Beau Agnello
Beau Agnello serves as Chief Operating Officer of Go Store It Self Storage, a vertically integrated owner, operator, developer, and third-party manager of self-storage assets. Go Store It is among the nation’s largest privately held storage platforms, with more than 200 operating properties across 27 states and a robust development pipeline. Prior to joining Go Store It, he served as Senior Vice President for a Midwest-based self-storage investment, brokerage, and management firm. Beau began his career with Extra Space Storage, where he advanced through multiple leadership roles, ultimately serving as a Vice President. He brings deep industry expertise, a data-driven operating approach, and a track record of scaling storage portfolios through disciplined execution.
Maggie Bode
Maggie Bode is Head of Enterprise Sales at Uniti AI, an AI-powered communication platform helping real estate operators convert more leads and run more efficient teams. With a career built at the intersection of technology and real estate, she’s spent the last several years helping operators modernize how they communicate - and compete. Before Uniti, Maggie held leadership roles at Hello Alfred and most recently served as VP of Business Development at DaVinci Lock, where she developed a deep appreciation for the self-storage industry and the people who power it.
Tana Bryant
Tana Bryant is a seasoned self storage professional with more than 23 years of industry experience. She spent 17 years with a publicly traded REIT, where she developed a strong foundation in operations, team leadership, and asset performance. Tana currently serves as a Regional Manager with Universal Storage Group, where she is known for her operational expertise, commitment to excellence, and passion for developing high-performing teams. Actively engaged in the industry, Tana serves on state self storage association boards in both South Carolina and North Carolina, contributing her insight and leadership to support industry growth and best practices.
Chris Buzzuro
Chris Buzzuro is Senior Vice President of Operations at Storage Asset Management (SAM), bringing 40 years of leadership experience in retail sales, operations, and customer service. He joined SAM in 2020 as a District Manager and advanced to Regional Vice President before assuming his current role. Prior to SAM, Chris spent three decades leading big-box retail operations. He is recognized for building high-performing teams, developing strong leaders, creating exceptional customer service cultures, and cultivating lasting client relationships. Chris’s leadership focuses on employee development, collaboration, accountability, and operational excellence, with a passion for strengthening teams and driving results.
Michele Cavaliere
Michele Cavaliere is President and COO of Access Self-Storage, where she has served in an operations leadership role since 2012. Access, which opened the first self-storage facility in the New York metropolitan area in 1976, currently manages 32 properties, including 13 company-owned and 19 third-party facilities. Prior to joining Access, Cavaliere helped manage the startup operations for Citi Bike NYC. She began her career in the car rental industry, rising from rental agent to Vice President of East Coast Operations for Alamo and National Car Rental. Cavaliere is a graduate of NYU Stern School of Business.
John Chase
John Chase is a Senior Director of Business Development at Talonvest Capital. He is responsible for sourcing self storage and commercial financing assignments on behalf of experienced and respected real estate owners. In collaboration with other members of the Talonvest team, John oversees the structuring of comprehensive capital solutions, and fosters trusted advisor relationships with clients. Prior to joining Talonvest, he was Senior Director at Tremont Realty Capital. During his tenure, he successfully closed capital assignments across the United States, spanning diverse asset classes such as office, retail, industrial, and multifamily. His expertise extends to time as a leading originator at Belgravia Capital, where he played a key role in developing the first manufactured housing community and self-storage mortgage conduits. John earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Emory University. With a career spanning over 35 years, he has actively contributed to the industry, having served on the Maryland Manufactured Housing Board and held memberships in numerous East Coast State Manufactured Housing Associations.
James Coakley
James Coakley began his self-storage career in 1999 with Manhattan Mini Storage as an operations manager gaining expertise in several core areas of the self storage business including; revenue management, facility audits, performance analysis, facility design & layout, and management team development. James later joined United Stor-All Centers in 2005 as a member of the real estate team with responsibility for development and acquisition of self storage properties in NJ, NY, CT and PA. In that role, he had responsibility for all pre-development activities including site selection, market feasibility studies, zoning analysis, and contract negotiations. In 2009, James joined the Cayre Equities Group as President with responsibility for the overall operation of the real estate portfolio including Treasure Island Storage, a self storage portfolio consisting of nearly two million square feet and fifteen sites in NY & NJ. James is the 2021 Chairman of the NY Self Storage Association, and past President of the NJ Self Storage Association having played an active role amending the NJ State Lien Law that successfully passed the State Legislature in March 2014.
Dylan Delaune
Dylan Delaune has more than 26 years of experience in finance and operational management, and has worked in the storage industry since 2004, specializing in operations, acquisitions, and asset development. Dylan is responsible for directing company operations for Storage Post’s facilities and the corporate management company. He also reviews and manages asset performance and executes all activities in site selection, negotiation, purchase, and entitlement of multi-story, climate-controlled self-storage facilities to enhance Storage Post’s growth plan.
Hans Hardisty
Hans W. Hardisty serves as Founder and Managing Partner of National Storage Partners and specializes in the purchase and sale of self-storage facilities across the United States. Hardisty is a member of the NY Self-Storage Association (NYSSA), the National Self-Storage Association (SSA), a member of the New York State Commercial Association of REALTORS, a CCIM, and holds an MBA. He also has extensive development and management experience. Over his career, Hans has participated in the disposition of single properties from $900,000 to $27,000,000, development sites, buyer representation, joint ventures, and large portfolio sales north of $200,000,000. He serves as an industry expert and consultant for private owners to large publicly-traded companies (REITs) seeking to enter and/or grow within the industry. Moreover, he has teamed with multiple advisors across the country as an underwriting resource. As an investor, Hans has also successfully acquired, with syndicated funds, multiple value-add storage facilities across the Hudson Valley. Prior to establishing National Storage Partners, Hardisty was the National Chair of the Self-Storage Council for SVN, an international brokerage brand with 200 offices and 2,000 +/- advisors. He also worked for Herb Redl Properties as the Business Development Officer. Here he made big impacts in the commercial leasing department and within the 14-facility self-storage portfolio, where he developed comprehensive feasibility and valuation proformas for expansion and development.
