Alejandro Gutierrez
I am an engineer and entrepreneur who decided to leave the big city for a better life with my family and came to Sedona in 2007, where I have been buying and selling properties. With my wife Bea, a graduate in residential design, we currently own several homes in the area and have remodeled and sold several others. I was born in Chile and spent considerable time in Latin America, thus I’m fluent in Spanish. I enjoy the outdoors, gardening, reading, meditation, Tai-Chi, and spending time with my family. I started my career with Procter & Gamble in Latin America and was transferred to the US headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, later becoming a general manager for one of the largest business units in Latin America at the time. After thirteen years of corporate life, I wanted to venture into the entrepreneurial world and started up a company during the '.com' bubble in early 2000 in Miami, Florida. With my partners, we developed a successful Internet incentive and marketing business that was eventually sold to a European company after eight years. At this point, I was eager for a simpler, more enriching life and moved to Sedona. While I have been able to carry on with some of my original business interests and contacts, including bitcoin in the digital currency space, my business focus quickly shifted towards real estate. I believe I bring a wealth of experience from the business and entrepreneurial world, as well as practical experience in buying, remodeling and selling properties that may be useful for residential buyers and sellers. I have a good eye for homes with potential, a good understanding of commercial properties, and know the economic factors affecting real estate in this area.