Celeste Purdie & Team

With a dual master’s degrees in Management and Human Resources Development from Webster University, most of Celeste Purdie’s professional career has been in Human Resources leadership roles, including 12 years at Verizon. She left Corporate America and the HR field and started her journey to be an entrepreneur including real estate. She was recently named Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Marchant Real Estate, Inc and serves on the Diversity Committee for the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors. As a veteran of the United State Air Force, she has traveled the world in her service while stationed in Japan and Germany. Her job was in military intelligence with a top-secret SCI security clearance in which she had to exercise high levels of discretion and confidentiality. Celeste was awarded the highest civilian award, The Quilt of Valor, to recognize her military service. She still serves by helping veterans whenever possible and has partnered with Upstate Warrior Solutions and other veteran business owners that serve the community.

Celeste Purdie is a wife, mother, sister, published author, and mentor to many. She is a wine enthusiast, an avid traveler, but she also enjoys college football, personal development, and genealogy. She chairs the board for My Neighbor’s Voice and has heard some amazing stories so the Faces of project will be a great way to share those stories and the many others of amazing business leaders that she encounters. As if real estate was not enough to keep her busy, Celeste and her husband also own two businesses. They own Valley View Self Storage in Fountain Inn and Foot Solutions in Mauldin.

Living in Simpsonville, SC, Celeste works her real estate business along with her teammate Heather that also lives in Simpsonville. Their team is the Greenville Dream Team and they are excited to work together on the Faces of the Golden Strip project. Learn more about Heather below:

Heather Barajas brought her talents from Pennsylvania to Simpsonville, South Carolina, and has called this city home for the past 17 years. Heather brings hands on experience to the table from designing and remodeling her own home alongside her husband. These experiences have equipped Heather with the creative eye to see the potential in every home, and create a functional atmosphere for her clients’ unique taste and style. When Heather is taking a break from making her clients’ dream homes become a reality, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, but even off the clock she remains busy attending her children’s sporting events, volunteering in her neighborhood, at her children’s schools, or serving on committees.