Maria Kauffman

Maria has been a realtor in Grand Rapids for several years. During this time, she has formed meaningful relationships and genuinely cares about her clients and the real estate community.

Before entering the real estate industry, Maria's career revolved around brand management and digital sales. She worked at a media agency in Chicago, a startup in Seattle, a Proctor & Gamble affiliate in New England, and MLive Media Group in Grand Rapids. Throughout these experiences, Maria had the opportunity to market international brands, contribute to significant sales and digital marketing campaigns, and mentor exceptional individuals.

In addition to providing exceptional service to her clients, Maria is now thrilled to serve as Bellabay's Director of Training and Development. In this role, she will train and mentor our newer Realtors, ensuring they are equipped to succeed and accomplish their real estate goals.

Maria Kauffman is the Director of Training and an Associate Broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan. She has participated as an active member of the Greater Regional Alliance of Realtors (GRAR) association for over 7 years, billing over $35 million in sales volume. Along with many designations and certifications, she has been voted a Top Realtor by the GRKids.com Grandtastic community (publicly voted) over the past two years, she is a GRARLA (Leadership Academy) Alumni and is currently the GRAR YPN Chairperson.

Before Real Estate Maria had a lengthy career in Marketing and Brand Management including a large media agency in Chicago, a start-up in Seattle, and a Proctor and Gamble subsidiary in New England. She has her MBA from Loyola University in Chicago and loves spending her downtime with her husband and two school-aged girls.