OUR TEAM
OUR TEAM
DAVID COULTON
PRESIDENT / BROKER
ANDREW COULTON
VICE PRESIDENT / ASSOCIATE BROKER
Andrew has a diverse background in business/technology consulting and building his own companies in the beverage and natural foods industries. Andrew has a deep knowledge of deal structure, contracts, client management, project management, marketing and sales. Andrew's experience covers multi-family, office, land, residential and development deals. He works with smaller investment companies up to large, established developers. He also enjoys representing office and retail tenants. As the Vice President of Westgate, one of his jobs is researching, developing and implementing technology tools to make our brokers more productive. Andrew serves on the board of the Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce along with its Zoning & Economic Development Committee.
GARY ARMSTRONG
BROKER
Gary has an extensive resume in real estate, development and construction. He managed large, complex projects from feasibility analysis and site acquisition through planning, engineering, entitlements, construction and marketing. Mr. Armstrong's leadership as President and CEO of Bonita Bay Properties and affiliated companies in southwest Florida for ten years included the creation of the award winning 2400 acre Bonita Bay Community with residential, commercial and recreational components. Gary also worked as a Land Acquisition Specialist (2001-2007) in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey providing land for builders based in the Philadelphia area, maintaining over $100 million in active contracts and negotiations.
Gary has served on the boards of organizations focused on education, conservation and economic development and as Rotary and Chamber of Commerce President.
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Science and Architecture, Florida Atlantic University.
KAREN SCHORKOPF
ASSOCIATE
Karen has an extensive background in banking, real estate, investments, consulting, and M&A work having started her career as a Wall Street International Investment Banker and then holding a variety of positions over her 30+ year career. Karen is also an experienced Business Broker and M&A Advisor specializing in helping Tennessee business owners sell their privately-owned companies and related commercial real estate.
ANDY ZHU
ASSOCIATE
Born and raised in Nashville, Andy knows Music City like the back of his hand. He graduated Vanderbilt Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 2020 and is currently pursuing his masters in construction management from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.
Andy is focused on multifamily, land, and development with an eye on anything that can help tackle the affordable housing crisis, his passion. Off-site construction, pre-fabrication, unique financing arrangements, tiny homes, and any other unique strategies in the housing space are his speciality. Talk to him about building science and lean construction as methods to build environmentally sustainable and economically affordable places to live.
In his free time, Andy loves to play guitar, piano, and trombone. While at Vanderbilt, he was on a performance Latin Dance team and still likes to salsa. He also is a mazer, a brewer of home-made meads, which is a type of wine made from honey. He is fluent in Spanish and Mandarin.
