Mark Keppy/@ Properties: Our Featured Small Business of the Month
The team at ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons is thrilled to announce that our featured small business owner for December is Mark A. Keppy of @ Properties. Congratulations, Mark! You are a great role model for aspiring business owners.
Check out our interview with Mark below.
What is the name of your company, and what do you do?
@properties, Residential Real Estate Broker. I started my Real Estate Career in 2000.
Who are your target customers?
My favorite is working with first time buyers and growing families.
Where do you operate?
I work through out the Chicagoland area, Evanston, Skokie, and Oak Park.
Tell us a little about yourself?
I am originally from Iowa and I sold Real Estate there for the first 5 years of my career. I wanted to work in a more urban city so I chose Chicago because I would still be close to my family. I have been married for 6 years and I have 4 King Charles Spaniel children.
Any other information you think would be helpful for your business or that you would like to share about you.
I used to work in the design industry and this separates me from other agents because I have the ability to make suggestions to buyers including visualizing the space as their own. I am a Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE) – this is very helpful when helping sellers get the highest selling price and also great for getting buyers the best deal on their purchase.
Nasutsa Mabwa is President of ServiceMaster by Simons, a MBE/WBE City of Chicago and State of Illinois certified firm. She is a 2020 Daily Herald Business Ledger C-Suite awardee, a member of Crain’s Chicago Business 40 under 40 and a 2018 ServiceMaster(c) Achiever Award recipient. She is a Civic Federation Board Member, an Advisory Board Member for as President Elect on the Executive Committee for the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. She is IICRC certified for WRT & FSRT.
About ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons
Restoration By Simons is an MBE/WBE certified firm and family-run company serving both Cook and Lake County, Illinois. Recently, the company was awarded a variety of honors, including the SB100 Best of Small Business Award Winner 2021, Bronze Stevie® Award in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business, recipient of the 2020 Better Business Bureau's Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, and the recipient of the 2020 Skokie Business of the Year Award, Honorable Mention Category. Restoration By Simons provides disaster restoration services including water and flood damage restoration, fire and smoke damage restoration, mold remediation, to residential and commercial customers in both Cook and Lake County IL.
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"We had a terrific experience with ServiceMaster. Sam and his crew were a pleasure to work with. He was prompt with his initial response, took the time needed to carefully inspect our basement and describe exactly what was needed, and completed the promised work under budget and to perfection. In addition to a job well done, he also seemed to treat his crew very well. He was careful to make certain we knew their names before he departed, and the entire team was professional and communicative any time we had questions. Highly recommended."
Eric P.
"ServiceMaster-RestorationbySimons provided exceptional service in response to flooding at the home of Dorothy Kane, following a storm and heavy rain. The team was professional, efficient and worked very hard to complete the cleanup and remove the related debris. We are very thankful and appreciative of this team. Sam and Nasutsa are amazing and we highly recommend this company. THANK YOU!!"
Synde M.
"ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons could not have been a better partner in getting through a recent rain water infiltration episode at my lakefront high-rise rental condo.
These guys were prompt, professional and productive from the moment I called frantically looking for help right through final pick-up of their moisture mitigating equipment the next week. All the while, their excellent customer service approach kept me informed + updated (aka: "calm") about the processes being utilized to dry the unit out, remove the damaged flooring materials, etc. and help ward off secondary loss.
Obviously, I hope to never experience another disaster like this, but, if I do, I know having ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons as a resource will help me endure and emerge with my property protected and my sanity intact."
