About Us
DMD Ventures develops, owns and operates restaurants, retail shopping centers and limited service hotels throughout the State of Florida. Through our subsidiary companies, we own and operate some of the fastest growing restaurant brands in the United States with locations throughout Florida.
Our team has collectively managed and developed more than $150 million of real estate and restaurant projects since 2006. We operate some of the most exciting restaurant and hotel brands in the United States, like Twin Peaks Restaurants and IHG Hotels. Through our subsidiary companies, we have developed and managed various retail shopping centers and limited service hotel projects across South Florida and Orlando, Florida. The diverse background of our executive team provides DMD Ventures the capability to take advantage of unique opportunities across a variety of businesses.
Our team has collectively managed and developed more than $150 million of real estate and restaurant projects since 2006. We operate some of the most exciting restaurant and hotel brands in the United States, like Twin Peaks Restaurants and IHG Hotels. Through our subsidiary companies, we have developed and managed various retail shopping centers and limited service hotel projects across South Florida and Orlando, Florida. The diverse background of our executive team provides DMD Ventures the capability to take advantage of unique opportunities across a variety of businesses.
Jack Flechner, Chief Executive Officer
A graduate of the University of Maryland, Smith School of Business and the University of Maryland Law School, Jack Flechner has been a successful businessman for more than a decade. Mr. Flechner has practiced law in Maryland and Washington D.C. for more than 11 years, and also owned and operated a successful mortgage and real estate title company during this time. It was in 2004 that Mr. Flechner diversified his business interests and became the owner operator of an emerging brand of restaurants called Five Guys Burgers & Fries which has since grown into one of the largest Fast Casual burger restaurants in the United States with more than 1,400 locations nationwide. That experience gave Mr. Flechner a great foundation to develop other brands including Twin Peaks Restaurants, Voo Doo BBQ & Grill, and IHG hotels.
Fred Burgess, President
Fred Burgess, Esquire earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from Widener University School of Law, in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Burgess has been a practicing attorney since 1989 and has been an active member of the Florida Bar since 2002 with an impeccable record. His 20 plus years of handling complex transactions has provided Mr. Burgess with an excellent foundation for his leadership of DMD Ventures restaurant and hotel franchises, and commercial developments. In 2005 Mr. Burgess began assisting clients in funding commercial developments through the EB-5 Investor Visa program, and he founded one of the country's first EB-5 consulting firms. Since 2012, Mr. Burgess has utilized EB-5 funding to grow DMD Ventures' portfolio restaurants, hotels, and of commercial projects. Most recently, Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Flechner, along with Anthony Korda, Esquire, received approval from USCIS to manage and operate an EB-5 Regional Center encompassing the entire state of Florida.
Beijia Li, China Market Director
With great passion in financial service and real estate development, Beijia received her master’s degree in real estate from the University of Florida, and her bachelor's degree Quantity Surveying from Chongqing University. While attending the UF Master of Science in Real Estate program, Beijia gained skills such as; pro forma financial modeling, portfolio stock analysis, finance risk and return analysis, asset management with proficiency in Argus.
Beijia interned at China Overseas Property: one of the largest development companies in China, and Front Street Company, a brokerage company in Gainesville, Florida. Beijia, who is based in Shanghai, focuses her energy on creating opportunities in China for DMD Ventures.
Beijia has a solid background in real estate, as well as EB-5 investment immigration solutions for the China market. She has a unique understanding of the real estate market in both China and US. Beijia speaks English and Mandarin fluently which has afforded her a unique combination of skillsets to assist our Chinese investors seeking sound investment opportunities in the United States.
Beijia interned at China Overseas Property: one of the largest development companies in China, and Front Street Company, a brokerage company in Gainesville, Florida. Beijia, who is based in Shanghai, focuses her energy on creating opportunities in China for DMD Ventures.
Beijia has a solid background in real estate, as well as EB-5 investment immigration solutions for the China market. She has a unique understanding of the real estate market in both China and US. Beijia speaks English and Mandarin fluently which has afforded her a unique combination of skillsets to assist our Chinese investors seeking sound investment opportunities in the United States.