CEO / Team Leader

Stephanie Combs has been in Saint Louis for more than 30 years. Those years have provided her with deep relationships and a track record of contacts and past clients who call her for all of their real estate needs. Prior to entering the real estate business, Stephanie was the Director of Sales for Gorman & Gorman Home Loans. Most recently, Stephanie was the CEO/Team Leader for Keller Williams Realty in St. Louis with executive responsibility for an office of over 200 agents.

Licensed since 2001, she is known as a residential real estate market expert, Stephanie previously held a leadership role on a top 5 agent’s team in Saint Louis and has been with Coldwell Banker Gundaker, Remax and Prudential.

Co-Founder / Director - Listing Department

Born in Southern California, Kevin grew up in a real estate family where his father was the project manager and CFO for a large land development company. A graduate of Northwestern University in Economics & Finance, Kevin took his family experience and built a successful career with Marcus & Millichap in Palo Alto, CA selling commercial investment properties. Kevin has extensive business and leadership background from his experience as an executive for 9 start-up companies in Silicon Valley running national sales and operations organizations including a leadership role on the executive team for a successful IPO in 1999.

Kevin Cottrell has been licensed since 1986 and was previously associated with a highly successful real estate team with Keller Williams in Austin, TX which closed in excess of 500 transactions last year and more than $100 Million in Sales volume. Kevin was also a highly successful team leader with Keller Williams prior to joining Stephanie in Saint Louis.

Buyer Specialist / Director, Luxury Home Group

Michelle is a Saint Louis native with extensive ties to the community. A graduate of Nerinx Hall in Webster Groves, she has been active in Saint Louis area philanthropy and fundraising including a member of the board for Aids Foundation in Saint Louis, Orlando Family Foundation for Multiple Charities, Cardinal Glennon and American Diabetes Association.

Michelle launched her highly successful real estate career with Coldwell Banker Premier in 2005. She recently joined the Cottrell Realty Group to launch the Luxury Home Group. She and her team focus on the central corridor residential real estate transactions.

Buyer Specialist / Director, Commercial & Investment Group

Born and raised in the St. Louis area, Greg Schowe graduated from Francis Howell North H.S. in 1990 and shortly afterward enlisted in the United States Navy where he served until 1997. Greg built his top notch leadership skills during two deployments - Desert Storm and the second aboard the flagship for the conflict in Somalia in 1993. He also served two years in Pearl Harbor, HI repairing fast attack submarines as well as providing support for the two local SEAL teams.

Greg is a sought after speaker who dedicates a significant portion of his time speaking to accountants, attorneys, real estate brokers and principals in the state of Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois on the topic of 1031 tax deferred exchanges and real estate investing. Greg is also a regular instructor for the Saint Louis Board of Realtors (SLAR).

Licensed since 2003, Greg launched his successful career when he joined a local commercial & investment real estate brokerage firm. Greg and his team focus on commercial and investment property sales in the greater Saint Louis Metropolitan area. In addition, Greg also provides professional buyer representation to select residential clients with a focus on St. Charles County and the surrounding area.

Buyer Specialist

Director – Contract to Close Team

Director - Listing Coordination Team

Janet has been involved in Real Estate for 27 years, beginning her career in 1980 as a Subdivision Title Officer in California, assisting Developers and Engineers with the preparation and recording of Subdivision Tract Maps, Condominium plans, and CC&R's.

Janet began offering residential support services in 1991, working as Business Manager for the Broker/Owner of a large real estate office and, as business grew, focused her attentions to assisting buyers and sellers as a Sale/Transaction Coordinator. Janet has successfully closed over 800 real estate sales and is sensitive to the needs of the clients during a sale or purchase, and extremely knowledgeable with the contracts and disclosures that are required.

Janet and her team provide support services for seller clients of the Cottrell Realty Group Team including listing setup / price or status changes / online marketing programs.

Field Operations Team

As a long time resident of Saint Louis, Graham and his team are responsible for field operations for the Cottrell Realty Group team. Primarily focused on listing setup and close outs, they are responsible for sign and lockbox installation and removal, brochure and marketing material delivery for listings and open house sign and directional installation.

Professional Photography / Virtual Tour Production

A native of St. Louis, Jason has followed in the footsteps of his Mother & his Grandfather with his career in Real Estate. Licensed with the MREC since 2001 he has found a passion with setting a high standard for marketing properties. He knows from his own work with Buyers that if there is an impactful first impression from a new listing it is far more likey to find it's way to the top
of the stack.

Jason Fry is our Photographer & Field Data Gatherer. His specialties are gathering all the features of the property for entry to the MLS plus photographing the property inside & out. In addition to the field work he also prepares all of the marketing including Brochures & Virtual Tours.

Internet Marketing Specialist / Webmaster

Chris has been a webmaster in the real estate industry for over 5 years for real estate agents across the nation. Graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Digital Communication from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio in 2004, he takes the strong Internet Marketing focus of that degree and applies it to all facets of real estate. This is especially useful when advertising listings on the Internet with the Internet playing such a pivotal part of today's real estate.

The deLeon Agency - Farmers Insurance

Tyler de Leon brings over 17 years experience in the insurance field. He has an extensive risk management background and is currently owner/manager of a local insurance agency with Farmers Insurance. He specializes in personal lines of insurance including home, auto and life. Tyler takes a very consultative approach to insurance needs providing an insurance planning session for Cottrell Realty Group clients.