Looking for a firecracker of a leader?? Look no further than Jessica Pegg! Jessica is the Assistant CEO of the KW Ballantyne office in NC (most profitable KW office in the UNIVERSE!) AND the team owner of Pegg Properties! With her team closing 74 units ($19+M in Vol) in 2018 AND her having a leadership position in the office, leverage has served her well! Shes learned a lot in the 6yrs shes been licensed and she tells all in this podcast! Listen to how she got started, when she wanted to quit, w...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 39 min
Joseph was a successful CEO serving two KW offices and now is a co-owner (with his wife) of Salt Marsh Properties in Charleston, SC. In 2017, the Klosiks partnered with The Temple Team (I talk with Kent Temple in PODCAST #29) out of Charlotte, NC where Joseph serves as the Director of Expansion and Lead Generation and in 2018, they did 156 transactions that equated to over $57M in production! Flexing his coaching and training muscle he also serves as the Operating Partner of a Keller Williams Ma...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Mike and Tianna Dean are serial entrepreneurs and the founders of Cornerstone Design Co. in Fayetteville, NC. Hear in this podcast WHY they started CDC, the challenges they overcame and HOW they have built an amazing team culture! Quick Run Down: Jesus is the Cornerstone of their lives and they believe that the dinner table is the cornerstone of every home. Their hope is that each piece of handmade furniture brings people together in your home, carving out space for fellowship, family meals, wor...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Toby Prudhomme is the CEO/Founder of Military First BnB Solutions and IS the business of my dreams! I’ve personally wanted to get into AirBnB investing but didn’t want to be the person changing towels, doing inspections, cleaning everything, restocking house hold items, guest communications, repairs, monitor the Air BnB market for pricing, etc. For Toby and his team to fill this gap has made my life easier and many others as well! Listen to this podcast and find out how he strategically prices t...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Shelby Osborne is the CEO/Founder of Five Pillars Realty Group, Founder of Pints & Properties and no stranger to hard work, persistence and is extremely attracted to growth! How do I know that? As you’ll hear in this podcast, she has only been in real estate for a little over a year and in 2018 is projected to closed 45 units in her sales business! Also, she currently has 16 doors in her investment side of the business, and is projected to have 35 by Feb 2019. Shelby - “Our team members are ...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 53 min
Ann Milton is a small town girl with BIG TIME RESULTS! Based out of Lillington, N.C., her and her team have closed approx. 270 homes in 2017 that equated to approx. $1.2M in Gross Commission Income! With her leadership and team building skills, she left a big box brokerage and opened her own brokerage in January 2018 (Ann Realty Group). We talk about the wins, struggles, hard times and great times in this podcast along with how her days are structured so be prepared to take notes and take action...
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Bill Claydon is the founder of Fayetteville and Fort Bragg's oldest tattoo shop, the world famous Bill Claydon's Tattoo World. Bill started his shop in 1986 and on this podcast, he tells some great stories that lead up to him starting his shop (including his first few tattoos), stories of him getting his shop off the ground, along with what he'd like to be remembered as. Don't miss this podcast with a true LEGEND! Check out MORE here: https://bit.ly/2EXl8oj SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: http...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Kent Temple is the CEO of The Temple Team where him and his wife, Pam Temple, run a real estate team that is on track to close approx. $65 Million in real estate in 2018. If that doesn’t keep them busy enough, Kent is also an investor in 6 KW offices, they are actively expanding their business across the Carolinas (including Charlotte, Asheville, Charleston and The Triad) and both Kent and Pam travel across the nation teaching business owners how to think and execute on their vision (approx. 62 ...
Oct 24, 2018•1 hr 23 min
"Gross Stinks, Average Sucks" Brian Pate is the former CEO of a real estate office that has over 300+agents! He is now the CEO of the Pate Realty Group. Him and his team have closed 100+ units equating to approx. $26M+ in closed production in the last 12 mths! When it comes to his real estate portfolio, he currently has 54 properties ($33M+) with over 400 doors! On top of that he also owns a title company, he's the elected commissioner of the Town of Wake Forest (Since Nov. 2015) and he's a Nort...
Oct 17, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Jerome Bell Sr. is a former active duty Marine and the CEO/Founder of Rajj Investment Properties, Inc and ExpressTax Professionals. By the end of 2018, he will had closed over 70 flips and have almost 70 buy and hold investments in his portfolio. Jerome reads approx. a book a week which has put him in contact with the greatest minds in the universe. With his love of reading came his love of writing and he plans to release his first book by the end of 2018 titled “China Rules”. As Jerome combs th...
