Jennifer Leahy built her real estate career during one of the hardest seasons of her life. With two young children, a marriage ending, and no financial safety net, hustle was not optional. It was how she survived.

Thirteen years later, Jennifer has built a successful team, negotiated an $85 million deal, and reached a point where success is no longer about proving she can do more. It is about building a business that supports her life, developing people who can lead without her, and being present for the moments she cannot get back.

In this Beyond Hustle conversation, Tam Luc and Jennifer discuss the pressure women carry to perform exceptionally in every role, the seasons that force us to reevaluate our goals, and what it takes to create a business that can continue when the founder steps away.

Key takeaways:

• Hustle may help you build the business, but it should not remain the business model.
• Experience teaches you to stay grounded when deals, markets, and circumstances change.
• A strong team should be able to lead, make decisions, and grow without depending on the founder for everything.
• Your goals do not have to increase every year. Different seasons require different definitions of success.
• Protecting time for family is not a lack of ambition.
• Preparing your team for your eventual transition is part of responsible leadership.
• Freedom is not measured only by income or production. As Jennifer says, “Freedom is joy.”

Connect with Jennifer:

Visit www.compass.com/agents/jennifer-leahy to learn more about Jennifer and stay updated on her work.

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What if success meant your business could thrive without needing you in every conversation and decision?

In this episode of Women with Vision, Tam Luc sits down with real estate leader and Navy veteran Missy Stagers to explore what it takes to build a successful business without sacrificing your life. Drawing on 33 years in real estate, Missy shares how investing in people, creating clear processes, and teaching her team to solve problems helped her move from doing it all to leading a business that can run without her.

She also opens up about a less-discussed leadership challenge: choosing not to grow bigger. From protecting family time to weighing opportunities against her faith and priorities, Missy reminds us that moving beyond hustle isn’t about losing ambition. It’s about deciding what that ambition is serving.

Key Takeaways:

• Think like a business owner, not just a producer. Selling more isn’t the same as building a sustainable business. Learn how to manage people, operations, and your time.
• Invest in support before you can do everything alone. Missy began hiring help early and continued building a team as the business grew.
• Processes create freedom. Clear responsibilities and repeatable systems allow work to move forward without every decision reaching your desk.
• Teach problem-solving instead of supplying every answer. Empowering your team means helping people think through challenges, not becoming their permanent solution.
• Not every growth opportunity deserves a yes. A bigger business isn’t automatically a better life. Evaluate opportunities against your current priorities.
• Balance matters as much as drive. Real freedom includes choosing your schedule, stepping away, supporting others, and deciding when enough is enough.

Connect with Missy:

Visit mstagersrealtypartners.com to learn more about Missy and stay updated on her work.

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Summary:

In this episode, Dr. Marilyn Greenville shares her 35+ years of expertise in women's health and hormones, emphasizing the role of nutrition in hormonal balance and fertility. She discusses her journey from academic research to practical nutrition, the impact of technology on her practice, and actionable steps women can take to improve their health.

Key Takeaways:

• Hormonal health should be approached by looking at the whole person, not isolated symptoms.
• Nutrition can work alongside medical treatment to support women at every stage of life.
• Personalized testing may help uncover underlying causes and guide more focused care.
• Reducing added and hidden sugar can support mood, stress response, insulin regulation, and hormone balance.
• Artificial sweeteners are not always a healthier substitute, so reading ingredient labels is important.
• Women are becoming more informed and proactive in making decisions about their health.
• Technology allows health professionals to educate and support women around the world.
• Years of expertise can be transformed into courses and digital resources that create a lasting impact.

Connect with Dr. Marilyn:

Visit glenvillenutrition.com to learn more about Dr. Marilyn and stay updated on her work.

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Summary: In this episode of Women with Vision, Tam Luc sits down with Yolanda Taylor, CEO wardrobe stylist, life coach, author, speaker, and founder of The Style Table. Yolanda shares her journey from a 31-year career as an international flight attendant to building a business centered around helping women rediscover their confidence and personal style. She opens up about overcoming fear and imposter syndrome, navigating a career transition during COVID, and caring for her father while growing her business. Yolanda explains how her work goes beyond fashion—it is about helping women, especially caregivers and women in transition, reconnect with themselves through self-care, confidence, and intentional style. She also discusses creating digital tools to make caregiving and wardrobe planning easier, building a supportive team, delegating responsibilities, and learning to let go of doing everything herself.

Takeaways:

• You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out: Yolanda began her entrepreneurial journey with fear, uncertainty, and imposter syndrome. Taking one small step at a time helped her grow into the business owner she is today.

• Your Natural Talents Can Become a Business: Yolanda had been styling and helping women for years before realizing that her passion could become a paid service and a full-time career.

