TEAM
Kimbal Small Kimball ("Kim") Small has more than 40 years' experience as a property developer. He founded Kimball Small Properties, Inc. in 1978 following a successful career as Executive Vice President of Sequoia Pacific (a Southern Pacific Company affiliate) during which he managed the development of more than 5,000,000 square feet of industrial space in projects throughout the Western United States. Kimball Small Properties, with a focus in Silicon Valley, has developed more than 2,500,000 square feet of industrial space in 47 separate projects, as well as landmark office buildings, luxury hotels, urban retail space and residential units. In the 1980's, Kimball Small Properties was designated by the City of San Jose as the master developer of its downtown redevelopment efforts, which led to Kim's development of the 500+ room Fairmont Hotel and adjacent office tower, a downtown retail center and 500 residential units. Kim has been twice named "Developer of the Year" in Silicon Valley and has been the recipient of many other honors for both his professional accomplishments and community service. He is a graduate of UCLA.
Keith Cox Keith Cox is an entrepreneur who has co-founded businesses in the hospitality, resort and venture capital industries. Prior to entering the field of resort development, Keith co-founded and served as managing director of Brainstorm Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund, which invested in 24 e-commerce and emerging technology companies, including OpenTable.com and Zappos.com. Keith served on the board of directors, advisory board or executive team of several the fund's portfolio companies. Prior to BrainStorm Ventures, Keith co-founded and subsequently served as CFO and CEO of World Wrapps Restaurants, a west coast chain of gourmet, quick-service restaurants. Keith also conceived of and launched another growth-oriented restaurant company, Pacific Catch, which is a moderately priced, Pacific-inspired, fresh fish grill. His previous business experience included that of strategic management consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton and financial consultant at Deloitte & Touche. Keith obtained two BAs in Business Economics and Sociology at UC Santa Barbara and his MBA at Stanford University.
Scott Christian Scott is a seasoned financial executive with big picture vision and strong entrepreneurial spirit. Additionally, he brings a broad, in-depth knowledge of the fractional real estate industry. Scott most recently was the Founder and President of First Fractional Funding, one of only two providers of consumer financing in the fractional real estate market. In only 18 months, Scott and his team built a thriving business capturing approximately 50% market share. Prior to First Fractional Funding, Scott founded a niche real estate investment company, American Pet Care Properties. Scottís company acquired, developed and sold veterinary hospitals and other pet service facilities. Investors in Scott's company enjoyed a 50+% IRR. Scott has held executive positions in other early stage companies including: treasurer of a publicly traded REIT, CFO of a textile rental company and COO/CFO of a mail order catalog retailer. Scott spent his early career at KPMG Peat Marwick in their financial consulting division. Scott grew up in the Midwest attending the University of Kansas where he achieved both a BS in Business and an MBA. Scott currently lives and works in Denver.
Jane Howell Jane Howell joined the Resort Equities team with over 15 years of successful sales and business development experience in companies that include Fortune 500 Disney and Levi Strauss, as well as high tech ventures such as Infoseek. Prior to joining the Resort Equities team, Jane spent five years building a luxury real estate business in San Francisco, and recently achieved the Top 1% ranking of real estate professionals in the US. Jane has her broker's license, is an active member of the NAR, CAR, and SFAR, and is currently pursuing her international license (a CIPS designation). Her previous business experience includes building and managing internal and external international teams, successfully negotiating contracts with partners and clients, and generating repeatable and scalable business models and strategies for continued growth. Her professional, personalized service combines knowledgeable marketing with sophisticated technology and progressive sales techniques. Jane has made her home in the California Bay Area after living in Costa Rica, Sweden, and Australia. Before completing her MBA at Thunderbird Global School of International Management, she graduated from the University of Cincinnati with degrees in Psychology and Criminology.
Nicole Reitter Nicole Reitter has an in-depth and eclectic marketing background coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit, having at one time owned and operated her own bar and grille in downtown Truckee. Having joined the Resort Equities team in 2006, Nicole brings resort real estate experience from her tenure at Intrawest, where she handled all marketing efforts for Tonopalo, a Private Residence Club on Lake Tahoe as well as the Villages at Squaw Valley and Solitude, near Park City. Nicole has spent time on both the client and agency sides, having served as an Account Manager at Bernard Hodes Advertising as well as Smith + Jones Advertising. Her client list included high-tech, financial and hospitality accounts such as The Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino, Electronics for Imaging, KPMG, Synopsys, Adaptec and Excite!, to name a few. Nicole has also worked for acclaimed management consultant and guru Tom Peters as well as HGTV, in television production. Most recently Nicole was awarded an ADDY for her efforts on Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe's sales brochure. Nicole is a Journalism graduate of Chico State. |
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