Meet the Speaker, Performer and Entrepreneur:
Travis Belton is an award-winning and data-driven Commercial Real Estate agent, successful Atlanta Creative and Entrepreneur. His firm has worked with organizations like Airbnb’s new Atlanta Tech Hub, Microsoft, Grady Health Foundation and more to help them find the most excellent office space solutions possible.
Originally from Winnsboro, South Carolina, Travis attended Coastal Carolina, the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Georgia State University. As a proud resident of Atlanta, Travis serves as a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Young Council of REALTORS® and has gained experience from respected industry brands like Drew Eckl & Farnham, DTSpade Specialized Real Estate and more.
Now he brings all of that expertise to his clients at the nation’s largest African American pure tenant rep firm in the US.
My Story.
GROWING UP
I’m the youngest of five and grew up singing in church in the small rural town of Winnsboro, South Carolina.
My dad was an 18-wheeler truck driver who used to take me on rides to different cities and states with him when he could.
He wasn’t into sports. He used to be into the streets, until he had us kids - then everything became about church. We lost him when I was 16.
Where we lived was truly in the country - there was a cow pasture right across the street from us. Country life lends itself well to creativity. I used to pull all my cousins together and have us make up little productions.
We’d put on plays, kind of like Tyler Perry. Seeing him succeed in entertainment made me feel like I could do that, too. It’s how I got into the world of storytelling - and I could always be counted on for some wild, great story to share.
CHURCH LIFE
Being a Seventh Day Pentecostal kid, everything was about church. Every Saturday we were there. In our church back then, we didn’t celebrate Christmas or have holidays that everyone else did. I found myself in the “weird kid space.” I’m WEIRD.
Who doesn’t celebrate Christmas? And as I mentioned, I sang - but I never wanted to at first. I was made to, like all the other kids. But I ended up doing it so much, I started to love it. I became the best singer in church. A lot of my initial accomplishments in life were through there. Today, I’m a proud worship leader at Eagle’s Nest Church in Roswell.
EDUCATION
Having always been a good student, I graduated in the top 10% of my high school class in ‘09. Went to Coastal Carolina on scholarship. Then went to the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media for Audio Engineering. Currently, I’m interested in another program at Georgia State.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
I started two businesses - and always looking for solid business opportunities. The first was in 2016 when I helped my collegiate age niece build her hair salon - created her logo, helped her with her marketing strategy. Now she’s up to 15K followers on social media and hit over $100K in revenue during the pandemic.
In 2018, I got the amazing opportunity to perform with Keith Urban on a show called Best Cover Ever, produced by Ryan Seacrest and hosted by Ludacris. Keith picked us to fly out to LA for a week and we won!! It’s one of my greatest accomplishments. Our episode had over 1M views.
That success prompted me to start Creative Playground Studios 3 years later. I met a beautiful young lady who’s a Fox 5 ATL journalist, radio host and worked for Isaac Hayes III (Founder of FanBase).
After interviewing me and my group on a radio station, we came together and ultimately founded this multidimensional production studio to help women be more creative. Then I made her my fiancé.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CAREER
I’ve also had plenty of corporate experience - becoming the second highest producer at an Atlanta law firm, closing nearly $2M in business. At this firm, we collected on home equity lines of credit - which is what got me into the real estate space. Since then, I’ve become a member of Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, won the 2024 Alvin B. Cates Award for the Most Impactful Deal and am bringing my clients the power of the nation’s largest African American pure tenant rep firm for office space.
My approach to business is as serious as my approach to music.
Music is a business, too. All of entertainment is, when done right. It’s also a love. Something ingrained in your very DNA. That’s how I feel about the business world. Winning in business sets my very soul on fire.
There’s something about going after that deal and creating unexpected, stellar outcomes that is a high like no other.
For me, the right deals matter - and that means having the right people around me matters so much, too. The right clients, the right team and the right attitudes - all lined up for one thing: to win and win well.
