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About

A small firm, by design.

Confluence began with a simple conviction: that the finest homes deserve to be known, not processed. The large valley managers measure themselves in hundreds of properties. We measure ourselves differently, by how well we know each home and each owner.

The town of Jackson glowing at night beneath the snow-covered Teton range

Between us, our team brings more than 50 years of experience caring for high-net-worth homes and the people who own them. We have learned that great stewardship is mostly quiet: the problem solved before you hear of it, the home ready before you arrive, the call answered at three in the morning so your morning is undisturbed.

We focus on the homes we can truly look after, in and around the town of Jackson, Downtown, East, and North. Staying small and staying close is not a limitation. It is the entire point.

Values

  • Discreet.

    Your home, your schedule, and your privacy are held in confidence, always.

  • Local.

    We live and work where you own, minutes from your door.

  • Accountable.

    Insured, bonded, and answerable to you directly, never a call center.

The team

The people who hold the keys.

The founders who look after every Confluence home, personally.

Dean Hardwick, Founder

Dean Hardwick

Founder

Dean leads the care of Confluence's homes with the eye of someone who has spent twenty-four years looking after the valley's finest properties. Over more than two decades in Jackson Hole, his expertise has come to span every detail of luxury home and vacation-rental operations, but his real craft is the quiet kind: anticipating what a home needs before anything goes wrong, and keeping owners informed with clear, considered communication. For Dean, stewardship is a relationship built over years, measured in trust and in the small things handled so well they are never noticed.

Rob Nelson, Co-Founder

Rob Nelson

Co-Founder

Rob brings more than twenty years of leadership in high-end boutique hospitality, having served as General Manager and Director of Operations for luxury boutique management companies. His background spans destination sales and revenue management for discerning owners, backed by deep ties across the luxury travel industry and at the executive level. That experience means a Confluence home is positioned, marketed, and managed to perform at its full potential. Rob's focus is simple: protect the asset, maximize the return, and make the experience effortless for the owner.