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Alexa L. Barnett
2 min read
Sh*t Went Wrong Right Before the 2024 Changemakers Summit
I want to share the honest, raw, version of who and what went into pulling this event off.
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Alexa L. Barnett
3 min read
2023 Lesson Three: People Are Logical With Business Funds, but Not Their Personal
Fundraising requires tough skin and you can’t take it personally when people you’ve supported don’t support you in return.Â
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Alexa L. Barnett
3 min read
2023 Lesson Two: If Someone Says You Can’t, Ask Why
They told me this was an unrealistic goal, if not an unachievable one.
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Alexa L. Barnett
1 min read
Vlog: Do's and Do Not's at Networking Events
CRE615, LLC asked 18 of Nashville's top networking professionals what their do's/don'ts are at events for this special 4 part series.
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Alexa L. Barnett
1 min read
Nashville Top 30 Under 30
I am honored to be a Nashville Top 30 Under 30 (Class of 2023) for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Alexa L. Barnett
3 min read
How I got Renowned Developer, Tony Giarratana, to Speak at the CRE615 Changemakers Summit
The doors closed and I pitched my heart out. I had 37 floors to get my point across and close him on the cities fastest elevator.
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Alexa L. Barnett
1 min read
What a Start to 2022!!
I still can’t believe how far the little networking group Elam Freeman (principal, Ojas Partners) and I started has come.
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Alexa L. Barnett
1 min read
Catch Me On The Budget Babes Podcast
I talk networking in Nashville, how I got my start in commercial real estate, what cofounding CRE615 has taught me, and more on the latest e
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