He was raised in the United Kingdom and has an Honors degree in Valuation and Estate Management from the University of the West of England. He has lived and worked as a real estate agent and valuer in London, Lisbon and Milan and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Over the past 30 years, he has undertaken real estate consultancy in eighteen countries across Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and South America.

A published author of historical fiction, he is also an experienced world traveller who has scaled some of the world's greatest mountains including Mount Everest. He moved to Charleston in 2010 with his wife, Farrah Follmann, who also works with William Means. As an agent with Charleston's exclusive affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate, he offers an eclectic real estate experience and knowledge of the local Charleston marketplace.