Laguna Beach Magazine February 2023 | Page 22

UPFRONT PLACES | PERSPECTIVES | HAPPENINGS
Meital Taub Luxury Group and Side partnered to create a new company called Livel Real Estate ( pictured ) in December .

ON THE HOMEFRONT

Meital Taub Luxury Group launched a new company , Livel Real Estate , in December in partnership with Side , a top real estate technology firm that will support Livel behind the scenes to streamline the back office and allow its agents to spend their time providing the highest level of service to their clients . Livel was founded by Meital Taub , who , with her agents , has a total transaction volume of more than $ 1 billion and has amassed $ 260 million in 2022 . Involved in the real estate industry since 2010 , Taub facilitated upward of $ 204 million in sales in 2021 . Notably , she was the driving force behind several prominent home sales in Orange County , including 24 Lagunita Drive , the $ 15 million Laguna Beach residence that was a winner on HGTV ’ s “ Ultimate House Hunt 2018 ,” and 40 N . La Senda Drive , an iconic , historical Laguna Beach home deemed “ The Lighthouse Estate ” by locals . “ I designed Livel Real Estate to inspire clients and agents alike while staying true to the core values that made Meital Taub Luxury Group the trusted authority in coastal Orange County luxury real estate ,” Taub said in a press release . “ Each buyer and seller will enjoy the same consistent , distinctive , elevated client experience and value that makes them feel like they ’ re our only client along with consulting on everything real estate . Each property will get exposure via our network , relationships and innovative sales and marketing techniques .” Livel is based in Laguna Beach , at 897 Glenneyre St ., but Taub plans to eventually expand nationwide . ( 949-922-9552 ; livelrealestate . com ) — S . S .

Helping Students Soar

Lagunan Ken Jillson has donated funds for an aviation scholarship .
Local resident and philanthropist Ken Jillson has donated about $ 6 million to establish the Ken Jillson & Al Roberts Happy Trails Aviation Scholarship Endowment at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University , the world ’ s largest university specializing in aviation and aerospace programs . “ I am a recreational pilot and absolutely love aviation so this scholarship is very near and dear to me ,” says Jillson , who loves flying to Catalina Island and Sedona , Arizona . The goal is to help reduce the pilot shortage for future generations by offering this full-ride scholarship
for financially-in-need high school graduates , male or female , who maintain a 3.0 GPA , attend Embry- Riddle ’ s campus in Prescott , Arizona , and seek to become a professional airline or corporate pilot ; preference will be given to students from Laguna Beach . Available for up to five years , the scholarship will cover tuition and fees , books , on-campus housing , a meal plan and flight training fees . The scholarship is named after Jillson and his partner , Roberts , who were together for 50 years when Roberts passed away in 2021 . ( 928-777-3765 ; erau . edu ) — S . S . g
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