TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO REAL ESTATE. WHY DID YOU BECOME A REAL ESTATE AGENT?
After getting married I decided to become business partners with my then husband who had been a broker for 20 years. We rebranded the company and worked together me as COO and him as CEO and Broker from 2018 to 2023. I never got my real estate license. Instead I focused on networking, client management, event planning and business management.
Do you have any notable achievements/awards/sales volume?
Multiple high end all cash clients. Highest being $4M..
If you are new to real estate, does anything from your previous job help you as an agent?
Working at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America Foundation I was able to level up on my management, social, team building event planning skills. I also honed in on my ability to speak publicly in front of senior executives.
What most excites you about your work?
Doing different tasks every day! Talking to people, working on different things, multi-tasking, being social.
What are three words your clients would use to describe you?
Communicative
Dependable
Enthusiastic
Why choose you vs. another agent?
Respond quickly to text messages or emails
First class customer service
Always hands-on
Very dependable
Transparent/Honest
Describe your involvement with any organizations
The Battery Powered
Habitat for Humanity
San Francisco Ballet
Supporting small businesses and local restaurants
Horseback riding, long walks outside, listing to music, singing, dancing, modeling, Pilates
Where have you lived? And where do you live now? Where did you go to school/ college and what did you study? Do you speak/ read/ write a secondary language?
Germany 7 years, Seoul Korea 7 years
University of Maryland
Korean (full), German, Spanish - a little bit
Only a few words in Italian and French
What do you look for in a neighborhood?
San Francisco. Moved here in 2014 and never lived anywhere else! I love the city!
What are the five things you cannot live without?
Family (including my 2 dogs)
My amazing friends
Music
Fresh air
Korean food
Where can we find you when you're not working?
Outside walking or sitting on a bench looking out to water, listening to music and maybe eating my packed lunch.
Lunches with my handful of very close friends, always filled with lots of laughter and great conversation.
What would you say to a 5- year-old child if he or she asked you what the purpose of life is?
Enjoy life! Everyday is a new day and do things that make you happy. Play outside? Sure! Draw? Sure! Play with block and magnetiles? Go for it.
Smile, be kind, try new food, be open to new experiences.
What was the happiest moment in your life?
When my son was born.
Who inspires you and why?
My mother. As a single working mother she taught me to be the better version of myself. She taught me right from wrong, to be respectful, compassionate, kind, thoughtful.
She also showed me how to be strong and independent.
She has always been there for me and supported any decision I've ever made.
