A native Texan, Smith currently serves as the editorial director of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine. He has also worked at Apple Computer’s world headquarters in Silicon Valley, and has served as senior editor at Southern Accents magazine. Smith is a graduate of the The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and serves on the advisory board of the school’s department of journalism. He is also a member of the board of the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) and is a member of the Atlanta Press Club, the Southern Foodways Alliance and the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. He is also a charter board member of the Magazine Innovation Center.