Oct 10, 2018•2 hr 22 min
Aimee Freeman is the CEO/ Founder of Aimee & Co. Currently, her business in Wilmington, NC is projected to close 150 homes this year (2018) which has secured her and her team in the top 1% of her real estate market! Aimee’s team currently consist of 9 agents and 3 admin with a goal to have 20 agents by the end of 2018. Listen to this podcast to hear just how she has doubled her business from 2017 and how agent referrals have been a huge contributor to that! Check out more here: https://www.s...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Jonathan Rivera is the founder/CEO of the Rivera Realty Group and with only 3 yrs in the real estate business, he has increased his business 443% year over year! After leaving Chicago for NC to pursue a baseball scholarship at UNC-Pembroke he immediately started exercising his entrepreneurial spirit and started a community childhood obesity prevention program that empowered families through health and fitness education. Although he made NC his home, he never let go of the Chicago mentality and a...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Blake Ginther started his real estate career in 2003 in NY City where he was also an actor. Although he loved acting, he started seeing his passion lean more towards real estate and architecture which ultimately had him jump into real estate full time. He now lives in Winston-Salem, NC where his business is selling approx 330+ homes a year which breaks down to approx. $75+M in production. He not only is focused on building a BIG BUSINESS, he entends to have 20 people around him create wealth upw...
Aug 29, 2018•52 min
David Fowler is a Fayetteville, NC native who, along with his family, operated a food truck previously known as The Blind Pig NC, and has now opened their own stand-alone restaurant named FOWLER’S. A premier place to get some of the BEST Quality Smoked Meats around! With David’s stint as a sommelier in Napels, FL, he was trained to become a knowledgeable wine professional. Working in fine restaurants, he specialized in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food pairing. He uses the ski...
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Brigit Clevenger is the CEO of REALIST Homes with KW. Her team is on pace to close over $25M in production in 2018, almost doubling her business from 2017! When Brigit entered real estate, she noticed some agents had 1 or 2 of the pieces she believes are necessary to help all types of clients, and she thought to herself, “How was I going to master doing it all?” Plan of action: She recognized the fact that one person could not do it all on the level you expect. So, she set out to find the highly...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Collecting vintage clothing and antiques is in Bertha “Bertie” Fernandez blood. Her beautiful mother (shown on store tags) has always been her inspiration. Bertie adored looking at photos of her growing up in the 50's, listening to her stories and admiring her style of clothing and home decor. Born in San Antonio, Texas, graduated from FIDM in Los Angeles and earned a Bachelors in Design from the University of Hawaii. With two then three beautiful kids in tow she began her journey from costume d...
Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 29 min
Brian retired after 20yrs of service from the US Navy in ‘06. He moved to FtBragg to work as a contractor. He had an interest in real estate & started his career in '07. Sharon had lived in the Fayetteville area since 1988. She had a 20yr career as a Registered Nurse but has always had a passion for real estate, as evidenced by the many personal homes she had purchase & sold before getting into real estate. Her philosophy was "some people buy cars every few years, I bought houses". Fast ...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 51 min
Leslie and Justin Pearson are serial entrepreneurs and are the owners/founders of the Fayetteville Pie Company and Vizcaya Villa. When Justin, and Leslie decided to open a local lunch spot, they knew they wanted to make large quantities of food using fresh, locally sourced ingredients and yet have it served quickly. They decided on serving individual savory and sweet pies and thus Fayetteville Pie Company was born! Now their company pushes out 4000-5000 (even more for special events) pies ever s...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Ladd's career as a serial entrepreneur with a focus in real estate began in 2004 when Ladd launched his first law firm as a solo attorney. His firm became one of the top real estate/business firms in the area. In 2009, Ladd sold his law practice to the attorneys in his practice, and beginning as CEO/Dir. of Markt/Business Dev. for his wife's fast growing real estate company. In 2013, Ladd left a traditional real estate company and was launching Operating Principal of a new Keller Williams franch...
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 31 min
Benjamin Stout is the Founder and President of Ben Stout Construction. Graduating from the University of GA with a degree in business mgmt, he is no stranger to business & entrepreneurship. Thru Stouts hard work, he was recognized for excellence in dollar vol. and units sold at a local ERA franchise. In 2003, while flipping homes himself & gaining greater knowledge on how homes were built in new construction, he earned his NC Gen. Contr. License and in 2012, earned his Unlimited License!...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 32 min
Timothy Dudley is currently the 28 year old owner of Quick Property Solutions, a remarkable company that specializes in property acquisition and management. After leaving college to pursue his dream, Timothy purchased his first property at 23 years old and aggressively continued to build toward the $500,000 in real assets that his company possesses today. Some of Timothy’s favorite aspects of building his business include working with wholesalers and other real estate agents, networking and coll...
