Kori Marin

For high-energy real estate aficionado Kori Marin, a well-lived life is achieved by maintaining an “all-in” attitude that realizes every last ounce of one’s full potential. This mindset has driven successful results in every aspect of her life – from her corporate sales and account management experience to her international travels, to her years of fitness training and leadership – and is the hallmark of the exceptional work that she does on behalf of her clients in the residential real estate sector in downtown Toronto.

Kori first exhibited this “all-in” approach when, at the age of eleven, she left home to train as a classical dancer. Later, while studying at Dalhousie University, she determined that the best application of her discipline and personal drive lay in business, where she could continue to test her abilities in new and exciting ways. This led to a seven-year stint in corporate sales, where she managed a $70+ million portfolio of accounts, including a who’s who of North American retail giants like Walgreens, Target, CVS and Shoppers Drug Mart. Kori was praised for her analytical mindset and incomparable organizational skills – traits that have also served her well as she’s built her own real estate investment portfolio, and would allow her to transition effortlessly into real estate as a full-time career.

Determined as ever, from the moment Kori focused her attention on the real estate industry, people took notice: in her first year, she won Rookie of the Year and President’s Sales awards from Royal LePage Real Estate Services, J&D Division – one of the largest and most established brokerages in Toronto. In time, it became apparent that the big luxury brands that often take a “one-size-fits-all” approach to real estate were becoming more and more antiquated, and failed to serve the best interests or the specific needs of Kori’s creative, forward-thinking and design-savvy clientele. Because of this, Kori and her partner Ralph made the decision to combine their diverse expertise and complementary skill sets, to revitalize the residential real estate experience for Toronto home buyers, sellers, and investors. And so, Fox Marin Associates was born.

Now among the Top 1% of Toronto Realtors, Kori continues to bring her own brand of charismatic energy, creative integrity, and expertise to her multifaceted work-life: not only is she a managing partner in the unstoppable force that is Fox Marin Associates – a consistently five star-rated brokerage with close to a quarter billion in real estate sales volume in its first three years. She’s also an attentive and relatable manager of a growing team of both seasoned and up-and-coming real estate powerhouses in central and downtown Toronto.

When she’s not marketing properties for sale, consulting with clients, gaining certifications in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard University, Digital Marketing from Brain Station or taking a turn judging Rotman’s Business School Marketing Case Studies, Kori channels her boundless energy into fitness training or hiking with brokerage partner Ralph Fox and their #1 Ridgeless Rhodesian ridgeback, Draper. She also travels widely and has logged many kilometres of exploration around the world. Her favourite journeys to date? Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, going on safari in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, and visiting the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand.