Alain Pinel entered professional life in 1965 as a political writer for the French daily newspaper "L'Aurore", covering such topics as Congress and the Prime Minister. Over the next 6 years, Alain Pinel wrote for several newspapers and magazines or commented the news on the radio, i-e.

• "France Soir" (largest French newspaper then ) - European Common Market.
  
• "Nouvel Observateur" (weekly magazine) - Western and Eastern Europe.
  
• "L'Ouest Industriel" (monthly economic/business magazine) - Editor-in-Chief.
  
• "R.T.L" (largest European radio broadcasting)

In 1972, Alain Pinel's life took another direction. Together with his wife and a one year old son, Alain sailed to a new adventure and a new career in California. In his new country, he successively became Regional Manager for La Salle Extension University in Northern California and Western Zone Manager for U.S Industries/Beacon, before settling in a business arena where his name soon became well known and respected: Real Estate.

Alain Pinel started his real estate career in 1976 with Fox & Carskadon Realtors, in Los Altos, California. Three years later, he became the managing broker of the new Saratoga office, in Santa Clara County, the heart of the Silicon Valley. In 1984, Alain Pinel was made Senior Vice President in charge of the South Bay region and a year later, he became the Executive Vice President and General Sales Manager of the company. Over his five year tenure in such position, Fox & Carskadon tripled its volume of sales (to $ 3 billion) and emerged as one of the top residential real estate firms in the country.

In 1990, Alain Pinel left Fox & Carskadon/Better Homes & Gardens and founded a new company by his name: Alain Pinel Realtors, using international marketing and state-of-the art technology to identify and grow with the booming Silicon Valley. After having established Alain Pinel Realtors on the path of an ambitious business plan, Alain left the company with his two partners and decided to live another dream: International Real Estate.

In 1991, Alain returned to France and took the position of Sales & Marketing Director for Sofap Helvim, one of the largest development firms in France. He then became Sales & Marketing Director for Sefimeg, then the largest investment firm traded on the french stock exchange, specializing in the buying and selling of large office/industrial/apartments buildings.

The American love affair resumed in 1995. Coldwell Banker brought Alain back to California as Senior Vice President to manage the West Bay region subsequent to the acquisition of... Fox & Carskadon Realtors.

In 2000, Alain's region, comprised of San Francisco, the Peninsula and the Silicon Valley, was the leading region in the country with an annual sales volumes of nearly $13 billion and about 14,000 homes sold.

In July of 2002, well on the way to another record breaking year, Alain returned to Europe and settled in the South of France to pursue other interests with his wife Corinne.

Leisurely life on the Riviera was not meant to last very long. Shortly after his arrival, Alain, together with three partners, founded Imminence, a start-up which soon changed the way real estate is done in France. With a core business built around a comprehensive adaptation of the American MLS system of brokers cooperation. Imminence quickly expanded to provide a complete menu of services to the industry, from marketing, financial, productivity and planning tools to training and educational programs for all agents.

The adventure continues...