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Agnes was born in the South of France, immigrated to Canada when she was young, 16 years later her family immigrated to Australia.    These days she goes between London England where her partner & heart is, Sydney Australia where home & her mother are and France were her roots and extended family is.    She injured her back in 2015 and took a year off to heal, during this time she started her YouTube channel on manifesting your desires around meaningful work, attracting a specific person and getting an ex back relationships - as well as manifesting a brand new relationship. Other topics such as dream trips, improved heath conditions as well as many success stories on all of these subjects are on the YouTube channel.  She now coaches people around the world on all the above subjects, and has a 2nd YouTube channel of meditations only to help listeners live in the end result of their desires.

Ryan Enk is the Founder of Columbia Real Estate Investment Club, the author of Rolling Real Estate Formula and owner of an RV rental fleet. He’s also built two million dollar indoor sports arenas in the New Orleans area.   Ryan started his investing journey as a “corporate drone”; selling copiers at Icon Copy Solutions. He left that job in 2007 and today has helped over 100 people live their dreams by earning passive income with real estate. People come to Ryan because he’s already helped multiple people reach six figures in passive income by teaching them how he still invests today. 

Isabella Guajardo is a San Francisco Bay Area professional organizer & residential move manager, and a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO).  When you call on Bella to organize your space, she is committed to making your home comfortable and functional in ways that compliment your personal style. She creatively incorporates minimalist principles while reducing, recycling and re-purposing. Through move management services Bella assists those going through divorce, selling or buying a home, with a geographic career transition, through the death of a loved one, and some of the most challenging periods of life during which assistance with getting paperwork and physical surroundings sorted and in order, packed, and moved is required. You can count on her to get the job done and help you move forward in life. Charities Mentioned: Prisoner Literature Project City Team  East Bay Center for Creative Reuse

Scott Carson (aka “the Note Guy) has been an active real estate investor since 2002 and solely focused on the distressed mortgage and note industry since 2008 where he buys and sells non-performing mortgages directly from banks and hedge funds on properties all across the country.  Scott is the CEO of WeCloseNotes.com, an Austin, Texas based real estate firm.  He has purchased over half a billion dollars in distressed debt for his own portfolio and purchases assets in over 30 states across the United States, while also helping thousands of other real estate investors make money along the way. He is a highly sought after speaker on distressed debt, marketing and raising private capital. He has also been featured in Investor’s Business Daily, The Wall Street Journal and Inc.com.  Scott is also the host of the popular podcast, “the Note Closers Show” and provides regular content across his YouTube, Facebook, and other social media channels. An avid sports fan and reader, he spends his free time attending sporting events, concerts, and traveling to new places.

After receiving his real estate license in 1987, this fourth generation San Francisco native worked with buyers and sellers of residential properties in San Francisco. In 1998, Adam created and managed a property management and leasing company called The Highland Group, which partnered with The Grubb Company. Two years later in 2000, he became fully associated with The Grubb Company as a broker associate representing both buyers and sellers. Adam stepped over to the mortgage side of the business for a few years in order to sharpen his knowledge of the lending industry. He returns to brokering with HIGHLAND PARTNERS with more to give to his clients while they are faced with today’s rapid changes. Due to his training and immersion into the many facets of real estate, Adam is able to offer more knowledge and understanding to each of his clients. Adam credits his degree in economics from The University of San Francisco ( where he graduated cum laude ) for helping him find the right leverage in negotiations on behalf of his clients. His knowledge of rental property and leasing laws also make him well suited to advise clients in increasing the value of their income properties and homes. His experience in mortgage lending also helps his clients to understand more clearly, the, sometimes complicated loan process and programs. Relationships with his clients drive Adam the most. The experience of buying or selling real estate can be a very stressful and emotional process; therefore Adam takes particular care in walking clients through each step. Seeing an elated client signing their final papers is his favorite reward. In addition, Adam’s meticulous worth ethic; enthusiasm, patience and skillful negotiation have made him a favorite resource for current clients and new referrals. EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS   You can find more about Adam @: https://www.dimaggioandbetta.com/

Jane Strauch is a top producing San Francisco East Bay realtor specializing in Piedmont, Oakland, Berkeley and beyond. Leveraging her innovative marketing skills, negotiating prowess and unyielding determination, Jane is able to get her buyers and sellers more of what they want. She is single-minded in the pursuit of her clients’ goals, represents their interests exclusively, and she never leaves their corner. With nearly all of her listings selling in multiple offers, Jane draws upon her association with The Grubb Co. to cast a wider net. With nearly all of her listings selling in multiple offers, Jane draws upon her association with the Grubb Company and an affiliation with Luxury Portfolio to cast a wider net Creating a distinct brand to showcase each property Jane uses out-of-the-box marketing strategies developed from her years of experience, as well as her degree from the University of Washington. With strategic pricing and skilled negotiation tactics, Jane’s sellers know they are selling at the highest possible price. Jane’s deep knowledge of the community gives her buyers the inside track for on and off market opportunities, while her successful financial planning and real estate investment background gives them an edge to make smart buying decisions. An open, honest and resourceful person, Jane is driven from her early days with Nordstrom to provide an extraordinary buying and selling experience. This unrivaled ability to anticipate her client’s needs and far exceed their expectations has resulted in loyal lifetime clients, glowing testimonials and ongoing referrals. See Jane to discuss your needs and make your real estate dreams a reality. Contact Jane @ http://www.janestrauch.com/

