M
ark Deutschmann has blended preservation with progress, turning the historic Werthan Mills complex into lofts while pushing for Nashville’s greenway expansion and attainable housing. His path to Music City was unconventional—working with orcas, nearly lost at sea, ending up on a two‑person island, mastering juggling up to seven balls, and founding Village Real Estate in 1996. He was recently inducted into the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s Hall of Fame.

    Guest: Mark Deutschmann – developer, founder of Village Real Estate.

    Host: Demetria Kalodimos

    Producer: Steve Haruch

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    Steve Haruch, senior producer, is an award‑winning journalist, editor, and producer who has worked for the Nashville Scene and WPLN, with bylines in The New York Times and NPR’s Code Switch. He has edited the books “Greetings From New Nashville: How a Sleepy Southern Town Became ‘It’ City” and “People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing” by Jim Ridley.