Age: 39
Company Name: Urban Property Firm LLC
Position in the Company: President/CEO
Bio: Dr. Elayne Brunson is an accomplished real estate investor, nonprofit founder, & charter school board member, known for community service and serial entrepreneurship. She has a background in project management, organizational management, & property management. Dr. Brunson has experience investing in opportunity zones and main street districts across South Carolina and isn’t stopping anytime soon!
Dr. Brunson began her journey in entrepreneurship and real estate investing through a cleaning company she founded called Angel Maid while residing in South Florida. It was during this time that the housing market crashed, and she witnessed firsthand how properties were liquidated in mass quantities during the national housing crisis.
Dr. Brunson is a strong believer that while traveling forward one should reach back and pull fourth another. In 2018 she began speaking publicly at engagements as well as events she personally organized, teaching the importance of real estate investing in urban communities. 2020-2023 Urban Property Firm has grown to offer, property management, shared rental properties, and a new real estate investors club.
The Art of Business, Dr Brunson has been a major player in recent art projects throughout Sumter, South Carolina. Its no secret that art plays a significant role when it comes to economic development offering a quality of life based around the local community culture. Dr. Brunson not only plays the violin, she has served on the Sumter County Culture Commission through February 2023 serving as the Vice Chair. During her tenure she was able to assist in receiving multiple grants for arts related campaigns to include Creative Canvas and the South Sumter Art Park.
In 2020 Dr. Brunson co-founded the Sumter Black Chamber of Commerce, a non profit, offering resources to minority owned businesses to scale and grow their brands. Fueled by the passion she has to see her hometown have economic development in the low to moderate income community while preventing long term residents from being displaced. The membership has been growing over the years and partnerships are being formed. Ms. Brunson’s work in her community is geared towards bringing residents from her community forward while she is working on her own businesses. The chamber was founded roughly around the time of the death of George Floyd, although there is no relation to the chamber’s start. The Sumter Black Chamber of Commerce is an official chapter of the National Black Chamber of Commerce.
It’s no wonder why Dr. Elayne Brunson has made the list, she’s been previously awarded #top20under40 twice and now #40under40 twice as well as a host of other awards, accomplishments, and accolades. DR. Brunson is currently redeveloping Sumters first powerplant est 1921 which hosts two buildings on 2.03 acres commercial land located in the central business district. Catch the project reveal on the blox reality entrepreneurial competition representing #teamSumter.
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