Tony Waybright
Principal, Brightway Concepts Real Estate, LLC
Smyrna, GA 30080
Phone (404) 738-7300
Property Types
Hospitality, Industrial, Office, Retail, Flex, Specialty, Multifamily
Markets
Atlanta, Augusta/Richmond County, Columbus GA, Duluth, Fayetteville, Savannah
Bio
With 30+ years of insight into real estate development gleaned through experience serving law firms, financial workouts, and real estate zonings, Tony provides creative solutions in the commercial real estate brokerage and advisory arena. A Virginia Tech alum, Tony leveraged his BS in Finance/Risk Management to serve the professional liability insurance market for 20+ years. With the dawn of the Great Recession, Tony pivoted to apply his expertise to financial workouts and turnarounds for clients. The solutions he provided to his clients to leverage real estate led to his current role at Brightway Concepts.
Locally, Tony led the effort beginning in the late 90’s to reshape the 285/Atlanta Road area including Ivy Walk, Olde Ivy and WellStar. He founded the West Vinings Civic Association in 2005, bringing in West Village. He Co-founded Oakdale Alliance which collaborated with Northside for its current placement. His volunteer efforts led Bob Ott to appoint him in 2020 as Planning Commissioner for Cobb County District 2. Tony was a founding leader of St. Benedict’s Church and School, served on the Cobb County Transit Advisory Board, fought for SPLOST money for Campbell and its feeder schools, and led local school councils.
He was a founding member of the Campbell High School Theatre foundation - under his leadership the program doubled its faculty and fought for the new theatre to meet its needs. Tony was once a US Forest Service Firefighter, is a Kentucky Colonel appointed by then Governor Patton, served as a Director at Georgia High School Fencing Tournaments and is the only known Scoutmaster in Georgia that has wrestled a 600-pound bear.
