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A driving force in the real estate industry for nearly two decades, Jennifer Horvat has built an impressive career around relationship marketing, operations management, and leadership. As Chief Marketing Officer for Michael Saunders and Company for the last 10 years, she has been behind the award-winning marketing strategies of the region’s most distinguished properties and consulted over 700 agents on innovative communications. She is now passing along these valuable insights to her buyers and sellers, working with her best friend and husband, Stitch, to provide a full-service concierge experience. Those who know Jennifer cite her balance of marketing and organization as an incredible gift, one which she gives freely with a smile. <br> <br> Jennifer began building her business in her formative years in Grosse Ile, Michigan – block-by-block. An avid LEGO architect as a child, Jennifer planned each construction on graph paper, showcased her creations, and started demolition almost immediately in favor of her next design. Her parents nurtured this passion by taking her around her Southeast Michigan to study model homes, and it eventually led her to study interior design as a freshman at Michigan State University (Go Spartans!). In 2003, Jennifer entered the real estate industry as Director of Marketing for Quicken Loans and saw first-hand how quickly expectations and dreams of homeownership can change with the real estate market crash of 2008. The eternal optimist and strategist, Jennifer’s quick and empathic strategies helped navigate through that unprecedented time and reinforced her belief that being prepared, nimble, and positive are the best business practices to adopt.<br> <br> Jennifer and her family moved to the Sarasota area in 2011 specifically to support their obsession with golf and take advantage of the many championship courses. Since starting at Michael Saunders & Company she has fully immersed herself in not just the Gulf Coast lifestyle, but also the local organizations that allow our communities to prosper. She is the current President of the Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Board of Directors and is a member of Realize Bradenton and the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Davenport University with a specialization in strategic planning and management. She, husband Stitch, and mother Pam live in Parrish’s River Wilderness with their two dogs, Brodie and Ryder.
A driving force in the real estate industry for nearly two decades, Jennifer Horvat has built an impressive career around relationship marketing, operations management, and leadership. As Chief Marketing Officer for Michael Saunders and Company for the last 10 years, she has been behind the award-winning marketing strategies of the region’s most distinguished properties and consulted over 700 agents on innovative communications. She is now passing along these valuable insights to her buyers and sellers, working with her best friend and husband, Stitch, to provide a full-service concierge experience. Those who know Jennifer cite her balance of marketing and organization as an incredible gift, one which she gives freely with a smile. <br> <br> Jennifer began building her business in her formative years in Grosse Ile, Michigan – block-by-block. An avid LEGO architect as a child, Jennifer planned each construction on graph paper, showcased her creations, and started demolition almost immediately in favor of her next design. Her parents nurtured this passion by taking her around her Southeast Michigan to study model homes, and it eventually led her to study interior design as a freshman at Michigan State University (Go Spartans!). In 2003, Jennifer entered the real estate industry as Director of Marketing for Quicken Loans and saw first-hand how quickly expectations and dreams of homeownership can change with the real estate market crash of 2008. The eternal optimist and strategist, Jennifer’s quick and empathic strategies helped navigate through that unprecedented time and reinforced her belief that being prepared, nimble, and positive are the best business practices to adopt.<br> <br> Jennifer and her family moved to the Sarasota area in 2011 specifically to support their obsession with golf and take advantage of the many championship courses. Since starting at Michael Saunders & Company she has fully immersed herself in not just the Gulf Coast lifestyle, but also the local organizations that allow our communities to prosper. She is the current President of the Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Board of Directors and is a member of Realize Bradenton and the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Davenport University with a specialization in strategic planning and management. She, husband Stitch, and mother Pam live in Parrish’s River Wilderness with their two dogs, Brodie and Ryder.
