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Compass Sports & Entertainment adds 29 agents to mid-year class
Ben Moss | September 6, 2023
Ben Moss | September 6, 2023
The new class brings the total number of Compass Sports & Entertainment agents up to 158 representing 71 different markets. In 2022, they closed more than $7.7B in sales volume.
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Compass has brought on 29 new agents to its Sports & Entertainment Division’s 2023 class, the brokerage has informed Inman.
The new agents represent 29 different markets and bring the total number of Compass Sports & Entertainment Division agents up to 158 agents representing 71 different markets.
The Division is a group of vetted specialists in serving clients in the sports and entertainment industries with personalized attention, discretion and marketing and tech expertise.
“The Sports & Entertainment Division is a shining example of the collaborative spirit at Compass,” Robert Reffkin, Compass founder and CEO, said in a statement. “We are excited to see its continued growth..."
Compass launched its Sports & Entertainment Division in 2016, partially inspired by co-founder Ori Allon’s then-part ownership of the Israeli Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team. Kofi Nartey, a former NFL player, helped spearhead the division at that time in a move from The Agency. Nartey, who still specializes in luxury sports and entertainment real estate, recently moved his team to The Real Brokerage.
The Sports & Entertainment Division admits agents into its ranks twice a year, in January and in July.
“Our membership committee is comprised of busy Realtors, and we run a careful vetting process, which does take up a lot of time,” Ben Moss, national director of the Compass Sports & Entertainment Division, told Inman in an email. “As such, we compress admissions into two windows so that we can be orchestrated and make the efforts concentrated during those time periods.”
Over the course of 2022, the Division admitted 34 agents. That year, it closed more than $7.7 billion in sales volume and served over 850 athletes and celebrities with their real estate transactions.
“We are thrilled to welcome 29 new agents into the growing Division,” Moss said in a statement. “Since launching in 2016, the group has blossomed into the industry’s leading network for luxury agents who serve high-profile clientele and prioritize client privacy.”
Aaron Buchbinder | Boca Raton, Florida Aaron Seawood | New York City, New York Alex Brunkhorst | Santa Monica, California Angel Nicolas | Coconut Grove, Florida Brad Lippitz | Chicago, Illinois
New Members
Cathy Fassero | Phoenix, Arizona
Charlie Schuster | Beverly Hills, California
Chris Karas | Phoenix, Arizona
Greg Hidder | Scottsdale, Arizona
Gretchen Coley | Raleigh, North Carolina
Joe Yost | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John Eric | Washington, D.C.
Jordan Jankowski | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kelly Minchen | San Francisco, California
Lauren Forbes | Hermosa Beach, California
Linda Jokbengboon | Orlando, Florida
Martha Rush | Maui, Hawaii
Maryanne Elsaesser | Ridgewood, New Jersey
Melissa Young | Moorestown, New Jersey
Mike Hege | Charlotte & Asheville, North Carolina Richard Stearns | Brentwood, California
Rob Smith | Newport Beach, California
Scott Pridemore | Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina Steve Gunter | Raleigh, North Carolina
Susan Canavan | Palm Desert, California
Susan Stark | Brentwood, California
Suzy Pittman | Houston, Texas
Tim Elmes | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Vincent Novelli | Margate, New Jersey
Source: Inman
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