Anne Williams-Blackwell has served the self-storage industry for over 22 years in many different capacities. She began her career at Storage USA (now Extra Space Storage) on the Acquisitions Team and later transitioned to Operations where she managed a 15-property portfolio in Memphis, Tennessee. Anne transitioned from operations to brokerage in 2006 when she joined Marcus & Millichap. Since then, she has brokered over 150 transactions valued at approximately $500 million. She is currently a First Vice President of Investments in their Self Storage Division and prides herself on offering relationship-based client service relevant to acquisitions/dispositions, operations, market conditions, capital markets and economic trends affecting the self storage industry. In addition to working for Marcus & Millichap, Anne has been a professional coach/mentor for Scott Meyers, Self Storage Profits, since 2011. In this role she often speaks at Academy and Masterminds and teaches real estate investors how to locate, acquire and successfully operate a storage facility. Anne is an active member of the Tennessee Self Storage Association and has served on its Board since 2007. She is also a member of the Mississippi and Louisiana state associations as well as the National Self Storage Association. When Anne isn't working, you will most likely find her on her boat boating on the Tennessee River.