The Powell Group Real Estate Show
Your Hosts
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Richard Powell
Richard Powell has hosted 26 episodes.
3rd Generation Real Estate Broker, Broker-Associate at Keller Williams Realty World Class and Real Estate Evangelist. Hundreds of satisfied clients throughout Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange Counties and always heavily involved in the local real estate market. Husband, Father and outdoorsman who loves exploring California with my family when we have downtime.
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Kirsten Powell
Kirsten Powell has hosted 13 episodes.
Kirsten was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. While growing up, swimming was her main focus. With years of hard training and great coaching, she progressed to the point where she became the Danish National Champion and record holder in the 50 and 100 Meter Freestyle on multiple occasions. Her performance on the Danish National team led to her being recruited to swim in the United States for Indian River Community College and Florida State University on full scholarship while also representing the Danish National Team. While at Indian River, Kirsten was named Female Swimmer of the Year for NJCAA and while at Florida State, she was Team Captain and recipient of the No Pain No Gain award. She was also part of team at Florida State University that qualified for NCAAs.
She earned her degree in Hospitality Administration from Florida State and went on to work for The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company as a Concierge and Front Desk Manager before jumping to the financial service industry where she worked in many roles to include Vice President and Key Account Manager, Offshore Funds Manager and was also on the Steering Committee in London that oversaw the AIM Mutual Funds/INVESCO merger that created INVESCAP. In 2001, Kirsten decided to leave the corporate world and focus the next several years on raising her and Richard’s daughter. The customer/client training she received at the Ritz Carlton created a great base for how handles her clients in Real Estate and her background in the Financial Services industry helps ensure that the long view is taken when discussing whether or not a property is a good acquisition. The attention to her clients and her focus on organization and detail is valuable in all of her transactions.
Kirsten joined Richard in real estate in 2004 as the Office Manager and Transaction Coordinator and within a short time received her real estate license and began taking on her own clients. In 2010, she earned her Brokers License, the highest licensing requirement in real estate.
On the personal side, Kirsten and Richard celebrated their 24 years of marriage in January 2018 and their daughter attends and plays volleyball at Cal Poly Pomona.
In her spare time Kirsten can be found on the mountain bike trails in Agoura Hills and Malibu, or in the ocean surfing at Malibu First Point or skiing in Big Bear or Mammoth. In addition she volunteers her time to serve as "team mom" for the Cal Poly Pomona Volleyball team, assisting the coaches and players.