Julie
Moraitis A NATURAL-BORN ENTREPRENEUR AND FEARLESS LEADER
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In simple terms, an entrepreneur is an individual who creates a new business, bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the rewards. Commonly seen as an innovator and a source of new ideas, an entrepreneur understands the potential of limitless success. For Julie Moraitis — who refers to herself as a workaholic — owning a business and being her own boss is all she’s ever known. She’s been a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur since college and continues to be a maven when it comes to business acumen. Entrepreneurship runs deep in Julie’s family. Growing up, Julie watched her father own and operate a successful Chrysler/ Plymouth dealership outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Furthermore, Julie found inspiration in her husband’s parents who are also lifetime entrepreneurs. Julie began her business ventures as a restaurant owner with her husband, Lee. They owned restaurants in Metro Detroit and Austin, Texas. In 2001, they opened their own mortgage brokerage, Atlas Mortgage. Following that, they started a transaction management platform for real estate agents called Realty Commander and rode out the aftermath of the 2008 recession. After they sold their software business to ShowingTime in 2015, and once their three daughters were older and more self-sufficient, Julie saw a natural transition into real estate and an opportunity to 32 • August 2021
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