Reality TV Star Page Turner Starts Celebrity Advisory Firm

Page Turner regularly got her hands dirty renovating homes as host for television shows such as “Fix My Flip,” with the second season aired on HGTV earlier this month.

But she recently announced a venture far from the hammers and nails of reality TV shows. Turner will helm iKONIC Sports and Entertainment, a business launched by her and the executives of Coldwell Banker Exclusive, a downtown Los Angeles franchise of Coldwell Banker. Its mission is to advise on real estate investments and arrange deals for people in entertainment and professional sports, Turner said.

“I am at a place in my 20-year career where I wanted to garner all my experience from the real estate and entertainment business under one roof,” she wrote in a prepared statement.

➤Brokers Jackie Naidoo and Alec Traub recently affiliated with Rodeo Real Estate.

Traub represented the buyer in a June 2019 deal for a $72.5 million home on Robert Lane in Trousdale Estates enclave of Beverly Hills. It was that year’s priciest deal for a single-family home in Beverly Hills. Due to a non-disclosure agreement, Traub declined to talk more about the deal.

Traub and Naidoo started collaborating when they worked together at Redfin. Traub had been affiliated with Redfin since 2010 and said he was one of the publicly traded agency’s first Los Angeles market agents.

One reason why Traub and Naidoo affiliated with Rodeo was to work at a firm where they could get more personal attention. “We wanted to get back to something where you’re closer to everyone in the company,” Traub said.

Traub and Naidoo blended their first names to create a name for their partnership, Team Jackal. They’ll work from Rodeo’s Sunset Strip office. They’ll focus on a range of listings from condos to estates in markets such as Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hollywood Hills and other parts of Los Angeles.

➤Three agents affiliated with independent firm Nourmand & Associates in May.

Melinda Moore is a serial entrepreneur and author of the 2016 book “How to Raise Money: The Ultimate Guide to Crowdfunding.” She also currently serves as an advisor for Aventura Ventures. She’ll focus on residential and investment properties in West Los Angeles.

Heather Thurman recently worked as an agent in Nashville. In Nourmand’s Hollywood office, she will focus on selling homes in neighborhoods such as Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Studio City and Silverlake.

Niki Valner is a partner in KIBO Group, a developer of custom residential and commercial projects. She will focus on selling single-family homes for Nourmand.

➤New agents affiliated with Douglas Elliman’s Los Angeles and Orange counties offices in May.

Christina Pegus started working with Elliman’s Brentwood office. She will sell in neighborhoods such as Ladera Heights, View Park, Baldwin Hills and Inglewood. She formerly was affiliated with the firm Agents of LA.

Formerly with Compass, Brandon “Mahk” Mahkovec affiliated with Josh Flagg Group at Douglas Elliman. He will focus on Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.

Another former Compass agent joined Elliman recently. Alexandre Perrein affiliated with Ernie Carswell and Associates at Douglas Elliman. He will focus on Hancock Park, Larchmont Village, Los Feliz and Silverlake.

Tyler Van Twist started working with Elliman’s Newport Beach office. He plans to concentrate on the beach cities of Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Corona Del Mar, Newport Coast and Costa Mesa. He was most recently affiliated with Nest Seekers International.

Caitlin Anderton affiliated with Kevin DaSilva Group at Douglas Elliman. She will be based out of Elliman’s Beverly Hills office. She will sell in the beach cities from Santa Monica to Seal Beach, while also working in the South Bay. She most recently worked with Re/Max Estate Properties.

Dania Bahrami affiliated with Elliman’s Malibu office. As a high-schooler, she worked as an assistant to an Elliman agent. Now age 18 and newly licensed, she started her first job as an agent with the firm. She will focus on neighborhoods such as Malibu, Westlake Village, Lake Sherwood, Encino, Tarzana, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Bel Air and Beverly Hills.