Meet a young powerhouse who is so settled in her own skin and her own mind that she says what she thinks and happens to be extremely grounded and clear! Alyssa Hellman is possibly THE YOUNGEST office manager at Long and Foster in Washington DC and we dive deep into dropping industry jargon and focusing on getting real.
"I pride myself on cutting through the crap and telling to my clients, friends and family straight." ~ @AHellmanDC (TWEET THIS!)
You'll get a great sense of Alyssa and her progressive approach to business when you land on her website www.alyssahellman.com and you see THIS:
Scroll down a bit further and you'll see her professionally shot video and hear what Alyssa BELIEVES and her approach working with her clients.
We tackle some traditional beliefs about the RE business and I think you'll truly be inspired and love listening to Alyssa's perspective and I hope you take up her call to...
"Tell Your Truth"!
Teri:Hi, everybody. This is Teri Conrad. I am about to have a conversation that matters with a young rock star, Alyssa Hellman, who I have met through Inman Connect, who is uber-connected herself and is a licensed realtor. Also, one of the – if not the youngest office manager, I think you have a reputation for the youngest manager in an office at Long and Foster in DC, right?
Alyssa:Yes, that is right.
Teri:That is right. I am that amazing! Welcome to the show. I hate to even call it a show. Let’s be honest, these are really about intimate conversations, and about diving in with people on purpose like yourself who I think are really real, coming through the crap, and having the balls to say what they really want to say; which brings me to why I’m wearing this lovely attire today. Let’s just go there really fast. I’m wearing a t-shirt, and I don’t know if you can see that. I don’t want to show my boobs in the show, but there you go, “I don’t always kick ass, but when I do you can call me…” Oh, hold on, time out. Look, can you see? What does it say?
Alyssa:“T-Rad. Who am I kidding? I always kick ass.”
Teri:That is a gift from the amazing Melissa and Chad, Happy Grasshopper and Dotloop, just in case people aren’t familiar with Melissa Case and Chad Humphrey. That arrived in the mail yesterday. Of course, I put that up on a little thread this morning and next thing you know Melissa’s like, “I hope you’re going to be wearing that on our interviews.” There you go, that explains why I’m wearing a t-shirt that says ass.
Alyssa:Amen to that. You can’t really see it in the shot so you’re good.
Teri:We’re good. Okay, good. Back to you and things that actually matter. You and I have had a couple of really good conversations on the heels of Inman Connect. We were both just down in San Francisco. You were up on at least one panel. I think there was a few. How many times were you up on that stage?
Alyssa:One that I had planned on, and then the other I just kind of got on stage.
Teri:Here’s the thing about you. People just love listening to you talk. I think the reason that is, is because like I said earlier, you really cut through the crap. You aren’t afraid to say what you really think. It’s not that you’re being irreverent or trying to stir the pot. You just are really very open. I think you’re comfortable in your own skin, and you just know what you think. I think it’s really refreshing in this space. I think most people really appreciate that. You wrote an article post-Connect that referenced a conversation that matters with Michael Thorne. Why don’t you tell me a little bit about that article? What resonated for you and why we entered into this conversation?
Alyssa:Sure. I guess my biggest takeaway from Connect was there’s all these thin...