Shailesh Shah serves as a senior advisor for Sperry Van Ness/Small-Shah Commercial Advisors specializing in the sale of hotel/motel and convenience stores in the Virginia and North Carolina market. Shah has seven years of commercial real estate experience. Prior to joining Sperry Van Ness, Shah was a sales associate with Advantis Commercial Real Estate Company focusing on hospitality properties and C-store gas station sales and sites. He also worked as a sales person for Century 21 First Colony selling residential real estate for three years. As an active advisor, Shah is a member of the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). As such, he is a candidate for the prestigious CCIM designation. He is also a member of the Hotel Brokers International and a candidate for the organization’s Certified Hotel Broker designation. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors holding the GRI designation; the National Association of C-stores; and the Asian Indian Hotel Owner Association. Shah was awarded a bronze medal for his sales performance in 2001 from the Hampton Roads Realtors Association. Shah earned a Bachelor of Science in physics and math from Gujarat University, India. With a love of photography, Shah served as a photographer for royal families of India. He came to the U.S. in 1995 with little pocket money and purchased a grocery store.