NEXT WAVE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate
- Vice President
At Next Wave Commercial Cam specializes in Sales/Leasing throughout San Diego County with an emphasis on mixed use and street retail buildings. Cam has represented his clients in a variety of transactions including the acquisition and leasing of: restaurant sites, street retail, infill development sites and office/headquarter space.
His focus, market insight and tenacity have helped his clients secure locations in highly competitive sites throughout San Diego County. Cam is always one step ahead of market trends and changes to provide his clients the best information regarding their real estate choices. His dedication to serving his clients is unparalleled.
Cam graduated from the Sykes College of Business at the University Of Tampa. Outside of work you can find Cam spending time with his family, in the water surfing or outdoors enjoying the Southern California Coast.
Dino De Salvio is a graduate of the University of San Diego with a degree in Real Estate and Business Administration. Born in San Diego and raised on Maui, Dino has a passion and appreciation for fine dining in beautiful places. His background includes a junior asset management and investment analyst role for a private real estate investment firm, which acquired income producing commercial and residential properties. As an avid surfer, and former president of the USD Surf Team, Dino has lived in New Zealand and traveled all around the globe searching for perfect waves.
With a unique perspective on cultural styles and architecture, along with his business education and background on the investment side of real estate, Dino serves as a well-rounded real estate consultant. Dino pairs a positive spirit with an aggressive negotiating mindset to continually achieve the best terms for his clients. He specializes in representing exciting new restaurant and retail concepts, as well as landlords who are looking to enhance their tenant mix.
Born and raised in Southern California, Josh DeSoto has a cultivated strong knowledge of San Diego's unique real estate market. He thrives on a challenge and is highly driven; always prepared to go above and beyond to achieve his clients' goals and see them succeed. At Next Wave Commercial, Josh focuses on leasing, tenant representation, and sourcing off-market deals.
Prior to joining Next Wave Commercial, Josh started his career working in residential real estate; where he worked with both homebuyers and value-add investors/developers.
Josh graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a Finance emphasis from California State University San Marcos.
Whether he is riding waves, hiking trails, camping under the stars, or climbing rock faces, Josh is most at home outdoors, always ready for the next adventure.
Nate Benedetto began his brokerage career in 2005 before starting Next Wave Commercial in 2016. Nate has a personal relationship with most of the retailers and restaurateurs in the downtown, uptown and coastal communities. These relationships allow Nate to more effectively match properties with tenants and buyers to maximize value and close more deals.
With nearly 500 lease and sale transactions completed to date, he has extensive experience representing tenants, landlords, buyers, and sellers. His trend analysis and knowledge of the urban and coastal neighborhoods allow him to outperform the competition and keep his clients looking one step ahead. He is also the founder of URBANIST (www.urbanistguide.com), which is a fold-out guide to locally owned restaurants, bars, and boutiques within San Diego's downtown & uptown neighborhoods.
"I needed someone to figure out what our brand represents and where we should be looking...Nate stepped in and talked me out of a lot of deals that, who knows, I might have regretted." - Mike Rosen, owner of Juniper & Ivy and the Crack Shack (in the San Diego Business Journal)
Paul Ahern began his real estate career in 2009 working at Location Matters, a boutique real estate brokerage as the company's first hire after inception. While specializing in sales and leasing of restaurant/hospitality related real estate and businesses, Paul quickly became one of the main driving forces behind the company's success with his expertise in real estate, leasing, business sale transactions, alcohol licensing, and intimate understanding of various intricacies between different neighborhoods and nightlife markets.
Throughout his career in commercial real estate, Paul has been involved in retail and restaurant related sales and leasing transactions valued at over $100M on behalf of Landlords and Tenants. Described as an edgy, enthusiastic player who is always willing to go above and beyond; Paul attributes his accomplishments and success to his passion for helping others, competitive nature, strong client orientation, and dedication to always maintaining the highest level of integrity in both business and personal affairs. Paul Ahern has been recognized as one of the top hospitality real estate professionals throughout the San Diego market, and is often named, quoted, or used as a resource in hospitality news and write-ups.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Paul graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor's degree in Communications, with an emphasis in Advertisings and an Allied Discipline in Marketing. Outside of work, Paul enjoys the great outdoors, surfing, international travel, drinking obscene amounts of coffee, and spending time with his wife, daughter, and two French bulldogs.