Conversations Matter

After receiving a master’s degree from St. John's University, Candace Blackwell began her career in Education. She later moved to corporate America with a sales and marketing position with the largest beverage alcohol company, Seagram. For sixteen years, Candace moved up the ladder with varying positions in both sales and marketing. After Seagram sold off its premium brands, Candace decided to follow her passions of real estate and renovating homes and get her real estate license. With 30 years of realty experience, Candace prides herself on providing exemplary customer service to all her clients. Almost all her business comes from people she has worked with previously or those who referred friends and family to her. Candace has finished in the top half of 1% of all agents in the Berkshire Hathaway national network, which covers 35,000 realtors. Her clients are her best advertisement!

Joining the real estate industry in 2006 after earning a Bachelors in Advertising, Matt Valvano has spent the last 15 years dedicated to being one of the best in the business. His in-depth, wide-ranging experience and local market knowledge have made him a premier choice for sellers and buyers in all neighborhoods across Westchester County. Join Matt and Candace as they dive into real estate and what sets Matt apart!

On this week's episode of Conversations Matter, I'm joined by the fantastic Sam Granata! As a full-time Real Estate Agent, Sam Granata strives to make the buying and selling process as smooth as possible. With the support of a fantastic team, Sam is able to be timely in his response to clients and excels in negotiating and working through stressful situations while providing comfort to both buyers and sellers. Sam's recent ventures into an array of social media platforms and pairing with high production videos sets him apart from other agents & our competition.

This week on Conversations Matter, Candace Adams is joined by the fantastic Beth DiLoreto.

With over 30 years of experience in the Real Estate industry, she has received numerous awards and accolades. Under Beth's Leadership, her offices have received many awards including Office of the Year, Top Service Office, Top Listing Office, Top Closed Units Office, and Top Fundraiser for The Sunshine Kids Foundation. She is invaluable to the sales executives in her offices and the clients they work with. Today we discuss how she has built such a successful career for herself, her agents, and what keeps her motivated to continue to provide support for her agents, returning agents, and recruits.

On this week's episode of Conversations Matter, Candace Adams is joined by Realtor Iris Kalt. Iris has a consistent message as to why she is so successful. Join us as we find out what keeps her energized and ready for the next transaction. An award-winning sales associate in Westchester County, she has all the answers.

Conversation with Sheila Tinn-Murphy

Today is a special New Year edition of the Conversations Matter Podcast. In this episode, I will be highlighting 2020 trends, how those trends are already impacting the 2021 market and my predictions for the next 12 months. If you have any questions about the information shared today, please reach out to me or one of our knowledgeable 1,800 sales associates across Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Please look out for our 2020 Market Report when it is released in the second week of January, which will cover these topics with additional detail and insight. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful New Year!

Today I have a vibrant guest on the Conversations Matter podcast. Heidi Picard Ramsay is known for leading and mentoring her award-winning team and has served buyers and sellers across Hartford County, Litchfield County, and Lower Berkshire County Massachusetts for over 25 years. In 2019, Heidi’s team, the HPR Group was named our #9 team in Units and just recently ranked 3rd in units in the state of Connecticut for the 3rd quarter.

Elayne Jassey is an award-winning sales executive with more than 40-years of experience selling Connecticut real estate in Fairfield County, where she specializes in Stamford, CT. Now on second and third generations of families, Elayne works with, and negotiates for, each client one-on-one, as she treasures these relationships as the most fulfilling part of her job. Selling over a half a billion dollars’ worth of real estate in the last 10 years alone, Elayne regularly ranks in the Top 10 at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England, New York and Westchester Properties. Nationally, she was the first sales executive to be inducted into the prestigious 30-year “Legends’ Hall of Fame,” a recognition of her consecutive years ranking as a high-level national award winner for that same number of years.

Today, I am thrilled to introduce you to Sharon Rispoli, out of our Windsor, CT office. I’ve known Sharon for many years, and she has had an impressive career. She’s currently one of our top agents in the state and ranks within the top 2% of agents in the BHHS National network. Sharon has won multiple regional awards and has built a career based on exceptional service and local expertise. She empowers those in her sphere to fully understand the buying and selling process, and provides her clients with in-depth community insights.

I can attest to the fact that Sharon is incredibly passionate about what she does, and her passion is reflected in her success. What I love about Sharon is that she represents and lives by our core values of integrity, authenticity, responsibility, compassion, empowerment and service, and I can’t wait for you to find out more about what drives and motivates her.