Katya, 39
Born in Siberia, Katya is now living the American Dream. One of the top brokers at an exclusive, luxury international yachting firm she says she’s not a yacht broker but a SUPER YACHT broker
Born in Siberia, Katya is now living the American Dream. One of the top brokers at an exclusive, luxury international yachting firm she says she’s not a yacht broker but a SUPER YACHT broker.
She is often referred to as the ‘Queen of Super Yachts’.
The boats she sells can go for up to $100,000,000, with her client base including celebs and royals.
Katya is married to an attorney and tech founder and lives in a penthouse overlooking Fort Lauderdale beach, so she can keep an eye on the yachts coming in and out of the harbour.
She has a wardrobe to rival the Kardashians and a friends list that includes the cast of The Real Housewives!
Vika, 31
Vika is learning from the best in the business but although she knows a lot of potential wealthy clients, she has yet to make a sale
Vika is a socialite and ex-model.
Although she doesn’t have her brokerage license yet, she is working under Katya as an associate, a position she managed to get due to her connections and personality (Katya knows Vika’s mother also).
Vika is learning from the best in the business but although she knows a lot of potential wealthy clients, she has yet to make a sale.
Vika’s social circle is varied as she likes to befriend interesting people who lead colourful lives.
She has a lot of friends who are art dealers, yacht brokers, lawyers, models and actors and knows Leonardo DiCaprio, having spent many years traveling to St Tropez to his gala and to his house in Malibu.
Kaile, 30
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Sassy, beautiful and highly driven, Kaile has been in the yachting world for the last four years and has high ambitions to become the most successful female yacht broker in Florida.
Kaile is aware that she is still relatively new to the industry but she hustles hard and her work on the dock pays off.
Kaile makes a lot of her connections by word of mouth, social media and networking. This is where she has met most of her clients.
Kaile gets frustrated when clients go with a cheaper option and then are left disappointed. She tries to tell her clients that going cheap isn’t always best.
Nick, 38
Charming and handsome, Nick calls himself ‘Mr Yachts’. Forbes magazine called him ‘The guy celebrities go to for yachts’
Known as ‘Mr Yachts’ in the industry, a name he has trademarked for himself, Nick is both the most loved and hated yacht broker in Florida.
Everyone knows him. His larger-than-life personality, good looks and charm are in equal measure to his arrogance and desire to win.
Never one to turn down an opportunity to network or party hard, Nick is ready to go 24/7.
Forbes magazine cited Nick as ‘THE guy celebrities go to for yachts’. Nick is currently an independent yacht broker and is planning to launch his own yacht booking app.
Liliana, 42
Liliana is of Cuban descent but is Miami born and bred! Boating has been her lifelong passion, which is why she chose to make a career out of it
Liliana is of Cuban descent but is Miami born and bred! Boating has been her lifelong passion, which is why she chose to make a career out of it.
And she’s made a huge success of working on the charter side of the yacht business, currently managing fifteen active yachts, with an annual charter sales revenue of around $16million.
Her clients are the yacht owners and she represents them in the charter market as the gatekeeper to their yachts. Liliana’s clients are all similar – very successful business people who enjoy the fine things in life.
Jack, 28
Jack is adamant when he says he only deals with people who fall into these three categories; ‘The Millies, The Billies and The Trillies’.
Jack is an under-30 entrepreneur who runs his own luxury concierge business, Coppola Concierge.
As a formally trained butler, at The British Butler Institute in London, Jack has the highest level of service expertise that he uses to create bespoke experiences for each of his clients.
Jack is adamant when he says he only deals with people who fall into these three categories; ‘The Millies, The Billies and The Trillies’.
He dreams of retiring by the age of 30 so he can live on a yacht and travel the world while he manages his well-equipped and trusted team back at home. Jack is witty, smart, super competitive and he never takes ‘no’ for an answer.
He is forever fashionable, Jack dresses impeccably and he loves his Louboutin shoes, Hermes belts and always enjoys a dinner of champagne and caviar. His one-liners are not only hilarious, but 100 per cent honest.
Juno, 31
Juno says he’s one of the few Black yacht brokers working in the industry and is proud of his Haitian heritage.
Juno is a well-known broker in Florida and has a high sales success rate. Known in the industry as ‘Juno The Boat Guy,’ he is a regular on the south Florida yachting and night life scene and says his favourite day of the week is ‘The Day I Close A Deal’.
Juno says he’s one of the few Black yacht brokers working in the industry and is proud of his Haitian heritage.
He admits the industry is male dominated and would love to see more women as yacht brokers.
Fotis, 41
Fotis loves his job and is driven by success. He charters roughly 80 yachts a year, and the money he makes annually is enough to purchase a house AND a car
Fun loving and party going Fotis has been in yacht sales since 2007. Mainly chartering yachts, Fotis has experienced insane demands from the crazy rich but he enjoys being challenged and always delivers.
Fotis doesn’t shy away from confrontation and enjoys a gossip with his fellow yacht brokers, even if that means causing controversy.
Fotis loves his job and is driven by success. He charters roughly 80 yachts a year, and the money he makes annually is enough to purchase a house AND a car.
He has travelled the globe, either discovering new destinations or visiting his all-time favourite ones. For Fotis, every little corner of the world has a potential for chartering.
All his clients are wealthy and he finds that the best place to close a deal is on a night out, when potential clients loosen up.
He loves to close deals with a glass of champagne in his hand and generally remains friends with the fun clients, who then take him on trips on their newly purchased boats.
When Fotis closes a deal he often celebrates with his friends by going to a fun destination like Mykonos and ordering lots of delicious food and expensive alcohol. Fotis also often receives expensive gifts from his clients, which is a big perk of the job.
Fotis admits it’s a cut-throat industry, where brokers steal clients from each other.
However, he would never steal clients from Katya, who he’s good friends with. Together they love hanging out at boat shows and partying.