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Meet the Harbours
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KATHRYN HARBOUR
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Meet the Harbours.
Real estate agents, renovation experts and designers have become the new television superstars thanks to HGTV but did you know Cobb has their own “Reno-Realtor” couple?
Kathryn Harbour initially relocated from the north for the warmer climate in Georgia, to work at Emory University back in the early 1990s. Her circuitous career path and life experiences included stints at Accenture, caring full time for a loved one through a life-threatening cancer diagnosis and pre-med studies at Georgia State University. In 2003, she became a member of the SARS team of the Centers for Disease Control. Throughout her journey, Kathryn’s passion for helping people deepened. When life eventually led her to real estate, she was thrilled to be able to grow a business where she could guide and protect her clients through life-changing financial decisions and transactions.
Born and raised in Smyrna with grandparents who resided in Vinings, Britt Harbour has deep roots in Cobb County. An entrepreneur since youth, he launched a lawn mowing business at age 12, then quickly jumped from pushing the mower to hiring other kids, growing the business through his own, oneon-one outreach to the community. As an adult Britt founded Grass Roots Irrigation, a Marietta business that employed locally and served clients throughout the Atlanta area. One of the more notable attributes of his business was his attention to detail. Rather than dig through ground in the quickest manner, Britt’s excavation spared the lives of trees on a property, often digging around the roots by hand in order to keep from damaging them. When Atlanta was hit with the great drought of 2007, Britt created a system for installing wells to irrigate and water lawns, saving the much-needed municipal water for desperate residents. Britt’s PAGE 20
work then expanded to site development and he gained a reputation for never taking shortcuts as well as delivering the best possible service to his clients. Now a contractor making structural changes, upgrades and renovations to all types of buildings, he carries this approach into his work, as well as to the real estate business he owns with his wife, Kathryn.
When Kathryn and Britt wed, she moved to his home in Marietta where she became firmly planted in this community that she loves. Kathryn and Britt’s growing businesses allowed them to hire local professionals. They and their teams have always especially enjoyed helping people.
Although their business ventures may have changed throughout the years one constant has remained, a focus on serving others. Kathryn and Britt continue to commit 10% of their business profits to local charitable organizations. Toys for Tots and backpack drives are, in “normal” school years, part of their effort to help local school children in need. Other endeavors include helping cancer patients and the homeless along with the fight to end human trafficking.
In 2017, Kathryn’s raised over $10,000 to support the local charitable organization, Loving Arms Cancer Outreach. She was able to use her lifelong passion for dancing to compete in (and win) Dancing with the Stars. She now has upped the ante by serving on their board.
