Greyson Payes

Article by Caitlin Berve, Ignited Ink Writing Photos by Amanda Maughmer, Pink Poppy Media

Greyson Payes is a risk taker determined to experience all life has to offer while connecting with people. Like many teenagers, she chose to take a gap year between high school and college.

Unlike many teenagers, Greyson spent her gap year in Milan, Italy, as an au pair to experience another culture, broaden her perspective of the world and explore the fashion industry. She didn’t know Italian, but she’s grateful to have been put in a situation where she had to figure those things out on her own.

“It was great to be by myself in a new place and grow as a person,” she says. “I was forced to grow up [in a good way].”

Greyson found her Italian opportunity online through Au Pair World — a website designed to connect au pairs with families.

While in Milan, she took an Italian class, looked after four little boys and lived in the family’s flat. She had a blast, but after one year, she was ready to come home to Colorado and her family.

She was planning to go to college in Arizona after her gap year but missed home so much, she switched to a local school.

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At the University of Colorado in Boulder, Greyson earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology, intending to be a social worker, but her love of people meant she got too attached to her clients. Remembering how much she enjoyed going to showings with her mom, Kim Payes, growing up, Greyson started taking real estate classes in college. As a REALTOR®, she will get to connect deeply with people and build relationships in a different way than social workers do. As her mom’s assistant, she already gets to connect with clients and says, “The opportunity to learn from my mom is great. I’ve always looked up to her and am so grateful to be able to work with her.”

She is excited to learn everything about real estate and invest in some properties herself.

In Italy, Greyson realized the fashion industry wasn’t for her. She still loves thrifting and putting together outfits with unexpected color and pattern combinations for herself and her friends and

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Greyson Payes is a risk taker determined to experience all life has to offer while connecting with people. Like many teenagers, she chose to take a gap year between high school and college. Unlike many teenagers, Greyson spent her gap year in Milan, Italy, as an au pair to experience another culture, broaden her perspective of the world and explore the fashion industry. She didn’t know Italian, but she’s grateful to have been put in a situation where she had to figure those things out on her own. “It was great to be by myself in a new place and grow as a person,” she says.

“I was forced to grow up [in a good way].”

Greyson found her Italian opportunity online through Au Pair World — a website designed to connect au pairs with families. While in Milan, she took an Italian class, looked after four little boys and lived in the family’s flat.

She had a blast, but after one year, she was ready to come home to Colorado and her family. She was planning to go to college in Arizona after her gap year but missed home so much, she switched to a local school.

At the University of Colorado in Boulder, Greyson earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology, intending to be a social worker, but her love of people meant she got too attached to her clients. Remembering how much she enjoyed going to showings with her mom, Kim Payes, growing up, Greyson started taking real estate classes in college. As a REALTOR®, she will get to connect deeply with people and build relationships in a different way than social workers do. As her mom’s assistant, she already gets to connect with clients and says, “The opportunity to learn from my mom is great. I’ve always looked up to her and am so grateful to be able to work with her.” She is excited to learn everything about real estate and invest in some properties herself.

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In Italy, Greyson realized the fashion industry wasn’t for her. She still loves thrifting and putting together outfits with unexpected color and pattern combinations for herself and her friends and recreating Pinterest looks. However, her creativity really gets to shine when she helps run Latitude 40 Real Estate Group’s social media accounts, finds the perfect closing gifts for clients and gets to stage houses.

Greyson’s compassion for people has led to her helping the homeless.

During a trip to New York when she was 10, she saw homeless people in the cold and knew she wanted to help that population and people in general. At the homeless shelter near her mom’s house in Boulder, she helps prepare food with her family.

When she’s not working or volunteering, Greyson spends time with her family. She says, “I look up to my sister and aspire to be like her. My little brother just left for college ... but we can talk about anything.

My youngest sister is my little mini-me.” Greyson is close with everyone in her family — mom, dad and siblings. She even borrows her mom’s dog, Boden, occasionally for the weekend. “He has a lot of energy, and that gives me a lot of encouragement to go outside and do things with him,” she says. He’ll need that energy to keep up with her.

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