• Self-Care Is Not Selfish: Women, especially caregivers, often put everyone else first. Yolanda's mission is to help women make space for themselves and reconnect with the person they may have lost while caring for others.

• Your Style Should Reflect Where You're Going: Having clothes doesn't necessarily mean having something to wear. Yolanda encourages women to create a wardrobe that aligns with their current lifestyle, goals, and season of life.

• Stop Trying to Do Everything Yourself: One of Yolanda's biggest lessons was realizing she needed help. Waiting too long to hire support slowed her down and took time away from the work she was best at.

• Learn to Let Go and Trust Your Team: Building a team requires releasing the belief that everything has to be done exactly your way. Delegation gives entrepreneurs more space to focus on their vision, creativity, and growth.

Connect with Yolanda:

Visit https://atthestyletable.com/ to learn more about Yolanda and stay updated on her work.

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Summary:

In this episode of Women with Vision, Tam Luc sits down with Kirsten Jordan, a top real estate agent in New York City with nearly 20 years of experience and over $1 billion in collective team sales. Kirsten shares her journey from working various jobs in Italy to discovering her passion for sales and building a successful career in residential real estate. She discusses the importance of understanding the value you provide, building genuine relationships, and knowing when a client is the right fit. Kirsten also opens up about growing and leading a team, creating systems, delegating responsibilities, and balancing a thriving business with family and personal life. Most importantly, she encourages women to stop trying to do everything themselves and recognize that getting help is an essential part of building a sustainable business.

Takeaways:

• Stop Trying to Do It All: Women often limit themselves by taking on too many responsibilities. Getting help is not a weakness—it is a way to keep moving forward.

• There’s No Trophy for Doing Everything Yourself: Success doesn't require doing every task alone. The right support can help you grow while protecting your time and energy.

• Invest in Help: Kirsten believes finding the right person to take difficult or administrative tasks off your plate can ultimately create more time and revenue for the business.

• Relationships Drive Real Estate: Kirsten emphasizes building strong relationships and providing exceptional service rather than focusing only on the size of the transaction.

• Know Your Value: As experience grows, the focus can shift from proving yourself and chasing the next deal to becoming a trusted advisor who provides meaningful value.

• Build Systems for Scale: Systematizing and streamlining the administrative side of the business allows the team to operate more efficiently and creates a path toward growth.

• Build a Strong Team: Kirsten sees a capable team as essential to handling larger transactions, maintaining quality service, and allowing the business to continue moving forward.

• Delegate What Drains You: Her advice is to identify the thing you dislike doing most and find someone else who can handle it.

• Create a Business That Supports Your Life: Kirsten is intentionally building a lean, systematized team so she can reduce her day-to-day involvement while maintaining a strong personal life.

• Start Getting Help Earlier: Looking back, Kirsten says she wishes she had hired an assistant sooner and invested more in professional support rather than relying so heavily on additional childcare to create work time.

Connect with Kirsten:
Visit: https://kirstenjordanteam.com/ to learn more about Trish and stay updated on her work.

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Summary:  

In this episode of Women with Vision, Tam Luc sits down with Trish Williams, one of Las Vegas’s Top 25 real estate agents, to share her inspiring journey from union painter and single mom to thriving residential real estate professional. Trish opens up about how she overcame fear, built genuine client relationships, and created strong systems that transformed her business into a referral‑based success. She also discusses what freedom and success truly mean to her, and why staying connected to clients matters more than building a business that runs without you.

Takeaways:

• No Shortcuts to Success: Consistency, hard work, and doing the uncomfortable things early on are key.

• Relationships First: Referrals and word of mouth drive her business because of the care she provides.

• Personal Growth: Entrepreneurship challenged her mindset, resilience, and ability to navigate tough situations.

• Systems Create Freedom: Strong systems and a support team allow her to focus on client relationships.

• Leverage with Connection: She values leverage that supports her strengths without losing personal touch.

• Freedom on Your Terms: True freedom is choosing clients and opportunities that align with your values.

• Exceptional Service: Patience and going the extra mile build lasting loyalty.

• Build Beyond Yourself: Systems keep the business running, but future growth requires developing people and assets.

• Today’s Work Builds Tomorrow: Years of prospecting and outreach created the referral‑based business she enjoys now.

• Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back: Entering real estate sooner could have accelerated her journey.

  
  

Connect with Trish:

Visit https://linktr.ee/trishwilliams to learn more about Trish and stay updated on her work.

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Summary:

In this episode, Tam Luc sits down with Sally Jane, Founder of Hot Mess Goddess, to discuss her powerful journey of finding her voice, overcoming difficult seasons, and building a purpose-driven business. Sally Jane shares how her experiences shaped her work as a podcaster, author, editor, and entrepreneur, and how learning to rewrite the way she viewed her own story transformed her life. She also talks about building systems, creating freedom, overcoming self-limiting beliefs, and intentionally building a business that can become a lasting legacy for her daughters.

