Nykia Wright brings a breadth of executive leadership and strategic advisory experience to her role as Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). She talks with Bobbi and Alex about the value of NAR and what's to come in the post-settlement landscape.

Bobbi's Book Bit: The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

(Jump to interview at 11:40)

Michael McReynolds is the 2025 chair of the KCRAR Young Professionals Network (YPN) Committee. He talks with Bobbi and Alex about YPN, the local real estate market, and how agent-to-agent networking can help to grow your career.

Bobbi's Book Bit: Carrots and Sticks by Ian Ayres

(Jump to interview at 14:45)

Learn more about YPN, including upcoming events, at KCRAR.com/YPN.

Recharge speaker James Dwiggins talks with Alex and guest host John Ketchum about the industry changes that have occurred post settlement, and what agents and brokers need to be doing to not become a target of further litigation.

John's podcast recommendation: https://simonsinek.com/podcast/episodes/the-myth-of-the-perfect-meditator-with-podcaster-jay-shetty/

(Jump to interview at 10:06)

Natalie Davis built her real estate business from the ground up in a new community by focusing on building a solid client database — a database she still maintains today. She talks with Alex and guest host Jeff Carson on-site at Recharge about how agents can grow and nurture their own client databases to support their business.

(Jump to interview at 13:36)

Register for Jeff's May 9 Latte & Learn: https://calendar.kcrar.com/events/9769451

Recorded on-site at Recharge Conference & Expo, Alex and guest-host Jeff Carson sit down with real estate social media expert Katie Lance. She shares her tips, tricks and zero-cost ideas for agents to up their social media game.

Alex's Book Bit: Strong Towns by Charles L Marohn Jr

(Jump to interview at 12:20)

On this Fair Housing Month episode, KCRAR Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Chair Irene Lindsey talks with Bobbi and Alex about inclusion, accessibility and Fair Housing education resources for real estate professionals.

Bobbi's Book Bit: Are You Fully Charged? by Tom Rath

(Jump to interview at 15:47)

Fairhaven 2.0: https://www.nar.realtor/fair-housing/fairhaven

KCRAR Redlined class: https://calendar.kcrar.com/events/9788369

Only 21% of third graders in Kansas City public and charter schools are reading on grade level. How does this impact our Kansas City community and our local real estate industry? REALTOR® John Arnold and Lead to Read KC Executive Director Rhea M. LeGrande dive into the details with Bobbi and Alex.

Bobbi's Book Bit: Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

(jump to interview at 12:43)

Learn more about Lead to Read at https://leadtoreadkc.org/

Local broker Fran Sutton is working with the Wyandotte County Land Bank Program to help create attainable housing the KCK. She talks with Bobbi and Alex about how it works, how it benefits the community and how others can work with the program.

Bobbi's Book Bit: The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal

(Jump to interview at 13:27)

More about the WyCo Land Bank Program: https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Economic-Development/Land-Bank

*Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of suicide.*

Co-host Bobbi Howe is now the 2025 President of Missouri REALTORS®. She sits down with Alex for a conversation on her career, the state of the real estate industry, and the purpose of the state association.

Bobbi's Book Bit: Loserthink by Scott Adams

(jump to interview at 11:00)

KCRAR 2024 Forms Committee Chair Jessica Thomas talks agents through the changes to the 2025 KCRAR forms and contracts, NAR settlement forms FAQs, and common pitfalls and mistakes agents should avoid.