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After completing law school, Hill moved to Atlanta, “[t wiii have Stuff to break you out of the mold arid
attracted by the tech boom there and his interest in be creative - bright primary coiorg, games, piay-Doh_
patent arid trademark sepyright law- lh hd time, with Things to get yon to ask questions in different ways? Hill
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i country. Hill helped the company’s software engineers by the ehd of this year_
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·*·r·  But in 2003 the family moved to Nashville, where his just one thing," Hill admits. Four months working in a
  ‘ parents and younger brother, Mark, had settled.There, traditional law firm setting in Georgia -- with its "politics
_ju-  Hill’s parents, still active investors, introduced him to and micromanagement" — was enough to let Hill know
r fi  .‘ membership in the Real Estate Investors of Nashville it wasn’t for him.
 "` *  " — the group that inspired Hill to write his second book, Since becoming a new father, Hill says he’s been trying
-   detailing true stories of the ups and downs of real es- to cut down on some of his projects. But it doesn’t come
. tate investment. naturally to him. "I make things complex, l know. I enjoy
_;  r · Since moving to Music City, Hill has sidelined his it that way,I guess. It’s just hard to simplify because I
t ‘ legal practice a bit (he gained license to practice in Ten- have so many things that intrigue me," he says.
Br  ~ = nessee only earlier this year) in order to focus on his So for now, it’s sleep he’s more apt to give up, waking
’*_ . r  many other interests. early to care for Truman to let his wife catch some shut-
U ·   In addition to running his media company and free- eye after staying up with the baby all night, and then
jj ( »_  lance photography business, he’s currently pursuing an turning to his PR work by midday and to his writing,
¢•  i MBA at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Man- roughly from 8 p.m. to 2 or 3 a.m.
_, . _;  agement and working on two more books —-— another The near-round-the—clock schedule is worth it, Hill says,
h'   on real estate issues and one detailing his experiences because it lets him do what he loves best. "l’ve always
· ,   . in business school. been about creating things. I love making things and see-
  He’s also got plans in the works to launch what he’s ing things come to fruition," he says.
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