The son of a physician and grandson of a pharmacist, Kingstree, South Carolina, native John Poston studied biology at Wofford College and moved to Charleston in 1977 to pursue a medical degree. Before he committed to med school, however, some friends of his—taking note of his gregarious, people-person personality—suggested he look into real estate. After networking with a local agent, John’s interest was piqued. Within days of joining the Max Hill Company, Inc., as a residential sales associate in 1979, he was hooked.
John swiftly rose in the ranks at the Max Hill Company, serving as vice president of residential sales and development, general manager of five residential real estate offices in the Charleston market, and broker in charge of one, as well as overseeing a community association management arm of the business. Meanwhile, he earned his MBA from the University of South Carolina.
In 1988, John amicably left to found Poston & Company, a locally owned residential and commercial real estate firm that has become a trusted fixture in the Charleston market. He has held leadership roles within various local industry organizations—including the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors, South Carolina Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Charleston Trident Chamber of Commerce, and the Gavalas-Kolanko Foundation—and, in 1988, earned the distinction of Realtor of the Year.
In 1991, John and his wife, Kaycee, expanded the services offered by Poston & Company to include community association management. In 2021, Poston & Company spun off the community association management division of the company and started Poston Community Management. With more than thirty years of experience in the community association management industry, John is considered an expert in community association management and savors the problem solving, business development and operational opportunities his management career affords.
When he’s not at the office, John—who splits his time between James Island and Kiawah Island—can be found whipping up meals for his wife, Kaycee, spending time with his two children and two grandsons, watching college basketball, or unwinding on the golf course.
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