Josh cut his real estate teeth while working in Boston Proper, one of the most demanding seller's markets in the country, as Buyer Specialist and Listing Coordinator for a Top 20 real estate team in Massachusetts at Charlesgate Realty Group. While there, he produced over 19 Million in sales in just over two years and managed 58 listing transactions from contract to close. In 2013, Josh served on the Greater Boston Real Estate Board's Government Affairs Committee, and in 2015, the Mayor of Boston appointed him to the City's five-member Zoning Board of Appeals prior to his moving back home to Ohio. Josh achieved the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR(r)) designation - the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation and the only buyer designation recognized by the National Association of Realtors. He also earned the Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) designation - the premier credential in seller representation, awarded to real estate practitioners who meet specific educational and practical experience criteria. He is passionate about getting deals done for his clients that reflect the best price, terms, and conditions for their situation and lifestyle, regardless of the market conditions. Prior to real estate, Josh worked in Boston politics as a budget director in the state senate, then as executive director for a former state treasurer and former Democratic National Committee Chairman. He even ran in a special state representative election in downtown Boston and was endorsed by the Boston Globe. Josh received his B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University where he was also a football letterman and Sigma Chi Fraternity President. He was a page in the Ohio Senate and also studied abroad at the University of Paris IV Paris-Sorbonne and speaks French. He is enrolled in the Business Foundations Course through the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Josh and his wife, Lindsay Galbreath Dawson, their daughter, Ila, and their dog, Brutus, reside in Upper Arlington where Lindsay was born and raised. He is a licensed real estate salesperson in Ohio and Massachusetts, and a member of the National, Ohio, and Columbus Realtor Boards.