--- title: Celebrating Pride Month with Mark Goad! description: Happy LBGTQ Pride Month! We caught up with Mark Goad, Gather Member, Realtor, husband and friend. He chats about Pride Month and working at Gather Short Pump! image: https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hubfs/image%20(2).png --- [![Gather](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hubfs/Gather_May2019%20Theme/Images/logo.png)](https://workatgather.com/) - Locations - Richmond - [Arts District](https://workatgather.com/location/arts-district/) - [Midlothian](https://workatgather.com/location/midlothian/) - [Scott’s Addition](https://workatgather.com/location/scotts-addition/) - [Short Pump](https://workatgather.com/location/short-pump/) - Hampton Roads - [Newport News](https://workatgather.com/location/newport-news/) - [Norfolk](https://workatgather.com/location/norfolk/) - [Virginia Beach](https://workatgather.com/location/virginia-beach/) - [Mission](https://workatgather.com/mission/) - [Pricing](https://workatgather.com/pricing/) - [Blog](https://pages.workatgather.com/blog) - [Login](https://work-at-gather.officernd.com/) - [TAKE A TOUR](https://workatgather.com/tour) ## Gather Blog # Celebrating Pride Month with Mark Goad! Posted by [The Great Big Everything & Edie Bethke](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/blog/author/the-great-big-everything-edie-bethke) on Jun 28, 2019 4:18:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) # 🌈Happy LBGTQ Pride Month!🌈 ### Introducing Mark Goad!    Mark is a Virginia native, longtime Realtor, but more importantly a friend to everyone who meets him. Mark works as a Realtor for [Coach House Realty ](http://markgoad.realtor/?fbclid=IwAR1azUjArPzMCcJn0fSIbVZZVWhHzJMOtgeMElF8aO5OHHqjbYuXtqOE074#listings)out of his office in Short Pump!  ![image (2)](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image%20(2).png?width=481&name=image%20(2).png) >   > > "Mark brings a light to the community of Short Pump. He's always smiling and willing to lend a hand when other members have a need." *- Jon and Christy, Senior Community Managers at Gather Short Pump* ## **Check out his interview below! ** # ****![Gather_TaglineBlueCMYK (1)](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gather_TaglineBlueCMYK%20(1).png?width=543&name=Gather_TaglineBlueCMYK%20(1).png)****   > "I think that we can all celebrate Pride all year long, just by speaking up and speaking out more."*- Mark Goad * > >   Mark and his team at Coach House Realty help first time and returning buyers find homes around the Richmond area. Check out [Coach House Realty](http://markgoad.realtor/?fbclid=IwAR2Ui8kRgKgRfZTlCN-P9CRS82a5GLBPxBm7Cn1ikyG3UzZ3LBT6dK7eO1E) and their Richmond team!   * ![MG blog pic](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MG%20blog%20pic.jpg?width=225&name=MG%20blog%20pic.jpg)![MG relaunch pics](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MG%20relaunch%20pics.jpg?width=454&name=MG%20relaunch%20pics.jpg)* ![MG husband pic](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MG%20husband%20pic.jpg?width=577&name=MG%20husband%20pic.jpg) Pride Month might be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean our members plan to stop celebrating each other. 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