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Orphans of Teso - Help Us Change Their Story

In this special episode, Jen de Bruin joins Dylan to discuss the 2021 Change Their Story campaign for our Orphans of Teso CarePoints in Uganda. Jen is the Orphans of Teso Partnership Leader for our three community centers in Eastern Uganda that care for more than 700 orphaned and vulnerable children. 
 
We also discuss the history of our three CarePoints, the Survive/Thrive/Succeed model, our existing community development projects, and our long-term sustainability plan for transitioning the CarePoints into the hands of the local community. You can also learn how to partner with us in this year's CTS campaign and how to sponsor one of our children in Uganda. 
 
To learn more about the 2021 Change Their Story campaign, go to www.orphansoftesocts.com.
 
To learn more about each CarePoint, go to:
 
Ongongojoa:
https://www.hopechest.org/carepoints/ongongoja/
 
Ogoloi:
https://www.hopechest.org/carepoints/ogoloi/
 
Bukedea:
https://www.hopechest.org/carepoints/bukedea
 
To learn more about Orphans of Teso, go to www.orphansofteso.com. 
 
 

Strategic Price Reductions with Tami Hicks

It's that time of year! In this episode, Angela Fisher, Agent Development Director, sits down with Tami Hicks, Managing Broker in Ames, to discuss price reductions on listings. We talk about the strategy behind making reductions, the conversation to have with your sellers and how to set your sellers up for success from the beginning. 

5 Mistakes to Avoid When You Hire a Freelancer

Thinking about hiring a freelance marketer to help with your business? In this episode, your marketing team discusses the five mistakes to avoid as you search for the right marketer. We also share the five action steps you can take to avoid these mistakes so you can hire someone to help you grow your brand. 

Ethan Hokel - Defining Your Own Success

Ethan Hokel has successfully grown a thriving real estate team in just a few years in the real estate business. We sat with him to discuss the dynamics of building a team, shifting from real estate sales to "building a business," and the delicate balance between ambition and contentment. 
 
Also covered in this episode is Ethan's previous entrepreneurial endeavors, the Hokel family's efforts to adopt, the complexity of building a healthy team, the struggle of always being "on," the journey of structuring your business around your "unique ability," and a bunch of great insights from the leader of one of our fastest-growing C21® teams.

Build a Better Business Plan with Gina Swanson & Ethan Hokel

Have you created your business plan for next year? Angela Fisher, our Agent Development Director, sits down with top agents, Gina Swanson and Ethan Hokel, to discuss creating business plans that work. 
We'll cover the evolution of their businesses and plans, how they involve their team members in planning, how they use different methods to create budgets, systems, goals and marketing plans, and the advice they would offer agents who need help. 
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Ready to start business planning? Our C21SRE agents can find our business planning resources at https://bit.ly/3Dp0Ayd

Scott and Molly Myers - Better Together

Scott and Molly Myers have built a remarkable business together as a husband-and-wife team and have passionately pursued the balance between commitment to excellence and life balance. 
 
In this episode, they discuss their journey into real estate, the challenge of being on call 24/7, the perks of running a balanced business, the pros and cons of husband-and-wife teams, working in your "unique ability," and the shifting chapters in their family story. 

Angela Fisher & Whitney Funkhouser - A ”Winning” First Year

In this episode, Anglea Fisher (Agent Development Director) and Whitney Funkhouser (Director of Growth and Recruiting) cover what it takes to be truly successful in the first year of real estate.
 
We discuss our unique recruiting process, how our team works to select like-minded candidates to join our team, the personality traits helpful to a career in real estate, a relational approach to real estate sales, abundance mindset, and the habits/attitudes/skills new agents need to embrace to win in their first year in the business.
 
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Ready to learn more about success in the first year of real estate? Enroll in our free, online video course to learn how to get your business off the ground, grow your sales with confidence, and avoid some of the most common first-year pitfalls. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3CY9hzj

5 Tactics To Get Your Marketing Ready for 2022

Now is the time to plan your marketing strategy for 2022. In this episode, your marketing team is bringing you five essential activities you can start working on TODAY to strengthen your position as the local expert, build relationships and set your business up for success in the new year. 

Megan Mitchum - Choose Your Suffering

Megan Mitchum has developed a world-class client experience in her 16 years in real estate and has built a remarkable business on a foundation of client care and referrals. As IAR's 2021 REALTOR® of the Year and DMAAR's 2021 REALTOR® of the Year, and all-around "work by referral" expert, Megan has a wealth of perspective and insight to offer. 
 
In this episode, Megan shares her journey into real estate, her personal recipe for success, the value of investing in a real estate coach, plotting benchmark career goals, the challenge of balancing family and business, and the driving forces behind her continued success.

Roger Wheeler - A Founder‘s Perspective

We sat down with Roger Wheeler, the original founder of CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate, for a dose of perspective on the business and life. Roger's diverse story, unique perspective, and decades in the business make for an inspiring conversation about the things that matter in life and leveraging real estate as a means to making an impact on the world. 
 
We also discuss the origins story of C21SRE, a sales philosophy grounded in generosity, changes to the real estate space in the last 20 years, a unique approach to negotiations, and Roger's work in Zambia and Ghana with his brother Rob.