Will Northern
(Far Right)
As a Fort Worth native, Will was raised in the area and holds a B.B.A. from TCU's Neeley School of Business. He spent much of his youth learning about the real estate business by managing and redeveloping his family portfolio, consisting of a dozen historic buildings located around the courthouse of San Saba, TX. Will received his real estate license in 2008 and his broker’s license in 2010, when he founded and established Northern Realty Group. Over the next few years, he grew the organization which bore his name substantially offering both residential and commercial brokerage services. After receiving numerous requests for management services, Will began a property management company in 2016, consisting of mostly residential units. In 2019, Will merged Northern Realty Group with R.J. Williams Company and rebranded to form, Williams Northern Crain (WNC). Will currently heads up the commercial division for the firm.
Being civically minded, Will has spent much of his time giving back to his beloved city. Most notably, Will currently serves as the chairman of the Zoning Commission representing District 1 for the City of Fort Worth, a position to which he was appointed by Mayor Betsy Price. Will gives his free time to a number of organizations and causes around the area including: the Development Committee for Fort Worth South, Inc.; The Public Affairs Committee for The Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth; Leadership Fort Worth, in which he participated in the Leading Edge program, class of 2013; Historic Fort Worth, Inc. the Alumni Planning Committee for Fort Worth Country Day School; and the Mistletoe Heights Neighborhood Association.
Will is a 2019 recipient of the Charles Tandy award presented by the Texas Association of REALTORS® for outstanding transaction of the year; 2018 recipient of the Charles Tandy award given by his peers at the Society of Commercial Realtors of the Fort Worth Association of Realtors; 2015 recipient of the Fort Worth Business Press 40 Under 40 award and has been named a Five Star Professional by Texas Monthly, featured in Money Magazine and was voted as a top Fort Worth REALTOR® by Fort Worth Magazine. Will lives in Fort Worth with his wife and two children.
Jesse Hejny
(Center)
Originally from Fallon, Nevada, Jesse Hejny found home in Fort Worth, Texas after leading the Horned Frogs on the football field through his time as a student athlete at TCU. Graduating with a degree in Political Science, Jesse began his career at Four Sevens in Fort Worth where he realized that the energy industry was not only a career choice, but a passion in his life. In January of 2010, Jesse partnered with teammate Bryan Cortney and founded what would end up being one of the largest and most successful land companies in industry history, Purple Land Management.
In the Spring of 2018, Jesse decided to sell the company to a local private equity fund, Satori Capital, and continue his entrepreneurial journey. He and his wife currently reside in Aledo, Texas with their three boys. They continue to cheer on the frogs, attend All Saints Episcopal School, and stay involved in sports around the area. Jesse now has several real estate investments, including a 40,000 square foot commercial office building that he still owns and Purple Land Management still occupies. Inside you will find the world's first and only elevator conference room.It was an extensive rehab, but it is now one of Downtown Fort Worth's crown jewels.
Frank Darden
(Far Left)
Frank was born in raised in Fort Worth. After graduating from the University of Colorado, he worked across the country in various financial roles: Investment banking in New York with JP Morgan, wealth advisory with Presidio Financial Partners in San Francisco, and commercial lending in Houston with BBVA Compass.
Between San Francisco and Houston, Frank received his MBA with an Energy Finance Specialization from Tulane University in New Orleans in 2014. After the stint in Houston, Frank resettled in New Orleans working for Capital One Securities as an oil and gas equity research analyst. The entrepreneurial spirit runs deep in his family, and Frank finally heeded the call in December of 2018. He left Capital One to work for his family office and focus full time on his real estate and investment ventures in Fort Worth.
