In this inspiring episode of Women Influencers , I sit down with Melody Montgomery, COO of One More Deal, to hear her incredible journey of growth, resilience, and leadership. Melody opens up about her early love for math, her transition into sales, and how she became a coach and leader in the commercial real estate industry. Melody shares how she overcame personal challenges, including a breast cancer diagnosis, and how those experiences shaped her approach to leadership and personal growth. Sh...
Dec 13, 2024•19 min
This week on Women Influencers, we compiled three of the great questions my guests have asked me. I am honored to have the opportunity to chat with amazing, influential women on the podcast and it is always an honor to consider and respond to insightful inquiries. Christina Balas asked me where my guts come from. Jazmen Johnson asked me how I navigate the pressure of "playing the game" while staying authentic. Vicki Stecher asked me the exciting opportunities and offerings for start-ups in the R...
Dec 06, 2024•9 min
In this empowering episode of Women Influencers , I sit down with Catherine Bell, president of Titan Impact Group, to hear her incredible journey of resilience, growth, and impact. Catherine opens up about her challenging childhood in foster care, her entrepreneurial rise to becoming a self-made millionaire, and how she rebuilt her life after personal and financial loss. Catherine shares the lessons she learned from losing everything during the 2008 economic downturn and how she transformed her ...
Nov 29, 2024•17 min
In this inspiring episode of Women Influencers , I sit down with Tina Thakkar, president of J. Sterling’s Wellness Spa and a trailblazing entrepreneur. Tina shares her incredible journey from growing up in a small town in India to building a thriving spa franchise in Orlando, Florida. Tina opens up about the cultural challenges she faced as an immigrant in the U.S. and Canada, including learning a new language and adapting to unfamiliar environments. She details her pivot from a career in microb...
Nov 22, 2024•19 min
In this empowering episode of Women Influencers, I sit down with Tressa LoVasco, founder of LoVasco Creative Group, a digital marketing firm specializing in commercial real estate. Tressa opens up about her journey from growing up in a large Italian family in Detroit to becoming an entrepreneur and a mother. She shares how her supportive family and mentors helped her navigate life’s challenges, and how her passion for design and business led her to build a thriving company. Tressa discusses the ...
Nov 15, 2024•19 min
In this inspiring episode of Women Influencers , I speak with John Crossman, CCIM, a well-known commercial real estate expert, philanthropist, and advocate for social change. John shares his unique journey from growing up in a working-class family with civil rights leaders as parents to becoming a successful real estate professional and educator. His commitment to supporting historically black colleges, women's empowerment, and mental health awareness is deeply rooted in his upbringing and exper...
Nov 08, 2024•20 min
This week on Women Influencers, we compiled three of the great questions my guests have asked me. I am honored to have the opportunity to chat with amazing, influential women on the podcast and it is always an honor to consider and respond to insightful inquiries. Kenisha Robnett asked me about our rebrand from CapitalStack to Capstack. Barbi Reuter asked me about what I learned from the adversity I have faced in my life. Tiffany English asked me what I have learned about myself through the cour...
Nov 01, 2024•11 min
Beth Azor: Canvassing Queen This week, I had the honor of speaking with Beth Azor, a commercial real estate veteran with nearly 40 years of experience. Beth shares her inspiring journey from growing up in a family of entrepreneurs in Wisconsin to becoming a commercial real estate mogul in Florida. Despite initially resisting the real estate path, Beth found her way into the industry through unique experiences, like working for a shopping center developer. Throughout her career, Beth has focused ...
Oct 25, 2024•23 min
This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Edie Weintraub, an inspiring entrepreneur and broker from Atlanta. Edie specializes in placemaking—blending culinary concepts and culture to create vibrant food halls. She shared her unique journey, from studying biology and working as a dental assistant to diving into hospitality and ultimately founding her real estate firm, Terra Alma. Edie’s passion for hospitality, creativity, and people shaped her career. Early on, she thrived as a nightclub pr...
