Chylese Austin

Chylese hails originally from a small town in Massachusetts and spent a full decade in San Diego after earning a B.A. in French & International Relations from UMass Amherst. Twenty years ago, though, she chose to make Portland her home because if felt like one. Chylese’s early career in technical sales supporting the semiconductor industry broadened her skill set while also refining her writing and negotiation abilities. But after twelve years in corporate sales, she was ready to adapt her craft to something she had a true passion for – old houses.

Chylese proudly built her real estate business from scratch, and after ten years, was affiliated with three different brokerages, but wanted to open her own firm. When a colleague tempted her to start one with him, she did. They launched it on Portland’s inner Eastside and it became very successful. After five years, Chylese decided to make her dream a reality. With Lark + Fir, Chylese provides a holistic approach to both connect with her community and help others find their own path to success, which requires outstanding customer service, up-to-the-moment knowledge, app-saaviness, and creative confidence. These tenets make up her mantra of “concierge services.”

Oh, and she also loves Italian reds, her husband’s solos on the soprano saxophone, bilingual education, creative non-fiction, walking her dog… and finding new ways to keep her tween-aged daughter off the iPad.