
Real Estate Entrepreneur
Greater Atlanta Area

Real Estate Entrepreneur
Greater Atlanta Area
Real estate entrepreneur with substantial experience in business planning, commercial sales, and marketing. Places a high premium on providing pertinent information to clients and agents about the local real estate market. Focused on reestablishing the real estate industry as a quality service with expertise and valuable insight.
Direct experience using web technologies to improve property marketing and client services. Particularly interested in growing company presence through online and local networking. Interested in real estate broker management as well, and in advising Realtors how to reach new audiences through online marketing and social networking.
Planned and coordinated the southeast's first real estate technology conference focusing on web 2.0 tools such as blogging, seo, video, web widgets, wordpress plugins, listing syndication, and social networking - REtechSouth.com
Representation with Integrity, Communication without Frustration, Property Research & Evaluation, Branding and Identity, Contract Preparation & Negotiation, Investment Analysis, Financial Lending Facilitation
(Real Estate industry)
June 2008 — Present (2 months)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
February 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Guidepoint Global is a primary research firm that provides investors and business decision-makers with on-demand access to its worldwide network of industry experts. Established in 2003 as Clinical Advisors, we changed our name in November 2007 to better communicate the breadth of our expertise and services.
Guidepoint Global Advisors is an exclusive network of industry professionals who provide consulting services to the financial, investment, strategy consulting and corporate communities. “Our Advisors are selectively recruited to provide a seamless breadth and depth of collective expertise, giving you the information and insight that you need to make critical investment and strategic decisions.”
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; SBKC; Banking industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Serve on Board of Directors at Security Bank of North Metro, Woodstock, GA. Also serve on the Director's Loan Committee to add insight on local real estate loan approvals. Regularly called on to assess property values and loan applicant business strategies/financial statements.
Security Bank Corporation has 21 banking offices in the Middle Georgia market, two locations in Coastal Georgia, two locations in the Atlanta Metro market, plus mortgage lending departments in Macon, Warner Robins, Rincon, Richmond Hill, St. Simons, Fayetteville, and Columbus. There are also loan production offices in Bogart, Georgia, Cumming, Georgia and Hiram, Georgia. The banks are active in retail banking, small business, consumer and commercial lending, while the mortgage subsidiary makes home loans to individuals and construction and development loans to the real estate industry.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)
January 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Serve on the Executive Committee as 2nd Vice President for a 1500 member association of local Realtors. Designed and implemented the associations website (http://caor.info) as well as setup the Google Apps system to manage emails and share documents within the staff of the association. Also serve as Chairman of the Commercial Council for the association and organize quarterly council meetings for local commercial Realtors.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)
August 2005 — Present (3 years)
Managing Broker/Co-Owner of a 25 agent real estate brokerage firm. Responsibilities include business planning, recruiting agents, managing staff, design and maintenance of website, design and implementation of marketing, and training/problem-solving for agents.
Striving to create the ultimate customer service in real estate by hiring quality agents with integrity and deploying aggressive web marketing tactics and constantly testing new internet technologies.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2005 — Present (3 years 7 months)
General business advisement and marketing consultant to Grace to the Nations. GTN exists to reach people in our community, nation, and world with the hope-filled, joy-filled, essential and authentic truth of God's Word . Connecting believers of Christ, those who possess and know the Word, into the community of those who need to hear the truth of that Word, is the essence of this ministry.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Real Estate industry)
March 1997 — July 2005 (8 years 5 months)
Seller, Buyer, Landlord and Tenant Representation, account management, contract negotiations, property concept design, media purchasing, and project management.
Successful projects include:
Weatherstone Park, Woodstock, GA
– Commercial Outparcels & Office Park Development
Claremore Lake, Woodstock, GA
– A Mixed-Use Office/Retail Development
Oakside Office Park, Canton, GA
– A Medical Office Park Development
The Preserve, Ball Ground, GA
- An Estate Lot & New Home Development
Lakefield, Canton, GA
- An Estate Lot and Custom Home Development
B.S., Communications, 1994 — 1996
National Champions for Best Advertising & Promotion for GM Internship
Communications 1992 — 1994
Travel, Tennis, Softball, Golf, Film, Networking and Strategic Gaming.
Cherokee Association of Realtors (2nd Vice President & Commercial Council Chairman), Security Bank of North Metro, Cherokee Business Quarterly Editorial Board, Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Atlanta Young Real Estate Professionals, Northeast Georgia Board of Realtors, Georgia Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, Grace to the Nations, Woodstock Community Business Association, RE.net, REtechSouth
Million Dollar Club, Active Life Member
CCIM Candidate
e-Pro Technology Certification
Broker/Agent of the Month (Jan 2007)