Gulf Coast Title in 2017, a business that has enjoyed 

its own success in the area for many years and has been 

turning this vision into a reality. “It is incredibly exciting 

to be at a place where I am at the helm and charting my 

own course with this newest endeavor.”

Putting into action one of his favorite sayings, “a rising 

tide floats all boats,” Owen has hand-picked a team of 

professionals who have built and enjoyed successful 

practices not only in the title industry, but also in the 

complementary industries of real estate sales, commercial 

real estate development, law, banking, and finance. 

Gulf Coast Title’s business development team partners 

with agents and lenders to help grow their businesses 

to everyone’s benefit. The transaction team is led in 

both locations by licensed title agents, each of whom 

has more than 30 years of title industry experience. 

The professionals at Gulf Coast Title join Owen in his 

unwavering dedication to providing a “white glove” 

concierge closing experience and to going the extra mile 

to ensure our clients’ success. Together, with the shared 

vision of creating an unparalleled closing experience, the 

new Gulf Coast Title aims to deliver not only the best in 

title and closing services to the Emerald Coast, but also to 

help all its partners deliver the best to their clients.

Owen’s excitement for the direction of Gulf Coast Title 

and its clients is intimately intertwined with his ongoing 

passion for his community. “Being at this place in my 

voyage has brought my family so much closer to the things 

we love, and to be able to be a part of this professionally 

as well makes it all so much more meaningful and 

satisfying.” He has always had an overarching desire to 

contribute to the growth and vibrancy of his community, 

and he is putting that into practice here. He brings that 

same optimism and enthusiasm to all aspects of his life, 

and that, coupled with the expectation that success is 

contagious, sets him and his business apart.  

Gulf Coast Title Agency, LLC is located at 2803 E. Cervantes Street | Suite A | Pensacola & 1394 County Road 283 South | Suite 11 | Santa Rosa Beach

850.202.6938 | gctagency.com

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the sale of it to Brett-Robinson. He then joined Brett-Robinson 

as General Counsel to guide the permitting process of the $245 

million Phoenix West II 32 story, 358-unit condominium project, 

which took more than two years. 

Upon successful permitting of the project, Owen was off on 

another course. He served as General Counsel and Director 

of the Community Economic Development Initiative for the 

Community Foundation of South Alabama where he helped 

secure and then managed a substantial grant from the Ford 

Foundation, one of only twelve such grants in the United States.  

The Initiative provided matching grants to numerous housing 

development projects in the region. “Helping provide housing for 

people and seeing directly what an incredible difference it makes 

in their lives has been one of the most rewarding experiences in 

my life.” 

Most recently Owen served as General Counsel in a highly 

successful and fast-growing regional title company based in 

Alabama before moving to Pensacola to expand its operations.  

Once here, he saw the great opportunities in the region and the 

timing was right for him to realize his own vision. He acquired 

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