About 3RD HOME

Our goal is simple:  To create the finest luxury second home exchange program in the world - with the highest standards in the industry. The value of owning a second home skyrockets with 3RD HOME's exclusive access to the finest vacation homes and villas imaginable - at some of the most desirable resorts and private destinations in the world. 3RD HOME offers sophisticated travelers a trusted source of information and provides greater benefits for second home owners than they ever dreamed possible. The process is easy, fast and reliable – and all done in real-time online with a transaction fee of just $495 USD.

Based in Nashville, Tennessee, A Third Home, LLC brings more than 25 years of extensive resort sales and development experience.

Wade Shealy

Founder, Chairman, and CEO

Wade is recognized as one of the country's leaders in resort real estate sales, marketing and development. Over the last 25 years, he has been responsible for projects including Sandestin, Florida and Hampton Island, Georgia and dozens of others totaling more than $3 billion in revenue. As vice president of Intrawest he was responsible for luxury projects from New England to the Caribbean. A co-founder of one of South Carolina's most successful real estate companies, Wade understands the needs of company owners, brokers and agents. A frequent lecturer at the University of Georgia and resource for the media, he has been quoted and featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Trend, Private Air, Links Magazine, Coastal Living, Southern Accents and Executive Traveler.

Giles Adams

Partner and President

Based in 3RD HOME's European office in London, Giles was a Founder and Managing Director of European competitor, Utopia Exchange, before the company merged with 3RD HOME in August 2010. His 10 year marketing and business development career started in New York with advertising agency, M&C Saatchi where he managed the accounts for The Related Companies and The Sunshine Group. His team designed and managed all of the collateral that helped sell $500 million in real estate at One Central Park West and The Residences at Mandarin Oriental.

In 2004/2005 he took an MBA at The University of Bath, UK focusing on marketing and entrepreneurship before joining the London office of the NFL. His first foray into start-ups came when he joined mobile find service 82ASK as their Marketing Director. He re-branded the company to Texperts and it was sold to 118 118 in 2008. He has an undergraduate degree from The University of Edinburgh and loves pretty much all sports and was happy to retire from his brief boxing career last year undefeated.

Terry Weaver

Chief Sales Officer

Terry is recognized nationally as one of the top Real Estate trainers and motivators. He is the founder of Master Sales Institute (MSI). In 1995 Terry created ACES (Amenity Communities Excellence in Selling) Academy which is annually attended by over 500 sales and management people from all over the U.S and Canada. Terry is the author of the book, Secrets of Selling From Real Estates Masters.

Terry is a member of the National Speakers Association and the Urban Land Institute. Terry has trained over 10,000 sales people in his career. His client list for real estate training include: Amelia Island, Bald Head Island, Bear Lake Reserve, Berkeley Hall, Bluegreen, Callawassie Island, Cliffs Communities, Crescent Resources, DeBordieu, East West Partners, Sandestin, Ginn Company, Desert Mountain, Haig Point, Hammock Beach, IMI Resort Sales, Kiawah Island, Lake Toxaway, Wild Heron, Trillium, St. Joe, St James Plantation, Shea Homes, Ritz- Carlton Golf, Reynolds Plantation, Reunion, Rarity Communities, Intrawest/Playground, Oldfield, Mountain Air, Landmark and Litchfield company just to name a few.

Martin Sprock

Partner

Martin is Founder, CEO and Chairman of Raving Brands, one of the nations premier and successful fast casual restaurants. Known brands founded by Raving Brands and Sprock include Moe's Southwest Grill, a 2005 Inc Magazine top 25 company, Mama Fu's Asian House, Doc Green's Gourmet Salads, Bonehead Grill, Flying Biscuit Café, Shanes Rib Shack, PJ's Coffee of New Orleans, Planet Smoothie and Monkey Joe's. Martin received his degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and resides in Charlotte NC.

Bonneau Ansley

Partner and Director

After graduating for Woodberry Forest in Virginia, Bonneau went to the University of Georgia were he graduated with a BBA in Real Estate from the Terry College of Business. Bonneau has been involved in real estate as an investor, developer and salesperson for more than a decade. Over the past 10 years he has been involved in the development and sales of about $200 million. With second homes in Sea Island, Palmetto Bluff and Cashiers his family understands the value of second home ownership and appreciates the added value benefits of 3RD HOME.

Clayton Alan Curtis

Digital Marketing Coordinator

Clayton serves as the digital, social-media, and affiliate coordinator. He spent his undergraduate years at Clemson University and the University of Vermont where he was active in Chi Phi fraternity as well as Track and Field. He received numerous academic and athletic accolades including All-ACC, All-New England, and All-America East. He served as Team Captain during his Senior year at UVM. Graduating from college in '07 with a degree in Television and Film, Clayton moved to Atlanta where he was Head Marketing Tech at Budweiser of Atlanta. He served as the New Media Producer for TrainerTV.com and was also the Marketing Director for Land Surf Inc. in Marietta, GA.

Robin Teichert

Property Specialist

Robin's background in real estate had childhood beginnings with her father being part of a successful company developing resort properties. "I loved the lake cottage visits...this is when I first learned the true value of the second home life!" After college, Robin began a career in Real Estate and in her first year was runner up "rookie of the year" for the Board Of Realtors. Over her 20 years in Real Estate she has worked with properties at the beach, lake and in the city. She played an integral role in turning around the occupancy at many luxury properties. She has been affiliated with The Four Seasons, The Georgian Terrace, Park Avenue, Park Regency, and The Astoria in Atlanta. She is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Georgia and Florida.

Chuck Leavell

Advisory Board
Musician – The Rolling Stones, Author and Conservationist

For more than 30 years Chuck Leavell has been recognized as one of the top keyboard players in the country and the world. He has been a member of the Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Train, Government Mule, The Indigo Girls and for the past 27 years the Rolling Stones. Chuck has authored three books on conservation, served on the American Forest Foundation and boards for land conservation and is co-founder of The Mother Nature Network, one of the top environmental Web sites in the world.

Ray Lewis

Advisory Board
Hospitality and Global Travel Expert

Ray served as chief marketing officer for Holiday Inn Worldwide and was part of the company's executive leadership overseeing global franchise operations for 12 years. During that time he was responsible for global brand management, worldwide sales and market activities, strategic alliances and channel management. A co-founder of Global Vacation Group, Ray served on the management team that took the company public with a listing on the NYSE. Currently, Ray is a highly sought after business advisor in the areas of global travel, hospitality, leisure, and luxury consumer and business services.

George Benson

Advisory Board
President of the College of Charleston

George is the 21st president of the College of Charleston and formerly served as dean of the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia and dean of Rutgers Business School at Rutgers University. He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Bucknell University, pursued graduate work in the engineering school of New York University and holds a Ph.D in decision sciences from the University of Florida. Active with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program over the years, he has served as a judge, on the Board of Overseers and as Chairman of the Board of Overseers. He is co-author of a leading textbook on business statistics and serves on several corporate boards of directors.

Mac Anderson

Advisory Board

Mac Anderson is the founder Simple Truths & Successories, the leader in creating products for employee motivation and recognition.

Successories, however, is not the first success story for Mac Anderson. He was also the founder and CEO of McCord Travel (one of the largest travel companies in the Midwest) and as a part owner of Orval Kent Food Company (the largest manufacturer of prepared salad products in the country), he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing. His remarkable accomplishments in these three unrelated industries provide some insight into his passion and leadership skills. Mac brings the same passion to his speaking when he shares his business experiences with others. In addition, he is the author of two books, The Nature of Success and The Power of Attitude. He also introduced The Race, a motivational classic.