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Kevin Stewart, team leader and broker/owner of Stewart Team Real Estate Partners, grew up in the Rochester area, and the Rochester community has always been home. Kevin began his real estate career shortly after college and a job in marketing with Daniel Brian Advertising in Downtown Rochester. He began in real estate right before the recession hit and weathered that storm as a brand-new agent in the business. Over the last 12 years, he worked for several franchise real estate companies. Kevin knew he wanted to approach real estate differently using a team model. So, as business grew, the team began to grow. After six years as a growing team, Kevin decided to take the next step and open his own brokerage under his own, independent brand: Stewart Team Real Estate Partners in Rochester, Michigan. Jessica Zielke began working with Kevin as his first team member and administrator and has been the senior buyer’s agent for six years. Her job role includes understanding her market area, interpreting and writing contracts, and facilitating communication amongst all parties for the betterment of the client. She thoroughly enjoys assisting buyers and sellers and showing them details that may be overlooked due to personal and environmental stresses. She relies on the strength of the team members and draws from their individual experiences and perceptions to provide that extra level of service to her clients. She loves meeting people she most likely would never have the opportunity to get to know and being a part of a lifelong memory-assisting them in choosing their home. 29