Red Door Guys: Partnering to make an unforgettable impact

VCU alumni Greg Butler and Brian Rhodes began working together through various entrepreneurial enterprises in 2003. While they combined their professional expertise, they believed charitable giving was a personal decision – until late 2021 when they were inspired to make giving part of the business model for the Red Door Guys, a real estate investment company they founded in early 2020.

As they made lists of potential organizations to support, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU quickly rose to the top. Since then, the Red Door Guys has donated $33,000 and recently pledged a minimum of $20,000 in 2024. A Vision Partner with our Corporate Champions program, the company makes a $500 donation for every client-initiated real estate purchase. The Red Door Guys has also been a 36 Hours for Kids Radiothon Matching Partner the last two years. Pictured left at last year’s 36 Hours for Kids Radiothon, Brian Rhodes (left) and Greg Butler with the Red Door Guys have been supporting CHoR since 2021.

“We want to give back to our community because the community provides to us,” said Greg, who has two children who have been patients at CHoR. “It’s also a guiding light for our team. It’s not just about going to work but about making a difference in the lives of families and children.”

In addition to making financial gifts, the company helps advocate for CHoR through its advertising, an intangible gift that Brian said “makes us feel good.” He also remarked that the partnership has been impactful for investors and sellers, some of whom have chosen to work with the company because of its support of CHoR.

Of the company’s five local and three virtual employees, two have children who have received care from the hospital. Brian said knowing their employer cares “Having a child with special needs has opened our eyes to others about causes like CHoR makes them appreciate who their employer is.

“Having a child with special needs has opened our eyes to others with their own challenges,” Greg said. “It’s helpful that a child can go to CHoR and get everything they need in one place.”

Written by Alissa Poole, Young at Heart