Peter Luu
Premier Sothebys Int’l Realty
Peter wasn’t
happy with
his “regular
job” following
graduation, but he sure was
after his wife gave him a Groupon
for real estate school!
He now leads a team whose
standard for commitment to
customers stems from being
ignored by a model-home
sales associate, an approach
that has the team on track
to close $40 million in 2018.
Peter values the personal-interaction
aspect of real estate
and brings that sensibility to
his YouTube realty show.
Richard Sapp
Core Group Real Estate LLC
Richard’s
passion for
his clients’
financial
wellbeing extends to talking
them out of buying or selling a
home when it’s in their best
interests. He credits his
consultative approach to
securing many new clients at
open houses, and he credits
his undergraduate degree in
finance and his MBA to
securing their confidence that
he can approach a transaction
from all sides. This social
media proponent puts a
priority on creating new,
informative content.
Kenneth Pozek
Keller Williams Classic Realty
A parental
gift of Carlton
Sheet’s “No
Money Down”
VHS tape series is credited
with sparking Kenneth’s
interest in real estate, along
with the purchase of an
investment property right out
of high school (flipped for a
nice profit). Kenneth blends
old school-marketing and
networking with new technology,
and he cites saving a family
from foreclosure through
persistence and creativity as a
particularly meaningful career
achievement.
Victoria Rice
Nicole-Hudson Realty Corp
Victoria is a
third-generation
real-estate
professional
who began attending
Women’s Council of REALTORS
® events when she was
12, and NAR and CCIM events
not much later. She’s now set
her sights on becoming the
youngest REALTOR® to achieve
the CCIM designation. This
commercial specialist works
with her clients while juggling
a full-time schedule at Valencia
College and taking advantage
of her peers’ enthusiasm
for social media to generate
business relationships.
Melissa Service
Service First Realty LLC
Melissa
recently
undertook the
challenge of
transitioning from residential
to commercial real estate. She
overcame any trepidations by
looking to CCIM, where she
was accepted into the 2018
CCIM Mentorship Program and
is now guided by one of the
heaviest hitters of Orlando’s
commercial scene. She is
currently involved with
affordable housing development
projects and has a
regular gig speaking to Evans
High School students about
real estate.
Judy Julien
RE/MAX Town Centre
Judy’s greatest
challenge
on the way
to becoming
a successful REALTOR® was
overcoming her fear of cold
calling. Once she set objectives
(and realized a hang-up
needn’t be a devastating
setback), she preserved and
is now on target for exceeding
her 2018 sales goal. Judy’s
favorite transaction involves
a single mother with a wish to
become the first in her family
to own a home. Several years
and a high-school diploma
later, the client’s wish came
true.
Amy Miller
All Real Estate Investments
Amy cites
becoming a
REALTOR® in
2007 — one of
the worst years for real estate
— as one of the best things
that ever happened for her
career. She learned to
persevere, to never take a
market for granted, and to
develop crucial problem-solving
skills. Amy minored in real
estate at the University of Florida
but first became interested
in the profession at age 13,
when she began helping the
family custom-home business
by putting together permit
packages.
YPN "20 UNDER 40"
Elizabeth Jones
Mainframe Real Estate
Elizabeth
initially
thought real
estate was all
about decorating; she didn’t
realize it was about people
who wanted homes for their
families or investments for
their retirement. That outlook
quickly changed, and she
was hooked for life after that
first transaction. Elizabeth
was a competitive gymnast
who now applies the practice
of serious daily training to
her business in the quest for
a gold medal at the closing
table.
14 Orlando REALTOR® September/October 2018