WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE
WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE
This is our 5th Anniversary issue of Women in Real Estate. It is by far our most popular issue. Most of the women paticipating in this special issue have done so every year for the last five years.
Why Advertise in the Women in Real Estate Issue?
Advertising in the Women in Real Estate special issue is a unique opportunity to position yourself as a standout professional in your local market. This edition highlights accomplished women in the industry, connecting you with readers who value female-led expertise in real estate. By featuring your profile, you not only
enhance your credibility but also align with a respected movement of women excelling in the field. Direct-mailed this magazine places your name and brand before potential clients, fostering trust and creating a lasting impression. It’s an effective, strategic way to grow and strengthen your brand.
Beautiful Layouts Interactive Copy
Women in Real Estate offers professional layouts designed to strengthen your brand and appeal to affluent buyers.
Women in Real Estate is direct-mailed to some of the most affluent home homeowners in Orange County. Every participant receives two copies. You may receive 10 copies for $20
When the magazine is printed you will receive a free interactive digital copy linked to your website and social media.
Reasonable Pricing
The price of a page in this issue is $975. A two page spread costs $1,950. Additonally, you may be featured on the cover as shown in the above samples for $395.
Cover Distribution
We publish (4) different versions of the cover. The covers are then mailed to different areas. Although the covers are different your profile inside the magazine will be in every issue we distribute. You may purchase placement on one or multiple covers. There is a discount for multiple placements.
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WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE
Alison McCormick
Alison McCormick
Pam Spruce
Tara McNabb
Ronnie Cancellieri
Carol Lee
Stephanie Lowe
Jennifer Thomas
Heather Kidder
WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE
Leslie Thompson
Laura Roche & Shana Spitzer
Eliisa Stowell
Janelle File
Rebecca Anderson
Jody Chapman
Stephanie Peterson
Brenda McCroskey
Adrienne Brandes
Janelle File
949.466.5661
DRE # 01952433
Janelle File is the principal agent at The File Group at Compass and a trusted real estate advisor with over 20 years of experience. Leading The File Group with her husband, Brandon Goethals, Janelle has worked hard to establish The File Group as one of the highest-producing teams in the area, renowned for providing unparalleled client service and a luxury experience that exceeds expectations. Janelle’s honesty, integrity, and relationship-driven approach to client service ensure complete satisfaction and immaculate results.
With a background in business and marketing, Janelle brings a wealth of expertise to her real estate career. Her decades of experience include roles as Director of Special Events at Fashion Island and Director of Sales and Marketing at the Irvine Spectrum Center, where she used her marketing expertise to increase center-wide sales by over 150%. Prior to real estate sales, she developed a successful real estate appraisal firm, earning a stellar reputation for her appraisal skills and working with major lending corporations across Southern California.
Having surpassed half a billion dollars in team sales, The File Group now operates from their own office (aptly named “Sea Diem”) in Corona del Mar. Janelle and Brandon are proud to be deeply integrated in the CdM community, where they work, live, raise their children, and actively support local schools, businesses, and events. Like the team’s devotion to supporting the local community, Janelle’s dedication to her clients is a testament to her unwavering commitment to excellence in real estate and beyond.
Shana Spitzer Laura Roche
Shana Spitzer and Laura Roche are a dynamic duo that partnered over 12 years ago to form the Spitzer Roche Team. With over 32 years of combined real estate experience, Spitzer’s background in interior design combined with Roche’s commercial real estate savvy makes them a force to be reckoned with in the residential marketplace.
Selling coastal properties at all price points from Newport Beach to Corona del Mar, Newport Coast, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa and beyond, Spitzer and Roche treat each client as if they were their only client. As a team, clients have the tireless work of two agents strategizing, marketing, and positioning their properties to achieve maximum value. When it comes to working with their buyers, they leave no stone unturned finding their clients the perfect home, not only looking for properties on the market, but those off market with the extensive relationships they have built with fellow real estate agents. From identifying homes, to negotiations and follow through even past closing day, buyers are 100 percent taken care of by the Spitzer Roche Team. This is why 95% of their business consists of referrals and repeat clients.
“Now more than ever, buyers and sellers need an experienced agent working for them to navigate our low inventory marketplace and multiple offers—they need an advocate,” says Spitzer.
They always advise potential new clients to visit their website to review their client testimonials. “Hearing the words of past client experiences is the best compliment we strive to achieve and a testament to who we are,” says Roche.
WORDS FROM THE PUBLISHER
You have now decided to sell your home. The memories are deep, the kids probably grew up there, and it is never an easy thing to do. Now all you have to do is find the perfect Realtor to guide you through the process of getting the house ready to sell, placing it on the market at the right time, and in the hands of the right buyer.
With home buyers and sellers having literally thousands of Realtors to choose from in Orange County, how do you begin to find the right agent to handle your home? This is an extremely important decision, maybe even one of the most important ones you will ever make, and you need an agent that knows the market, the local seasonal swings, has great negotiation skills and knows how to price your home just right to make it move. What to do? Don’t stress. The ladies in this Women in Real Estate issue can help.
