ON THE LEVEL: Jennifer Stanton: The most prepared lady in town
Jennifer Stanton is a one-woman show – even without her banjo. She has a hand in commercial development, brokerage, research and consultancy, and provides services for private and public clients […]
ON THE LEVEL: Maren Brisson-Kuester: New CRRA president talks technology and the housing market — and curling up with a good set of listings
Maren Brisson-Kuester describes herself as a worker bee. She volunteered for over a decade at the Charlotte Regional Realtors Association before recently being named its 2015 president. The 35-year-old juggles […]
ON THE LEVEL: Jack Capitano: The lawyer who litigates land conflicts
Jack Capitano graduated magna cum laude from Campbell University School of Law in 1995. Having spent 12 years at K&L Gates, the father of two boys recently joined Horack Talley […]
ON THE LEVEL: Clay Grubb: Taking Grubb Properties to new markets
Clay Grubb has taken his family’s business in a new direction since he took over as president in 2001, turning Grubb Properties into an employee-owned company and expanding into new […]
ON THE LEVEL: Jamie McLawhorn: Carrying on the Marsh family name
Jamie McLawhorn is committed to living up to the Marsh family name, even if it’s not his family name. His wife’s grandfather, Lex Marsh, started Marsh Properties in the 1920s. […]
ON THE LEVEL: Ken Szymanski straddles for-profit and nonprofit worlds
Professional, eloquent, caring and active. This was the impression Ken Szymanski gave off during his interview with The Meck Times recently. Szymanski has been the executive director at the Greater […]
ON THE LEVEL: Wade Miller: Custom homebuilder targets downsizers
Custom homebuilder Wade Miller says he has found his niche – the downsizer looking for smaller space. His company, Copper Builders, has two town home developments in the works. They […]
ON THE LEVEL: Alan Staten, Association Management Solutions
Alan Staten, president and owner of Association Management Solutions (AMS) in Lake Wylie, S.C., gave The Meck Times his thoughts on managing homeowners associations (HOAs) in the Greater Charlotte area. […]
Ed McKinney: Planning director in the interim; putting down roots for the long haul
Ed McKinney moved to Charlotte a year and a half ago to take the job of assistant planning director for the city of Charlotte. His previous role as a consultant […]
ON THE LEVEL: Charles Lindsey McAlpine: His name is affixed to many development projects – including a sewage treatment plant
Charles Lindsey McAlpine, who goes by Lindsey, knew from a young age that he wanted to be a real estate developer, starting his first brokerage while still a student at […]
CORRECTED: ON THE LEVEL: Prepare to keep up with Realtor/DJ/Marketer Derrick Kiker
CHARLOTTE –Derrick Kiker has made a career – actually, three or four careers – of not being pinned down. But Kiker, one of the latest additions to the SouthPark offices […]
ON THE LEVEL: Tommy Lawing lays down real estate law – and lays out real estate history
CHARLOTTE – Time was, there was Brown & Glenn, Berryhill Realty, Dwelle, a handful of others. But if you wanted to rent an apartment or house from the great-great-granddaddy of […]
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