Date: Friday, February 21, 2014

Speakers: Don Sherwood & Peter Hernandez

Topic: This Friday we are having an all hands on deck call with Don Sherwood. According to the BRE most of of the current litigation on real estate transactions stems from disclosure or agency issues. Friday’s call is on dual agency and the agent’s fiduciary responsibilities.

Date: Friday, March 7, 2014

Speakers: Dave Culwell & Peter Hernandez

Topic: Featuring Teles Agent Dave Culwell. Dave has had an illustrious career. He has opened offices for a major firm around the Westside, SGV, and other parts of the US. He has also been celebrated as a top agent winning a host of awards for his production. He works in our Pasadena Office. Besides all that he is a really funny guy.

So hold on to your hats as Dave shares his secrets on…..

• How to dominate an area

• Commit to a plan, Commit to a schedule

• Maintaining balance

• What he does for his spirit

• And his inventive “work for me, whiteboard, craig’s list, reality check" (that everyone should personally take)

Date: Friday, March 14, 2014

Speakers: Amy Frelinger & Peter Hernandez

Topic: Amy comes from a Hollywood background and is a 4th generation Californian raised in LA. Amy’s father, Harmon Oscar Nelson Jr., was Bette Davis' first husband. You can imagine the stories. A professional dancer out of college for 20 years and later a nationally certified fitness educator specializing in cardio vascular training Amy is now a committed real estate professional with her eye on the prize. A mother of two, Elyse, her youngest daughter was a contestant in So You think You can Dance season 10 and has been invited back to audition March 23rd. Krista, her older daughter is finishing her masters in agricultural education at the University of Davis and is teaching high school in Fresno. Amy works out of our Playa Del Rey office and in only nine years into the business she is on track to make $625,000 GCI this year. Learn how Amy does it and how she makes it look so effortless.

Date: Friday, March 21, 2014

Speakers: Don Sherwood & Peter Hernandez

Topic: This Friday’s guest is our attorney, Don Sherwood. He will be discussing agent duties and responsibilities regarding HOA docs, Prelims, and guiding clients through the inspection process.

Date: Friday, March 28, 2014

Speakers: Karen Greensweig & Spencer Krull

Topic: The focus will be on contractual Red Flags that should make you perk up your antennae and look for ways to cover yourself.

Date: Friday, April 11, 2014

Speakers: Kristina Keane-Jensen & Peter Hernandez

Topic: “How to Recognize & Utilize Your Intuition.”

Naturally intuitive and creative, Kristina Keane-Jensen brings a fresh, out-of-the-box perspective to all aspects of real estate. A fascination with the various modalities of communication styles led her to pursue a degree in Business Communications, as well as to explore alternative forms of communication, such as body language, and intuition. This unique combination of experiences broadened her overall scope of the understanding of both business and people. For 12 years, Kristina operated her own consulting practice, where she worked with, and trained clients on how to hone their intuition and gut instinct. Using intuition is the ability to be connected to, and in-sync with both the inner and outer environment. Kristina and her husband John are agents with our Pasadena office.

Discussion overview:

• Tools to Strengthen and Hone Intuition

• Instinctual People

• Factual People

• Disconnected People

Date: Friday, April 18, 2014

Speakers: Tom Ferry & Peter Hernandez

Topic: This week’s Friday Morning Drive is with special guest Coach Tom Ferry! With the first quarter behind us, this is a great time to reload and recharge with some great ideas on how to create a breakthrough in this rapidly changing real estate market.

Tom is also going to talk about the top key strategies that his top clients are using to crush it.

Date: Friday, April 25, 2014

Speakers: Nadine Lewis, Esq. & Peter Hernandez

Topic: This week's guest is Nadine Lewis, attorney specializing in family Law, Real Estate, Consumer Debt Resolution and all IRS, FTB Tax matters along with our very own, Peter Loewy. A recent case regarding dual agency and square footage disclosure discrepancy was decided against the broker and the agent and requires all of our complete attention. Nadine, Peter, and I dig in to this very dicey subject.

Date: Friday, May 2, 2014

Speakers: Gloria Jewell & Peter Hernandez

Topic: What began as a “temporary job” to work her way through law school has turned into a 30 plus year success story in real estate. Since 1981 when she first obtained her real estate license, Gloria Jewell has excelled in every aspect of this business. From broker-owner of her own boutique company to commercial, raw land, investment property sales, 1031 tax deferred exchanges and high end residential sales, Gloria’s refreshing no-nonsense and highly skilled approach has delighted her client base.

Gloria is sharing with us:

• Working with today’s unrealistic sellers

• Longevity in the business

• Maintaining my level of success over the decades

• The many lessons I've learned that some may find interesting

• How to overcome obstacles

• How to maintain balance of body, mind and spirit through the roller coaster ride we call real estate sales

• The importance of really understanding the loan underwriting process, escrow and title

Building excellent relationships with your affiliates and how that will help you tremendously through the years.

Date: Friday, May 16, 2014

Speakers: Carol Burnett & Peter Hernandez

Topic: My guest is Carol Burnett, VP and managing director of Alan Pinel’s flagship office in Saratoga. Carol will be sharing her secrets for success and how she has risen to the top of our industry in the highly competitive and frenzied markets of Silicon Valley.