BUSINESS PHILOSOPHYPriscilla Wood Balikian is dedicated to the success of her clients. Her tenacious work ethic, keen business sense, and sharp negotiating skills provide her clients a significant advantage in the sale and acquisition of luxury real estate. She carries out each transaction with confidence and strict confidentiality resulting in praise from her most discriminating clients. With over 15 years of success in the luxury residential market, Priscilla is regarded as one of San Diego's premier real estate experts. She has built an incredible network of fellow agents and is often approached for her advice and counsel when faced with formidable negotiations. Her professional pedigree, razor-sharp business acumen, and innovative marketing expertise provide an invaluable advantage for her clients.CREDENTIALS & QUALIFICATIONSPriscilla graduated with honors from California State University San Marcos, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Marketing and Finance. As a previous member of Pacific Sotheby's #1 Team, Priscilla contributed to the success of the team from 2015 to 2019. Since 2015 the team has closed more than $550M in sales volume and is consistently ranked by the Wall Street Journal as Top 200 in the Nation. DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITYA passionate advocate for community involvement, Priscilla devoted three terms spearheading the San Diego Division of SMARTY, an organization dedicated to the support and success of entrepreneurial women. She currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the Salk Institute's Women and Science program and is a founding member of the Alumni Board of Directors for the College of Business Administration at California State University-San Marcos. A RICH AND VARIED HISTORYBorn in Honolulu Hawaii, Priscilla grew up between Hawaii and northern San Diego County. She has always been captivated by the area's wide array of coastal communities and as a result, specializes in real estate sales from the coast to Rancho Santa Fe and its exclusive environs. Priscilla's past professional experience includes consulting for corporate and non-profit organizations and working with some of the country's leading executives, senators, and dignitaries while helping to orchestrate numerous high-profile events at the U.S. Capitol, Walter Reed Medical Center, and the White House. As a business leader and resident of Rancho Santa Fe where she and her husband Dr. Richard Balikian reside, Priscilla continues to artfully unite her academic and professional background in Marketing as a Broker Associate for the nation's most notable luxury brand, COMPASS.