sustainability Services Group. While with JLL, Matt served as Energy Analyst and later Energy Manager for a variety of accounts including Wells Fargo, Philips, Bristol Myers Squibb, Arris, and the JLL Corporate properties.

Matt was then recruited by a Manufacturer’s Rep Agency, Coresential, to oversee their North Carolina expansion efforts focusing on Channel and Specification sales. In short order, Matt enabled 3X growth YOY for client manufacturers and rose to #1 salesperson across the organization covering four states. Following a successful tenure at Coresential, Matt was recruited to assist in building out the Channel Sales business for rapidly scaling smart motor system manufacturer, Turntide Technologies. Now with extensive experience in all things building systems and CRE, Matt leverages his hands on experience and longtime industry contacts to drive business for BLUME’s clients.

With over a decade of experience in leading sales teams to exceed goals, Kerem brings a wealth of expertise to our company.

In his previous role at QModo AI, a prop tech startup based in Atlanta GA, Kerem served as the Business Development Director and was responsible for building their business development unit from the ground up.

Before that, Kerem was a BDR at Waterfield Technologies, a global customer experience technology and service provider based in Tulsa, OK. Due to his consistent over-delivery on monthly KPIs, he quickly earned a promotion to Business Development Manager.

Throughout his career, Kerem has gained a substantial repository of knowledge in industry best practices, emerging technologies, and key transferable skills related to business development. He is now leveraging this experience to lead our talented team of Demand Generation experts here at Blume.

Spencer is a graduate from Florida State University where he earned his Bachleors of Science degree in Finance accompanied with a minor in Marketing.

Prior to Blume, Spencer was an Account Executive at NewDay Financial, a Veterans mortgage lender in the residential real estate space. He helped oversee their retention efforts, where he presented specialized offers to target clients that had previously declined service. Spencer maintained client relations for the whole sales cycle as the sole point of contact for his clients, while also developing new business through lead generation in an outbound campaign. Spencer consulted with each of his clients to present unique financial plans that put them in an optimal position to succeed long term.

Drew is a recent North Carolina State University Economics graduate with deep interests in the practice of Business Development.

Prior to Blume, Drew worked as an Account Manager for Prometheus Group, a top EAM Solutions company. He maintained client relations while also generating new business; Drew consistently developed qualified leads/prospects and outbound messaging for teammates to increase revenue and optimize capabilities of customer’s CMMS systems.

With Drew’s experience in demand generation and Client outreach across various real estate verticals including Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Enterprise markets; Drew reliably accelerates customer introductions and revenue growth for Blume clients.

Smith is a recent graduate from William Peace University. He joins Blume with a deep interest in startup sales strategies and reliable business development.

Prior to Blume, Smith worked as an Account Executive for Total Quality Logistics (TQL), one of the largest third party logistics companies in North America. While supporting TQL, Smith managed an existing book of business and client relationships while developing new business opportunities in new verticals. Smith brings his sales best practices including multi-channel lead generation, continual prospect outreach, and white glove customer service to ensure all clients enjoy best in class business development services through Blume.