James McLean
James McLean has been an integral part of Radius+ for over four years. Based in New York, Radius+ specializes in Supply and Demand analysis within the Self-Storage industry. With a background in Urban Planning from Binghamton University, James has always been deeply passionate about real estate and community development. When asked about his favorite aspect of working at Radius+, James shared, "The best part of my job is helping self-storage investors enhance their expansion and operations strategies at every level. It is incredibly rewarding to hear from our clients that our platform and advice helped them achieve their goals. We support everyone from newcomers to REITs." Originally from Hawaii, James loves spending time at the beach and being by the ocean whenever possible.
Guy Middlebrooks
Guy is CubeSmart’s Executive Vice President of Operations and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of more than 1500 stores nationwide with nearly 1000 teammates on his team including store teammates, district managers, divisional vice presidents, and the Operations Management, and Third Party Management teams. Prior to this role, he was the Senior Vice President of Third Party Management where he helped shape our industry-leading management platform and develop countless partnerships. Guy joined CubeSmart in 2006 as a District Manager in the Atlanta, GA and Jacksonville, FL markets, where he built a strong management team and improved operating results of a large district. In December of 2008, he was promoted to Director of Operations in CubeSmart’s corporate office in Malvern, PA. From there, his career continued to grow as he took on the role of Vice President of Operations before taking on leadership of Third Party Management. Now, as he leads both our operating platform and our third party platform, he plays an instrumental role in shaping the CubeSmart culture.
Tommy Nguyen
Tommy Nguyen is co-founder and COO of StoragePug. StoragePug’s self storage websites help facilities attract more customers and rent more units. Tommy has quickly become a familiar face and powerful voice in the self storage industry, sharing his marketing and technology expertise at hundreds of events and workshops, and helping push the industry forward in new and exciting ways. StoragePug has been awarded ISS’s Best Marketing Services for 2021, and 2026 and was ranked #575 on the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.
Mark Poole
Mark Poole is Vice President of Operations at JustStorage, bringing 14 years of self-storage industry experience to the role. His expertise spans the full asset lifecycle, including development, lease-up, acquisitions, dispositions, consulting, third-party management, and owner representation, with a focus on operations, asset performance, and team leadership. Prior to joining JustStorage, Poole served as Vice President of Operations at Liberty Investment Properties. An active industry leader, he served three terms as President of the Florida Self Storage Association and as Chair of the Self Storage Association Young Leaders Group. He is also a frequent industry conference speaker and contributor to self-storage publications.
Jason Robinson
Jason Robinson is the Vice President of Bridge Lending for Extra Space Storage. Jason joined Extra Space in early 2024 and brings over 20 years of banking and commercial real estate lending experience to the Extra Space lending team. Immediately prior to joining Extra Space, he worked for Morgan Stanley Private Bank where he managed a team of commercial real estate loan underwriters and portfolio managers for the Wealth Management division. Additionally, he has worked as the Director of Portfolio Management and as a commercial real estate underwriter for Zions Bank in Salt Lake City. Jason received his master’s degree in finance from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, where he also played college basketball. He currently lives in Salt Lake City and spends most of his time chasing around his 6 kids. When he does have free time, he spends it hiking, working out, or playing some sort of sporting activity.
Tim Ryan, MAI
Tim Ryan, MAI joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory in 2018 and currently serves as a Senior Vice President in the New York office. Tim is a generalist with experience in the valuation of self storage, retail, industrial, office and multifamily properties throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. He has also appraised properties in several other states including Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio and Texas. Tim has appraised hundreds of commercial properties at Newmark in the self storage, industrial, multifamily, retail and office sectors. He has also conducted market studies for these asset classes. Tim joined Newmark from Metropolitan Valuation Services, where he most recently served as a Vice President, valuing commercial real estate in the New York metro area.
Adam Steckler
Adam Steckler is the Chief Operating Officer at StorageMart, who own and operate 220,000 units at 300 locations in 3 different countries (US, Canada, and the UK). StorageMart assets include Manhattan Mini Storage (MMS) where Adam previously served as President, until the $3.2B acquisition by StorageMart in 2021. Manhattan Mini Storage currently has 60,000 units across 20 locations in New York City. Adam has an engineering degree and an MBA from Rutgers University and has been involved in the storage industry for over 20 years.
Robert Williams
Robert J. Williams, has over 30 years of commercial real estate origination, underwriting and closing experience. During his career he has closed over $5 billion of commercial real estate loans across the United States with the majority of the loans being sold in the CMBS marketplace. Bob spent 12 years in the Merrill Lynch Commercial Real Estate Conduit Group specializing in private client originations. As the regional head of the Midwest origination team, which included 3,000 financial advisors and 18 finance managers across 17 states, he originated, closed and sold $3.25 billion of securitized loans. Bob joined the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in 2006 to manage originations for the East and Central South East regions and subsequently joined Johnson Capital in October of 2008 as a mortgage banker and DUS lender. In June of 2010 he became a Principal in the New York office for Johnson Capital, where he remained until January of 2014 when he joined KeyBank as a Senior Mortgage Banker for the North East region of KeyBanks’ Commercial Mortgage Group.