Born and raised in Colorado, Chad grew up in the Lakewood and Summit County areas. Soon after high school graduation, Chad jumped into the ski industry teaching skiing in Lake Tahoe, Switzerland and Vail, earning his full teaching certification.

Chad returned to Denver to complete a Bachelor of Arts, Communications degree from Metropolitan State University. Soon after, the marketing department at Vail Resorts hired Chad to oversee their Corporate Sponsorships Program where he worked with Coors, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Atlas Snowshoes, and Sprint Communications. Chad also worked with the Vail sponsored Olympic athletes and skied with VIP guests such as Robert Kennedy Jr., Peter Jennings, and Forbes Family. His strong relationships with many of his partners and friends led to a sales position at Coca-Cola and Chad returned to the Denver front range.

Successful in his sales role and building relationships in the community, Chad’s pursued his real estate dream following in his father (Alan Kested) and father-in-law (Lou Kinzli's) footsteps. Chad currently lives in Genesee with his wife and one kid attends Golden High School and one at Colorado State University. Chad still loves to ski and also enjoys golfing, travel and watching his kids play soccer. With over 25 years of sales experience, relationship building and an upbeat attitude Chad is your go to Realtor.