We have carefully gathered some of the best women Realtors in Orange County to help in your time of need. Each Realtor presented in this issue is a true professional with years, and in some cases, decades of hard-earned experience and, most importantly, countless sales in the local Luxury Real Estate Market. The agents presented here know how and when to sell or buy, they know how to get top dollar for your home, they have files containing potential buyers, great local connections, and an experienced staff to get the job done efficiently and right.
If you are planning to buy or sell a home along the Orange County coastline within the next year, the experienced Realtors in this special issue of our magazine are true professionals worth your serious consideration.
Christopher Scott
CEO & Publisher
REAL ESTATE WOMEN IN
LUXURY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS
2 | JACQUELINE THOMPSON
8 | JANELLE FILE
40 | SHARON VALLI
33 | DENINE KERNS
32 | EVAN CORKETT
42 | SHIRLEY SONG
34 | CAROL LEE
29 | ADRIENNE BRANDES
Stephanie Lowe
COMPASS
For the past two decades, it has been my pleasure to serve as a Realtor in my hometown of Newport Beach, and to help my clients successfully buy and sell properties there and all over coastal Orange County.
I love what I do, and it’s been such a privilege to get to know so many families from near and far, and to earn not only their trust, but their friendship, too.
Over the past few years I’ve assembled a remarkable team of highly dedicated
professionals who share my values and my passion for this business: Shellsy Ashen, Dana Strader, Kim Varenchik, Betsy Gould, and Kate Paulino.
These wonderful women are truly knowledgeable about the neighborhoods and lifestyle here, and are as committed as I am to providing every one of our clients with the focus, integrity and sterling personal service they’ve come to expect. Each of us brings a unique set of skills and experiences to the table, ensuring our clients are in great hands at every turn for a
smooth transaction.
My team members and I are all involved in many of our local community organizations, including Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County, Patrick’s Purpose Foundation, Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND), the National League of Young Men, the Segerstorm Center for the Arts, and the Surfrider Foundation. On behalf of all of us here at the Stephanie Lowe Group, thank you!
Katie Machoskie
COMPASS
Katie Machoskie is touring homes with a client when she takes an unexpected turn that saves 10 minutes. “Locals-only lane” she quips. When it comes to buying a home, there’s nothing like local’s-only knowledge. Katie is a native Californian and UCLA graduate, with over 21 years of experience selling over $1.23 billion worth of homes. Recognized as one of Orange County’s most dedicated, straight-talking and ethical real estate professionals, Katie has built a solid team of agents with expertise in new construction, custom builds, investment properties, first time home buyers, sales
due to death or divorce, and professional athlete relocation. Her team members are neighborhood experts for specific OC areas, and many are bilingual, speaking Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Spanish, and Russian.
Katie is the OC representative of The Private Client Network, a national team of Compass agents that sold over $8.4 Billion. She is the founder of KT’s@COMPASS, a networking group of COMPASS agents named Katie. “I’m so proud of this group--it’s an exceptional community of highly successful, intelligent, caring, supportive women.” She is a 6AMER,
a group that promotes mind-body health for agents, and a regular at Retreats, sales meeting panelist. Building relationships with other agents has created a vast referral network where Katie is able to match relocating clients with a local expert.
Fun fact? Katie is a published children’s author! She is active in her community as the president of the CDM Girls Volleyball Foundation, Secretary of an HOA board, and was a soccer coach, a Girl Scout leader and a volunteer for her children’s schools for 19 years.
Michelle Q. Linovitz
COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
As the founding principal of the Michelle Q. Linovitz Real Estate Group, Michelle is recognized as a trailblazer in luxury real estate and a top agent of the entire Coldwell Banker Newport Beach division. Her team is widely known as some of the most trusted and knowledgeable experts in the area with an unwavering commitment to top-tier service. The team boasts an impeccable track record yielding over $500M in career sales and some of the area’s most exceptional luxury property offerings, including some of the highest sale records for Newport Coast and Newport Beach.
Michelle is a Newport Beach native and is considered a specialist on the area. Her clients have come to depend on her signature brand of personalized service, marketplace knowledge, as well as her remarkable ability to negotiate record-setting outcomes. Michelle works diligently to prioritize her clients’ longterm satisfaction, recognizing that her services could leave an impact far beyond the scope of any one transaction. Her genuine concern for her clients’ most important objectives has created lasting relationships with extraordinary trust. On many occasions, Michelle has privately
negotiated transactions involving properties not offered on the open market.
Above all else, Michelle and her team are determined to facilitate an experience as successful and memorable as it is rewarding for the parties involved, no matter how ambitious the goal at hand. Whether you are thinking of buying or selling, or simply have questions regarding the market, Michelle would love the opportunity to sit down with you and discuss how she and her team can support you and deliver the results you deserve.
