Karen GaleseKaren Galese

Overview of Professional/Career/Industry Experience

Karen’s career started in banking but then took a turn in the direction of Real Estate in 1978. She is very much an entrepreneur. Karen owned and operated a Residential Real Estate Company for 11 years. At the same time she was a partner in B.K. Abstract Title Insurance Company and was the General-Managing partner of a Mortgage Company. She holds a Broker’s license in the States of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey and is a Real Estate Appraiser. Karen has been responsible for the sales training and development of many of the top Real Estate Professionals in her area and her Sales and Negotiating Skills have been proven to be the best in her field.

Credentials Education and Other Related Training

  • • Brokers License in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey
  • • Real Estate Appraiser
  • • CRB – Certified Residential Broker-The Top designation in the Real Estate Industry
  • • ABR – Accredited Buyer Representative
  • • GRI – Graduate Realtors Institute
  • • Leadership Training – Landmark Education – Courses included the Curriculum for Living, Communications courses, Introduction Leaders Program, Wisdom Development Leadership Program, Partnership, Power and Contribution, Creation of Freedom, Mastery of Well Being graduate Courses
  • • Weidner University – Advanced Courses
  • • Associate Degree – Business/Real Estate – DCCC

Executive Positions

  • • CEO of RE/MAX Leaders
  • • Partner in B.K. Abstract Title Company
  • • General/Managing Partner of Kale Investments Mortgage Company
  • • Vice President-Sales at Prudential Preferred Properties
  • • Branch Sales Manager of Weichert Realtors.

Areas of Expertise

  • • Sales, Marketing, and Negotiating are the skill sets that Karen is most proficient. Karen was responsible for training and developing sales personnel. She was instrumental in writing many of the Sales Training manuals used by some of the companies that she worked for in the past.

Professional Affiliations

  • • Chamber of Commerce Greater West Chester
  • • Woman’s Referral Network
  • • Big Sister with Big Brothers/Big Sisters Organization
  • • Children’s Miracle Network
  • • Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation
  • • Past Board Member – Chester County Art Center
  • • Suburban Board of Realtors
  • • National Association of Realtors.

Professional Accomplishments

  • • Sales Rookie of the Year
  • • Sales Manager of the Year
  • • Platinum Club
  • • Chairman’s Club
  • • RE/MAX Hall of Fame
  • • Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2002 (#1 RE/MAX Agent in PA & DE, #10 Nationally, #13 Internationally out of 79,000 Agents, Produced 46 Million Dollars in Sales Transactions in 1 year.)