Born and raised in the Carondelet section of South St. Louis. I am proud and feel lucky for the opportunity to grow up there. I attended Resurrection and Immaculate Heart of Mary grade schools and St. Mary’s (Southside Catholic) for Highschool.  . In the early nineties I worked for Event marketing companies travelling the US. Living in New York and California gave me a different perspective of the world. I have been to Superbowl’s, the Olympics, concerts and MLB working and enjoying these events. I finished by working on the PGA tour. I came home from the marketing job and started working for AG Edwards and sons on the mutual fund side of the business for a couple of years. I also during this time had the opportunity to become a MLB mascot. Yep, you heard that heard that right. After all that my real estate career began.  My New construction background gave me a foundation to build upon. Also handle quite a few short sales and foreclosures, before it ever became a thing. In 2010 closed on close to 10 million in volume and sold 42 homes. Then I stepped away from the business for various reasons. I went to work for a major airline in 2010, arguably the best domestic airline in the US. I continued to do a few deals a year just to stay in the business.