SKY Sotheby’s International Realty, the Sarasota-based luxury real estate brokerage, announced today that long-time Realtor® and top producer Mary Hellhake has joined the team. Hellhake specializes in waterfront properties and golf course communities and will work in the company’s Lakewood Ranch office.
“We are delighted that Mary has become part of the SKY Sotheby’s team,” says Chad Roffers, president and founder of SKY Sotheby’s. “She definitely reflects our standard of a high-caliber, highly-experienced and high-energy professional.”Real estate agents must meet and maintain eligibility criteria to be sales associates at SKY Sotheby’s International Realty. Criteria include being ranked in the top 10 percent of all agents in the local real estate association, having an average of at least $750,000 for real estate transactions, and producing at least 12 listings or sales transactions each year.Mary Hellhake has been providing service to clients and the Sarasota and Manatee community for two decades. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Manatee County Chamber of Commerce, was Committee Chairperson for Partners in Education and is a Leadership Manatee alumna.A successful banking career as an Executive Vice President for Retail, where customers’ needs drove product design and client satisfaction was of prime importance, proved to be a perfect launching point for her transition to real estate professional.In her real estate career, Hellhake previously worked for another Sarasota brokerage for several years. Her results-oriented style consistently placed her among that company’s top real estate agents year after year.Hellhake joined Sky Sotheby’s International Realty because of the solid set of values embraced by the company, and for access to the global marketing opportunities of the Sotheby’s network.“With more than 300 Sotheby’s locations worldwide, I am now a member of the most powerful brokerage network in the world,” says Hellhake.