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Joshua McBride started McBride Real Estate in early 2020 and in less than two years, the team became one of the top-5 retail leasing brokers in the Nashville MSA.  In the past 5 years, Josh has leased over $50M in retail space and evaluated over 1,000 retail development opportunities resulting in a net lease sale value of over $75M.

Josh began his career with Chick-fil-A in 2004, where he continued to serve for over nine years in various operations roles. During his tenure at Chick-fil-A, Joshua served as a General Manager, a Chick-fil-A corporate employee and an Owner/Operator of his own Chick-fil-A restaurant in Florida.

In 2013, Joshua left Chick-fil-A and joined Pieology Pizzeria as the Director of HR in Orange County, California. During his tenure leading human resources functions at Pieology, the company grew from 5 restaurants to over 80 restaurants across the United States. Following his tenure as one of the founding members of the Pieology Pizzeria team, Joshua served as Vice President of Development for Segovia Aslan Enterprises, the largest franchise developer for Pieology. In this capacity, he was responsible for all restaurant development for the Pieology brand across the Southeast United States. He led site selection, deal negotiation, restaurant design, FF&E purchasing, construction, and grand opening coordination. His leadership allowed the Pieology brand to open 10 restaurants in 10 months, spread across five states in the Southeast. In 2018, Josh launched Hogwood BBQ in Franklin, TN. Hogwood BBQ continues to be the highest-rated BBQ restaurant in the Franklin, TN.

Josh graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Pensacola Christian College and earned his MBA from King University. He currently resides in Nashville, TN with his wife Christin and their four young children. He serves on the Finance Team of Brentwood Baptist Church and is a licensed real estate Broker in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia.

Nathan joined McBride Real Estate in 2022, with a focus on development land acquisitions and tenant representation throughout Alabama and Tennessee.  Nathan is an Alabama native (Decatur), and a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he faithfully served his country in Kuwait and Iraq. For the past 11 years, Nathan has held progressive roles in engineering and utility management with Morgan County, AL and the City of Franklin, TN.