Philip Andrews’ photography career began with the search for a new hobby. Little did he know that his search would eventually blossom into a thriving career as a real estate photographer.

Before becoming a REALTOR®, Meg Czapiewski spent 29 years serving our nation in the Air Force. During this time, she got married, raised four children, and lived all over the world. If there’s anyone that understands the challenges of moving and balancing family life, it’s Meg.

When Meg was a Squadron Commander in England, she began a tradition of hosting a Mother’s Day brunch for the families in her unit. “Two-thirds of our squadron was deployed, so we started hosting a brunch for moms whose spouses were deployed. We gave the kids the tickets so they could treat their moms. We had activities for kids and a nice brunch for moms. The idea was to allow them to relax from the ominous responsibility of being a single mom with a deployed husband,” Meg explains.

Real Producers Success and Support Podcast

Real Producers Success and Support Podcast

“My father encountered many situations, as a manager, where people he had trained were promoted over him due to the color of his skin,” Catina explains. “So he left that world and raised us to build our own thing that could not be taken away. He encouraged us to not become trapped by the glass ceiling in corporate America and to never let someone else dictate our worth or income.”  

Catina watched her father start multiple businesses before finding the one that really stuck — a residential and commercial security system business that he grew to become very successful. While Catina took her father’s lessons to heart, inheriting his tremendous work ethic, focus, and discipline, it took her some time to fully tap into her entrepreneurial side. 

Amina Basic knows what it feels like to be overwhelmed and in desperate need of help to scale a business on a budget.

“Probably the most impressive fact about me as a REALTOR® is that in 2020, I was not only the highest-selling rookie for Keller Williams nationally, but I was the highest-selling rookie of all time,”

Real Producers Success and Support Podcast

“My mother’s work ethic was incredible. For 20-plus years, she has run a jewelry business she started on her own,” Cara explains. “My dad has been in real estate for over 50 years. He owned a brokerage on Capitol Hill before I was born, then he decided to move to investment.”