Oct 18, 2024•21 min
As we hunker down in preparation for Hurricane Milton's imminent landfall, we have decided to postpone this week's episode of Women Influencers. I am praying for everyone in the storm’s path. Stay safe and take care! 💙🌧️
Oct 09, 2024•45 sec
Amazing! I had the chance to speak with Traci Miller this week on my podcast, Women Influencers. She is the Senior VP of Corporate Communications at Miller Construction, where she started in 1993 as the office manager. She also gives motivational talks and serves on the executive committee of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Board of Directors, the boards of Commercial Industrial Association of South Florida (CIASF), Rebuilding Together Broward County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward Cou...
Oct 04, 2024•19 min
Amazing! I had the chance to speak with Diego Leiva, a successful bilingual/bicultural entrepreneur and business professional with over five decades of experience working in international business ventures, diversified investments, commercial real estate business and currently a Partner/ CIO and Asset Management Officer with the Joe Williams Land Bank Fund, a Fund investing $150 million on land acquisition and entitlement process to achieve the best and highest use for these properties. We discu...
Sep 27, 2024•21 min
Wow! I had the chance to speak with Dr. Laurel Mellin, PhD this week on Women Influencers and we had a great discussion about the neuroscience behind joy. Dr. Mellin is a health psychologist who founded and developed emotional brain training. She is an associate clinical professor of family and community medicine and pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Mellin has authored papers on the science and efficacy of EBT and is a New York Times bestselling author of four books ...
Sep 19, 2024•19 min
This week on Women Influencers, I spoke to Tamika Moses, the CEO & Managing Broker of Robin Bird Realty Inc of Hollywood, FL. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies & Communications from Florida Atlantic University and Master of Science degree in International Real Estate from Florida International University in 2015. Alongside her robust credentials, she is also a licensed Florida Real Estate Instructor and owns the Florida Real Estate School, Robin Bird Real Esta...
Sep 13, 2024•19 min
This week on Women Influencers, we compiled three of the great questions my guests have asked me. I am honored to have the opportunity to chat with amazing, influential women on the podcast and it is always an honor to consider and respond to insightful inquiries. Heather Border asked me to share a lesson that I learned while trying to break into the Commercial Real Estate Industry. Ines Hegedus-Garcia asked about the strategies I use to balance my work-life and my family-life. Rosie Tchekmeian ...
Sep 06, 2024•9 min
I had the chance to speak with Ral West this week on Women Influencers. She is the founder of Ral West, Livin’ the Dream, a service company dedicated to teaching Entrepreneurs how to create smooth running businesses so they can overcome overwhelm, accomplish more success with less stress, and live the life they deserve. We discussed how she grew up in a family involved in Alaska Tourism, which earned her father the nickname “Mr. Alaska.” After moving to Anchorage, she opened her first business w...
Aug 30, 2024•19 min
I had the pleasure of speaking with Andi Simon this week on Women Influencers. Andi is the founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants LLC (SAMC), which she founded in 2002 to apply anthropology’s methods, tools, and theory to businesses in need of change. We discussed how she was being trained to take over the family retail business when she went off to college at Penn State and discovered Anthropology by chance. After completing her undergraduate work at Columbia, she went right into a ...
Aug 23, 2024•21 min
In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Christy Gessler, Realtor, Broker/Owner of Freedom 512 real estate group, and former Park Ranger in Travis County, TX. She was the first female deputized Park Ranger in her county’s emergency response team. We discussed how her father served in the Air Force and then became a business owner, so she grew up with service and business ownership in her blood. After having her two sons, she decided to take time away from the police force to car...
Aug 16, 2024•18 min
In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Elise Russell, founder of the motivational lifestyle brand Pony Friday. She is a quick-witted speaker, copywriter and creative director, known for her award-winning work, bright ideas, attention to detail and sass. We discussed how she grew up as the middle child in her family of Home Builders in Alberta, Canada. Although pursuing a career in the arts was a different path than most in her town, she had support from her family. She lived w...
Aug 08, 2024•21 min
In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Amy Calandrino, a commercial real estate advisor and the founder & CEO of Beyond Commercial in Orlando, Florida. She also hosts the Performance Mindset podcast, and was gracious enough to have me as a guest. On Women Influencers, we discussed her family’s winter move from Vermont to Florida with $600, a truck, and a trailer in search of better economic opportunities. She shared how she started her first business at age 13, both worked...
