Elise Ramer comes to Premier Sotheby's International Realty after serving as the senior public relations specialist for a national brokerage firm, where she oversaw public relations efforts for 47,000 real estate agents across the country. Her focus was on the top 1% of real estate agents and significant luxury or newsworthy properties. In 2015, she spearheaded the public relations launch of Le Palais Royal, the most expensive property in the nation (at the time), listed for $139 million. Her efforts resulted in thousands of media hits, including the front cover of Wall Street Journal's Mansion section, Forbes, NBC News, ABC News and hundreds of other print and television outlets locally, nationally and internationally.
Elise's public relations career spans over fifteen years and her scope of experience includes commercial construction, consumer electronics, food & beverage, home services, luxury brands, residential and commercial real estate. She holds a B.A. in creative writing from Florida State University and a M.B.A from Webster University.
She has been named to the Business Observer's 40 Under 40 list twice and was a finalist for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce 's Young Professional of the Year award. A graduate of Leadership Sarasota, Elise has served as the past chair of the Sarasota Young Professionals Group and has served on the board for P.A.C.E in Manatee.
In addition, she is a past president of the Central West Coast chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) and currently serves as the chair of Image Awards. Elise has led many award-winning public relations campaigns. She was awarded the Grand All Image Award in 2015 for her work on Le Palais Royal and won a Golden Image award at this year's FPRA annual conference.