November 11, 2025

How Faith and Courage Helped Her Build a 7-Figure Real Estate Career | Ashley Walker The CRE Mentor

27 minutes

In this episode of the She Believed She Could™ Podcast, Allison Walsh sits down with Ashley Walker, founder of The CRE Mentor and partner at Millenia Partners, to unpack her journey from “dream corporate job” to thriving entrepreneur and mentor in commercial real estate.

Ashley shares how she walked away from prestige and paychecks to follow God’s lead, built a career in healthcare and medical real estate, and designed a flexible, family-first life. She also reveals how mentorship became her mission—helping other women in CRE find confidence, balance, and financial success on their own terms.

If you’ve ever felt called to do more, this episode will inspire you to take the leap, trust your gifts, and use your story to impact others.

In this episode:

Leaving corporate life to follow a faith-led path
Finding and owning your niche in commercial real estate
How mentorship can change careers (and lives)
Creating a flexible, family-first business model
Building confidence through alignment with your purpose
Turning your story into your next opportunity

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to She Believed She Could with Allison Walsh
01:10 Meet Ashley Walker & The CRE Mentor
03:00 Leaving corporate comfort for a faith-led path
05:00 Discovering commercial real estate and finding her niche
07:20 Betting on yourself and trusting the next step
10:00 Building a family-first career with flexibility
12:30 Creating The CRE Mentor to empower women
15:10 Mentorship in action: helping others thrive
18:00 Confidence, calling, and staying in your lane
21:00 Lessons from leaders and building boundaries
24:30 Final encouragement + where to find Ashley

Connect with Ashley:
Instagram → @thecrementor
Website → thecrementor.com
Ashley’s page → @ashleywalkercre

Connect with Allison:
Instagram → @allisonwalsh
Learn more about the Impact Brand Accelerator → https://bit.ly/impactbrandaccelerator

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