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🚀 In this episode of Pending & Trending Today, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Evan Crawford, co-founder of the Crawford Willis Group with eXp Realty in Auburn, Alabama. Evan shares how he built a thriving real estate business from scratch through genuine relationships, consistent service, local involvement, and staying true to who he is. From creating community events, mastering follow-up, forming a powerful business partnership, navigating shifting markets, and even writing a children’s book about moving—Evan breaks down the mindset and strategies behind long-term success.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 Evan Crawford – Real Estate Professional & Co-Founder, Crawford Willis Group

Evan Crawford is a highly accomplished real estate professional based in Auburn/Opelika, Alabama, and the Co-founder and Associate Broker of the Crawford Willis Group, affiliated with eXp Realty. Known for his deep market expertise and commitment to client success, Evan has built a strong reputation in the industry through innovative strategies, exceptional service, and consistent results. As a leader within one of the region’s top-performing teams, he has helped numerous clients navigate the buying and selling process with confidence and ease. His dedication to excellence and community focus continues to set a high standard in the Alabama real estate market.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How to build a real estate business in a new area with no sphere

✔️ Strategies for staying connected with past clients

✔️ How to form and maintain a strong team culture

✔️ Insights into current market conditions in Alabama

✔️ Behind the scenes of Evan’s real estate-themed children’s book

🎵 Whether you're an agent, team leader, or entrepreneur, this episode offers actionable strategies and inspiring perspectives.

📇 Connect with Evan Crawford:

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrawfordWillisGroup

🌎 Website → https://www.crawfordwillisgroup.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crawfordwillisgroup/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://lnk.ink/RB4Mv

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🚀 In this empowering episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn welcomes Michael Dillard, a global leadership speaker, executive coach, and financial literacy advocate. With over 20 years of leadership experience across six countries — including time as a U.S. diplomat and Army veteran — Michael shares actionable lessons from his Lead with Impact framework and his books Accidental Success and Build Generational Wealth, Retire Early. From reducing burnout and strengthening leadership teams to mastering financial literacy, Michael reveals how anyone can lead, earn, and live with purpose.

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👤 Guest: 🏡 Michael Dillard – Global Leadership Speaker, Executive Coach & Financial Literacy Advocate

Michael Dillard is a Global Leadership Speaker, Executive Coach, and Financial Literacy Advocate with over 20 years of leadership experience across six countries, positioning him as a retired U.S. Diplomat and former U.S. Army veteran. He is the creator of the L.E.A.D. with Impact™ framework (Listen, Empower, Adapt, Develop) to help organizations reduce burnout, strengthen leadership, build trust, and navigate change. Dillard is also the author of books such as Accidental Success and Build Generational Wealth, Retire Early, where he shares strategies for resilience, financial legacy, and upward mobility.  

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ The truth about financial literacy — and why schools fail to teach it

✔️ How Michael’s 5-Step SAVER Program can transform your financial future

✔️ The Lead with Impact framework for sustainable leadership

✔️ Why emotional intelligence and empathy drive team performance

✔️ Simple steps to build generational wealth starting today

🎵 Whether you’re a leader, entrepreneur, or parent, this episode will help you take control of your money, your mindset, and your mission.

🎁 Special Offer: The first two people to DM our guest after this episode will receive a free coaching call focused on financial clarity and leadership growth!

👉 Visit michaeldillardspeaks.com to learn more or book a session.

💼 Connect with Michael Dillard:

🌐 Website → https://michaeldillardspeaks.com

🌳 Linktree → https://linktr.ee/michaeldillard

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/madillard1

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/michael.dillard.37

🎥 YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@madillard1

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🚀 In this empowering episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn welcomes Karla Ukman, Founder and Wealth Planner of Artemis Wealth Management. Karla helps women and marginalized communities across the U.S. build generational wealth through education, clarity, and strategy. With over 12 years of financial planning experience, she breaks down myths around money, shares practical wealth-building steps, and explains how confidence—not math—creates financial success.

