Joal has spent more than 20 years building relationships across Chattanooga, one family at a time. In 2005, he helped start Keller Williams Realty Chattanooga from scratch, long before it became the city's top brokerage. In his first years, he worked as both a Realtor and a builder. That gave him a real, hands-on understanding of real estate.

Before real estate, Joal ran his own Taekwondo studio for over a decade. He taught discipline, patience,...