The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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E ntrepreneur Mary Fitzgerald has worked in the Los Angeles real estate industry for the past 14 years and has recently become a fan favorite of the popular Netflix show Selling Sunset. Her ability to juggle a high-pressure job, maintain a healthy social life, and always remain calm, cool, and collected are only some of the qualities that make her easy to love. In 2008, she made a career switch from studying to become an x-ray technician to real estate, not the most ideal time as it was soon after the recession hit and the housing market crashed. But with the help of a great mentor, Mary got her start at a small company and recalls doing "exceptionally well for a new agent." With a passion for building relationships, Mary enjoyed having the opportunity to meet new people, help them find their dream homes, and loved that she was able to make her own schedule while raising her son. In her earliest days, Mary built her network of clients from people she met at the gym, parents from her son's school, and from her day-to-day work. Some of her earliest territories were in Los Angeles' beach cities like Palos Verdes, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Manhattan Beach. Her first role after getting her license was at Sherwood Realtors, a top boutique company in the beach cities at the time. There Mary met a mentor who taught her the process of completing a full sale while abiding by local laws and practicing her new craft ethically. In 2014, Mary started at the Oppenheim Group and over the years has grown into the confident, well-rounded and highly trusted agent audiences see on Selling Sunset. While the show centers on the 11 other star agents and their families, team Oppenheim is actually much larger than shown in the series. Mary is able to mentor younger agents on the team and continues to share the knowledge and skills that were imparted to her when she was a fresh agent in the field. Throughout the show's four seasons, with the fifth season set to premiere on the platform on March 24th, we see Mary travel from one exclusive million dollar home to another, each one bigger and more jaw-dropping than the next. V U E N J .C O M 61