Trudy Vella

Experience

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  Hawaiian Safari

  Jan 1989 - Nov 1994

  Co-Owner / Tour Guide

  Jeep Expedition Inc. DBA Hawaiian Safari Tours – Island of Oahu / Co-created an off road safari tour company that picked people up in our zebra striped, rainbow colored jeeps at their hotel in Waikiki and took them on an off-road adventure at Senator Fong’s 725 acre Plantation and Gardens in Kahaluu. We built the jeeps to seat 8 people and cleared over 200 acres to build a Hawaiian Village, including bridges and hiking trails and roamed over 500 acres of this valley for a history tour in a native “Ahu Puaa”. Show less

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  Hanalei Land Company LTD

  Mar 1994 - Jul 1996

  Property Manager

  This family recruited my ex-husband and I to move from the Island of Oahu to Kauai after Hurricane Iniki to restore the many homes on their 76 acre oceanfront estate. We restored 31 buildings from the damage of the hurricane and lived in the main estate “Kauikeolani”. I worked as the property manager and did the bookkeeping for the family business of long term, commercial and short term rentals and the rental of land for the boat tours up the Napali. www.HanaleiLand.com

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  Pacific Paradise Properties - Princeville Realty

  Nov 1996 - Jan 1999

  Licensed Real Estate Agent

  1996 I joined a small real estate firm and quickly became one of Kauai’s most sought after Realtors. I claim to fame that I was one of the first Realtors to have a website in the mid 90’s and was called the “Virtual Realtor” on Kauai. This firm sold to Century 21 All Islands in 1999 and recruited me to lead the sales team.

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  Century 21 All Islands

  Jan 1999 - Jun 2001

  Broker-in-Charge

  Led the sales team during 3 successful developments in Princeville, Kauai. “Villas on the Prince, “Villas of Kamali’I and “Queen Emma's Bluffs”. Recruited many top producers and trained over 30 new agents. My team was the #1 sales team in the state of Hawaii during the real estate boom.

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  Oceanfront Realty International Inc.

  Jun 2003 - Dec 2005

  Realtor

  Top Producer on Kauai. 2005 I moved to Truckee, CA

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  The O'Neill Group

  Dec 2005 - Sept 2006

  Broker-In-Charge

  After moving to Truckee, CA I was recruited to return to Kauai to be the Broker-in-Charge of the Hilton Kauai Beach Resort. Successfully closed over 100 condo/hotels.

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  Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

  Realtor

  After spending several years living in Truckee, California and following my divorce in 2013, I returned to Kauai to sell Real Estate.

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  Oceanfront Sotheby's International Realty

  Dec 2015 - Oct 2017

  Broker-in-Charge

  I was a Top Producer and the Broker-in-Charge managing a sales team of 14 agents that grew to 48 agents. 2016 and 2017 our firm was awarded as one of the “Top 7 fastest growing companies in Hawaii”.

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  Concierge Auctions

  Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  Project Sales Manager

  I sold several luxury homes at auction for this company. After several months, I left this auction company and made a move to work for a company that had the type of ethics that aligned more clearly with mine.

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  Platinum Luxury Auctions

  Aug 2018 - now

  Project Manager / Business Developer

  I sell luxury homes at auction all over the world. As a Business Developer, my role is to work with listing Realtors and Sellers to enlist their luxury properties to be sold at auction. When I am assigned as the Project Sales Manager to an auction opportunity, my role is to go to a new community and in less than 30 days I network to meet every Realtor and potential buyer to register qualified bidders to compete for the property via a live auction.