Meet Our Leadership Team
Our leadership team has negotiated thousands of commercial real estate transactions on behalf of many retail concepts, and combined they bring more than 100 years of experience in negotiating commercial retail leases. We oversee the entire process from the initial site selection through lease execution. Over our long careers as real estate executives, we’ve negotiated more than 30 million square feet and have been involved in transactions with a value of over seven billion dollars.
David Nicolson
CEO
David Nicolson is President of the San Antonio office of Weitzman, in charge of the company’s South Texas Division. He joined the company in 1991 when he co-founded the San Antonio office. He has been involved in the development of over 4,000,000 square feet of shopping centers and over 8,000,000 square feet of brokerage transactions valued at nearly $2 billion. He has completed deals with many of the nation’s finest retailers, restaurants, and developers. David has been Weitzman’s Top Producer numerous times, and he is the firm’s All-time Top Producer. He is consistently named among the top commercial brokers in San Antonio by The San Antonio Business Journal.
David Started in the Real Estate profession with Trammell Crow Company. During his tenure at Trammell Crow Company, David shared development and acquisition responsibilities for over 1 million square feet, including the Moore Plaza Shopping Center, one of the state’s first premier power centers.
Organizations
Nicolson is active in several professional organizations, including the International Council of Shopping Centers and the State Bar of Texas. He also has served on the Boards of the Santa Rosa Hospital, Las Casas Foundation, The Downtown Rotary Club and The Young President’s Organization.
Education
Nicolson received his Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Baylor University and a Juris Doctor degree from Baylor University School of Law.
Daniel J. Mitchell
President
Daniel J. Mitchell a commercial real estate professional with more than 45 years of experience is the Executive Vice President of FranSite. His role includes national project management responsibility for numerous national franchise roll outs including Salons by JC, CycleBar, D1 Sports Training, Bodybar Pilates, Barre 3 HOTWORX and Nekter Juice Bar. Prior to joining FranSite, Mitchell’s 13 year career at Katz & Associates was in the capacity of executive vice president-development and senior vice president for the Midwest region. He also served in executive real estate positions with nationwide duties for Linens N Things, Silo and Highland Superstores. His extensive experience also includes site selection and real estate related work with McDonald’s corporation and Wendy’s International. During his career Mitchell has completed more than 300 restaurant transactions, 17 million square feet of retail transactions and more than 1.5 million square feet of single-tenant and retail development transactions.
Organizations
Mitchell is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the International Franchise Association.
Education
Mitchell received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from Michigan State University.
Connor Chauncy
Senior Vice President & COO
Connor Chauncy is an accomplished leader in the retail real estate sector, with extensive experience driving the national expansion of franchise brands across the United States. With expertise in the franchise service retail industry, Connor has successfully represented over 100 brands, managing their rollout strategies on a national scale.
Over the past decade, Connor has overseen and executed more than 4 million square feet of retail and industrial real estate transactions. His strategic insights and dedication have earned him recognition as a D-CEO Power Broker for five consecutive years. Currently, he serves as the Chief Operating Officer at FranSite, where he leads operational strategies to enhance client success in franchise development and site selection.
Previously, Connor was a Partner at Morrow Hill, where he specialized in consulting and implementing site selection and real estate processes for franchise organizations nationwide. His experience and track record have positioned him as a trusted authority in retail and franchise real estate growth.
Organizations
Chauncy is an active member of the International Franchise Association and International Council of Shopping Centers.
Education
Chauncy received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance with a Real Estate concentration from the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University
Jason Rush
Vice President
Jason enters franchising and National Site Selection with a unique perspective of having career paths in both Construction Management & Real Estate. Jason spent over eight years in Industrial Construction including Site Safety Project Management. Jason then worked two and a half years in Commercial/Residential Construction. In 2003, Jason shifted his focus to real estate full time. He has been licensed and practiced real estate for over 15 years in multiple states in Asset Management, Investment Sales and Management and Site Selection. Jason managed an investment portfolio valued in excess of $185 million. The portfolio was spread throughout 13 states and 32 cities where he oversaw the retail tenant finish out of over one million square feet and completed 3 million square feet of lease transactions.
For 5 years prior to joining FranSite, Jason worked in Franchise Development in the role of Director of Real Estate and Construction Management. He worked with franchisors and franchisees overseeing the site selection and construction processes. During this time, Jason oversaw the national roll out of hundreds of locations for brands such as CycleBar, Shred415, Ten Spot, The Now, and Fueled Collective.
Organizations
Rush is an active member in both International Council of Shopping Centers and International Franchise Association
Education
Jason received his BS from University of Phoenix
Rob Darnell
Vice President I Research
Darnell specializes in offering insight and location intelligence via spatial, demographic, and psychographic analyses, enabling brokers to provide meaningful contributions to local, regional and national tenant representation clients and project representation packages and pitches. As part of his duties, Darnell directs the activities of a team of professionals who specialize in location intelligence. Prior to his current employment, Darnell served for more than 14 years as director of research with a statewide Texas-based retail real estate firm.
Organizations
Darnell is a member of ICSC, the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Education
Darnell holds a Master of Science degree in Applied Geography with a core focus in Urban Retail Geography from the University of North Texas, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with a minor in Geography from Texas Christian University. He is GIS certified via UNT and has continued his education by completing specialized training in ESRI, MapInfo, Synergos | PopStats and Trade Area Systems.