Doran Farnum III

Architecture and residential home design have been passions of mine as far back as I can remember. I began in high school taking architecture classes and then followed up during my early college years as an Architecture major, thinking I was going to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright. Life changes and so did my major in college - and ultimately my career focus. After graduating from CU Boulder with an Advertising degree, I spent some time as a customer service rep, was a marketing [...]

Architecture and residential home design have been passions of mine as far back as I can remember. I began in high school taking architecture classes and then followed up during my early college years as an Architecture major, thinking I was going to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright. Life changes and so did my major in college - and ultimately my career focus. After graduating from CU Boulder with an Advertising degree, I spent some time as a customer service rep, was a marketing coordinator for a lifestyle magazine and then became an account executive for a local LGBT publication where I learned everything I could about sales, marketing, and client relations. In 2007, my partner and I decided to move to Los Angeles to spend quality time with my immediate family and to be closer to his family in Taiwan. After 5 years in LA, job opportunities presented themselves in Hong Kong, where we would spend another 4+ years. While in Hong Kong, we were most fortunate to travel throughout Asia, hitting some of the top tourist destinations: Beijing, Shanghai, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, Philippines, Macao, Indonesia, and Taiwan. Not only were these years in Asia an opportunity to spend more time with the in-laws, but also a life-changing experience that allowed me to learn about other cultures and to grow as an individual. What these interactions taught me was the importance of culture, one's home and upbringing and the value of cultivating roots in a particular location. After being separated from our home here in Denver for almost 9 years, we decided to come back and begin again in Colorado. I felt it was time to come full circle by integrating my passion for architecture and the lessons I learned in Asia by pursuing a career in real estate. I am now able to work with others in search of their perfect home - all while living in the city I love to call home.