My journey into the building industry really began out of my entrepreneurial spirit as a teenager when I determined that doing small home repairs as part of my lawn services business earned more money than cutting grass. I was also fortunate to have a next-door neighbor by the name of John Wieland who would become one of the largest builders in Atlanta until his company was acquired by the Pulte Group. He was one of our carpool parents and on the days he picked us up from school, I would eagerly tag along and go back to his job sites rather than go home and do my homework. This early exposure to home building was invaluable and ignited my passion for building and construction. My journey continued into commercial real estate where I was exposed to land development with some national home builders, which eventually lead me to getting my BS degree in construction management. After college, I went to work for ARVIDA as a custom home builder and the rest is history as they say.