Chris Klug was born and raised in Aspen, Colorado and knows a thing or two about athletic achievement and real estate success. He got involved in the sport of snowboarding in the early days and was a three-time Olympic Winter Games participant and 2002 Bronze Medalist in Salt Lake City. As the recipient of a liver transplant, Chris started the Chris Klug Foundation in 2004 with the mission of promoting life-saving donation and helping improve the quality of life for donors, recipients, and transplant families.

Chris leveraged his snowboarding career, non-profit experience, motivational speaking, and passion for the outdoors into an extraordinarily successful real estate career in a short amount of time with Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty.

In the episode we cover successful marketing strategies that have propelled Chris to one of the top producers in Aspen Snowmass, the challenge of balancing family life with athletic achievement, and finding a job you love so you never have to work another day in your life.

Dwayne Romero has over two decades of real estate development, management, and investment experience specializing in mountain resort communities. A graduate of the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point, Dwayne served in the Army Corps of Engineers including a distinguished leadership role in combat during the Persian Gulf War. Dwayne went on to graduate from several U.S. Army leadership schools, including the U.S. Army Ranger School, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.

He is the former President of Related Colorado, an operating division of the global property development behemoth, Related Companies. Dwayne is currently the CEO of The Romero Group — a full real estate management and investment company with substantial organizational depth and experience in the Roaring Fork Valley. When he’s not at work, he has served as a two-term Aspen city councilman and is currently on the local school board and has been involved with several nonprofits and economic development commissions.

In this episode we talk about Dwayne's journey from the Military to Aspen, Colorado and his transition from one of the largest real estate developers in the world to starting his own company The Romero Group.

Andrew Ernemann is the founder of Ernemann Real Estate and an Owner and Broker Associate at Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty. Andrew is one of the most successful brokers in this highly competitive market and founded his company with one simple mission: To reimagine the Aspen real estate purchase and sales experience.

Andrew’s previous work include real estate development and consulting engagements in Aspen and San Francisco; business strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles; and marketing at Janus Capital in Denver. A true competitor at heart, Andrew is a former member of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, and has competed around the world.

In our conversation, we covered market trends, the blistering comeback that was 2020, and the record-setting pace of the real estate market in Aspen, Colorado.