About
The Founder's Story
I’m originally from North Little Rock, Arkansas, and I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart - even when life didn’t leave much room for it.
For years, my focus was on family and service. My husband and I were both in the military, raising four children while navigating deployments, relocations, and the constant demands that come with military life. Entrepreneurship was always there - it just had to wait.
In 2013, I made the decision to leave the military so I could finally pursue building a business of my own. I launched my first company and quickly found success. I learned what it truly takes to run a business - managing growth, handling responsibility, and adapting as conditions change.
By 2018, the business landscape had shifted dramatically. Tax structures changed. Mandatory reporting requirements increased. Our product faced new limitations on how and where it could be shipped. After careful consideration, I made the difficult but necessary decision to liquidate the business.
Around that same time, my husband retired from the military in 2017 - another chapter closing, another beginning forming.
Sometimes, you realize later that things happen for a reason.
At the end of 2018, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (breast cancer). What followed was chemotherapy, radiation, multiple surgeries, and a battle that tested every part of me - physically, emotionally, and mentally. I went into remission in mid-2020.
I am the luckiest woman alive to have had my husband beside me through that experience. Without him, I don’t know how I would have made it through.
MICHELLE STEWART
FOUNDER
During that same period, I was also building a real estate career. I had obtained my real estate license in 2016 - because, apparently, running one business wasn’t enough. Even while undergoing treatment, I was operating at the height of my real estate career. With the help of an incredible support system, I continued to serve my clients at a high level.
After cancer, something shifted.
I was born in Florida and spent part of my high school years there, living with my father. I had always felt drawn to the beach. Life suddenly felt very short - and very precious. Our children were grown and building lives of their own, so my husband and I made the decision to move.
In 2020, we packed up and relocated to Panama City Beach, Florida - even though I had a thriving real estate business elsewhere. The area wasn’t random. I had spent many summers there, knew it well, and it allowed me to stay within driving distance of my children - close to Atlanta, Orlando, and home.
We’ve lived there ever since.
Because Panama City Beach is a major vacation destination, referrals quickly became a huge part of my Florida real estate business. Investors were coming from everywhere - often buying in markets they didn’t fully understand. I spent a significant amount of time working with agents in other cities and states, coordinating deals, educating clients, and troubleshooting problems caused by agents who simply weren’t familiar with the area or the type of property involved.
That experience stayed with me.
I saw firsthand that choosing an agent is about far more than personality or “getting along.”
Representation requires deep knowledge of the market, the property type, the rental landscape, and the long-term implications of the purchase. An agent who understands beachfront condos, short-term rentals, or investment properties is not interchangeable with someone who doesn’t - and the consequences of that mismatch can be costly.
In late 2025, we purchased a second home back in Arkansas. Our children were growing their families, and we needed a place to be when visiting - plus, it never hurts to step away from beach traffic once in a while. I did maintain my real estate license in Arkansas for a year, but my Florida business grew so quickly that it became impossible to manage both.
That’s when I started referring clients out in Arkansas - and that’s where the seed for Premier Agent Concierge was planted.
I saw firsthand how difficult it was for clients to know who to trust. I also saw how often referrals were based on convenience instead of quality. I knew there had to be a better way.
So why didn’t I build this sooner?
Because I worked relentlessly. I stayed extremely busy with Florida clients. And if I’m being honest - I didn’t ask for help. I believed if something was going to be done right, I had to do it myself.
Also, in 2025, life delivered another wake-up call.
I was hospitalized with meningitis - and if you’ve never experienced it, it’s impossible to explain. I genuinely believed I was dying. My entire life flashed before me. I was saying goodbye to my husband, my children, and my grandchildren. The pain was unlike anything I had ever felt - worse than chemo, surgery, or radiation combined.
That moment changed me.
I took the hint.
I brought on a trusted partner in real estate - someone who works alongside me daily - which allowed me to slow down and breathe for the first time in years. With that space, I finally built what had been sitting on the back burner.
Premier Agent Concierge exists because of everything I’ve lived through.
It’s built on service, experience, resilience, and the belief that people deserve better than guesswork when making one of the biggest decisions of their lives. We don’t believe in random referrals or paid placements. We believe in standards, accountability, and thoughtful matches.