Rising Stars

Perfect food, perfect service, community involvement.

Knock loud, hard and often.

“When deeds speak, words are nothing.” (African proverb)

Stay hungry. Stay foolish. (via Steve Jobs)

Be relentless in character, marketing and common sense.

Don’t be afraid of hard work.

Stategy. Inform. Connect. Growth. Savvy. Create.

Deliver unsurpassable value through every interaction.

Works with clients in Bay, Jackson, Gulf and Walton counties to help them with their business banking needs. Born in Panama City, he has worked for SunTrust in offices across Northwest Florida, including Pensacola and Tallahassee. His community involvement is wide-ranging, he has a major interest in the region’s economic development and serves on the Bay County Economic Development Alliance.

An entrepreneur running three businesses at once, with ideas for plenty more if he had the time. Known locally for the jumps and cross-country courses he developed for the Red Hills Horse Trials, he designs courses around the world. He also runs a business called Luna Pavilions, where he builds African thatch pavilions and wooden furniture that he sells. He is a developer, manages rental properties, is a consultant for a new equestrian drug to help injured horses — and will be in London this summer to help his brother, who is in charge of equestrian events at the summer Olympics.