I grew up in East Tennessee, riding and showing horses throughout high school and college. After I graduated from Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, VA I decided to join the Army in 2005. I have served in the Army for almost 16 years now, deploying to Iraq 3 times, and Afghanistan 1 time. I have lived throughout the United States to include Alaska, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Louisiana. I recently was married to my beautiful wife Kierstin, who is a nursing student at this time. While I’m in the process of transitioning out of the Army, I have started my Real Estate career here in Columbia, SC. While trying to fix our new house as we live in it, getting out of the Army, wife in school, and raising our 2 wonderful puppies at the same time.
1. Q: What community do you represent for The Faces Of?
Columbia, SC
2. Q: Please tell us about your family.
I have my beautiful wife Kierstin Allen, and my daughter Ella that lives in GA.
3. Q: From where do most of your clients originate?
Around Columbia, or Fort Jackson.
4. Q: What is something unique about your community?
Our community has a unique vibe to it, you can go from a college scene, to the downtown feel, to multiple breweries. There is just so much to do here in Columbia.
5. Q: What are 2-3 of your top 10 favorite movies?
Boondock Saints, Moana, Top Gun
6. Q: Who is your favorite college sports team?
Tennessee Vols
7. Q: What attracted you to The Faces Of project?
Just the thought of highlighting people in the community I live in and being able to be the one that makes connections with people.
8. Q: Who is the most famous person you have met?
I met Keanu Reeves when I was a child. I threw my boomerang in his yard at my Aunt and Uncle’s house and he brought it back to me. I didn’t know who he was at the time.
9. Q: For our partners in real estate: Have you ever shown a house you believe to be haunted?
I have not shown one, but I went and looked at one for myself that I thought was haunted.
10. Q: What are two things or characteristics that you have that have made you successful in your career?
My work ethic and my personality seem to help.
11. Q: What makes you happy?
I love to hunt, or do anything outdoors.
12. Q: What is the most beautiful place you have been in this world?
The Glaciers in Alaska, and the mountains in Afghanistan are actually really pretty if it wasn’t so bad over there.
13. Q: What are 2-3 of your favorite books?
Anything by Dan Brown, And it’s funny but I have read the Harry Potter books a few times.
14. Q: What else should people know about you?
I love to cook and be in the kitchen. I don’t know what I’m doing but I mix stuff together and it comes out good most of the time.
15. Q: Who is your favorite pro sports team?
New Orlean’s Saints
16. Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My wife and daughter, make me want to be the best that I can.
17. Q: What advice do you want to leave behind?
You can’t take it with you when you leave, have fun and enjoy life to the fullest.
18. Q: If a movie were made about your life, who would you want to play you?
I would like to say someone like Jason Momoa, but it would probably be someone like Frankie Munez.
19. Q: The Faces Of has many partners in the US, in Australia, and in Canada. There are a wide variety of us. Some have been in business for a long time. If you wanted to ask a question, or even a few questions, to this group of people, what would you want to know?
What suggestions would you give to someone transitioning from part time to full time in their personal business? What are some tips to take the business from a beginner level to a pro level?
20. Q: If one of our partners has a referral they can send to you for your market, what is the best way to connect with you?
Either Cell Phone or Email
