Episode 19: Wake Up YPN

Episode 19: Wake Up YPN

YPN superstars Tommy Choi, Piper Knoll, and Matt Clements have a candid discussion on why YPN is vital for shaping the future of the industry, how important the community is for those building their business, and what the future could look like as they diversify their leadership team and promote new ideas across the country.

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Episode 18: Keep it Simple, Stupid (Revisited)

Episode 18: Keep it Simple, Stupid (Revisited)

In Episode 18, we revisit Episode 2 featuring Joe Rand, who will be a featured speaker at ThinkUp, Austin Board of REALTORS®'s new conference happening in April 2020. Rand is the leading innovator in real estate education and author of Disruptors, Discounters, and Doubters: A Guide for the Client-Oriented Future of the Real Estate Industry.

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Episode 16: Southern Belle

Episode 16: Southern Belle

With Leigh Brown—CEO of RE/MAX Leigh Brown & Associates, bestselling author, and inspirational speaker—being a stalwart Republican focused on affordable housing and Emily Chenevert being a lifelong Democrat hailing from a family of Dallas politicians, this might just be the most civilized and educational political discussion you’ve heard in years.

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Episode 14: We Are Family

Episode 14: We Are Family

While the adage “location, location, location” still holds true for residential properties, design is playing an ever more important role as homes are becoming more efficient, compact and central to the action. In this episode, Emily chats with two employees at global design and architecture firm Gensler: Brooks Howell, Residential Leader and Principal, and Stephanie Wherry, Technical Designer. They share the important design elements and newest trends they’re seeing in the residential and commercial spaces.

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Episode 12: Started From the Bottom

Episode 12: Started From the Bottom

Having successfully built an online presence for his personal brand that has grown his business, Spyglass Realty Owner Ryan Rodenbeck believes the best way to reach your audience and potential clients is through more honesty and less pictures of sold signs. In Episode 12, Ryan shares with Emily that the key to growing your online presence is not showing off all your sales, but rather showing off how hard you’re willing to work in an increasingly competitive landscape.

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Episode 11: It's Not Easy Being Green

Episode 11: It's Not Easy Being Green

As Chair of NAR’s Sustainability Advisory Group, Craig Foley has seen first-hand how becoming more knowledgeable about sustainable real estate can help brokers and agents meet market demands, command higher prices for properties and contribute to a global trend toward more energy efficient and, eventually, net-zero efficient buildings. In this conversation with Emily, he talks about trends on the horizons and how you can better serve your customers, as well as changes you can make right now to understand the green home revolution.

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