Kathy Koehler

To label Kathy Koehler a Top Agent would be, without a doubt, a massive understatement. This hardworking, committed, extremely personable and incredibly successful real estate professional sits comfortably at the top of her profession, overseeing a pioneering business built on a foundation of honesty, integrity, sheer grit and determination. Kathy, who currently works under the banner of Reece Nichols Realtors in Leawood, Kansas, is closing in on four decades of revolutionary, groundbreaking work as a trusted real estate advocate for countless grateful buyers and sellers.

Kathy, whose stellar work ethic predated her real estate career – she began working in a clothing store at the tender age of twelve, being paid under the counter, of course – and then became a door to door vacuum salesperson while still in high school. After marrying, and frequent moves, Kathy took the advice of the multitude of Realtors who suggested she give the vocation a try. After a final move to the Kansas City area, Kathy gathered together the knowledge she had gleaned from her peripatetic life and incorporated methods theretofore unknown in the area she was selling, forming the very first real estate team in the Kansas City market, as well as utilizing personalized branding methods such as her photo on signage and boxes to hold on-site information flyers.

Today, Kathy has expanded to five locations and oversees an amazing team of fifty agents and support team of ten. One of those agents is her partner, daughter Heather Bortnick, who shares her mother’s drive and client-first business ethos. “She started from the bottom up,” says Kathy with obvious pride, “and she’s now selling houses in the one million to four million-dollar range.”