—— LEADERSHIP
Evan C.
Thie
ENTREPRENEUR · DEVELOPER · ADVISOR
A lifelong entrepreneur who built his path from an early service business to founding a specialized affordable housing development and advisory firm.
The entrepreneurial journey has always been about seeing possibility, learning the work from the ground up, and building something that creates lasting value.
Louisville, Kentucky · Indianapolis, Indiana
—— ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
An entrepreneur long before TTG had a name.
For Evan, entrepreneurship began with a simple instinct: spot an opportunity, earn people’s trust, and follow through.
As a child, that instinct showed up when he sold Boy Scout popcorn and wrote business plans for companies that existed only on paper. It became real when Evan helped establish and co-own a lawn-care and landscaping business that he would operate for 12 years. That experience taught him how to win customers, price work, manage commitments, solve problems, and build a reputation one relationship at a time.
In 2016, Evan entered affordable housing and began learning the industry deliberately from multiple angles. He worked with a regional low-income housing tax credit syndicator and community development financial institution, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, and a public housing authority. Each role added another layer of understanding—capital, regulation, policy, operations, development, and community implementation.
That progression ultimately led Evan to found TTG Development in 2023. TTG brought together his entrepreneurial drive and affordable housing experience in a firm designed to help housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and private developers move complex initiatives from vision to execution.
Today, Evan continues to approach every engagement as both an entrepreneur and an owner: looking beyond the immediate assignment, identifying opportunities others may overlook, taking responsibility for the outcome, and building partnerships intended to last beyond a single transaction.
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Founder’s focus
Building durable businesses, partnerships, and housing outcomes
Transaction experience
LIHTC, bonds, HUD programs, and layered public financing
Partner profile
PHAs, nonprofits, municipalities, and private developers
Geographic reach
Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast
—— THE PATH TO TTG
Built one chapter at a time.
TTG was not a sudden idea. It grew from years of entrepreneurship, deliberate learning, and experience across the housing industry.
EARLY INSTINCTS
FIRST VENTURE
Always looking for the next opportunity
Twelve years building a service business
From selling Boy Scout popcorn to drafting fictional business plans, Evan was drawn early to the process of creating, selling, organizing, and improving.
Helped establish and co-own a lawn-care and landscaping company, gaining firsthand experience in customer relationships, pricing, operations, growth, and accountability.
2016
A deliberate move into affordable housing
Entered the industry through a regional tax credit syndicator and CDFI, beginning a purposeful effort to understand how housing is financed, regulated, and delivered.
LEARNING THE SYSTEM
Policy, public housing, and development
Expanded that foundation through roles at IHCDA and a public housing authority, learning the public-sector, operational, and development sides of complex housing transactions.
2023—PRESENT
Founding and growing TTG Development
Created TTG to combine entrepreneurial ownership with technical housing expertise—building a firm focused on development, advisory services, and trusted partnerships.