Ted Wight Real Estate

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Ted Wight

Ted Wight

Real Estate Adviser

Ted has sold real estate for over 20 years with Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty. Ted is consistently a top agent in the region. Previous Ted worked at AT&T Wireless managing business sales and marketing.

Ted lives in a Bernoudy-designed mid-century gem built in 1950 and shares his family’s 1850’s Pike County farmhouse that is on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Ted is on the boards of the St. Louis Art Museum Friends, St. Louis Fashion Fund, The Sheldon Friends, Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation, St Louis Public Library and Board President of the Tennessee Williams Festival. Ted has also served on event committees for CAM, The Frank Lloyd Wright House (2023 Chair), Missouri Historical Society Threads (co-chair 2024). Ted is a member of the Leffingwell Society at Forest Park, Tower Grove Park Guardian and the Federal Club of the HRC.

Ted grew up in Ladue and attended St. Louis Priory for high school. Ted’s education continued at Lake Forest College and later received his Executive MBA from Washington University’s Olin School of Business. Ted has two sons: Ira who works in sales for Salesforce in San Francisco and Nick who is in compliance and licensing at PENN Entertainment in Philadelphia.

Claudia Diel

Claudia Diel

Client Experience Director
Ryan Faulk

Ryan Falk

Social Media Director
Hilary Persky

Hilary Persky

Buyer Experience Director

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Claudia Diel

Claudia Diel

Client Experience Director

Claudia grew up in Chesterfield where she attended Marquette High School. From there, she went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a Certificate in Sales from the Robert J. Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri. Claudia was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority where she served as the Vice President of Membership.

After graduating from college, Claudia began her career with the St. Louis Cardinals as a Direct Sales Representative. Claudia has worked with Ted since 2015 and has been a licensed realtor since 2016. Claudia assists Ted with all aspects of client services and transaction management from property showings to contract processing.

In her spare time, Claudia enjoys spending time outside with her husband Steven and their dogs Remi and Hank.

Ryan Faulk

Ryan Falk

Social Media Director

Ryan is a graduate of Althoff Catholic High School near his hometown of Swansea Illinois. He then went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising and Marketing from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Since summer of 2017, Ryan has assisted team Ted with Digital Marketing, Social Media, Online Advertising and is a licensed realtor. Since joining the team, Ryan has helped grow the social media accounts by more than 10k followers.

Hilary Persky

Hilary Persky

Buyer Experience Director

A native of the United Kingdom, Hilary has lived in the St. Louis area for over 30 years. After graduating college in the UK with a degree in Education and Child Psychology, she moved to St. Louis to teach Elementary Education in University City. She also earned a second degree in Elementary Education and Missouri Life Certification from Webster University.

Having grown up in Europe, Hilary has an innate passion for older homes and has had the good fortune to have lived in a number of them in St. Louis. She was a pioneer in Lafayette Square in the mid-80’s and renovated a 3-story Victorian town home. Hilary also lived in the Central West End and Clayton and now calls Chesterfield her home. Experiencing firsthand the uniqueness of these neighborhoods has given her a deep appreciation for the special appeal different parts of St. Louis has to offer in relation to both its’ homes and its’ rich history.

Prior to Hilary’s real estate career, she spent 25 years as a top performing sales professional, selling mortgage and bank software training to some of the largest financial institutions in the country. While not focused on work, her interests include her two daughters, two step sons, three grandchildren, yoga, pilates, reading, classical music, art and travel.

Ira Wight

Ira Wight

Realtor®

Ira has been immersed in the real estate business for many years. Ira specializes in residential and investment properties. While not helping his clients, you can find him experiencing new craft beers, tending to his beehive, cooking, trying new restaurants, making music or traveling. Ira has volunteered with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, BJC Hospice Services, BJC Wings, and Big Brother Big Sisters. Ira grew up in the Ladue area and attended St. Louis University High School. His education continued at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Missouri-Columbia.