Craig - Real Estate Agent
Real Estate Junkie. Auto Enthusiast. Animal Lover. Socialize
When you’ve played a pivotal role in building one of the largest luxury real estate brands in the world, your hard work and expertise have paid off. As Vice President of Luxury at Coldwell Banker from 2015 through 2021, I oversaw a multimillion dollar budget and developed breakthrough marketing plans that spread our business globally and in 2020 alone generated 33,000 sales averaging $1.9M, and totaling $168M a day! We achieved this through the creation of stunning presentations of extraordinary homes, syndicating to brokers across the world, and arming top luxury agents with powerful marketing tools to sell listed properties. My rise to the top tier of the luxury real estate market took a somewhat remarkable but inevitable path. As an ambitious young salesperson, I seized a unique opportunity to sell Mary Kay products, becoming the first man to earn the iconic pink Cadillac, racking up over $170k in sales in just six months and advancing to Senior Sales Director. Later, as an Independent Agent at the Cardinal Group real estate boutique, my success contributed to our becoming Keller Williams’ first Chicago office. There, drawing on 10 profitable years of marketing and selling properties in the Chicago area, my in-house Chicago Home Sellers Team, working closely with developers, architects and designers, brought 25 new development projects to market. As Managing Broker, Team Leader of Keller Williams’ Chicago Gold Coast Office from 2007-2012, I led efforts that increased agent production and office profitability during one of the most challenging periods in real estate history. When Coldwell Banker bought the Keller Williams franchise and named me Previews Luxury Director, I put together a blockbuster presentation that won the Chicago Ritz Carlton listing of 90 residential units totaling $220M, the most lucrative listing in the city. These and other endeavors are detailed in the Experience section below. With energy and enthusiasm, I look forward to the challenges ahead!
Awards
- 2005 2006 Spirit of Excellence Award - Chicago
- 2005 2006 Gold Medal Award ; Chicago
- 2007 Cultural Icon Award; Mid American Region
- Managing Broker of the Year; 2008
- Growth Partner of the Year - 2008
Affiliations and Industry Involvement
Chicago Association of Realtors Grievance Committee (2010-2012)
Chicago Association of Realtors Pro Standards Committee (2012 to 2013)
Team Blue Media Member for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Speakers Bureau; Coldwell Banker University, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Board Member; Howard Brown Health Center (1998; 2004)
Chairman; Development Committee for Howard Brown Health Center (1999-2004)
Friend For Life Award; Howard Brown Health Center (2004)
Chair for Design Daze; DIFFA (2005)
