NAI Partners, one of the largest privately held and independently owned full-service commercial real estate firms in Texas, is pleased to announce that it has promoted Travis Rodgers to Partner and Chief Operating Officer. He will also continue to hold the title of Executive Vice President. In this role, Travis will be fully responsible for the day-to-day operations of the firm as it executes its strategic vision, as well as hold responsibility throughout the Brokerage Services portion of NAI Partners’ business in conjunction with Managing Partner Jon Silberman
“Since joining our firm less than two years ago Travis has done a great job in taking the reins on our day-to-day operations across all of our service lines and geographies,” said Mr. Silberman. “Travis understands our entrepreneurial spirit and has been a major contributor in our culture growth since joining us. Everything we’ve thrown at him, he’s hit out of the park: from a full-scale recruiting program that managed to add more than fifty people to our ranks in the midst of a pandemic; to the strategic growth of business lines both existing and new; to providing leadership and support to our flourishing Austin and San Antonio offices.”
Added Mr. Silberman, “Travis’ leadership was one of the driving forces behind our having as successful a year as we did in 2020 despite the market uncertainty, and among the top reasons why if you ask folks that have been at our firm for years, they will tell you the company is the best version of itself it’s ever been. I am proud to now be able to welcome him as an owner Partner—as well as Chief Operating Officer—and he is most deserving of these promotions.”
Among Mr. Rodgers’ accomplishments have been facilitating a safe return to the office for the firm across all three of its locations, as NAI Partners was one the first companies to return to its offices last spring; to helping significantly expand the NAI Partners’ Texas Investment Sales Division with multiple executive- and senior-level hires; and developing a sense of community during a time when many have never felt more apart, among other achievements.
Additionally, as the global pandemic upended the business world at large, Mr. Rodgers helped spearhead a concerted effort to fully engage NAI Partners’ workforce both inside and outside the office, helping ensure our robust company culture remained at the forefront of the firm’s service delivery. During the time the company worked remotely together, leadership fueled responsibility during the uncertainty by ensuring that all members of the staff had the tools they needed to succeed and were constantly kept in the loop on how the company was moving forward and what needed to be done to continue working toward its collective goals and objectives.
And all of this was realized while minimizing potential setbacks during an unprecedented year, helping galvanize the company more than ever in delivering on its mission of client service excellence.
Mr. Rodgers joined NAI Partners in the spring of 2019, with responsibility for overall executive management of several key areas of both the operations and revenue management, as well as growth of the firm.
Prior to joining NAI Partners, Mr. Rodgers worked at Whitestone REIT, where he served as Director of Operations and was responsible for the day-to-day real estate functions of its 6 million-sq.-ft. retail, office and industrial portfolio across Texas and Arizona. Previously, Mr. Rodgers was with Walmart Realty for 18 years, where he performed multiple deal-making and leadership functions across the U.S., with a specific focus in Texas. His experience with Walmart included land sales, building sales & leasing, broker management, property and asset management, acquisitions, special revenue projects, social media/marketing and government relations.
Mr. Rodgers is a graduate of New Mexico State University and the University of Arkansas School of Law. He has his CCIM designation, is a licensed real estate professional in the state of Texas and maintains his law and real estate broker licenses in the state of Arkansas. He is also the Texas Government Relations Chair for ICSC and has been involved in various ICSC volunteer roles over the last 15 years.
About NAI Partners
NAI Partners is one of the top 5 largest privately held and independently owned commercial real estate services firms in the state of Texas. NAI Partners was founded and is headquartered in Houston and has offices in San Antonio and Austin; offers the geographic expertise to complete real estate transactions throughout the state; and can leverage the power of the NAI Global network to arrange deals in any location around the world. NAI Partners employs more than 150 real estate professionals, and arranges more transactions than any of its competitors, completing over 700 commercial lease and sale arrangements every year. NAI Partners is a full-service firm offering client leasing and sales solutions in the areas of Office Tenant Representation, Industrial Services, Retail Services, Office Project Leasing, Industrial Project Leasing, Retail Project Leasing, Property Services, Investment Sales, Valuation and Advisory Services, Project Services, Land Sales, and Life Sciences & Healthcare Services, among other lines of business. NAI Partners is the top Houston-based full-service commercial real estate firm on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America; the 5th-largest Houston-Area Commercial Real Estate Brokerage and #1 Mover of Square Feet among leasing and sales brokerages in Houston per the Houston Business Journal; the only commercial real estate firm on the Houston Business Journal’s Mid-Market 50 list; a top 12 largest San Antonio Commercial Real Estate Brokerage per the San Antonio Business Journal; and a top 20 Property Management Firm by square feet under management in Houston per the Houston Business Journal. NAI Partners has been named a Best Place to Work by the Houston Chronicle, Houston Business Journal and Austin Business Journal; and is among the University of Houston’s Cougar 100 Fastest-Growing Companies. Visit us on the web at www.naipartners.com
