12/10/2021
MINI-BIO - I spent the majority of my life living in Los Altos Hills (CA), a rural "town" in the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills, where I became enthralled with the natural environment surrounding me. The lion's share of my 40 years living in "the hills" was closely linked to my career working in Silicon Valley hi-tech companies--from Fortune 500 to 2-person startups. As I grew older, and as much as I enjoyed living in the south bay area, my passion was to find acreage on the other side of the hill where the life and culture was "night and day" relative to her Silicon Valley neighbor. With my father and brother, I built my own home in Soquel (1999-2001), in the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills, where my family resides today. As my patience for the commute from Soquel to San Jose was wearing thin, I decided to re-imagine myself in a career outside of the "1's and 0's" of Silicon Valley. I decided to become a Property Manager in the City of Santa Cruz in 2015, where I continue to work today. Yet, my instincts lead me to a parallel pursuit--real estate--in 2019. Launching my career with KW Realty Santa Cruz, I later found a better fit for my lifestyle that demanded greater time flexibility, so I joined Exp Realty in late 2021.
I've always considered myself a hybrid of blue collar and white collar. I think that enjoying doing my own maintenance of my five acre parcel as much as I enjoy working inside an office setting has rounded my personality into one that allows me to naturally communicate with a broad spectrum of individuals.
To wrap up, I'm honestly happy to have chosen Exp Realty. I've found a new home here, so to speak. I'm a relative newbie to both real estate and to Exp and I am leveraging the knowledge base of experienced agents who work here. The support has been phenomenal so far--from technical to mentoring. The energy and the passion of the agents is quite noticeable. I think that the Exp business model has a lot to do with that. We don't just win as individual realtors. We also win as a team and as a company. Exp recognized and deployed a business model that mimics those that made Silicon Valley start up companies into some of the most recognized brands in the world.
Please never hesitate to reach out to me at any time. I love making new friends and meeting new colleagues.
Cheers!