Shannon Andrews Palo
Cultivating Calm and Connection:
Inside the World of Shannon Andrews Palo
“I love living in Boulder County – no matter where I travel, I’m always happy to return home,” smiles Shannon Andrews Palo.
Thirty-five years ago, she came to Boulder to run the BOLDERBoulder when her nephew attended graduate school here. Little did she know that she would fall in love. Not just with her husband, who happened to be her nephew’s roommate, but also with Boulder itself.
The choice was made. “I moved to Boulder permanently six months later,” she says. Why? There was simply too much to resist. “It’s the people, the proximity to the mountains, and the beauty. It’s a great place to live,” she points out. Over the years, several family members followed suit, moving to the area as well.
A Colorado native who’s called Boulder County home ever since, Shannon came armed with a degree in marketing. After living in France on and off for two years, working at an American art foundation, she found a new career. “I worked as the global events coordinator for UCAR,” she says. It was there that she managed scientific meetings around the globe with care. She especially enjoyed her trips to Dakar, Senegal, and Montevideo, Uruguay.
She and her husband Scott, an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, have two boys. “When the boys were young,
I quit working with all the traveling he was doing,” she shares. Her husband traveled regularly, including 12 times to Antarctica for his job, and Shannon got involved with her boys’ school as an active volunteer, treasuring her time with them. During this time, Shannon and the boys had the amazing opportunity to join Scott on his travels to Tasmania for eight weeks and New Zealand for three months. They all loved the wild nature of Tasmania.
“Once the boys graduated, I was ready to put my entrepreneurial hat back on.
I got my real estate license,” she says with pride. “People say I have a calming influence,” she shares. “I’m a creative problem solver and my natural skill set just fits this career.”
Eight years later, Shannon has built a thriving business through connection, collaboration, and community. “About 80% of my business comes from referrals,” she explains. “By the time we reach the closing table, they aren’t just clients, but close friends.” She often celebrates closings with dinner or farmto-table gatherings. “We stay in touch,”
she adds. “I genuinely want to stay connected and hear about their latest adventures and successes.”
At milehimodern, Shannon thrives in a culture of collaboration. “I go to the gym with a few other agents and we talk real estate the entire time,” she laughs. “It’s great for troubleshooting transactions and supporting each other.”
Her secret to success? Building trust through transparency and consistency. “Clients need to know what to expect at every step,” she says. “And when I don’t have an answer, I have an incredible network of professionals to lean on: other agents, my managing broker, and my number-one coach, my husband.”
In addition to being a professor, Scott is also an entrepreneur, leading a startup that uses lasers to enable satellitebased broadband communication.
“When someone asks about the housing market, he usually answers before I do,” Shannon jokes. “He brings a great analytical perspective to my world.”
That entrepreneurial spark runs through the entire Palo family. Their older son, Erik, recently earned his MBA from Columbia University, while their younger son, Alex, a computer science graduate from CU, spent five years at a health care startup and now works in strategy and operations for Labcorp.
(Recipe: Lasagna Bolognese Simplified, Cooks Illustrated, September 2004)
Shannon’s love for design and aesthetics also runs deep, a passion that perfectly complements her work at milehimodern, a brokerage known for blending artistry with real estate. “I’ve always been drawn to home design,” she
At home, Shannon and Scott love to garden and grow more than 25 varieties of tomatoes from seed each year and share their bounty with neighbors, friends, students, and clients. “There’s always a box of vegetables outside Scott’s office door,” she says. “They disappear quickly.” Shannon’s boys also love cooking. “When we are together, we are all in the kitchen and it revolves around a menu,” she comments. Every fall they make lasagna bolognese. “It’s so delicious and the house smells amazing.”
says.“Atmilehimodern,wetalkabout theemotionofahomewithitslight, flow,andsenseofstory.Whatmakesa spacememorable?Whatmakesitfeel likeyoubelongthere?”
Thatphilosophyextendsoutdoors, too.“InBoulder,weliveoutside,” Shannonadds.“Wehaveover300days ofsunshine,sooutdoorspacesarean extensionofourhomes.”Thinkcozy, coveredpatiosforreading,openareas forentertaining,andanaturalflowthat connectsinsideandout.Expecttofind Shannonoutsideaswell,recharging onhikeswithfriends,morningwalks withScottandwatchingthesunsetfrom theirbackdeck.“Iprioritizetimefor rejuvenationsoIcanbethebestperson formyclientsandfamily”
Whenshe’snothelpingclientsfind theirperfecthome,Shannonfinds joyinhostingcommunityartevents, spotlightinglocalartistsatheroffice.“I loveconnectingclientsandfriendswith creativepeopleinourcommunity,”she says.“It’sanotherwaytocelebratethis placewealllove.”
ConnectiondefinesShannon’sworld, whethertonature,tocommunity,orto thepeoplesheserves.Whethershe’s enjoyingweekendgolfdateswithScott, hostingdinnerfor40familymembers,or guidingaclienttowardahomethatfeels justright,Shannonbringsheart,balance, andauthenticitytoeverymoment.
Afterall,assheputsit,“Whenyoubuya home,it’sareasontocelebrate.”
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