By Ken Weingartner The Sweet Sounds of Success An amazing array of skills allows this Canadian Realtor to stand out from the crowd. Laura Fernandez is capable of selling a house, or bringing one down. She has done both. Born in Madrid, the multi-talented Fernandez moved with her family to Canada, where she first garnered [...]
By Ken Weingartner Answering the Call D.J. Grubb’s hands-on, traditional approach helps his boutique firm thrive. Despite his family’s history in real estate, D.J. Grubb never aspired to make it a career. He studied city planning in college, but would have been happy with a career in radio, or perhaps as a musician. Soon after [...]
Industry Ace Serves Up Success in Arizona After decades of prominence, Walt Danley started his own firm and now is affiliated with Christie’s. When Walt Danley headed to the tennis court one afternoon three decades ago, his focus was on his game. By the end of the day, it was on a new career. Danley, [...]
By Ken Weingartner The Road No One Has Traveled With infectious charisma (and $200 million in sales in half a year), Ken DeLeon is making a name for himself. Many labels can be affixed to Ken DeLeon. He is a survivor, having overcome a near-fatal accident in which he was a pedestrian struck by a [...]
By Ken Weingartner Video Helps Broker Fly High When she’s not on a flying trapeze, Renée Fishman is soaring through New York real estate via online video. It is not unusual to see online videos used to help play matchmaker. In Renée Fishman’s case, she uses them to unite homebuyers with a place they will [...]
By Ken Weingartner In The Right Place A ski bum walked into Mason Morse and asked for a job. Today, he runs the company. When Bob Starodoj first descended the slopes of Aspen, he had no idea it would lead to his ascent in the world of luxury real estate. Starodoj, who graduated from the [...]
By Ken Weingartner She Took the Road That Didn’t Exist Eight years ago, Meghan Barry joined Who’s Who with no real estate experience. Today she is the president. One can journey along the familiar route, or one can take the road less traveled. But there is another option: Creating your own path. That is the [...]
By Ken Weingartner When Wood Takes On A Life Of Its Own Joel Shepard is not simply making luxurious furniture. He’s painstakingly crafting works of art. When Joel Shepard was a child, his parents sometimes would give him lumber and nails and let him pound away in the yard. He had no idea at the [...]
By Ken Weingartner The ‘Daredevil Real Estate Artist’ Frank McKinney looks like Fabio and sells his own action figure. But he’s also a real estate icon. Frank McKinney wanted to grow up to be Evel Knievel, Willy Wonka, or Robin Hood. He managed to become a combination of all three. Known as a “daredevil real [...]
