Robert Stevens
President
Direct Line: (504)-888-6780

Robert Stevens is a 1980 MBA from Loyola University of New Orleans. He is a member of National, State of Louisiana and New Orleans boards of realtors. He is a member of the New Orleans Commercial Investment Division and an associate member of CCIM. Mr. Stevens’ career began in 1978; while attending graduate school he worked with a painting contractor and sold residential real estate. In 1979 he accepted a position with South Central Bell Telephone Company and performed corporate real estate acquisition. In 1984 he accepted a position with The Travelers Insurance Company and was the commercial investment manager for Louisiana performing both commercial lending and asset management duties. From 1988 until the opening of his own company Mr. Stevens performed property management for two organizations. As Senior Vice President he ran the operations for Westminster Management Company and later he was President of Real Estate Management Company. Both of these organizations were born from New Orleans premier office developers, the Latter/Schlesinger family and Joseph C. Canizaro respectively.

In 1985 Mr. Stevens successfully completed all course requirements for an MAI appraisal designation.

Real estate deals have taken Stevens throughout Louisiana with primary activity in both metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. He has as well advised clients on properties in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

“My MBA has taught problem solving and looking at alternatives; sound decisions are made after all details are analyzed; I am asset management oriented and believe in advising clients not selling clients.”

“My challenge to people new to this business – know more about any property you are involved in than anyone else, because the more we know our client’s business the better we do or business!”

-Bob Stevens

Kenny Hurst
Sales Associate
Direct Line: (504)-616-4142

Kenny Hurst joined The Stevens Group in August of 2004 after successfully challenging in almost 30 days the online curriculum for his real estate agent's license. Kenny has been in sales since 1982. He owned and operated TV Facts, a weekly TV listing magazine, from 1982 thru 1985. From 1985 through 1994 he had an advertising sales career in radio that included vendor marketing responsibilities with WWL, WLTS-FM/Lite 105 & WTKL-FM. In 1994 he ventured into industrial sales with Cleaning Systems of Louisiana. HE was responsible for design and sales of vehicle washing systems; clients included Genral Motors, Exxon, Shell and Chevron Oil Companies, as well as many private investors throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.

Kenny is active in Executive Acheivers Association and has been a member of the Advertising Club of New Orleans and past President in 1991-1992.

He attended LSU's Engineering School from 1969 to 1973.