Angie Patel is one half of First National Real Estate Empower in Pukekohe with her husband Priyank. Driven, public-spirited and the consummate professional, Angie’s a real estate consultant who’s passionately connected to her local community and wholeheartedly commits to serving home sellers and seekers throughout Papakura and the wider Franklin community. Graduating from university with a BSc, she began a reputable corporate career in healthcare management in the UK after completing her post-graduate qualifications. In fact most of her prior business career has been heavily involved in management roles within large multi-personnel dental and medical practices both abroad and in New Zealand. Arriving in New Zealand 14 years ago, Angie and her husband Priyank embraced the Kiwi lifestyle wholeheartedly and with her past history as a highly-respected manager for medical and dental clinicians Angie carved out a niche for herself in sales, project management and human resources. Her tenacity, intelligence, sharp business acumen and powerful negotiation skills are incredibly valuable in her current role. The road to the ultimate goal for vendors and buyers is one on which Angie will gladly walk with them, handling their needs with compassion and wisdom. She leads her clients on the journey with a core value: to serve them with accountable standards of excellence and as an added bonus, she speaks fluent Hindi, Gujarati, and English – a huge asset when she’s dealing with clients of different cultures who need an agent they can trust with clear communication and a depth of knowledge. Heavily involved with a range of services to the elderly, women & families and her children’s school initiatives, Angie believes that the building of relationships in her community and beyond is her life’s purpose. Helping people to follow and secure their real estate dream is an important cornerstone of that belief which she is honoured to be a part of.