John Eyster
Broker, Twelve Stones Property Group
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone (423) 345-9990
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Chattanooga
Bio
John is a native of Decatur, AL. He is a graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, TN, and he earned an M.B.A. from The Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. John worked as an investment advisor for Morgan Keegan & Co. for nine years, before returning to a family real estate business in 1999. During his career, John has worked in Birmingham, Decatur, Nashville, and Chattanooga, and has been actively involved in each of these communities.
Since 1999, John has been developing, leasing, and managing commercial real estate with a primary focus on industrial properties. He has helped develop and oversee the construction, leasing, and management of several business parks, with buildings ranging in size from 3,600 SF to 100,000 SF. John is also a licensed real estate broker in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, with experience in leasing, buying and selling industrial, retail and office space, as well as land. John is a member of BOMA and NAIOP and participates in a NAIOP Industrial Development Forum with other developers from around the country.
In 2008 John and other business leaders in Decatur and Huntsville started Progress Bank and Trust. John served on its board and on its loan and executive committees. Since its inception, it has been one of the fastest-growing banks in the country. It is now one of the largest banks headquartered in Alabama, with over $1.5 billion in assets.
John and his wife Lisa have two daughters. They are active members of Restoration Southside Church. John is a member of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, Young Business Leaders of Decatur and the Heart of the Valley YMCA, serving a five-county area in north Alabama. John recently completed over 15 years of service on the board of International Cooperating Ministries, which has built 9,000+ churches in over 90 countries.
