Today we’d like to introduce you to Aubrey McCormick.
Aubrey, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, in a loving family where my parents instilled strong values in me from the start. I’ve always had a strong personality, a “can do” attitude, and a deep belief that anything is possible.
I grew up with two sisters, surrounded by sports, music, and constant activity of some kind. I feel blessed to have had that foundation.
My golf career began at 17, and it moved fast. I earned a full scholarship to college, where I played on championship teams, and I turned professional after I graduated. I competed for 12 years in all, six of them as a professional.
I’m the first in my family to graduate from college. From there, I went on to earn an MBA, was recognized by the golf industry for my sustainability work, competed as a contestant on Golf Channel’s Big Break, and have worked with tree restoration companies ever since.
During the pandemic, my focus shifted to building and designing homes. I learned the full scope of the work, buying, renovating, and selling, and over the last four years I’ve renovated about 30 homes. Next up: building communities.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The road has been winding. Whether it was raising sponsorship money and capital during my golf career, working a corporate career while building a side hustle. to now where I’ve spent the last two years stress testing a business model to bring back a mid century modern residential legacy in the home building space.
I’m dedicated to the creation of impactful work that help to solve problems and bring opportunities to help humans live better lives.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I’ve spent my life at the intersection of performance, wellness, and intentional living. My father made sure of that, raising me with an unwavering belief that vitality is built through daily choices, that what you eat, how you move, and what surrounds you either adds to your life or quietly takes from it. As Founder and CEO of Rummer Development, I’m channeling a lifetime of that influence into a new kind of home, one where the architecture itself becomes part of how you feel, age, and thrive.
I founded Rummer Development at the personal request of the late Bob Rummer, the legendary builder whose mid-century modern homes have defined Pacific Northwest living since the 1950s. I saw immediately what made his homes endure: the natural light flooding every room, the seamless connection to the outdoors, and the human-centered layouts that invited movement, rest, and presence. Bob was building for wellness before wellness was a word people used in real estate, and I’m honoring that vision by evolving it into communities designed to support a long, healthy, connected life.
With more than 30 residential renovations featured in Dwell, The Oregonian, and Oregon Home Magazine, I’ve spent years proving that intentional design changes the way people feel at home. Rummer Development is my answer to what a home should look like, feel like, and do for the people living inside it.
Before breaking ground on Rummer Development, I built one of the most unconventional resumes in real estate. As a professional golfer and NBC Golf Channel television personality, I competed at the highest levels before pivoting my platform toward purpose, presenting at the White House Sports & Climate Change roundtable, authoring the Olympic Club Corporate Social Responsibility Report and the Mauna Kea Sustainability Case Study, and advising within the green sports movement. I went on to lead nature restoration initiatives, developing reforestation and carbon impact investments for landowners, Indigenous communities, and corporations. A columnist across leading fitness, wellness, and sustainability platforms, I hold an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School and a BA in Interior Design.
Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
My father is my mentor, my best friend, and my greatest teacher. An entrepreneur, a musical genius, a scratch golfer, and a devoted family man, morally grounded and unfailingly kind. He instilled in me a relentless work ethic and a refusal to quit, and showed me what it looks like to live with both drive and decency.
My mother taught me to stay grounded, to never be enamored with materialism, and to let go of what others think of me as I’ve pushed the boundaries in my life.
Elizabeth Birch, former President of the Human Rights Campaign, became my strongest mentor when I first started thinking bigger.
Pricing:
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Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.rummerdevelopment.com/team/aubrey-mccormick
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rummerdev/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rummerdevelopment/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@rummerrevival
- Other: https://www.twynedesign.com/