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👤 Guest: 🏡 Karla Ukman – Founder & Wealth Planner, Artemis Wealth Management

Karla Ukman is “Not your father’s advisor”™️. After being dismissed early in her financial journey for not having “enough money,” she experienced firsthand how traditional finance excludes those without generational wealth. She founded Artemis Wealth Management to change that. As a wealth planner and financial coach with over 13 years of experience, Karla partners with women and marginalized communities to help them align their money with their values.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How to build generational wealth from scratch

✔️ The importance of financial literacy and defining your goals

✔️ How women can shift from fear-based to empowered money decisions

✔️ Why investing early matters more than investing big

✔️ How inclusive wealth planning changes lives and legacies

🎵 Whether you’re new to wealth-building or ready to take your financial life to the next level, this episode will leave you inspired to take action.

💼 Connect with Karla Ukman:

🌎 Website → https://www.artemiswealth.net/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/karlaukman

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlaukman

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/artemiswealthmanagement

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🚀 In this powerful episode of Pending & Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Tunisha Lindsey, founder of Lindsey Training Academy and Loyal Luxuries, to discuss how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing entrepreneurship. From her 25-year career in emergency medicine to becoming a CPD-certified AI consultant, Tunisha shares how she helps business owners save time, money, and energy through automation and innovation. You’ll hear how she built accredited AI programs, turned ideas into income, and created a movement helping others “Automate, Dominate, and Elevate.”

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 Tunisha Lindsey – Founder, Lindsey Training Academy & Loyal Luxuries | CPD-Certified AI Consultant | Entrepreneur

Tunisha Lindsey is the founder of Lindsey Training Academy and Loyal Luxuries, based in West Virginia, where she empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, and everyday individuals to leverage AI and automation to create scalable income streams and build generational wealth. A CPD-Certified AI Consultant-in-Training with a background in entrepreneurship, curriculum design, and digital product creation, Tunisha helps her clients automate processes, save time, and develop sustainable, legacy-driven businesses. Through her educational programs and content, she blends technology, strategy, and mindset to help others “Automate, Dominate, and Elevate” their path to financial freedom.  

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How to use AI to save time, money, and energy in your business

✔️ Practical tools for automation and content creation

✔️ The mindset shift from employee to entrepreneur

✔️ How to turn your knowledge into income through online education

✔️ Why AI literacy is the new essential skill for professionals and business owners

🎵 Whether you’re a business owner, content creator, or aspiring entrepreneur, this episode will show you how to leverage AI to reclaim your time and multiply your impact.

💼 Connect with Tunisha Lindsey:

🌐 Website → https://mst-ai-strategist.lovable.app/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/LoyalLuxuries

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/tunishamzchieflifelindsey

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/tunisha-lindsey

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🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with John LeRoy, founder and CEO of REALAY, a groundbreaking referral platform changing the way real estate agents connect, collaborate, and build wealth. They discuss the shift in the industry post-COVID, the benefits of referrals over leads, and how Realay ensures high-quality, trustworthy, and efficient agent connections. From “mailbox money” to passive income opportunities, this episode unpacks how agents can use referrals to scale smarter, serve clients better, and even build a retirement plan — all without paying monthly fees or chasing low-quality leads.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:

🏡 John LeRoy – Founder & CEO of REALAY

John LeRoy is the Founder and CEO of Realay, a SaaS platform launched in 2023 to streamline real estate referrals for independent brokers and agents across the U.S. Based in the Detroit metro area, he created Realay to address a major industry gap—helping clients relocate between markets without losing continuity or service quality. Before entering real estate tech, John built a career in the healthcare and medical products sector, focusing on solutions for consumers with chronic conditions and developing systems to improve efficiency and client experience.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ The real difference between a referral and a lead — and why it matters

✔️ How RELAY is creating trust-driven agent relationships nationwide

✔️ Why referrals close up to 60% more than traditional leads

✔️ How RELAY helps retiring agents build a lasting income stream

✔️ Why RELAY’s network model benefits both agents and clients

✔️ How to use RELAY for contractor referrals and vendor connections

🎵 Whether you’re a realtor, lender, or entrepreneur, this episode shows how one simple app is redefining what it means to connect in real estate.

