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Executive Coach, ClientWise LLC; Executive Leadership Coach, Partners in Building Better LLC

From place to place, career to career, Regina Koetters has done a lot in her life. Now, after receiving a master鈥檚 degree from CU Boulder, she鈥檚 happy to settle into work that she鈥檚 passionate about in the real estate industry.

A nontraditional path

Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Koetters entered the United States Naval Academy straight from high school. She went into aviation as a naval flight officer and was deployed in various places around the United States and Europe. She went to Iraq following the 9/11 attacks.

With all her Navy travel experiences, she developed an interest in real estate development. 鈥淚 noticed just how incredibly influential the built environment is on the kinds of relationships people have with each other, the city, and ultimately, the lives that people lead,鈥� she said.

Koetters decided to go back to school to get an MBA at the University of Michigan. Following a move to Pittsburgh to pursue an urban planning project, she was recalled to Iraq for a year and then returned to Pittsburgh, where she opened a business in 2012 to help address market inefficiencies with small farms. Although pouring everything she saved into the business, she ultimately made the tough decision to close it in 2016.

Then followed a few more years with the Navy. After that, she relocated to Louisville, Colorado, and began pursuing her master鈥檚 in real estate at CU.

Helping business professionals

Koetters parlayed听her life and work experiences into becoming a self-employed executive coach. She enjoys advising clients when their businesses are facing a problem, although she said she has never really loved the term 鈥榗oach.鈥� 鈥淚t infers that I have a playbook and I just say 鈥榞o run these plays.鈥� That鈥檚 not what happens鈥擨'm much more of a person that helps clients听rewire what they believe is possible and what they believe is true about themselves.鈥�

Koetters knows that being your own boss has its challenges, saying there鈥檚 no one to rely on but yourself. She can draw from that personal experience, empathizing with business owners about the stress of running a company.

鈥淚t鈥檚 like everyone in your life is mad at you or wants something from you,鈥� she said. 鈥淰ery few people are coming to you and saying, 鈥楢re you okay?鈥� Most business owners don鈥檛 realize how stressful it is.鈥�

She considers herself to be a thought and accountability partner for her business clients. 鈥淭hey really are the ones who decide what's important and what they want to achieve. And I just help them do that鈥攆aster and with less pain.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 a builder at heart. I鈥檓 excited to join a great team that鈥檚 building great places to live and work, and to put all my skills into practice.鈥�

Regina Koetters (MRelEst鈥�24)

Diversity as a strength

Throughout her career, Koetters has often been a minority in the room鈥攚hether it has been as a woman in the Naval Academy, a young person within the commercial real estate industry, or as a nontraditional student. She鈥檚 used these experiences to learn and ensure that she鈥檚 building a culture of equity and inclusion in each industry she serves.

鈥淓ach one of us carries these biases,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e have to be aware of them so we're able to effectively navigate in a work environment.鈥�

With her master鈥檚 degree in hand, Koetters is thrilled to be in the听commercial real estate industry.

鈥淚鈥檓 a builder at heart,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to join a great team that鈥檚 building great places to live and work, and to put all my skills into practice.鈥