People who meet Jacci Geiger often describe her as ageless, the way she moves through the world with a spark that refuses to dim. Her son has a phrase for it: “She’s eternally 17.” And Jacci embraces that. Curiosity, energy, and possibilities. The belief that life can always expand in new directions has shaped her for as long as she can remember.

Long before real estate, that spirit was already taking form. Adopted at six weeks old and dropped straight into the center of 4 brothers, she grew up learning how to hold her ground with humor, grit, and thick skin. She learned resilience early, and more importantly, she learned how to read people, how to connect, how to navigate conflict, and how to lead without ever announcing she was doing so.

Her childhood spanned Los Angeles and Denver, where she eventually attended Cherry Creek High School before heading to the University of Southwestern Louisiana to join the Raging Cajuns. That decision became one of the defining moments of her early life. Moving far from home, knowing only one person, felt both liberating and intimidating, and it deepened her already strong sense of independence. What stayed with her just as much was how welcoming, warm, and genuinely kind the people were.

At 21, she returned to California and eventually found herself running a Century 21 office at just 22 years old. That’s where something clicked. She fell in love with REALTORS®! The social energy, the camaraderie, the shared grind, and the sense of family that forms in this business. In a way, her real estate career began decades before she ever wrote her first contract.

Her official entry came after owning her own transaction coordinating company. Supporting agents through every step of contract to close, she had a front-row seat to what was possible in this industry: autonomy, mobility, deep relationships, financial freedom. “Seeing what was possible and realizing I was capable of more ultimately inspired me to step into the role of REALTOR® myself,” Jacci shares.

And the work fit her naturally. It gave her a place to use her nurturing instincts and her competitive edge, sharpened by a lifetime of brothers. “I genuinely love people and relationships, sometimes that means holding hands, sometimes being a therapist, and occasionally even a bartender,” she laughs.

For years, she built a thriving business alongside her partner, Sana Wood, forming a duo that became one of the top teams at their brokerage. Those years were full of collaboration, laughter, and perspective, a teammate who understood all highs and lows of the work. When Sana retired, it marked the start of a new chapter. “I like to call it my solo album,” Jacci quips. “I have a strong, established book of business and referrals from some of the best people in town, and there’s something energizing about stepping fully into my own lane again.”

Even more than going solo, Jacci is driven by something deeper: her desire to lift women up. “So many people did that for me along the way,” she shares. “I feel a real responsibility and joy in paying that forward.”

For Jacci, the community built around the business has been as meaningful as the business itself. “So many of these professional relationships, clients and others in the business, have turned into real friendships,” she says. “They’ve become travel companions, dinner dates, wedding guests, and part of life’s milestones.”

Balancing the all-consuming nature of real estate was especially challenging while she was raising her son, Jordan. She remembers being the mom on her phone trying to hold a deal together while handing out oranges on the soccer field — a hectic season that underscored how hard it can be to separate work and family. She admits she’s still working toward a healthier balance but adds with a smile that it hardly feels like work when you love what you do. She credits her husband, Wally, whose patience, she says, “deserves an award.” Over time, she has found a rhythm that supports a better balance between life and work. Though, as Jacci emphasizes, “it’s something that’s earned, not given.

Real estate also opened the door to one of Jacci’s deepest creative pursuits: building custom homes. For years, she and Sana immersed themselves in each project, shaping every element from architectural layout to the smallest finishing detail. With Sana’s retirement, that chapter is on pause. Jacci isn’t certain what future builds may hold, but she leaves the possibility open. “Design is something I genuinely love,” she says, “and even now, it informs how I prepare listings, guide clients through remodels, and help them envision what a home can become.” That sensibility is reflected in the images accompanying this editorial, which showcase Jacci’s most recent project in Wash Park at 353 S. Gilpin St.

At home, her world is full. She shares her life with her husband, Wally, a retired psychiatrist; her son Jordan, a celebrity and fashion photographer in Los Angeles; his husband, Anthony, a television writer; and her granddaughter Joan, the light of her life. With three adult stepchildren, additional grandchildren in Chicago, and a steady rhythm of friends, travel, hiking, biking, golf, pickleball, live music, and Broadway shows, her days feel full, vibrant, and deeply lived.

Asked what she wants to be remembered for, her answer is simple: kindness, curiosity, lifting women up, loving big. And laughter. Always laughter.

Jacci may be entering a new chapter of her career, but the core remains unchanged. Grounded in decades of experience and hard-earned knowledge, she leads with heart, competes fiercely, connects deeply, and carries forward the spark of her 17-year-old self.