Shelly Gunion

Raised in sunny Pismo Beach, California, Shelly spent the summers of her youth clam-digging and pier surfing; and she continues to maintain valued relationships with family and friends there.

In 1988 at the age of twenty, Shelly began a small in-home floral business called Happy Daisies Florist. The business became a thriving retail/wholesale importer of fresh-cut exotic flowers and plants, grossing nearly half a million dollars annually. Gunion also founded and served as Secretary of the Carlsbad, California International Floral Trade Center Tenants Association from 2004 to 2006.

In California, Shelly served on the board of directors of the Encinitas Y’s Men’s Association, which helped organize fund raising to send underprivileged children to YMCA summer camps. In 2006 Shelly sold her business and relocated to Colorado, where she worked in restaurant management and served on the Kiowa, Colorado Planning Commission, before moving to Tennessee to be closer to family.

Shelly has found her forever home in Blount County, where she enjoys the outdoors. She considers the Smoky Mountains to be her “playground.” She is interested in local community involvement as an advocate for the less fortunate. According to Shelly, “everyone deserves a second chance in life. Sometimes people need a hand up, instead of a hand-out. We all have the ability to do good deeds and re-invent ourselves every day.”

Additionally, Shelly has self-published an Amazon Kindle diet book called “The Simple Plan.” Shelly knows that her business background and experience with marketing and networking will contribute greatly to her success as a Realtor, and is excited to begin her new career. If you’re “Ready to Sell, Better Call Shell!”