Tripp Butler was born in Rome, Georgia and grew up outside of Atlanta. After graduating from The University of Alabama, Tripp began his career in commercial real estate in Atlanta before relocating to Charleston, South Carolina in the early 1990s to join Wild Dunes Real Estate as a sales executive. After several successful years as a full-time sales executive, Tripp advanced into leadership roles at Wild Dunes, ultimately serving as Broker, Partner, and CEO. In this capacity, he held full responsibility for P&L performance, strategic goal setting, operations, marketing, sales management, and the leadership of a 20-person staff. While also working on real estate development projects alongside Wild Dunes Development Company, Tripp oversaw sales, marketing, and infrastructure initiati...