2024 Women’s Profile: Amanda Hampel
General Counsel and Broker, Rosemary Beach Realty
It’s important to note that Amanda Hampel, while awaiting her results from the bar exam, took the real estate license exam, and went on to pass both.
The year was 2012, and she had relocated from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Inlet Beach, Florida, where she needed to obtain her Florida licensure to continue practicing law. In the meantime, she was working as the office manager for Rosemary Beach Realty and noticed her increasing interest in real estate.
Already in study mode, she figured why not take another test? This decision would shape the trajectory of her life.
Working as an office manager, Hampel became aware of the many ways she could utilize her law degree to help Rosemary Beach Holdings and its subsidiaries, including Rosemary Beach Realty. Hampel saw an opportunity where she could help with the company’s business law, employment law, contracts and intellectual property and decided to seize it.
She asked the owner, Mike Rose, to lunch and proposed her idea. Thinking she was resigning, with relief and gladness he agreed and offered her the position of general counsel.
Hailing from parents who are lawyers, the law has long been Hampel’s first passion, but when the opportunity to become a broker presented itself in 2019, Hampel accepted the position. Today, Hampel serves as both a broker and general counsel for Rosemary Beach Holdings and all of its subsidiary companies.
Through both roles, each day of the job is different, but one component that remains consistent is protecting the intellectual property of Rosemary Beach.
“The Rosemary Beach trademark is one of our strongest assets,” said Hampel. “My goal is always to maintain the integrity of the trademark and the related intellectual property rights through a good working relationship with my associates and the property owners since they work hand-in-hand to make Rosemary Beach a place people want to live and visit.”
One of the aspects Hampel enjoys most about her roles is interacting with the almost 100 employees. Acting as general counsel, she upholds honesty and integrity believing they are vital attributes to a role that relies heavily on morals and ethics. She just as firmly believes in humor, knowing that being able to laugh and have a good time is a true connector of humans.
A connection that’s important to Hampel is the one she has with Jessica Standley, the president of Rosemary Beach Cottage Rental Company, who has served as her mentor throughout the years.
“Jessica is a dynamic leader who has served as an inspiration as I developed into the role of broker,” said Hampel. “I’m grateful for her advice, guidance and always open door.”
Where Hampel considers general counsel to be her primary role, one of her proudest career moments came in 2020 when she negotiated a record-breaking sale for all homes on 30A, at the time, coming in at $15.1 million. The high-stakes deal closed in just 10 days.
An ongoing and continuously rewarding accomplishment Hampel holds dear is her relationship with her husband and her two sons. Hailing from Knoxville and attending undergrad at the University of Tennessee, Hampel met her husband Jonathan who would go on to pursue architecture in Northwest Florida.
The family enjoys boating in the Choctawhatchee Bay with their dog Jelly Roll and beach days at Grayton Beach. Hampel is a member of a Rosemary Beach tennis team, an avid snowboarder and spends many weekends taking in live music.
As Hampel looks toward the future, she hopes to support younger women in the company, especially those who are considering law school. She hopes to impart knowledge her mother once gave her, that there are countless paths a law degree can take you on. Hampel is happy to have listened to her mother and found steady footing on her own path.
Rosemary Beach Realty
78 N. Barrett Square, Inlet Beach | (850) 278-2000
