A native Louisvillian, Walt Jones grew up in the Jeffersontown area and attended Landor College in South Carolina on a tennis scholarship. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Business, Walt received his real estate license in 1984. In 1987- soon after receiving his Broker’s license- he started his own business, Walton Jones Realtors. To this day, Walton Jones Realtors uses the logo from his namesake father and grandfather’s photography studio. Initially located at 2518 Frankfort Avenue, in Crescent Hill, Walton Jones Realtors was one of the first real estate companies to see the potential in the Frankfort Avenue corridor.

Born in Louisville, Michaelle attended Smith College in Northampton MA, graduating with a BA in studio art. In the late 1980’s she and several friends founded “The Café Dog”, a women-owned café-art gallery; in fact, it was one of the earliest establishments in Louisville to serve coffee drinks- like cappuccino and espresso- and promote local live music and visual artists. At that point, she realized more knowledge in the financial realm was needed to succeed in the business world. She received her real estate license in 1989 at the suggestion of several real estate brokers she knew, including her landlord, Walt Jones.