Board of Directors

Born and raised in Florida. Married to his wife Jennifer with two children. Active Realtor for 19 years in good standing.  Also owns and runs a local small business here in Winter Haven. Volunteers serving on the Board of his HOA. Hobbies include playing Basketball, and coaching middle school basketball.

Julie is on staff at Keller Williams Realty Smart 1 in Winter Haven. Her passion in her position as Director of Business Development is helping new and newer agents to get off to a strong start in the profession. She has a rich leadership history as Qualifying Broker for a large brokerage in Palm Beach county before becoming Broker/Owner of Treasure Palm Realty in Tequesta, FL. Julie merged her business into Keller Williams in 2013 so she could offer more resources and support to her agents.  She was Assistant Team Leader/Broker on Site for KW Palm Beaches and KW Treasure Coast before taking on her role as Team Leader for over 230 agents at KW Treasure Coast. Julie also served on the Board of Directors for the Jupiter Tequesta Hobe Sound REALTOR Association for two years and as President of the Women's Council of REALTORS JTHS Chapter. Her husband Don's job brought them to Polk Co. late 2020 where she is excited to meet new people and serve EPCAR as her primary Association. 

Central Florida resident since 1985 and I was a Realtor as well as a Property Manager from 1997 - 2016, entirely with Coldwell Banker Brandon.

In my first year of business , 1997, I received the New Associate Achievement Award for Coldwell Banker in Florida.

From 1998 - 2016 I was a multi-million dollar producer every year and received various awards.

From 1999 – 2016 I was also a property manager for Coldwell Banker with 60+ single family homes.

Starting mid December 2016 I accepted the position of Branch Manager in the Winter Haven Coldwell Banker office where we have grown our market share and are often the #1 brokerage in East Polk County.

Starting September 2022 I accepted to also manage the Lakeland Coldwell Banker office.

Realtor since 2013 serving Central Florida including Polk, Orange and Hillsborough counties with a specialty in residential listings and investment properties.

President, Owner and Broker of Record at RE/MAX Heritage (previously known as Bardell Real Estate. Established in 1989 serving the retirement and residential markets in Central Florida, the company expanded into the vacation home market in 2000 and continues to promote new construction and resale properties to domestic and Foreign National clients.

Originally from the UK, with an MBA from Sheffield Business School and over 25 years in business development and senior management roles in the UK Banking and Insurance sectors. A member of the IBBA (International Business Brokers Assoc.) and the BBF (Business Brokers of Florida) Steve has represented and guided hundreds of overseas clients buying and selling real estate in Central Florida over the last 19 years he has also assisted fellow Entrepreneurs purchasing businesses and emigrating to Florida to live the American Dream.