Our Team
LASH HAIRSTON
Principal
910.420.3121
lash@carolina-commercial.com
Lash obtained his North Carolina real estate license in 2016 and co-founded Carolina Commercial in 2018. His initial experience in the business was managing 15+ shopping centers for a local family office, all located in small and/or tertiary markets. The challenge of leasing in these types of markets honed his skills for attracting the attention of regional and national tenants to these often-overlooked locations.
Lash developed innovative strategies that helped find ways to overcome the economic hurdles often presented with deals in these types of markets. His unique approach, built largely on ingenuity, hard work, and relationship building, has enabled Carolina Commercial to help landlords nationwide lease their most challenging vacancies.
Residing in Pinehurst, NC, Lash balances his professional success with family life alongside his wife, Rita, and children, Bill and Hattie Mae.
JOE MAGUIRE
Principal
D: 704.261.3480 C: 561.239.7780
joe@carolina-commercial.com
Joe Maguire’s 35+ year commercial real estate career began with summer maintenance jobs in New York City office buildings while completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at St. John’s University. As a student leader, he served as President of his fraternity, Iota Alpha Sigma, and campus radio station WMOC. Joe spearheaded charitable initiatives, including fundraising for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Pediatric Ward and gifting a statue of Mary to the campus library. He also excelled on the St. John’s Men’s Varsity Bowling Team, leading the Red Storm to national championship tournament in his junior and senior years.
After graduating from St. John’s, Joe entered commercial real estate starting with a redevelopment project in Norfolk, VA. With the backing of a NYC based family office, the project helped launch a commercial real estate platform. As its President, Joe guided the company’s growth, overseeing development, construction, acquisitions, leasing, and property management, to become one of the largest privately held real estate portfolios nationwide.
Joe’s leadership philosophy emphasizes character, humility, and service above self. He attributes his success to hard work, perseverance, and doing things “the right way.” Committed to community service, Joe has actively contributed to various organizations, including the American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, South Florida Science Museum, The King’s Academy, Chamber of Commerce, and Rotary International.
SEAN CASEY
Principal
D: 479.464.8544 C: 479.225.1986
sean@carolina-commercial.com
Sean Casey is an attorney, real estate broker, and development professional with over 18 years’ experience helping investors optimize their real estate strategies.
Sean started his career with Walmart in the Real Estate Department, managing over 55 million square feet of retail space in Florida, with additional oversight in Minnesota and Ohio. He led projects to expand, retrofit, and remodel Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs in these regions, driving operational efficiencies and asset value.
In 2010, Sean joined Mathias Properties, Inc., serving as General Counsel and Property Manager, with additional oversight over the company’s leasing and development projects. In this role, Sean managed site selection, entitlements, and construction, managing all consultants, vendors, and contractors through the development cycle.
Sean’s extensive experience enables him to provide comprehensive oversight to all facets of the transaction cycle, ensuring that every project is executed with precision and strategic insight.
As a Principal at Carolina Commercial, Sean’s primary role is expanding and managing the company’s platforms in Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and the Midwest, helping our clients maximize the full potential of their real estate assets.
KAREN GIORDANO
Senior Property Manager
D: 704.940.7477 C: 954.605.9961
karen@carolina-commercial.com
Karen began her journey in commercial real estate in 2001, working for a privately owned commercial real estate company with properties located throughout the East Coast of the US. Through both new development and acquisitions, the portfolio grew to become one of the largest privately held commercial real estate portfolios nationwide.
Karen’s work ethic is second to none, but her real passion has always been in fostering and maintaining meaningful relationships with the tenants and associated vendors for the company. These relationships, and a way of doing business that is founded on integrity, honor, and respect, are what inspires and motivates Karen to this day. These are her core values.
Karen joined Carolina Commercial in 2024 and brings her experience in property management, leasing, and construction, to the team, where she demonstrates her core values in everything she does, every day.
While not engaging clients, Karen enjoys spending time with her husband and their two children. Karen continues focusing her attention to the needs of others by serving her community through volunteer efforts helping new mom’s facing a variety of challenges.
EMMA BRERETON
Director of Marketing
D: 910.420.3125
emma@carolina-commercial.com
Emma is a graduate of Denison University with a Bachelor’s in History, where she graduated with honors.
Her professional path led her to Washington, D.C., where she worked as the Art Director for the Republican National Committee for 3 years. Following this experience, Emma pursued her passion and founded EB Design Co. in 2021, a successful graphic and surface pattern design business. Her diverse clientele spans the American West and Canada, with notable projects including wallpaper designs for the Four Seasons in Jackson Hole and the Australian-based hospitality group, Two Hands, in Nashville, TN.
Leveraging her entrepreneurial background and varied skill set, Emma brings her expertise in design, marketing and business growth to Carolina Commercial, where she has played a key role in the development of Carolina Commercial’s marketing strategy and more broadly, the company’s expansion.
Outside of work, Emma enjoys hiking and hunting in Wyoming, as well as meditating and illustrating Western toiles.
COLLIN CRIGGER
Associate Broker
D: 910.310.0806
collin@carolina-commercial.com
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and currently residing in Pinehurst, North Carolina, Collin brings a background in various sectors of the commercial real estate industry, but his dedication lies in leasing retail space across the Carolina and the greater southeast. His experience positions him strategically at Carolina Commercial to procure and qualify tenants, negotiate transaction structures, and create value for retail assets.
He’s a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and a graduated member of the Student Member Advisory Committee and the UGA Real Estate Society.
Collin holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia. When he’s not working, you can usually find him on the golf course.