Takeaways:

• Rewrite Your Story: Your past is part of your story, but you can choose how you see yourself and move forward.

• Find Your Voice: Sharing your story can create transformation for yourself and inspire others to share theirs.

• Confidence Comes Through Ownership: Learning to recognize and embrace your own strengths can change how you show up in life and business.

• Build Systems for Freedom: As your business grows, systems and support become essential to prevent everything from depending on you.

• Define Success for Yourself: Success doesn't have to mean money, recognition, or status—it can mean creating meaningful change in someone's life.

• Choose Freedom: True freedom means having the flexibility to spend time with family, travel, and make choices without being tied to your business.

• Build Beyond Yourself: Create a business that can continue, grow, and create opportunities for the next generation.

• Take One Small Action: Sometimes changing your mindset starts with a simple shift in perspective followed by one small action forward.

Summary:

In this episode, Tam Luc sits down with Sam Bhide, Clinical Director and Founder of PhysioZen Limited, a UK-based health and wellness company offering physiotherapy, podiatry, fitness, and holistic wellness services. Sam shares how she started during the pandemic with a single rented room and grew PhysioZen into a thriving team of healthcare professionals. She discusses the importance of prevention, education, building systems that support growth, and creating a business that combines clinical excellence with compassionate care. Sam also opens up about balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, overcoming imposter syndrome, and her vision of expanding PhysioZen into a global wellness and education brand.

Takeaways:

• Trust Your Vision: Believe in your ideas even before you feel fully ready.

• Prevention Is Powerful: Health care should focus on education and prevention, not just treatment.

• Systems Support Growth: AI tools, CRMs, and streamlined processes create operational freedom.

• A Business Can Be Your Second Baby: Many women build businesses they deeply care about and stay emotionally connected to.

• Delegate to Scale: Hiring the right support allows founders to focus on vision and growth.

• Holistic Wellness Matters: Mind, body, and lifestyle are all connected in the healing process.

• Don’t Wait for Perfect: You can learn, grow, and improve while building the business.

• Purpose Creates Impact: Expanding knowledge and educating others can take a local business to a global audience.

Connect with Sam:

Website: https://physiozen.co.uk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-bhide-155245a

Summary:

In this episode, Tam Luc sits down with Asha Agarwal, Founder of Inspire New Homes, to discuss her inspiring journey from overcoming homelessness to becoming a respected real estate consultant in the UK. Asha shares how taking a leap of faith helped her build a successful consultancy serving property developers through sales, marketing, and customer experience. She also talks about overcoming imposter syndrome, building a reputation through consistent delivery, creating a business that can scale beyond its founder, and defining success through balance, purpose, and financial freedom.

Takeaways:

• Take the Leap: Growth begins when you're willing to step outside your comfort zone.

• Confidence Comes Through Action: Experience and consistency build self-belief over time.

• Relationships Fuel Success: Strong professional connections create long-term opportunities.

• Your Reputation Is Your Brand: Delivering on your promises builds trust and credibility.

• Build Beyond Yourself: Create systems and teams so your business can thrive without depending solely on you.

• Customer Experience Matters: Supporting clients beyond the sale creates lasting value.

• Success Is About Balance: Financial freedom, peace of mind, and flexibility are the true measures of success.

• Keep Learning and Growing: Mentors, consistency, and mastering your craft are key to long-term achievement.

Connect with Asha:

Website: https://inspirenewhomes.co.uk

Instagram: @asha_agarwall_

Summary:
 In this episode, Tam Luc sits down with Sam Hay, CEO/Founder of Livingway, a UK Build-to-Rent community brand. Sam shares her journey from starting in property management to building a thriving business centered on community, wellness, and leadership. She discusses the importance of hiring the right people, creating systems that support growth, and developing as a leader while building a business that can eventually run without her.

Takeaways:

• Leadership Starts with Personal Growth: Growing as a person is key to growing a successful business.
• Community Is More Than a Buzzword: Creating meaningful resident experiences builds long-term success.
• The Right Team Drives Growth: Hiring and developing the right people is essential for scaling.
• Systems Create Freedom: Strong processes allow a business to operate beyond its founder.
• Visionary Leadership Requires Balance: CEOs should focus on strategy while empowering their teams.
• Failure Is a Learning Opportunity: Every setback provides valuable lessons for future success.
• Protect Yourself in Business: Carefully review contracts and seek legal guidance when needed.
• Success Means Having Choices: True freedom comes from building a business that supports your lifestyle, not controls it.

Website: https://www.livingway.co.uk/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/samhay_property_