Jul 04, 2018•2 hr 3 min
Kelsy Timas is the CEO/ Founding Director of Guiding Wellness Institute. She is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Life Coach and Wellness Educator assisting the world in discovering and recovering a life in balance. A proud member of the American Holistic Health Association (AHHA), International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), National Board of Drugless Practitioners, Board of Directors for Connections of Cumberland County, Chambers for Hope, and Sustainable Neighbors. Kelsy...
Jun 27, 2018•2 hr 21 min
Tiffany and Jimmy Niles are the owners of Axes & X's which is Fayetteville's FIRST indoor axe throwing range! You'll hear about their struggles, where they are going next and WHY they do what they do! Book their mobile targets for private parties, corporate events, team building, and more. "Transforming ordinary events into AXEtrodinary adventures!" Check out more here: https://www.instagram.com/axesandxs/ SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2PGm5FK Check out more here: https://...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Patrick Leclair is the owner of LECLAIRS GENERAL STORE in the Haymount community in Fayetteville, NC. LECLAIRS GENERAL STORE provides customers with a nostalgic feel of all things old and new. It's a one-stop-shop for most of life's necessities offering a wide variety of items such as, coffee, tea, wine, craft beer, apparel, books, plants, art, vintage decor, antiques, local goods and more! Quick background on Patrick: -He graduated from Oswego State University with a degree in Marketing. -Direc...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 31 min
The PRESSED Story started in 2011 when owner Ashley Thompson moved to North Carolina to begin her journey as a military spouse. A creative spirit and a passion for design led her to begin a design company while her husband was deployed overseas. In 2015, Ashley took her love for design, creative marketing experience and retail background and opened PRESSED - A Creative Space. She wanted to create a place for people to be inspired through great design and unique products. Where people can find un...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 6 min
From #TEACHER to Mega Agent! Some stats... 🔥 2017= The Perry Group @ KW Closed 224 Units ($64M in vol) 🔥 He's also the Operating Principle (OP) at KW Durham (launched 19 mths ago) and has already sealed their position as #1 in Durham City and Durham County! What are the #'s? 125 agents closed 1131 units ($288M in vol) and profit shared $97,000+! Check out more here: https://www.mattperryrealty.com/ Ruben Garcia is the CEO of Proven By Ruben Productivity Coaching and Business Development. He is...
May 30, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Zan Monroe is currently the CEO of the Longleaf Pine REALTORS in Fayetteville, NC. Zan Monroe is an entrepreneur who started his first business at the age of 16 and his first corporation at the age of 21. He now oversees the operation of numerous businesses and corporations. Zan is a writer, speaker and consultant. He has published two books, Stories of Uncle Adrian and 7 Lessons for Success. He records, writes and speaks to thousands of people each year about mastery, business, sales, marketing...
May 23, 2018•1 hr
Alyssa Hennessey, Suzy Hrabovsky, Ingrid Marthy, and Sylvia Ray (who came in unexpectedly and to our delight, near the end of the podcast) sit down with me to talk about ALL that The Center for Economic Empowerment & Development (CEED), formerly known as the Women’s Center of Fayetteville, has to offer our community! Check out more here: https://www.ncceed.org/about/ Ruben Garcia is the CEO of Proven By Ruben Productivity Coaching and Business Development. He is the former CEO of Keller Will...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 6 min
William Ryan Harrell is an award winning marketing consultant for several marketing firms, and an active entrepreneur. He is the Co-Owner at American Tattoo Society, Founder at The All American Tattoo Convention and the head honcho at Creative Champion. In the last 15 years Ryan has built and sold 3 award winning marketing firms. With over a decade of experience designing and building brands online, Ryan brings together creative marketing knowledge and the nuts & bolts of web technology to g...
May 09, 2018•1 hr 32 min
From working at Able Body Labor without guaranteed work to the CEO of his own company, Cutting Edge Gifts. Eric Chandler started his selling career when he started selling CUTCO knives. He went from the worst in his class to ending his 17 week period as the #1 rep in the office and remained the top rep for the rest of the year. By his 2nd year with CUTCO he was running a CUTCO branch in Burlington, NC, recruited 63 sales reps in 3 months and finished #1 in the division which was amongst the top ...
May 02, 2018•50 min
