HALL STRATEGIES NAMES ANN MARIE ANDERSON AND NANCY FLOYD AS PARTNERS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 17, 2026) – Hall Strategies, a Nashville-based public relations and government relations firm founded in 2004, announced today that Ann Marie Anderson and Nancy Floyd have become partners at the firm.
Anderson joined Hall Strategies in 2021 after serving as director of communications for Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee. Floyd joined the firm in 2022 after most recently leading Nfocus Magazine as editor-in-chief and writing for Nashville Scene.
They join Hall Strategies partners Joe Hall, Abby Trotter, and Justin H. Wilson. Hall founded Hall Strategies in 2004 and was joined shortly after that same year by Trotter. They were later joined by Wilson in 2016, who became a partner in 2020.
“Adding Ann Marie and Nancy as partners is a seminal moment in the history of Hall Strategies,” said Joe Hall. “Both are exceptional professionals who have earned profound respect in their areas of practice because of their strategic strength and ability to deliver results for clients. They are sought after as leaders and mentors within our firm and throughout the community, and we’re proud to welcome them as partners.”
Anderson focuses on statewide media relations and regional communications. During her time at the firm, she has developed and executed complex, multifaceted public relations campaigns for clients in economic development, hospitality, environmental services, health care, and innovation.
“Ann Marie brings a rare combination of political acumen, strategic discipline, and deep government and media expertise,” said Abby Trotter. “She has played a critical role in strengthening our statewide presence and is a trusted counselor to clients navigating complex issues.”
Floyd has quickly become a leader in the hospitality, entertainment, and nonprofit spaces, supporting five-star brands, renowned chefs, and leading change agents through media relations, communications strategy, and event planning.
“Nancy deserves tremendous credit for the incredible growth of our public relations practice over the past several years,” said Justin H. Wilson, who also serves as the firm’s managing director of public relations. “Clients that define what makes Nashville special such as Centennial Park Conservancy and the Nashville Symphony have sought out Nancy and benefited from her counsel. I’m excited to see where we go with her as a partner.”
Hall Strategies has grown to approximately 18 professionals and is ranked among the largest public relations firms in the Nashville market. The firm partners with national and local companies, institutions, and organizations to seize opportunity through the design and implementation of transformative communications programs and campaigns.
The firm is uniquely positioned to deliver distinctive public relations capabilities ranging anywhere from new restaurant openings to major corporate announcements, while also maintaining a robust government affairs practice that is capable of enacting meaningful changes and garnering challenging approvals.
More on the new partners:
Ann Marie Anderson
Prior to joining Hall Strategies, Anderson served as communications director to Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee. She also served as deputy press secretary to the former U.S. Senator Bob Corker on Capitol Hill and later worked as a major donor consultant for Kaegi Resources, a Nashville-based fundraising and event-management firm. Anderson served on two gubernatorial inaugural planning committees (2019 and 2023) and was one of a six-member fundraising team that raised more than $6 million for inaugural events.
At Hall Strategies, Anderson supports national and international companies with a major Tennessee presence. Specializing in rapid response and campaign-style communications, Anderson works with clients that require strategic victories in public and government relations.
Her diversified media and public relations work spans from a natural resources campaign that garnered significant federal, state, and local support for a multi-state pipeline expansion, to TC Restaurant Group, Downtown Nashville’s premier Broadway hospitality operator, where she directed media strategy for grand openings such as Morgan Wallen’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen and Posty’s, which culminated in the largest grand opening celebration in Broadway history, when Post Malone performed before a crowd of 30,000 fans.
A Cookeville native, Anderson is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Nancy Floyd
Prior to joining Hall Strategies, Floyd spent more than 15 years as a journalist, writer, and editor. She served for 10 years as editor-in-chief of Nfocus Magazine, a luxury social and lifestyle publication, and spent a decade as a staff writer and editor for Nashville Scene and Nashville Post. She also worked as a travel writer for Taste of the South Magazine.
Her culinary and hospitality work includes Fox Restaurant Concepts and its concepts The Twelve Thirty Club, Pushing Daisies, The Henry, Flower Child, Culinary Dropout and Doughbird, as well as Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Nashville and its signature restaurants Bacco and Rivière Rooftop. She has driven priority initiatives and supported live events for nonprofits including Centennial Park Conservancy, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, the Nashville Symphony, the Southern Festival of Books, and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage.
With extensive event expertise, Floyd also leads logistics for a wide range of corporate and nonprofit events, including grand openings, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, black-tie galas, and citywide festivals. In 2022, she led the opening strategy for Four Seasons Hotel Nashville, the first international five-star hotel brand in Music City, earning multiple PRSA Parthenon Awards.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Floyd is a graduate of Belmont University.
About Hall Strategies
Hall Strategies represents more than 70 national, state, and local clients across a wide range of industries, including Centennial Park Conservancy, Nashville Symphony, Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Nashville, Metro Nashville Airport Authority, HDR, Inc., MarketStreet Enterprises, GBT Realty, Skanska USA, Life Science Tennessee, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, NHL Nashville Predators, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Enbridge.
The firm’s partners are Joe Hall, Abby Trotter, Ann Marie Anderson, Nancy Floyd, and Justin H. Wilson.
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