Young Guns Rising to the Top 2026: Meet the Speakers
Moderators
Taylor Kolle
Young Guns Rising to the Top Co-Chair
RREAF Holdings
Mitchell Parker
Young Guns Rising to the Top Co-Chair
MainStreet Partners, LLC.
Innovation in CRE: Tech, Data, & AI
Marc Everett
Chief Operating Officer
S2 Capital
Bio
Marc Everett joined S2 Capital in 2014 and serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Manager and is a member of the Executive Management team. As the first executive hire for the S2 Group, Marc has played a key role in scaling the firm’s operations, asset management, construction management, and technology platforms.
During his tenure, Marc has overseen more than $500 million of capital improvements across 44,000 units, helped execute over $2.2 billion of dispositions totaling more than 19,000 units, and supported more than $1 billion of refinancing activity. He is responsible for business plan execution across S2’s assets and various operating companies.
Marc earned a degree in Finance from Texas Tech University. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Nikki, and their three children. He was a member of the TREC 2021 Associate Leadership Council (ALC).
Josh Hallett
Senior Project Coordinator
The Beck Group
Bio
Josh Hallett joins The Beck Group as a Senior Project Coordinator, bringing over 12 years of experience across commercial, entertainment, healthcare, high-end retail, and residential sectors. Passionate about integrating cutting-edge technology into design, he was recognized by Metropolis magazine as one of Dallas’ top young architects and won the KRob Competition Award for Emerging Technology in 2023.
Beyond his project work, Josh has taught multiple semesters at the University of Texas at Arlington, focusing on digital fabrication and performative design strategies. His expertise in technology-driven solutions continues to shape the future of architecture.
Clifton Harness
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
TestFit
Bio
From a real estate development family, Clifton Harness fell in love with architecture at a young age and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas. He soon found the need to bridge the gap between design and development, which led him to found TestFit with his cofounder, Ryan Griege, in 2017. Clifton strives to reinvent the development process to build what the world needs, fast.
Wins, Losses, & What Came Next
Dupree Scovell
Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Woodbine Development Corporation
Bio
T. Dupree Scovell is the managing partner and chief investment officer at Woodbine Development Corporation, a full-service real estate company that specializes in hospitality. He got his start in the hotel business at the age of 16, working as a dishwasher at Hyatt Regency Dallas. In 2011, Dupree joined Woodbine, expanding its footprint with the opening of a West Coast office in LA. Currently, he and his brother, King, work together as managing partners to lead the team, cast vision and provide strategic direction for the company. Dupree is also responsible for Woodbine’s acquisition platform and capital markets efforts, as well as overseeing Woodbine Legacy Investments, a private equity fund dedicated to the acquisition and development of upscale select-service and full-service branded and boutique hotels throughout the United States.
Prior to joining Woodbine, Dupree spent five years working for Trammell Crow Company in Dallas, where he focused on retail and mixed-use development projects. He was named one of “Tomorrow’s Newsmakers” by the National Real Estate Forum and was listed among “40 Under 40” by the Dallas Business Journal, which spotlights local executives for their professional and civic contributions to the local community. Early in his career, he was recognized by Dallas CEO magazine as one of the “Top 30 Real Estate Professionals Under 30.”
Dupree earned four bachelor’s degrees from Texas Tech University and two master’s degrees from Stanford, including a M.Ed. from the Stanford Graduate School of Education and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Beyond real estate and hospitality, his passions include supporting public education and providing opportunities for underprivileged high school graduates to attend college through the Scovell Scholarship Foundation.
Katy Slade
Founder & Principal
Mintwood Real Estate
Bio
Katy Slade founded Mintwood Real Estate in 2018 to develop quality housing and communities for everyone. Mintwood develops innovative multi-family and mixed-use projects, including workforce housing and office to multi-family conversions, and received the honor of Innovative Real Estate Company of the Year from D Magazine in 2024. Prior to founding Mintwood Real Estate, Katy served as Area Vice President of Investments for Gables Residential. She has developed award winning projects in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Florida and the District of Columbia.
In her free time, Katy serves on various community boards that focus on walkability, community development, and education. She and her husband live in Dallas with their two daughters.
Katy graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where she was on the swim team, and has a Masters in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development from the University of Pennsylvania.
Thank You, Sponsors
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Bronze Sponsors
DPR Construction
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
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