John T. Beckman III, MBA, brings over 20 years of retail expertise in specialized advisory services within the convenience and fuel retailing industry. His successful M&A transaction and sale-leaseback advisory practice caters to a diverse range of clients, including middle-market, privately held, and private equity-owned businesses, as well as institutional investors and individuals. With an extensive retail real estate background in build-to-suit single-tenant development, shopping center leasing, and tenant representation, John offers tailored insights and strategies to meet the unique needs of his clients in all corners of the country.

Will Hartshorn began his career as a commercial real estate broker at Sands Investment Group where he focused exclusively on the downstream energy sector across the country. Throughout his career, he has advised operators, distributors, developers and private investors with their acquisition, disposition and development projects. He specializes in sale leaseback financing, site selection and 1031 exchange engagements within the c-store and travel center industry.

Will previously worked for Strategic Investment Group, an investment management firm based in D.C., on their risk management and real estate private equity teams. He received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Wake Forest University.

Pierce began his career at Endeavor Real Estate Group in Austin, TX where he gained extensive experience in retail real estate while working with a diverse range of institutional and private clients. Over the course of his time at Endeavor, he facilitated $51,000,000 in transaction volume and leased more than 170,000 square feet of retail space. Representing both owners and operators in leasing and site selection, Pierce earned recognition as a top performer in the Central Texas market.

Now a member of the Corner Realty Team, he leverages his transaction expertise and deep understanding of retail dynamics to identify opportunities and maximize portfolio value for his clients in the downstream energy sector.

Pierce holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Arkansas. Actively engaged in the Austin community, he currently serves as a Host Partner with Toolbox Ministries. In addition, he has contributed his time and expertise to committees with the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA), Young Men’s Business League (YMBL), and I Live Here I Give Here.

Andy Weber began his career at Shell Oil Company, serving in various sales and marketing management capacities, responsible for Shell’s investments in dealer and company-operated retail markets including New Orleans, Birmingham, and Chicago. Subsequent to Shell Oil, Andy served as an international consultant in Arthur D. Little’s Global Energy Practice, with a principal responsibility for the downstream strategy practice. He and his team developed the Dynamic Brand Management practice model for ADL’s marketing practice, and utilized the methodology for country and market entries for multi-national energy companies including BP, Mobil, and Kuwait Petroleum in Asia and the United States.

Prior to founding Corner Capital, Andy spent 10 years at Roundtree Capital, a private equity group in Santa Barbara. During this time, Andy was a principal in the company and served as CFO and President with overall responsibilities for the growth of the business from 100 to 230 convenience stores, while distributing motor fuels for Chevron, BP, Fina, Mobil, and Marathon. Outside the retail industry, he conducted Roundtree’s M&A and Treasury activity in its food manufacturing investments.

Andy earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and his MBA from Rice University. He is active in the Austin and Santa Barbara communities, having served on the Boards of Old Spanish Days, Montecito YMCA, All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Church, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, and currently Bee Creek United Methodist Church.

Greg began his career in 1996 as a store manager for Amoco in the Kansas City market. Through progressive roles, Greg led various teams in Operations, Finance, Real Estate, and Mergers & Acquisitions spanning the U.S. Greg’s cumulative M&A work exceeds over $350MM, with fuel and store operating expertise to ensure transactions proceed to successful closings. Throughout his career, Greg has been responsible for the creation of over 25,000 new jobs via his strategic market planning and new unit development work.

Before joining Corner Realty, Greg was with Monfort Companies, a private equity firm
where Greg worked through the wind-down & and divestment of the 78-store convenience and gas portfolio spanning five states.

Greg earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from McKendree University.

Carl Ray began his career with his family business Polk Oil Co., Inc., located in Lufkin, Texas and founded in 1937. Through his early career, Carl Ray ran a number of business units including lubricants distribution, convenience retailing, QSR management, and wholesale fuels distribution for Exxon, Mobil, and Texaco.

Carl Ray conducted a buyout of the family company and later sold the company to Brookshire Brothers, LTD in 2007. Subsequent to the sale, Carl Ray served as Executive Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors. He is the Past Board Chair of the Texas Petroleum Marketers Association, a member of Coca Cola’s National Retailers Council, served on several national
committees for the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), and is Past Chairman of the Board of Lufkin’s Chamber of Commerce. He has been appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Angelina Neches River Authority where he served a six-year term.

Carl Ray received his education from Kilgore College and The University of Texas at Austin, with additional studies in the Mergers and Acquisition Program through the Anderson School of Business at UCLA.

Rishi Karthik, Analyst, offers extensive support to Corner Capital & Corner Realty clients in all areas of project management and transaction execution. His primary duties involve assistance in valuation and underwriting, financial modeling, market research, and client project on-boarding.

Prior to joining Corner Capital, Rishi began his career as an investment banking analyst for Wells Fargo Securities in the Consumer & Retail industry, developing client and research presentations, and supporting senior bankers across M&A, debt, and equity transactions. He compiled comprehensive and in-depth company and industry research, overseeing all pertinent financial analyses, including DCF, trading comparables, precedent transactions, LBO, and accretion/dilution.

Rishi earned his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin, and he is currently holds FINRA Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63) and Investment Banking Representative (Series 79) licenses.