💼 Connect with John LeRoy & RELAY:

🌐 Website → https://realay.com/

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/RealayAgent/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/realayagent/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/realay/

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🚀 In this episode, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Nicholas McGrue, founder of Polymath Legal PC and a seasoned attorney specializing in real estate syndication, business transactions, and entertainment law. With over 15 years of experience and hundreds of millions raised in assets, Nicholas breaks down how to raise capital legally and creatively, avoid costly compliance mistakes, and protect both investors and sponsors. Learn the legal foundations behind Regulation D, the importance of communication with investors, and strategies to build financially free — and compliant — wealth.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 Nicholas McGrue – Founder & Principal Attorney, Polymath Legal PC

Nicholas McGrue — Nicholas is the founder and principal attorney of Polymath Legal PC, a boutique firm specializing in real estate syndication, business transactions, and entertainment law. With over 15 years of experience, Nicholas has raised hundreds of millions in assets and is also a tenured law professor. He is well-known for his expertise in SEC compliance and intellectual property protection.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ The difference between 506(b) and 506(c) exemptions under Regulation D

✔️ Common mistakes investors and sponsors make when raising capital

✔️ Why communication is key in maintaining investor trust

✔️ How to verify compliance and protect yourself as an investor

✔️ The role of legal compliance in achieving true financial freedom

🎵 Whether you're an investor, agent, or syndicator, this episode is packed with practical legal insights for your next deal!

📇 Connect with Nick McGrew:

🌐 Website → https://polymathlegal.com/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/nmcgrue/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/nicthelawyer/

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🚀 In this episode of Icons of Real Estate, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Gene Trowbridge, managing partner at Trowbridge Nieh LLP and a leading expert in real estate syndication law. Gene shares his journey from commercial real estate investor to securities attorney and breaks down the essential legal knowledge every investor and syndicator must know. From the fundamentals of what qualifies as a security to the biggest legal mistakes sponsors make, this episode is a masterclass for anyone raising money for real estate deals.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 Gene Trowbridge – Syndication Attorney & Securities Law ExpertGene Trowbridge is the Founding Partner of Trowbridge Nieh LLP, a nationally recognized law firm specializing in syndication and securities law. With decades of experience as both an attorney and a former real estate syndicator, Gene has played a pivotal role in helping clients raise hundreds of millions of dollars in private equity. He is also the author of the acclaimed book It’s a Whole New Business, widely regarded as a top resource in the real estate syndication field. Based in Lake Forest, California, Gene is a sought-after educator and speaker known for his practical, investor-focused legal guidance.  

💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ How Gene transitioned from real estate investor to syndication attorney ✔️ What qualifies as a “security” in real estate syndication ✔️ The legal responsibilities and fiduciary duties of sponsors ✔️ Key steps to prepare before raising money ✔️ How to find and work with the right attorney for your deal ✔️ How risk and investor care shape successful syndication careers

🎵 If you’re ready to raise capital the right way, this episode is a must-listen!

💼 Connect with Gene Trowbridge:🌐 Website → https://www.tnlp.com📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/gene.trowbridge.1📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/trowbridgelawgroup/🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/trowbridge-law-group-llp

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🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Kurt Byers, Head of Business Development at New Western, the nation’s largest private real estate investment marketplace. With operations in 35+ markets and a network of 250,000 investors, New Western specializes in distressed and value-add properties, helping both sellers in tough situations and investors looking for profitable deals. Kurt shares how their boots-on-the-ground model sets them apart, how agents can benefit from partnerships, and why distressed homes represent massive untapped opportunity in today’s market.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 Kurt Byers – Head of Business Development, New Western

Kurt Byers is the Head of Business Development at New Western, the nation’s largest private real estate investment marketplace and the largest private buyer of residential investment properties in the U.S. With a presence in over 35 markets—including a rapidly expanding footprint in Metro New York—New Western specializes in value-add properties that need renovation, connecting investors with opportunities sourced through a vast network of wholesalers, agents, contractors, and lenders.

