Leadership

The Callen-Badger Executive Team

Kris Callen

Kris Callen

Chief Executive Officer

Over a decade managing hotels across Miami, Central Florida, and Gainesville — backed by a Hotel Management degree from FIU and a passion for hybrid brokerage that pairs concierge-level service with national marketing power.

Ankit Patel

Ankit Patel

President

A decade of independent consulting across hospitality and F&B, with a nationwide network of owners spanning hotels, resorts, restaurants, and fast-food chains — known for site selection and deal analysis that consistently secure prime, high-margin locations.

Larry E. Collier Jr.

Larry E. Collier Jr.

Chief Operating Officer

Marine Corps veteran and UCF graduate with three-plus decades at H.I. Development Corporation. A Certified Hospitality Administrator and IHG Purdue® GM Academy graduate decorated with the Holiday Inn Torchbearer Award and multiple Quality Excellence honors.

Bobby Taylor, MBA

Bobby Taylor, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

Decades of finance and economic-development leadership with the US Conference of Mayors, League of Cities, and Fortune 100 builders — having financed over $3 billion in projects. A University of Wisconsin Economics graduate and former NFL draftee active in affordable-housing initiatives.

Nathan Moore

Nathan Moore

VP of Capital Markets

Since 2009 has overseen 60+ branded hotel renovations across Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, IHG, Wyndham, La Quinta, and Extended Stay and helped raise $70M+ in private equity — now building family-office and pension-fund relationships focused on the hotel and resort space.