My wife Gian and I are proud to call The Preserve home. While many people know me as a real estate broker, trainer, and former managing broker, here I'm simply your neighbor.

For more than 12 years, I've helped Middle Tennessee families buy and sell homes, closing more than 250 transactions and helping clients save over $1 million in commissions.

Whether you need advice, a contractor recommendation (see the Homes Services page), market information, or help buying or selling a home, I'm always happy to help.

From Alaska to The Preserve

The journey that led me here began thousands of miles away.

Real estate has never just been about houses to me. It has always been about people, relationships, trust, and the stories that connect us to the places we call home.

Long before I became a real estate broker, I developed an appreciation for people and places by growing up and living in some very different parts of the country — from Anchorage, Alaska to Savannah, Georgia before eventually planting roots here in Middle Tennessee more than 35 years ago.

Those experiences shaped the way I see people, places, and community. Different backgrounds, different personalities, different lifestyles — but at the center of all of them was always a sense of connection and home.

Savannah, Georgia

Where southern hospitality, community, and

connection became part of who I am.

Sports also played a big role in my early life. Football and baseball taught me discipline, preparation, teamwork, and competitiveness. Somewhere deep down, I still think I can compete at a pretty high level. Reality occasionally reminds me otherwise.



Those lessons stayed with me long after the games ended. They shaped the way I approach challenges, work with others, and prepare for opportunities—both personally and professionally.

Cumberland University

Where I earned my degree's—and became

the first student accepted into the

University's MBA program in 1995.

After earning both my BBA and MBA from Cumberland University, I spent more than a decade with UPS, working in finance, marketing, and sales. Those experiences taught me how to communicate clearly, solve problems strategically, and lead under pressure.

Looking back, those years reinforced a few things I still believe today: details matter, preparation matters, communication matters, and most importantly, relationships matter.

Finding My Calling in Real Estate

After years working in business, finance, marketing, sales, and consulting, I entered the real estate industry in 2014. Looking back, it felt less like a career change and more like a natural progression.

Real estate combined everything I had enjoyed throughout my professional life—strategy, communication, marketing, negotiation, problem solving, and most importantly, working with people.

What started as helping families buy and sell homes quickly grew into opportunities I never expected. Early in my career, I ranked among the top 5% of agents in Tennessee for number of homes sold by an individual. Later, I earned my Broker's License and served as Managing Broker for a firm in Franklin, where I recruited, coached, and mentored agents while helping them build successful businesses of their own.

Along the way, I helped bring Realty ONE Group into Tennessee and had the opportunity to train and develop more than 500 real estate professionals.

But if there's one lesson I've learned through all of it, it's this: real estate has never really been about houses. It's about people.

The homes matter. The contracts matter. The negotiations matter. But the relationships built along the way are what stay with you long after the transaction is complete.

The Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament
Where friendship, community, and giving back

came together for a cause close to home.

Community has always been important to me, both personally and professionally.

Over the years, I've supported organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Junior Achievement, Feed America First, and other local charities throughout Middle Tennessee. But one of the most meaningful experiences came through a project much closer to home.

Together with Keith Burns, founding member of the country group Trick Pony and my former Five Oaks neighbor, we co-founded The Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament. Held at Five Oaks Golf & Country Club—less than a mile from where I live today in The Preserve—the event brought together friends, local businesses, community leaders, and supporters for a cause that meant a great deal to both of us.

In honor of our mothers and their battles with rheumatoid arthritis, the tournament helped raise more than $50,000 for the Arthritis Foundation over the years. While I'm proud of the amount we raised, what I remember most is seeing a community and celebrities come together to help others.

It's a reminder that some of the most meaningful things we accomplish aren't measured by business success, but by the lives we impact along the way.

Today in Nashville, Channel 4 Nashville
Years after her participating in the Celebrity Classic,

Kelly Sutton welcomed me to Today in Nashville

to discuss real estate and consumer savings.

A Different Approach

That same mindset eventually shaped the way I approached real estate.

Over the years, I've built my business around a simple philosophy: real estate should be more transparent, more strategic, and more client-focused than the traditional experience often provides.

I've never been particularly interested in doing things simply because that's how they've always been done. Instead, I've focused on finding better ways to serve clients while helping them keep more of their hard-earned equity.



That philosophy eventually led me to create a commission-saving model that has helped clients save more than $1 million in traditional real estate fees without sacrificing marketing exposure, communication, or professional representation. I've never believed consumers should have to choose between strong representation and making smart financial decisions.

My approach has always been a little different, and I'm perfectly okay with that.

Along the way, I've had opportunities to share those ideas on local television and radio, including appearances on Today in Nashville, 104.5 The Zone, and 99.7 SuperTalk. While I appreciate the exposure, I've always believed credibility is built less through advertising and more through relationships, reputation, and results over time.

In many ways, that philosophy isn't really about real estate at all. It's about putting people first, challenging conventional thinking when it benefits others, and never losing sight of who you're ultimately serving.

Why The Preserve Feels Like Home

After all the places I've lived, the careers I've pursued, and the experiences I've been fortunate enough to have, life eventually brought me here to The Preserve.

Today, Gian and I enjoy the simple things—walking the neighborhood, spending time with friends and neighbors, and being part of a community that truly feels like home.

Creating this website was never really about real estate. It was about giving something back to a neighborhood we care about. Whether you're looking for local resources, market information, trusted service providers, or simply want to connect with a neighbor, I hope you'll find it helpful.

At the end of the day, I'm not just the broker behind this website.

I'm your neighbor.

And I'm grateful to call The Preserve home.