Words by Cooper Kirkpatrick | Images by Al Blanton

At 23, Garrett Pschirer is leveraging his knowledge of real estate, marketing, and social media, with the intent to build a legacy.

“A successful career is not the end goal for me,” he says. “It’s just the beginning.”

A full-time student at UAB and a realtor with The Jay Barrett Group with Realty South, Garrett has spent the past year proving that vision, planning, and action lead to success.

“I was raised in a small place called Dogtown just outside of Carbon Hill; most people don’t even know the name,” he says. “I didn’t grow up with any kind of advantages, and I’ve always felt like I had something to prove.”

After graduating from Jasper High School in 2022, Garrett received a full-ride scholarship to Bevill State Community College before earning a Presidential scholarship to UAB, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Along the way, he began building a career in real estate. Last year, he closed his first year in the industry with an impressive $1.5 million in volume.

For Garrett, though, success in real estate is about more than closing deals. It is also about serving others.

“My father, Chris Pschirer, is a pastor, and my mother, Brandy Pschirer, is a nurse. From an early age, I was taught to be a servant,” Garrett says. “Putting a smile on someone’s face is gratifying to me, and that’s a way I serve.”

Garrett’s seemingly natural ability to make others smile has led to great success on social media. He has amassed an audience of more than 100,000 followers, generated over 3.2 million likes, and captured tens of millions of views through his content. He believes one of his greatest strengths is his ability to market homes and create viral content for his real estate listings.

Even so, Garrett views his real estate and social media careers as only part of a much larger vision for his future. He says he hopes to one day run for governor of Alabama, motivated by a desire to protect the state from outside influence and advance the values he holds dear.

Whatever path he ultimately follows, Garrett views success not as a finish line, but as influence: something to build, grow, and use with purpose. 78