Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services

April 16, 2023

Hot-Topic Hustle to Birkin Broker: How Allie K Powers NPAS & Purse Lovers Alike

Season 2, Episode 2: The Come Up Chronicles – Inside the Life and Career of Alexandra Kassenbrock

From Hot Topic to High-End: Early Signs of a Serial Hustler

At 13, Alexandra convinced a Hot Topic manager to ignore the age minimum and let her fold band tees for a paycheck. That same “won’t-take-no” mindset now fuels her twin careers: inside account manager at Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services and founder of Revive Archive Collective, a luxe-resale brand sourcing hard-to-find Hermès, Chanel and LV pieces from Japan to Germany.

“If you love something, turn it into income. Fashion funds my fun—and NPAS fuels my career.” – Alexandra

What an Inside Account Manager Really Does

Front-line fixer. Allie fields every revision, late order and borrower freak-out before it hits the AEs.
Relationship glue. Some clients call weekly; others text three times a day—she remembers each lender’s quirks, fee grids and escalation paths.
Outcome over blame. Whether a deal needs a rush re-inspection or just a calm voice, she measures success by how the problem gets solved, not just if it does.

Side-Hustle Secrets – Sourcing a $350K Himalayan Birkin

Taps contacts in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and the Netherlands.
Leverages Asian “super-mint” standards to place near-new bags with U.S. buyers under retail.
Most famous transaction? Supplying multiple Birkins to the estate of a globally known celeb (NDA locked).

Rapid-Rush Highlights

Question	Allie’s Answer	Why It Stuck
iPhone or Android?	iPhone—full Apple household	Still teases Android-using AEs on every call.
Favorite bag ever	Hermès Birkin 30 in hot-pink Epsom	Lives on her office shelf for “rainy-day cuddles.”
Most coveted one-of-one	Himalayan Crocodile Diamond Birkin 25	Last known sale: ≈ $350K at auction.
Favorite AE to support	Jared—“Always CCs my boss on praise emails.”	Flattery (in writing) works.
Least fave to wrangle	Mom (Rocky) — “Family fights, family fixes.”	Mother–daughter accountability at scale.

TL;DR – Episode 2 Takeaways

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Turn passion into profit. Allie’s luxe-resale brand thrives alongside her NPAS career.

Front-line service matters. How you solve appraisal fires shapes lender loyalty.

Persistence pays. From 13-year-old Hot-Topic hire to Birkin whisperer—“ask twice” is her default.

Relationships outlive roles. Today’s broker can be tomorrow’s lender VP—invest in every call.

Family fuels drive. Watching Rocky juggle four kids and closings showed Allie what hustle really means.

📌 Top-shelf handbags, five-alarm appraisals and fearless follow-up—Alexandra Kassenbrock proves that curiosity plus commitment is a career super-power.

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👜 Shop or DM: @revivearchivecollective on IG / TikTok for luxury sourcing requests

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