Real Estate Finance & Advistory

Marie is a veteran of the residential lending and real estate industries, serving in executive roles for a global investment bank, independent mortgage companies, and two publicly traded US real estate brokerage firms. 

Her early days as an analyst ultimately lead her to more expansive roles as President, EVP of Sales, and SVP of Operations and Capital Markets. 

While her experience spans sales, operations, servicing, and capital markets, Marie’s specialty lies in building new platforms and seeking growth opportunities. 

Marie has a passion for community advocacy initiatives focused on financial and homeownership education.  She has previously served as Chief Diversity Officer while also engaged in advisory roles for a charitable foundation and several non-profits.  Over the last decade, she also volunteers her time as a mentor and career coach to recent grads and early-stage professionals. 

Marie is a proud Rutgers University alumna as well as a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Based outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marie enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, and spending time with her 3 kids and extended family. 

Jim commenced his professional journey in traditional consumer lending, acquiring leads from local businesses such as furniture stores and used car dealerships to facilitate consumer financing.  This early experience eradicated any hesitation Jim had towards cold calling, paving the way for a career in sales and business development, backed by an extroverted personality.

Jim carries a robust entrepreneurial spirit, evidenced by ventures into diverse businesses. In the early 2000s, Jim ambitiously established a gas station, a dry cleaning service, and a mortgage company within a year. Though a challenging pace, it unveiled a profound passion for building businesses from scratch.

With a keen interest in trading futures and options, Jim relishes the meticulous analysis and decision-making entailed.  Following a downturn in the mortgage industry,  Jim jumped back into entrepreneurship, founding 57 Equity to focus on commercial financing.  

Now, Jim aspires to assist budding and seasoned entrepreneurs, offering guidance and securing appropriate funding to help them thrive.

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jim enjoys travel, hiking and spending time on the family farm.  

Veronique is an experienced Real Estate professional with a background in development, private equity, and capital markets.  

Before founding Brick City Capital in 2020, Veronique came from the world of real estate development.  She worked directly with the executive team on all aspects of development from the acquisition process, entitlements, financing and capital stack structuring, construction, and stabilization of multiple different asset classes overseeing over 1B in assets.  

Veronique is an expert in the syndication of capital; her expertise has allowed her to capitalize on the complexities of capital structures in both conventional and unconventional development projects. In less than 3 years since starting Brick City Capital, she originated and closed over $500M while at the helm of Brick City Capital.  

She has since exited Brick City Capital as of May of 2023 to start a new venture; Stackd Capital Corp., a real estate investment firm specializing in three key areas: short-term financing solutions, structured private equity, and advisory services. Through these verticals, Stackd aim’s to provide comprehensive support and guidance to help our clients achieve their financial goals.