Big Plan Holdings (BPH) Announces Appointment Of Eric Russell As Chief Investment Officer (CIO) And Principal

Big Plan Holdings (BPH), a diversified family holding company with cross-sector investments in cannabis, real estate, music, entertainment, professional sports, and hospitality, is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Russell to the position of Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Principal.

With a decorated career in the financial acquisitions and operations space, having overseen $900M in transactions across wide-ranging asset types, Eric will bolster the Big Plan Holdings (BPH) team in supporting investor relations activities, underwriting and deal sourcing, management of debt/equity closings, structuring of joint ventures, among myriad financial operations day to day.

Eric Russell, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Principal at Big Plan Holdings, stated that, “I want to first express my gratitude to Josh and Tara Joseph and my admiration for what the Joseph family has accomplished here in Nashville, across the Midwest, around the nation and today, well beyond. Their business stewardship has led to innumerable opportunities for partnership and our brand’s continued development.

“We are unwavering in our commitment to seek out new, fruitful, and mutually beneficial prospects for collaboration. Working with such a diverse BPH team with backgrounds spanning industries from hospitality, professional sports, music and entertainment, and real estate, all the way to healthcare, I can confidently state that we are primed and uniquely positioned to cultivate a robust project pipeline into 2023 and beyond. As we do so, we will proudly remain a trusted resource to our portfolio companies, and a highly versatile enterprise in seeking out new relationships and opportunities.”

Most recently, Eric served as the Chief Strategy Officer for a nationwide behavioral health hospital company, Haven Behavioral Healthcare; during his tenure, the company more than doubled its revenue and increased earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) by over six times. Previously, Russell served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Disruptive Nashville and with Tennessee-based real estate development group, CA South, where that firm experienced a growth trajectory of $50M to $400M+ in Assets Under Depository (AUD) within two years.

Eric also previously led acquisitions and asset management for the publicly traded, long-term care company, Diversicare, where during that period, the company grew from $100M in annual revenue, to $550M.

Josh Joseph, Co-Founder and CEO of Big Plan Holdings, added that, “We are thrilled to welcome Eric aboard and in the capacity of Chief Investment Officer and Principal at Big Plan Holdings. Eric’s vast experience and shared business ethos of accountability in delivering for our partners, our portfolio companies and our partnership prospects makes him a force multiplier for our organization, as we continue expansion in geographic and cross-industry reach. His appointment is one of the first of a series of exciting announcements to come under the banner of Big Plan Holdings and we look forward to continuing this terrific momentum into this, the new year, and well into the future.”

About Big Plan Holdings

Big Plan Holdings (BPH) BPH is a Nashville, Tennessee-based family-office, directed by Josh, Tara, Sydni, and Sophie Joseph, with diversified investments in cannabis, real estate, music, entertainment, professional sports, fashion, and hospitality, among myriad strategic investments across the United States and internationally.

BPH also hosts a philanthropic family foundation, The Joseph Family Foundation, with several different touch points of thematic, statewide, national, and global focus.

For more information, please visit http://BigPlanHoldings.com

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Director of Public Relations

Big Plan Holdings (BPH)

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