Staff

Considered a premier chef and restaurateur who has garnered national acclaim over the past 18 years in business as the chef/owner of Criolla’s Restaurant. In the early 1990’s, Earles spent the winter months in New York City working with chefs he calls “the leaders of Manhattan cuisine,” including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Charlie Palmer and Tom Colicchio. He was a four time guest chef of the James Beard Foundation – the prestigious nonprofit organization formed to preserve America’s culinary heritage. He has also been guest chef at Harlan Estate and Miner Family Vineyards for the Napa Valley Wine Auction as well as guest chef stints in Miami, Nashville and most recently at Cap Juluca on the island of Anguilla. Johnny has lived along Scenic 30A for over 25 years and was founding president of the Scenic 30A Business Association. He is also the managing broker for 30A Resorts, a CCIM Candidate and an Advisory Board Member of Regions Bank. Johnny is married to Debbie Earles and they have a son Jonathan.

An integral player in the Nashville music scene for much of his career.  Chip was the founder and owner of Chip Peay Entertainment, Inc. He was the personal manager for Alan Jackson overseeing worldwide tours, 60 plus employees, marketing and promotion with Arista Records, booking agent and corporate sponsorship deals. Other personal management clients included Steve Wariner, Don Williams, Restless Heart, Ricky Skaggs and Ronnie Milsap. Chip was a member of the Country Music Association, Leadership Music 1990 Graduate, Belmont University Music Business School Advisory Board, Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel Advisory Board and Commodore Yacht Club Board of Directors. Chip enjoys boating, playing guitar with the Pat Patrick Orchestra, and rooting for his favorite teams, the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Tennessee Titans.  He has two sons, Will and Matt.

President and CEO of FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation based in Memphis, Tennessee. He is a 25-year veteran of FedEx and a two-time winner of the “Five Star Award”, the most prestigious award for employee performance given at FedEx.  Prior to joining FedEx he was a design engineer and financial analyst for W.R. Grace & Company in Memphis. He serves as the Chairman of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering Alumni Advisory Board. Ed and his wife Sue have three children, Edmund, David and Anna.

A retired Naval Aviator and Delta Airlines Captain. He is a Founding Member of the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Florida and also serves on the Board of Directors of the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors. Scott began his real estate career with Harry Norman in Atlanta and is licensed in Georgia as well as Florida. He and his wife Leslie have been married for 27 years. She also is a retired Naval Aviator and currently serves as a 747-400 pilot for United Airlines based in Chicago. They have three children, Liz, Steph and Matthew.

A top producing, award winning real estate professional. He was a broker-associate with The St. Joe Company and part of their real estate sales team, specializing in WaterColor and WaterSound properties. Prior to joining The St. Joe Company, Ken was sales manager at Tops’l Beach & Racquet Resort and managed the successful sale of over 350 new resort properties representing approximately $77,000,000 in volume. Ken also brokered numerous commercial and REO deals for area lenders and the Resolution Trust Corporation. Having represented hundreds of successful real estate transactions in South Walton County, Ken offers his clients abundant knowledge through professional real estate advisory services.  He serves on several homeowner association boards and is a CCIM candidate. He has two sons, Michael and John.