Ryan Mull's Background Ryan was born in New Jersey and relocated to California in 1982. Although he attended grade school in San Jose and San Juan Bautista, his family finally planted itself for long term growth in Gilroy in 1988. From Gilroy High School to Gavilan Community College to San Jose State University, Ryan's initial passion was film, the arts and entertainment. He earned degrees in the liberal arts and Spanish, but he found himself consistently gravitating toward business. While starting a family, Ryan began to work as a contractor to Cisco Systems in 1996, specializing in space planning, design and project management. It proved a great experience and strong foundation for his career in business, and ultimately, real estate. After the "Dot Com" bust, Ryan migrated to his career in real estate. He's been building his real estate business since 2001 and has had the pleasure to work for such companies as Century 21, Intero Real Estate Services, Coldwell Banker and Windermere managing at multiple brokerages. Ryan has served as president of the local association of Realtors, SCRA, and is presently a member of Gilroy Leadership. Ryan became the broker and owner of his independent brokerage, The Realty Society, in 2018, and his real estate territories include Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Benito County, Santa Cruz County and Monterey County. Kristen Mull's Background Kristen was born and raised in Gilroy, California. After graduating from Gilroy High School, Kristen moved to Chico, CA where she attended school and studied interior design. After four years, she left for Los Angeles to pursue her career in retail management as Field Operation Trainer, working for a Fortune 500 company. Nine years later, Kristen decided to work in business to business sales, but ultimately decided to pursue a career in real estate in 2010, working for companies such as Century 21 and Windermere Real Estate as well as training and managing offices in Morgan Hill, Salinas, and Paso Robles. Kristen is now Owner and Manager of her own independent brokerage, The Realty Society. Combining real estate with her love for sales, consulting, training and interior design, Kristen has effectively been able to enhance her real estate team's strengths by merging experience and knowledge with a fresh perspective on technology, marketing and business development. Her passion for interior design proves a major benefit to clients when staging listings that result in higher sale prices and quicker closings. Ryan Kristen's Interests Ryan and Kristen both stay very active participating in such sports and activities as softball, golf, running, exercising, yoga, studying martial arts, hiking, skateboarding, snowboarding and dancing. They were married in October, 2012, and have been focused on raising their 4 beautiful children as well as building their career together as a real estate team. In addition to staying active, they enjoy film, history, travel, music, and meaningful friendships. They always make sure to count their blessings and give thanks daily. The Realty Society In opening The Realty Society with our partner associates, Joshua Cousins and Camille Brown, collectively "The Founding Four", our focus and main objective was, and still is, to deliver a client-centric experience backed by teamwork, as well as to build a positive environment which promotes mutual respect amongst our agents.