Rise and Shine

Hard Doesn't Mean Impossible: Creating Your Own Path with Kerri Paulino

Success isn't a straight line—it's a winding road filled with challenges, opportunities, and moments that test your resilience. In this episode, I sit down with Kerri Paulino, Division President at Meritage Homes, to talk about her incredible journey from intern to executive.

Kerri didn't follow a traditional career path—she zig-zagged her way to the top by embracing curiosity, risk-taking, cross-training, and continuous learning. She shares how manifesting opportunities, building strong connections, and stepping outside her comfort zone helped her rise through the ranks.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

✅ How to take bold risks and create your own opportunities ✅ The power of curiosity and continuous learning in career growth ✅ Why cross-training and expanding your skill set can set you apart ✅ The importance of building strong relationships and leveraging connections ✅ The realities of leadership, resilience, and navigating challenges

If you've ever wondered how to break through career barriers and carve your own path, this episode is for you!

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📧 Email: [email protected]

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Today marks the 100th episode and I'm so grateful for the journey, connections and impact that this show has had and it's all thanks to you!

This episode is a little different.

This is a review of a book I recently read and I wish I had read it YEARS AGO!

It shares four keys to building an incredible culture on your team.

We will review the 4 Fish Philosophys from the Book Fish! by Stephen Lundin.

1. Choose Your Attitude
2. Have Fun
3. Make Their Day
4. Be There

This is your playbook for improving your culture and boosting morale and results of yourself and your team.

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Every year brings it's own set of obstacles and opporutnities.

2024 took me on a journey.

This episode I share the 5 BIG lessons I learned in 2024.

1. Create a plan but hold it loosely.
2. When it comes to a fullfilling career it needs to hit three buckets - Job/Industry/People. - Abbie Mirata
3. Be Brave, Don't Settle - Amy O'Connor
4. You can be both!
5. Make your health a priority, always.

I share how these lessons impacted my path in 2024 and defined where I am today.

What lessons did 2024 teach you?

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Let's have some real talk about the behind the scene challenges of growing your family while also growing your career. Diana Wallace, Owner of Scout, and I share our personal expeirences of facing infertility, pregnancy, leave and raising babies and the impacts this had both personally and professionally.

If you are a women exploring getting pregnant - tune to learn form our mistakes!

If you are currently pregnant tune in to learn about what questions to ask in regard to leave and what to do when you return to work.

If you are a working momma who is trying to balance it all tune in to learn that you are not alone!

And if you are an employer tune in for a sneak peak into what your employees are facing and how you may be able to support them through this season to increase retention and gain loyal long term employees.

If you want to connect with Diana and to learn more about what she does with Scout visit. : www.scoutthesale.com.

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What if I told you there was one magic pill that would grant you and your team 31% more productivity, 37% more sales, 19% more accuracy and decreased turnover as the icing on the cake?

Would you take that pill?

What if I told you that pill is called happiness.

Tune in to today's episode so you can hear how you can build a habit of happiness and leverage that to improve your teams performance.

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Let's have a heart to heart about this all to popular phrase floating around today, imposter syndrome.

When we were kids we pretended we were doctors, princesses or fire fighters because we were trying on who we want to be when we grow up. We call it playing make believe.

As teenagers when we tried a new style of clothes or a new friend group and we were called "posers". But in reality we were still just trying to figure out who we wanted to be.

As adults we sometimes step into professional roles or situations where we feel uncomfortable and where we feel like we have to fake it till we make it and we call this feeling imposter syndrome. But we are still just trying to figure out who we want to be when we grow up even if we are middle aged.

Tune in to today's episode of Rise and Shine to reframe what imposter syndrome really means and why being a poser is a good thing.

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I love pie and given the chance I will always want another slice.

It's the same in sales. If I could get one more sale, why wouldn't I go for it!

Today's episode walks you through the 5 ways you can get more pie, I mean sales!

1. Differentiate yourself from your competitors.

2. Create memorable experiences your customers will share.

3. Always be booking your next appointment (thought I was gonna say closing didn't you)

4. Frequent and fast follow up.

5. Treat your buyers like GOLD!

Tune in for a few tips on how you can maximize your conversion, increase your value and generate more referrals!

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40% of the workforce is set to retire in the next 5-8 years.

What that means is our workforce is shifting and therefore so must our leadership.

Today's episode is about the skills needed to lead the modern workforce.

The top 5 things people are looking for in an employer is..

1. Trust

2. Growth and Development

3. Impact

4. Collaboration

5. Appreciation

In order to provide that you need to have a variety of skills as a leader.

There are 6 hats I think a Modern Leader needs to wear. In this episode I dig into each of these hats. When you need to wear them and how to build your skills in that area.

The 6 Hats a Modern Leader must wear.

1. Manager

2. Leader

3. Coach

4. Trainer

5. Cheerleader

6. Referee

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Today's guest, Chelsea Timmons, shares HER STORY on how she got into homebuilding along with how she has embraced blending and blurring the lines between her personal and professional life.

Being a working parent comes with challenges. Sometimes we work so hard keep our personal lives at home and our professional lives at work. But in those moments we aren't showing up whole or authentically in either place. Chelsea shares how she has blurred the lines and is embracing ALL the sides of her.

We also dig into chasing our passions, the word paradox and a reminder that we each have to follow our heart and carve our own path for true success.

Connect with Chelsea here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-timmons-585a0464/

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Today I chat about riding the "New Role Roller Coaster" and how great it feels to get to other side.

The secret sauce to getting to the other side is more time and effort in the right places.

I think I finally got to the other side and I went from a grind to gratitude.

We have things we "have to do" but they allow us to "get to do" other amazing things.

Today I dig into some of the have to's in my world and what they allow me to get to do.

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