LAKE CITY, Fla. – With a career spanning over two decades, Sandy Kishton’s journey into real estate began in 2003 after transitioning from a career in the medical field. Kishton is a broker-associate with RE/MAX Professionals in Lake City.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – “Florida has a lot of raw land; however, we can’t use it all for housing – we must take a balanced approach to development and conservation,” says Heather Swanson, a broker associate with Campus to Coast Realty, based in Gainesville. Her concern for that balance is one of the reasons she chose a career in real estate in 2005. That, and her desire for flexibility so she could balance work and family, especially as a single mother.

SEBASTIAN, Fla. – Vicky Lee Santana, broker-owner of Next Home Santana Real Estate in Sebastian, is all about people. Her love for helping her clients shines through her professional life.

TAMPA, Fla. – “When you are genuine in your service to others and it comes from the heart, then success finds you,” says Aminta Goynes, CIPS, ePro, a team leader with The Goynes Group of Coldwell Banker Realty in Tampa.