Aug 01, 2024•16 min
In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Michelle Fraser, an engineering expert and consultant in the oil and gas industry, with over 25 years of experience working with global organizations in the UK and overseas. She is also the host of the Energy Sector Heroes podcast. We discussed how she was encouraged throughout her school years to pursue a career in typical female roles and to avoid male dominated fields. However, Michelle knew what she wanted. She got her first job as a ...
Jul 26, 2024•16 min
Josie Legido Correa: The Importance of Having A Network Today on the Women Influencers podcast, I spoke with Josie Legido Correa, the President-Elect of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Miami. She is also JWR Construction’s Director of Business Development for Florida. We discussed how she grew up in Miami, raised by her parents who immigrated from Cuba in 1960. She credited her parents for raising her, and cited her father’s inspirational work ethic as the biggest influence on her own. Josie...
Jul 19, 2024•21 min
In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with the inspirational Cindy Carrillo, a businesswoman for over 40 years who has started several of her own businesses, including being the Founder and CEO of a national B2B company that provided work/life services to employees of top Fortune 500 businesses. Cindy has extensive leadership experience from her businesses, in her leadership roles on community non-profit boards, and as the former Founder of the Women’s Council that brought hundred...
Jul 12, 2024•22 min
In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Candis Pressley, founder and CEO of Trinity Property Advisors - a commercial real estate firm operating in the North East United States. We discussed how she grew up inspired and mentored by her Grandmother, who kept her focused on achieving her goals. Candis graduated from Temple University for her Bachelor’s, worked in Real Estate for a few years, and then attended University of Florida for her Master’s. Although she founded her company...
Jul 04, 2024•17 min
I spoke with Janet Perez Eckles this week on the Women Influencers podcast. She is an author, international speaker, radio host, and founder of JC Empowerment ministries. We spoke about how she overcame losing her sight to Retinitis Pigmentosa at the age of 30 and became a powerhouse of motivation. We discussed her family’s immigration to the U.S. from Bolivia to get away from the revolutions and adversity when Janet was only 12. During her last year of college she met her first husband and they...
Jun 27, 2024•20 min
I spoke with Natasha Falconi this week on the Women Influencers podcast. She is a Real Estate Investor focused on value-add multi-family properties who loves revitalizing neighborhoods by improving under-performing assets. We discussed her upbringing as a 1st generation American born to Cuban parents, and how this influenced her to pursue accounting. Natasha worked at a Big 6 accounting firm, ending up in the Real Estate Tax department. After switching to a comptroller position at a client’s bus...
Jun 21, 2024•18 min
This week on Women Influencers, I spoke with Kortney Ross. She is a business consultant and podcaster who helps leaders support working parents so that they can create workplace cultures that attract and retain the best people. We discussed how she grew up with young parents in a tight knit family, and became the first college graduate of that family. Her whole life she wanted to be a teacher, and that is a goal she achieved. She taught music in Nashville to children of all age groups ranging fr...
Jun 14, 2024•15 min
This week on Women Influencers, I spoke with Rubi Zetino. She is the Founder and CEO of Charizma Co., which helps industry leaders build and sustain a recognizable and undeniable brand presence. We discussed her upbringing as one of seven children under the care of her single mother. Rubi credits her upbringing and the example her mother set for giving her the grit and tenacity she needed to become successful. Rubi picked up working as a wedding photographer in order to leave her 9-5 job and spe...
Jun 07, 2024•18 min
This week on Women Influencers, I spoke with Denise Berry. She owns and manages Luciano Equity and Co-founded Medical Industries of the Americas after having served a 400 day deployment to Iraq as a U.S. Army Combat Medic. We discussed the challenges she faced in her childhood and early adulthood, having been raised in the mountains of Santa Cruz, California with her brother by their Father who is disabled. When things got tough, and they did, Denise remembered the recurring dreams she had of a ...
May 31, 2024•18 min
This week on Women Influencers, we compiled three of the great questions my guests have asked me. I am honored to have the opportunity to chat with amazing, influential women on the podcast and iit is always an honor to consider and respond to insightful inquiries. Marissa Limsiaco asked me about my motivation to break into a new industry. Renee Savage, CPM, CCIM asked what advice I would give to women in their early careers, and if it would be different for women in their mid to late careers. S...
May 24, 2024•13 min
