September 4th, 2008

Introducing Chuck Finney, Thomas Garner and Chris Widen. Both Chuck and Thomas joined The Greenbrier Sporting Club in June 2008 and Chris in August 2008. All three located here from Florida where they had been working in luxury real estate. We are happy to have them a part of the sales team and also proud to announce Chuck’s new promotion…to Assistant Director of Sales.


Chuck will be working alongside our Director of Sales Josh Estes to continue the sales momentum. Please drop by to welcome our new staff members if you have not had the pleasure already.



Chuck Finney, Assistant Director of Sales

Chuck joins The Greenbrier Sporting Club in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia from BHIF Global, where he had been serving as Director of Sales and Marketing. Chuck was responsible for calling on developers of built product to introduce and implement product for Global Property Bond. Prior to working with BHIF Global, Chuck served in sales management positions with IMI Resort Sales and Marketing and was Director of Sales and Marketing at Trump Tower Palm Beach, Cimarron Hills, The Ocean Club and IMI/Ginn. Chuck has also sold at St. Kitts Peninsula, Lahontan and Viceroy Anguilla.




As a seasoned professional, with 12 years of experience of sales and sales management in luxury resort markets, Chuck has had the opportunity to sale a wide variety of product including ski resort condominiums, golf homesites, hotel residents, high-rise condominiums and custom homes in a vast array of settings. He has been director of sales in high-end resort sales to very affluent buyers and upper middle class primary home markets and has successfully run offsite sales teams that were required to generate their own databases and lead sources. His wide variety of experience has made him adept in every facet of the sales process from prospecting, front-end, tour, close, contract preparation, follow-up, financing and customer referral generation. Chuck has been responsible for $1 billion in sales closings throughout his career.




Originally from Miami, Florida, Chuck attended the University of South Carolina where he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations. While there he played Varsity Football as a defensive back and was a four year letterman. Today, his hobbies include golf and swimming. Chuck is married to Lee, an attorney, and together they have a daughter Chandler, 18, attending the University of South Carolina and another daughter Colin, 7, in Second Grade.




Chuck can be reached at cfinney@gbrsc.com, 304-536-7782 (direct office line) or 561-862-7023 (cell).

Thomas Garner, Sales Executive

Thomas joins The Greenbrier Sporting Club in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia after six years as a sales executive with IMI Resort Sales and Marketing, RDI and Trump Tower Palm Beach.




Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Thomas attended the University of South Carolina where he graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science. After graduation, Thomas enjoyed a stint as a free agent for the New York Jets in 1985. He then returned to South Carolina as a graduate assistant writing his MBA and was hired as a fundraiser for the athletic program. Thomas enjoys hunting, fishing, golf and working out.




Thomas can be reached at tgarner@gbrsc.com, 304-536-7780 (direct office line) or 941-330-7758 (cell).

Chris Widen, Sales Executive

Chris joins The Greenbrier Sporting Club in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia after seven years as a sales executive in luxury real estate where his top closing sale was a $3.2 million penthouse in Miami. Two years with IMI, specifically living in the Caribbean on the island of Tortola, British Virgin Islands and five years with Keyes Company Real Estate. Prior to his real estate experience, Chris spent some time with the US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office in Miami, Florida. He then worked with the Sports Marketing department for agent Mitch Frankel of Impact Sports in Boca Raton. He also spent two years in sponsorship sales on the FedEx Orange Bowl Committee in Miami.




Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, Chris attended a four-year military school, Massachusetts Maritime Academy at Buzzards Bay where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in Environmental Science. He went on to achieve his MBA with a focus on Sports Marketing at Lynn University in Boca Raton in 2001.




Chris came to The Greenbrier for his first visit on July 18-20 of this year and fell in love with The Greenbrier and the opportunity the Sporting Club had to offer. Packed up the car two weeks later and drove 15 hours straight to White Sulphur Springs. He finds West Virginia to be oddly similiar to his Caribbean tour of duty, nice people, lots of outdoor activities and mountain views. He doesn’t have much use now for his mask, fins, snorkel or his sailboat knot tying skills, but he can’t wait to truly experience all the activities that the mountain state has to offer.




Chris can be reached at cwiden@gbrsc.com, 304-536-7770 (direct office line) or 954-401-9970.

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