As long as The Group Inc. Real Estate has been a part of Northern Colorado, Susie Ewing has been a part of The Group.

When the company was founded in 1976, a young Ewing was there, working as a receptionist, and new to Fort Collins. At the time, The Group consisted of just one office and employed 12 people. Decades later, the company employs 195 working from five offices throughout the region.

As The Group became more of a force, so did Ewing, working her way up the ranks to her current position as manager of the company’s Mulberry office. The Mulberry location is home to more than 40 real estate agents.

Funny thing is, although she has been with one of the region’s leading residential real estate firms for 36 years and has been a licensed broker for 28 years, Ewing has never sold real estate.

Her real talent? Managing those who do sell through the booms and busts, a skill that only comes with decades in the business.

“I get to help grow people, and help those people grow their business,” Ewing said. “There’s always something new, and I work with really good people.”

One of those people is her husband Bob Ewing, a sales partner working