{"id":14,"name":"Sandy Raines","url":"https:\/\/www.therainesgroup.com\/","description":"Founder and CEO of The Raines Group, Sandy graduated with a Bachelor's of Science degree from Michigan State University where she was also captain of the gymnastics team. She subsequently taught high school while coaching basketball, gymnastics, and track. After a career with Delta Airlines Sandy joined her mother\u2019s successful real estate brokerage in Michigan. Over the next 15 years, she was the company\u2019s #1 agent and V.P. of training. In 1998, Sandy moved to Columbus, Ohio, to marry her husband, Ron , an executive at The Limited. In Columbus, Sandy started her Real Estate practice from the ground up. After a few short years The Raines Group was the top Real Estate team in Ohio in sales volume.\r\n\r\nDrawing on her coaching background, Sandy has applied her team-building experience to The Raines Group, emphasizing a synergistic approach to working with clients. Sandy has spoken at the National Association of Realtors on Marketing and Selling Luxury Homes; was a founding member and on the Board of the Institute for Luxury Marketing; and was awarded the \"Best Overall Marketing\" for North America at the Luxury Conclave sponsored by the Wall Street Journal.","link":"https:\/\/restvuniverse.xyz\/new\/?author=14","slug":"the-raines-group","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e18570cd554ed152b59fb8070ec97ad41be742ace85c45ce94859d28aff6524b?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e18570cd554ed152b59fb8070ec97ad41be742ace85c45ce94859d28aff6524b?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e18570cd554ed152b59fb8070ec97ad41be742ace85c45ce94859d28aff6524b?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/restvuniverse.xyz\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/restvuniverse.xyz\/new\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}