Austin is the CEO of Sunrise, a role he has held since purchasing the company in 2019. Austin grew up in a third-generation family construction business in South Carolina and has a breadth of management experience across various roles in small business and institutional finance. Since acquiring Sunrise, Austin has been focused on investing in the people, systems, and assets of the business to build a sustainable commercial landscaping platform for the long-term. Austin studied at the University of South Carolina, earning a BS in International Business and graduating Magna Cum Laude. While there, he won the NCAA Division I National Championship as a member of the USC baseball team Austin received a MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in entrepreneurship, operations, and economics.