Vista Growth

Congratulations to friend Jim Durrett on his birthday, retirement and fine performance on Friday night. Also great to see the founding team of Glenwood Park - Walter Brown and Katherine Kelly. Also congratulations to Katherine as Jim’s successor at Buckhead Coalition.

Working closely with UGA Dean Anna Stenport on Innovation Initiatives prompted me to seek the advice from the godfather

I find that whatever the topic, Sig has incisive, super relevant, practical advice. He’s a gift to our community. Thank you.

We all enjoyed sharing a glass together. Also with good friend and fellow Board member Jim Beveridge.

Let’s make it happen.

Seven years ago: we attended an Oscars watch party at FSU Film in Tallahassee. What a surprise ending to see Barry Jenkins (an FSU grad) win BEST PICTURE after a major snafu. Does anyone recall that night?

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Working closely with a leadership team of a restaurant group in NC. Creating the Vista Roadmap for others is very gratifying. It’s an act of courage for leaders to face their challenges and responsibilities anew. It’s important work that is best achieved with small, focused teams.

What a year. Happy holidays everyone. May your season be joyous and bright.

I was honored to share my perspective on placemaking and placebranding at the Metro Atlanta Future Summit in Douglasville last week. In my mind, there are “Seven Deadly Sins of Community Design” and I shared these vices with a remedy virtue. With the rapid growth of our region, it’s imperative we do a better job in designing communities that people love.

My friend, Chris Pumphrey, CEO of Elevate Douglas, is a great collaborator and fire starter in this work. Thanks for the invite. And an honor to be in the trenches with you fighting the good fight.

Our founder, Steve Beshara, is excited to share his thoughts about "Creative Placemaking and Placebranding That Communities Love" at the Metro Atlanta Economic Future Summit! We hope you will join us on December 1st at this dynamic one day conference. Learn more and register to attend at www.ElevateDouglas.com/MAEFS.

A few weeks ago, Team Vista presented the Douglas Arts and Culture 5 year Roadmap to the CAC board, leadership, mayor and others.

After interviewing dozens of citizens and community leaders through five “co-creation” work sessions, we arrived at seven key initiatives.

Above all, we concluded Douglas has a bright future ahead for a multitude of reasons.

Collaboration at its finest.

I’m honored to work closely with friends who possess such talent, vision, craft and professional heart to rise to the occasion of a big challenge. Together.

Hats off gentlemen. 👏🏼

A Sunday co-creation session with some dedicated souls. Clarifying your Values as a culture is so important. 👏

Did you know that Vista HQs sits on land that was once a defunct concrete factory?
Yes. When Charles Brewer developed the land in 2001 it was a risky proposition - turning a brownfield in a rough part of town into a thriving community.
I was betting on Charles to succeed, so I bought his first 3 lots in Glenwood Park that year. He mentioned there was this thing called the “BeltLine” hoping to run along side Bill Kennedy Way.
The hopes have materialized. The BeltLine surge has brought scores of restaurants and retail and energy to the neighborhood.
You are invited to stop by for a visit, coffee or chat. We love pushing on ideas that grow business. The future belongs to the innovators.