Jessica Ye, our CEO & Founder, is an award-winning real estate professional with over 20 years of industry knowledge and expertise. Launching Keller Williams Realty, Cambridge in 2006, Jessica has established herself as a prominent real estate broker, investor, developer and trusted advisor to a broad network of domestic and international clients. Guided by her entrepreneurial leadership, the KW firm has grown to over 100 agents with combined real estate sales exceeding $500 million in 2019.
Jessica has served as a board member to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors®, Greater Boston Real Estate Association and Asian Real Estate Association of America. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of Enterprising Women and was recently honored with the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award. Jessica is an accredited home staging professional with a proven track record in maximizing home values.
Most notably, Jessica was awarded the 30 Under 30 Realtor® of the Year Award by the National Association of Realtors® in 2008. Considered the most prestigious awards among its one million plus members, this honor is bestowed on those who demonstrate “a combination of guts and creativity” to overcome industry barriers that allow them to seize new opportunities in the real estate market.
A Harvard Business School alumna, with a focus on global markets and strategy, Jessica has adopted a business school philosophy to real estate. Her approach is simply to build long-lasting relationships to create tailored, marketing strategies designed to achieve her client's unique real estate goals. Jessica's business model, supported by Jessica's exceptional negotiation skills, has produced outstanding results for her clients.
With her innovative business approach to real estate that moves beyond the traditional brokerage model, Jessica launched Marquis International. The team at Marquis is passionate about its mission: to deliver premier real estate brokerage and investment solutions to help our clients build wealth now and for generations to come. Our commitment to our clients is to make every real estate dream a reality. It's this commitment that proudly serves as the foundation to our three core principles: Live, Invest, Build.
Our philosophy is simple: clients come first. We pledge to be in constant communication with our clients, keeping them fully informed throughout the entire buying or selling process. We believe that if you’re not left with an amazing experience, we haven’t done our job. We don’t measure success through achievements or awards, but through the satisfaction of our clients.