Simonsen and her husband, Charles Atkins, are high-society fixtures in New York.

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Lisa Simonsen is a New York high-society fixture and a real-estate broker with Douglas Elliman. She has closed over $2 billion in deals since 2005, with over $100 million in sales in 2022. Her day starts at 5 a.m. with cycling and green juice and ends at 10 p.m. with client phone calls.

Lisa Simonsen is self-disciplined. It's a trait she brought with her from her early career days as a...

Continue Reading A day in the life of Lisa Simonsen, an NYC luxury real-estate agent who takes calls at 3 a.m., counts Kelly Ripa as a client, and closed over $100 million in deals in 2022