BUILDING SINCERE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

BUILDING SINCERE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

ABOUT

ABOUT

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

HOSPITALITY

HOSPITALITY

PARTNERS

PARTNERS

Founder & Creative Strategist

Ashley Melisse Abess

Founder & Creative Strategist

Ashley Melisse Abess is a Partner and Creative Strategist at MVW Partners, overseeing all aspects of creative strategy and execution including design, branding, tenant cultivation and programming. She has spent 20 years honing a unique skill- set that fuses her extensive creative background with her business acumen.

Ashley has co-founded several other successful businesses including ThinkLAB Ventures, a family office with diverse interests in aviation, gaming, and real estate, INFRACULTURE, a forward- thinking cyber guide to the cultural happenings across South Florida, and CHRIS BENZ, a women’s ready- to -wear fashion line, selling internationally. Her work with MVW Partners is the culmination of years spent cultivating expertise across development, strategy and leadership sectors. Born and raised in Miami, Ashley received her BBA in Design Management at Parsons School of Design.

Founding Principal

Matthew Vander Werff

Founding Principal

Matthew Vander Werff is the founder of MVW Partners. With two decades of experience in all aspects of real estate and a background in creative industries, Matthew prides himself on work that is focused on detail and culturally attuned.

Born and raised in Iowa, Matthew studied at Boston College and received his master’s degree in Real Estate Development from Columbia University in 2007. He also spent several years in the film and hospitality industries, fields that taught him storytelling and creative collaboration, lessons that continue to inform his work in real estate.

Matthew Vander Werff
Matthew Vander Werff

Founding Principal

Matthew Vander Werff

Ashley Melisse Abess
Ashley Melisse Abess

Founder & Creative Strategist

Ashley Melisse Abess