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May First Friday

  • Pinewood Social 33 Peabody Street Nashville, TN, 37210 United States (map)

Join us for our May 5th First Friday, where we will lunch with Jamari Brown, Associate at JLL, a global real estate services company.

The Junior Chamber's First Friday Lunch features an exclusive opportunity for both an intimate conversation with a local business leader as well as focused networking with a small group of young professionals.

Join us for our May 5th First Friday event! We will gather at Pinewood Social to hear from Jamari Brown, Associate at JLL, a global real estate services company.

Jamari Brown, a Nashville native, has spent the past 12 years working with corporate, legal, life science, music, technology, and other local businesses throughout Tennessee. Through his previous experience as Nashville’s lead economic developer he brings a knowledge of commercial development, government red tape, and incentives assistance programs which aids with controlling, forecasting, and reducing cost. Whether evaluating a building purchase, office relocation, lease renewal, sublease, or expansion, he builds strategic solutions focused on the client's needs.

In 2019, Jamari Brown joined the Office of Mayor Briley as the Director of Economic and Community Development. In this role, Jamari led efforts to recruit and grow businesses, retail, residential, and commercial development, while aligning workforce and affordable housing development efforts in Nashville. Additionally, he served as executive director of the Metro Nashville Industrial Development Board (IDB) and responsible for working with the IDB board members to manage Nashville’s incentive and development portfolio.


Prior to joining the Mayor’s Office, Jamari began his career with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development in 2008 as an intern before being promoted to an enterprise specialist in 2010. In 2011, Jamari then was promoted to the position of business development consultant for Northern Middle Tennessee. In 2015, Jamari then was promoted to the position of director of business development. Since 2011, Jamari has led 70 clients have announced more than 13,000 jobs and investments of $2 billion dollars in Tennessee.

A note about COVID-19: We will be following Davidson County COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions. Do not attend this event if you are feeling under the weather. By attending this event, you are accepting personal responsibility for anything that may ensue past your attendance.

Earlier Event: May 5
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Later Event: May 18
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