Born and raised in South Knoxville, Adam graduated from Maryville College with a degree in English Literature.  After teaching mathematics and literature at the high school level for a few years, he turned his passion for education toward the financial world, joining Keystone Mortgage Group in Knoxville in 2015, where he still operates as a residential loan officer and has closed in excess of $150 million in residential loans. At the beginning of 2025, Adam earned an affiliate real estate broker’s license and has hit the ground running, assisting numerous clients in both commercial and residential transactions.