Developer of The Greenbrier Sporting Club in West Virginia, The Ford Plantation near Savannah, GA, Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay and other significant domestic developments
More than 35 years of experience in strategic and real estate planning, new business development, sales and marketing, and operations
Responsible for over $1.5 Billion in Real Estate Sales
Coined the Sporting Club membership concept
Graduate of University of Virginia
CEO and Co-Founder of Bobby Jones Links Co.
PGA Member since 1985
Former Consultant with Accenture
Managed resort properties on Hilton Head Island
Develops, builds, and manages golf properties
Past President of the Georgia Golf Course Owners Association
Graduate of Rice University
CEO and Founder of Beau Welling Design an international land planning firm committed to the design and development of meaningful places in Resort, Urban and New Communities
Has overseen and helped design over 90 golf courses world-wide
Currently serves on the Recreational Development ULI Product Council AND Currently serves as the Director of the World Curling Federation Board
Holds a Bachelors degree in Physics from Brown University and a Masters Degree in International Business from the University of South Carolina
Senior VP at Beau Welling Design responsible for Community Designand Planning
Strategic land planner and design practitioner with 20 years experience, specializing in master planning, urban design, site design and community development with past positions within world-class design firms as well as a 5-year teaching position at Clemson University
Currently Serves as the primarily land advisor for the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC
Graduate of Penn State University and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design
CEO and Founder of Soryn Capital
Previous CFO at Beacon Land Development and Finance Director at Jack’s Bay Club in South Eluthera, Bahamas
Key Accomplishments include:Raising $800 M+ in Transaction Financing across various industries, underwriting 400 + Debt and Equity Transactions, Project Financial Planning and Analysis and ProjectPerformance Optimization
Graduate of and Student Athlete at Notre Dame University
Creative Director, Designer, Photographer, Fine Artist, Technology Expert, Account Strategist and Marketing Guru. Fred Adkins’ talents have long established him as one of the most sought-after creative minds in the region in the real estate and hospitality markets. His fresh, innovative, lifestyle campaigns have been the driving force of over $5 billion in real estate sales. Companies that have greatly benefited from Fred’s illustrious career include Wood Partners, LMC, Related Group, The Rockefeller Group, Kimco, McDonalds, Heineken, Paradisus Resorts by Sol Melia, Marriott Resorts, Ritz Carlton, Starwood, Nortel Networks, Arvida, Motorola, AutoNation, Alamo, ExtendedStay America, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Canon and many others. Fred’s high profile real estate campaigns have earned him multiple awards in both print and electronic media. The multiple Addy and Charlie award-winner, and two-time “Artist of the Year” recipient worked his way through the industry, compounding his experience in all aspects of advertising, marketing and real estate. He is the founder and Chief Creative Officer at Fred Agency a lifestyle marketing agency headquartered in Atlanta, creating groundbreaking creative for real estate and hospitality firms throughout the US and the Caribbean.
Born and raised in England, Philippa has lived in the US for the past 25 years. Much of that time was spent in the northeast where she established her own interior design business. Much of her work involved new construction and remodeling and she is passionate about the movement towards incorporating sustainable living and wellness into the design process. As part of the Ilk team, Philippa handles all client relations as well as being the “go-to” contact for questions relating to our on-site amenities and home building process.
Stephanie Leathers is a real estate broker who lives and works in Athens, Georgia, USA, and Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, BWI. She graduated from the University of Georgia and received a law degree from the Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama. Stephanie completed the International Environmental Law program, at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, before accepting an appointment in Juneau, Alaska, with The Office of the Public Defender.
Upon her return to Athens, Stephanie practiced law and shifted to development and sales. Soon, as the number-one residential sales agent in Georgia, her one year sales volume exceeded 30 million dollars. Afterwards, Stephanie formed Chastain, Jenkins & Leathers, a real estate firm whose sales volumes have finished top in their group five years in a row. In 2004, Stephanie played a major role in developing the GAMEDAY Center, a mixed-use luxury sports hotel-condominium property, in partnership with the University of Georgia Athletic Association. Stephanie single handedly sold the complete inventory of 133 residential condominiums and four commercial spaces prior to completion of the building, 98 units before groundbreaking, a record for the Sate of Georgia.
A pre-sales expert, Stephanie continues to break the GAMEDAY concept in other markets including: Auburn, Alabama, at Auburn University; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at The University of Alabama; Tallahassee, Florida, at Florida State and West Lafayette, Indiana, at Perdue University. Stephanie’s next career milestone came in the development and expansion of her family’s historic manufacturing facility, The Leathers Building. An exemplarily mixed-use adaption of a historic property, the iconic building features 27,000 square feet including 27 commercial condominium spaces, each sold before completion. Business owners love the retail and restaurant conveniences, which attract local visitors and tourist alike. Today Stephanie is widely recognized as a residential and commercial condominium pre-sales and development authority. Among her growing accolades in real estate sales and development, Stephanie has sold the most expensive piece of property, per acre, to date, in Downtown Athens. Beckoning to interest in environmental law, Stephanie’s outdoor spirit is, as friends know, a part of her. Recently, Stephanie sailed her 50 foot yacht from Florida to the Turks and Caicos Islands (twice).
Currently serves as a logistics and well testing consultant for multiple deep water and high pressure oil and gas projects
This past year, has led climbing teams on Mt. Everest as well as seven other mountain summit expeditions in the Alps, Caucasus, Altai, and Atlas Ranges
After graduating Brown University, he joined the Marines, served as a Platoon Commander in Afghanistan and ultimately left the Marines with the rank of Captain
Has over $2M in safety and logistics training between the Marines and Oil and Gas Industries
United States Olympic Trials, Competitor, 2004
Graduate, Marine Special Operations Assessment and Selection Ranked “One of the few exceptionally qualified Marines” in every performance evaluation for over 5 years
Awarded Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal for superior performance & leadership
Founder
Developer & Concept Visionary
Club & Amenities Management
Principal
Design & Development Oversight
Community Design & Development
Financial Oversight
Creative & Marketing
Interiors & Client Services
Sales & Legal
Project Manager / Director Outdoor Pursuits & Programming