With over two decades of experience in marketing and strategic growth, Kurt has played a key role in scaling New Western’s operations and investor base nationwide. Under his leadership, the company has grown significantly, making off-market real estate more accessible to everyday investors.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ What makes New Western different from other investor groups

✔️ How their two-sided marketplace helps both sellers and investors

✔️ Why distressed properties are the key to affordability & opportunity

✔️ How real estate agents can monetize difficult-to-list properties

✔️ The role of partnerships and tech in scaling real estate investment

✔️ The top markets where New Western sees growth potential

🎵 Whether you’re an investor, an agent, or just curious about distressed real estate, this episode reveals how to turn challenges into opportunities.

💼 Connect with Kurt Byers & New Western:

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/newwestern

📺 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/newwestern

🌐 Website → https://www.newwestern.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/newwestern

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🚀 In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with internationally recognized leadership coach, keynote speaker, and author Alvin Day. Together, they explore how entrepreneurs and business leaders can thrive in an uncontrollable world. Alvin shares strategies for building resilience, shifting perspectives, creating empowering daily habits, and investing in personal growth through his Build a Better Life Movement.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest:

🏡 Alvin Day – Leadership Coach, Keynote Speaker, Author & Executive Director of the Global Empowerment Institute

Alvin Day is an internationally recognized leadership coach, keynote speaker, and author based in Florida. He is the Executive Director of the Global Empowerment Institute and has delivered leadership training and executive coaching to multinational corporations including Colgate, Campbell’s, Valvoline, National Commercial Bank, the Central Bank of Jamaica, Pepsi, and Nestlé. With a career spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean, he has influenced business, government, and community leaders worldwide through his transformational seminars and speaking engagements.  

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ Why fixing yourself first is the key to thriving in chaos

✔️ How to shift perspectives and choose the “world” you live in

✔️ Practical steps for rediscovering your personal power and passion

✔️ The role of mentors, books, and personal development in transformation

✔️ Daily and weekly habits for clarity, focus, and fulfillment

✔️ Why even top executives are “children in big bodies” and what that means for leadership

✔️ How Alvin’s Build a Better Life Movement helps people grow personally and professionally

🎵 Whether you’re an entrepreneur, executive, or business owner, this episode provides practical tools and inspiration to regain control and build a life you love.

Learn More About Alvin Day’s Build a Better Life Movement:

🔗 Build a Better Life Movement

💼 Connect with Alvin Day:

📘 Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/alvindayspeaks

🌐 Website → https://alvinday.com/

📷 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/alvindayspeaks/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvinlink/

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In this episode of Pending and Trending, host Deidre Quinn sits down with Bob Lachance, former pro hockey player turned real estate investor and founder of REVA Global. Bob shares how he transitioned from the ice to closing over 2,200 real estate transactions, and how virtual assistants (VAs) are transforming the way agents and investors scale their businesses. From lead generation to transaction coordination, Bob explains the systems, training, and strategies behind leveraging VAs for growth and freedom in real estate.

🎧 Hosted by: Deidre Quinn

👤 Guest: 🏡 Bob Lachance – Founder & CEO of REVA Global

Bob Lachance is the founder and CEO of REVA Global, the leading virtual assistant staffing company for real estate professionals. A former professional hockey player, Bob spent eight years on the ice, dividing his time between teams in the United States and Europe. After retiring from hockey, he transitioned to real estate and acquired his first flip in 2004. Over the course of his career, Bob has successfully closed over 2,200 transactions including over 180 deals in 2023 and over 200 in 2024. He is also the co-founder of PurchRock, a real estate investment firm in Connecticut.

💡 What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Bob’s transition from professional hockey to real estate ✔️ The early challenges of learning real estate with no experience ✔️ How virtual assistants can free up agents’ time & scale business ✔️ Top tasks to outsource to VAs (lead gen, transaction coordination, social media, etc.) ✔️ Why consistency in branding & marketing is critical ✔️ The process REVA Global uses to recruit, train & place VAs ✔️ How VAs can support both retail agents and investors in building generational wealth

🎵 Whether you’re a new agent, seasoned investor, or real estate team leader, this episode reveals how leveraging VAs can transform your business.

💼 Connect with Bob Lachance: 🌐 Website → https://revaglobal.com 📘 Free Download → 100 Task List for Real Estate VAs (revaglobal.com/downloads) 📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/revaglobalva 💼 LinkedIn →https://www.linkedin.com/company/reva-global-llc

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