If you are shopping for a certified professional home stager, please note that in order to graduate from our training program and become an Associate, at least two months of hands on training is accomplished and all Associates must pass criminial background checks along with ongoing DISC Personality Profiling training, thereby ensuring that they meet our strict customer service and experience requirements.
Rick Duda, CEO, President, and founder of the company, offers over 6 years of home staging, interior redesign, and real estate marketing experience. With over 100 Realtor's as past clients, his company understands how to create cost effective, yet spectacular solutions for each challenge with which he is presented. After earning his BBA and a double major in marketing and real estate from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Rick went on to pursue a career in real estate based franchise development and real estate related banking services. Rick also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University with a concentration in finance. Rick is a licensed Realtor in the state of Georgia working with a select group of investors and home buyers & sellers on a referral basis. Rick has a 10 year old Welsh Terrier and is actively involved with Pets Are Loving Support as well as several other non-profit organizations in Atlanta. " I have created a unique real estate based interior design company that provides limitless opportunities to our Associates, something far more than staging homes to sell or interior redesign. Creating multiple revenue streams and profitable long term career options for our Associates is why I get up every day! Partnering with our Associates and focusing on their success as entrepreneurs is essential to the long term success of our organization."
e-mail Rick at Rick@HomesDesignedToSell.com or phone him at 770-434-7503
Gail Paller, Operations Manager. Gail joined the company in 2007 to manage the rapidly growing operations of the business as well as corporate communications. With a Bachelors degree in Communications and several years of advertising experience, Gail offers clients premier customer service and ensures the success of day to day operations of the company. "I left a high paying advertising career in the health care industry to join Homes Designed To Sell because I recognized Rick Duda's vision for becoming the staging and interior design brand of choice. The company vision to provide interior designers, decorators, and stagers with a turn-key operation is shifting the paradigm in business today."
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Jenna Brown, Design Consultant is a graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Jenna joined Homes Designed To Sell in 2007 after having had a succesful catering business. Jenna's passion for interior redesign and staging helped her to recently stage a home in East Cobb County that sold in less than 1 week for more money than any other home had sold for in the neighborhood. "I'm an entrepreneur and I wanted to own my own service based business that would offer me the flexibility of controlling my own schedule. I have been amazed at the resources Homes Designed To Sell ®provides me. I came in as an Apprentice and am glad to have had the extensive training and practice assignments and business development prospecting experience before heading out on my own."
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Lorene Sartan, Design Consultant joined Homes Designed To Sell in 2007. "I wanted to use my artistic talents in a new direction at this point in my life and I really have fun doing the work and meeting new clients. I prefer to work with clients on Saturdays because many of our clients travel or work a lot during the week and Saturday consultations work best for them." Lorene has two masters degrees and an undergraduate in English and enjoys painting as well as international travel. Lorene has assisted staging many homes with Rick Duda over the past 6 years and has decided to take on a more active role as a consultant.
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Sherry Lee Denton, Design Consultant joined Homes Designed To Sell in 2006 to serve the southern Atlanta metro area including the Fayette and Henry County area. Sherry is also a licensed professional orgranizer and member of NAPO, The National Association of Professional Organizers and is the owner of The Orderly Touch www.TheOrderlyTouch.com Reducing clutter, organizing your environment, and learning new methods of working are goals Sherry can assist businesses and families accomplish. Financial resources will be used properly; stress and tension are relieved in the office; family relationships improve when organization is present. Work station efficiency, home office productivity, and stress-free home environments are her specialties.
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