AJ Olson Whitfield
EQTY | FORBES GLOBAL PROPERTIES
AJ Olson Whitfield, a prominent figure in Orange County’s real estate market, distinguishes herself not only with an impressive sales track record, surpassing $200 million in career transactions, but also by offering clients a distinctive value proposition rooted in her construction expertise. Commencing her career in 2009, AJ has built a sterling reputation for delivering unmatched client service, demonstrating extensive market knowledge, fostering an elite network, and consistently achieving top-tier results for her clientele.
Beyond her triumphs in sales, AJ actively engages in various new construction ventures, collaboratively completing four projects with her husband. This hands-on involvement provides her with invaluable insights into planning, construction, and design. AJ’s comprehension of the building process positions her as a strategic advisor, guiding clients to enhance property values.
AJ’s commitment to value addition extends beyond mere sales transactions. Whether offering advice on design elements for heightened aesthetic appeal or insights
into cost-effective renovations, her construction and design expertise tailors solutions aligned with clients’ objectives. Residing in Eastside Costa Mesa with her family, AJ is not merely a real estate expert but an engaged community member, actively participating in the Newport Harbor Yacht Club and the Big Canyon Country Club. AJ’s fusion of real estate acumen with construction proficiency establishes her as a versatile professional, setting the gold standard for service and success in Orange County’s fiercely competitive real estate market.
Rebecca Anderson
SURTERRE PROPERTIES
In the heart of Newport Beach, Rebecca Anderson of Suterre Properties® shines as a beacon of professionalism in luxury real estate. With over a decade of unmatched experience in Orange County’s elite property market, Rebecca is a consistent presence among Orange Coast Magazine’s Top 100 Real Estate All-Stars. Her techsavvy acumen and passion for client success make her the premier choice for navigating the complexities of the real estate market.
Rebecca’s deep connection to the Port
Streets — her home for over 20 years — goes beyond her professional role. Her involvement in local schools, sports, and charities, along with leadership in organizations like the Casa Teresa, Glass Slipper Guild and Young Women of Vision, demonstrate her commitment to community growth and well-being.
Her life, filled with global travels and challenging open water swims, reflects her real estate approach: bold, determined, and committed
to excellence. With her family, Rebecca represents the perfect blend of professional dedication and personal fulfillment.
Opting for Rebecca Anderson as your real estate advisor means choosing a partner whose expertise and heartfelt dedication to your goals are unmatched. Experience a REALTOR® who not only understands the market but deeply values the heartbeat of Newport Beach: its community.
Adrienne Brandes
SURTERRE PROPERTIES
Adrienne Brandes of Surterre Properties® is a distinguished name in the luxury real estate arena. With over two decades of experience, Adrienne offers an unparalleled level of expertise to every client. As a certified negotiator from Harvard Law School , Adrienne brings a wealth of knowledge to every transaction. Unlike agents who delegate tasks, Adrienne personally handles every aspect of your real estate journey, ensuring you receive the undivided attention of a seasoned professional.
Adrienne’s professional approach goes beyond the transactional; she understands that luxury real estate involves deep personal and financial considerations. With a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Chapman University, she uniquely addresses both the emotional and financial aspects of each deal. Adrienne takes the time to understand your individual dreams and aspirations, tailoring every negotiation to your specific needs.
Adrienne’s impressive track record
speaks volumes about her commitment to excellence. Consistently achieving approximately $50 million in annual sales, she has been recognized as a 2023 Real Estate All-Star by Orange Coast Magazine and is ranked in the top 1.5% of real estate professionals in the U.S. and top 1% in Orange County by RealTrends. When it comes to luxury real estate, Adrienne Brandes is truly an educated, experienced, and standout professional.
Eliisa Stowell
949.903.0026
estowell@surterreproperties.com
DRE# 01397481
As a Realtor, my job is to guide you through the intricacies of the transaction as seamlessly as possible. I pride myself in conducting business with transparency and a customized plan. Although I have amassed over half a billion dollars in sales throughout my career, the true value of what I do day in and out is in helping people realize their lifestyle goals, guiding them through what is arguably the most important financial decision of their lives, and forming genuine friendships and connections along the way.
I am passionate about the beautiful communities where I serve, with the architectural diversity and accessibility to outdoor activities among the things
I love most about the area My clients also gain valuable insight from my knowledge in our unique communities. I encourage buyers searching for a home to focus on the neighborhood and its amenities, demographics, and location. When working with sellers, I see us as partners, with the goal of selling your home according to your timeframe and your financial goals always in mind.
Giving back to the community is one of my passions so after each transaction, I support one or more philanthropic organizations such as Miracles for Kids, Doctors Without Borders, and the OC Rescue Mission. Outside of real estate and spending time with my grown children or traveling, you can find me walking around Corona del Mar with one of my rescue foster dogs, practicing yoga or cooking up a delicious meal!
