#52 Mark Vitner | Chief Economist, Piedmont Crescent Capital

Mark Vitner is the Founder & Chief Economist of Piedmont Crescent Capital, a boutique economic consulting firm providing strategic insight on U.S. and regional economic conditions, financial markets, and geopolitics—with a focus on how these forces impact consumers, local economies, housing, and commercial real estate. With more than 30 years of experience in economic analysis and forecasting, Mark previously served as Senior Economist at Wells Fargo and Wachovia, where he became one of the most respected voices on the Southeast and National economy. Today, through Piedmont Crescent Capital, he acts as a fractional economist for several companies, produces regular publications on real estate, consumer behavior, and small business trends, and speaks widely at corporate events and industry forums on topics ranging from inflation and monetary policy to regional growth and economic development.   Episode Topics: Building a 30-year career across Barnett Bank, First Union, Wachovia, and Wells Fargo Inside the Wachovia acquisition by Wells Fargo during the 2008 financial crisis Breaking down the Global Financial Crisis from an economist’s perspective Launching Piedmont Crescent Capital to assist companies as their fraction economist Current outlook on real estate, consumer spending, and regional growth Connect with Matt & The Deal Ranch Podcast: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewrlutz/  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deal-ranch/id1680084534  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1teAX6zRU76v4wFeGUHkoj?si=65e7be080e534f8b    Connect with Mark & Piedmont Crescent Capital  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-vitner/ https://piedmontcrescentcapital.com/