Leader's Path

Kathy Vetten, Owner of EXIT Realty Mountain View Properties, has placed a dominant real office in a 100-year-old building on the town square of Murphy, NC. In a tiny town, a Platinum producer leads a group of seasoned professionals who score big. This is so real and authentic; you can't help but admire what Kathy has done!

Elias Thomas has made the world a better place. A REALTOR® for more than 50 years, he has used his influence within his community and with Rotary International to reach all the way to India. This episode could inspire all of us to fill a need in our own communities, large or small.

Mike Washburn, an experienced real estate developer, purchased the regional rights to EXIT of the Carolinas in 2000. This is a wonderful story of one of the early pioneers with the EXIT brand, taking North and South Carolina from nothing to a strong region with some very effective and tenured franchises. It is an honor to hear Mike's story of pioneering spirit and tenacity. We owe homage to pioneers like Mike.

Taking the leap into leadership was a transformational journey for Tammy Noll-Adams.  Learn how she never let fear stop her and always put family first.  When things are right at home then you can go out and be that influential leader for others.

The Senior Vice President of Member Information for the California Association of REALTORS®, Sara Sutachan is the co-founder of WomanUP!, an international alliance promoting women's leadership opportunities within real estate. Sara discusses trends and ways to build your leadership skills and portfolio by getting involved.

Start by watching this https://vimeo.com/686570869/e86fabcaf1 and you’ll experience the amazing culture created by Christy and Aaron Dwyer, owners of EXIT Realty Lake Country.  Listen as they describe growing to six - soon to be seven - offices in Georgia and Tennessee. They explain their individual lanes and what it takes to grow multiple offices to market leaders.

Even though she was outproducing and outselling the men in the brokerage, they stuck her in the back corner, but Jennifer broke through and created a remarkable career and niche in the international and luxury markets.  All of this while defying the odds and beating cancer not once but three times.  Listen to her remarkable journey and outlook on life, real estate, and women in leadership.

Yes, a very special roofing company in Lubbock TX, has its roots within EXIT Realty of Lubbock. This is an entrepreneurial story of a great office administrator learning from her great brokers, Gene and Russell McGuire. Melody Mullen was the Administrator of EXIT Realty Lubbock. Her husband, Todd, who dreamed of having his own roofing company, would come to the training at the real estate company, and found the courage to take the leap, and start LBK Roofing. With help from the EXIT agents, Todd's business took off and Melody chose to become the Administrator of their new business. With the addition of Seth Vaughan, the roofing company is not only in Lubbock but in other major markets in Texas growing like a tumbleweed.

Real estate always has and always will be a business of relationships.  While how you maintain, create, and nurture those relationships has changed a little with social media and technology, there is nothing that beats the connection two humans make with each other having a true relationship.  In real estate, relationships equal referrals.  Listen to how Barb Betts , Broker/Owner of the boutique firm, The RECollective, in Long Beach, CA, took her passion of teaching to impact all real estate professionals across the country!

1SG E-8, U.S. Army (retired), Ben Williams, is turning El Paso, TX, on its ear with his EXIT offices. Structure, discipline and his DAD Program have his company growing at a healthy pace with sponsoring and his unique team approach.  Great ideas in this episode.