Corporate Board
Josephine Hart
Treasurer
Great American Storage LLC
Josie is a seasoned business executive with over 35 years of experience. In 2014, she joined with David Fegley in founding Storage Development Partners, LLC. Josie’s primary area of focus is on site selection, building design and feasibility – including business case development (unit mix, rental rates and concessions, occupancy, operating expenses, ROI analysis and exit strategies), selection of professional skills including the architect, the engineer, and the store management company, and ultimately ensuring the success of the project. Her primary areas of responsibility are projects and clients based in the southeast and northeast sections of the United States. Recognized as being an emerging industry leader, Josie has presented at the International Self-Storage Exposition in Las Vegas, NV one of the largest self-storage gatherings in the world.
Josie started Storage Development Partners, LLC and her own real estate and business development company, JH FL Holdings, LLC from National Land Partners, LLC, one of the country’s oldest buyers and sellers of recreational land in the United States, and its affiliate Inland Management where she served as Chief Executive Officer from 2005-2014. Annual revenue during her leadership period exceeded $350 Million and at its peak the company employed over 250 people across thirteen states. In addition to her day-to-day executive management responsibilities, she led the creation of the company’s finance company which purchased over $500 Million in assets from the FDIC. She also served as the Internal Relations manager for the Company’s $110 Million timber investment management organization fund.
Prior to joining National Land Partners, Josie enjoyed a distinguished career with International Business Machines where she held numerous finance and executive positions in the United States and Europe. She started her IBM career as a financial analyst in the Real Estate and Construction Division and rose to Director of Software Pricing. In that capacity, she was responsible for world-wide software product pricing and strategies. Josie also served as Director of Global Customer Offerings, IBM (Paris, France) and oversaw the company’s special bid organization for its top 100 global accounts, directing and securing over $6 Billion in transactions each year. She was recognized by the line organization with her selection to the Golden Circle, IBM’s top sales recognition award and event.
Josie has served as an advisor to several startups and made early-stage investments in real estate, manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and hospitality.
Josie currently is a member of the BGCBC Executive Committee, serves as the organization’s Treasurer and has been an active member of Finance, Audit and Dinner Auction committees. She was a 2016 awardee of BGCBC “Top 100 Women”. Josie is a member of the Legacy Society and recently announced her intention to become a Cattle Woman.
Josie holds an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, a Masters of Architecture from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, New York and a BA from Rice University, Houston, Texas.