Debbi DiMaggio is to real estate as Joe DiMaggio is to baseball, a charismatic winner with an exuberant style all her own. Debbi's reputation has spread from her native Piedmont throughout the Bay Area and the country, as a real estate professional in a class by herself. Her buyers love her tireless efforts to find them the right home and negotiate the best terms in any market, and her sellers couldn't imagine the process without her circumspect management of the entire process. While Debbi makes her work appear effortless and even fun (a DiMaggio flair), this is by careful design, and the result of years of experience and hard work. For more than twenty years, Debbi has specialized in helping her clients relocate from across the globe, over the Bridge, and just around the corner. With this depth of experience comes an intuition that enables her to usher her clients into environments and neighborhoods that almost seem designed for their specific needs and wishes. Debbi's reputation has resulted in a client list that reads like the credits of a Hollywood blockbuster, including such celebrities as Macauley Culkin, Julianne Moore, Sally Field, Hugh Grant, Linda Fiorentino, Ted Dansen, Tom Arnold and Jason Richardson. But whether you are a film star, professional athlete, philanthropist, entrepreneur, business owner, designer, CEO, teacher, firefighter or pastry chef, as Debbi's client, you are always the celebrity. Like her famous relative (the world-renowned baseball player happens to be her third cousin), Debbi DiMaggio discovered early on what she does best… Debbi developed her natural talents to a high professional degree, making delighted clients the real winners. Please contact Debbi so that she may assist you, too. You can follow her stories and community events on her website and blog found here: http://www.debbidimaggio.com/ You can also purchase Debbi's books from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/2P9aWsM

Anton Danilovich, a Bay Area native, delivers an unsurpassed level of service and marketing expertise as the premier luxury real estate agent for buyers and sellers in the high-end residential market of the greater Bay Area. Anton's wealth of experience with the specific characteristics of this market sector and his peerless work ethic raise the bar for others in the industry, setting a new standard for representation in luxury real estate. Follow him on Facebook @: https://www.facebook.com/AntonDanilovich/?ref=hl and Subscribe to his Youtube Channel @: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxSEih2AsXaYekyTaJAOnGg

Debbie works closely with entrepreneurs and network marketers who are struggling to get clients because they don’t have a reliable follow-up system in place. She helps them create a step-by-step blueprint for their business and convert more prospects into long-term clients without being salesy. Debbie was a successful investment banker with 20-years experience as Managing Director for Wall Street firms. Her extraordinary ability to connect with people on a deep level has always been instrumental to her success. She also has extensive experience as a network marketing entrepreneur, having built an international team of several thousand consultants. In fact, Debbie built the fastest growing team in the history of a prominent network marketing company. To date, she has developed relationships that resulted in over $25-billion in sales. Debbie is currently writing a new book highlighting her proven follow-up system … due out in 2018. Debbie graduated from New York University with a BS in Marketing & Finance. She lives in San Francisco’s East Bay with her husband, Norm. They became empty-nesters when their son graduated from Brown University. He now lives and works in the New York City area. Debbie loves to travel, is an accomplished gourmet cook and frequently enjoys outdoor activities (especially hiking & biking).   Get your free guide at: https://www.powerupyourfollowup.com/freeguide/

I was born and raised in Berkeley to a father who was a concert pianist and taught at UC and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. My mother was an opera singer of Icelandic heritage who sang all over the world with the San Francisco Opera. When she wasn’t singing opera, my mother was in musicals. Frequently she got my sister and I into the shows (like “The Sound of Music”) and we toured the whole country. We moved to Manhattan where I attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the New Lincoln School, the High School of Performing Arts (PA) and the New School for Social Research. I later returned to California to attend UCSB. Ultimately, after traveling the world and studying abroad, I wound up finishing my Master’s Degree in Theatre Direction at San Francisco State University. I founded Tour De Force Theater Company in San Francisco, and directed productions across the country. I taught theater at many universities including New College, St. Mary’s College, UCSB, and Suisun Valley College, among others – always as a lecturer, never getting tenure. (I like to joke that in the United States you have to wait for someone to die before you get a tenured position in the humanities). My last “job” in theater was as Co-Artistic Director of the Eureka Theatre, along with Lane Nishikawa and Benny Sato Ambush. I still direct occasionally and write scripts, but enjoy “real reality” more than fiction. I also like to make sure all my “drama” is on the stage and not in my work! I became a Realtor in 1998 and worked extensively in San Francisco, being a top producer for Century 21, and have been placed in the Grand Centurion Honor Society for my successes at that company. My company was bought by Alain Pinel, and I moved at that point to Red Oak Realty for a spell, and then came to Coldwell Banker where I was the Top Producer there for 6 years. Before I left I was ranked #8 for Coldwell Banker in Northern California, and was among the top 1,000 Realtors for NRT (Coldwell Banker’s Parent Company which also owns Century 21, ERA, BHG and others), which is quite an accomplishment. I was also named Realtor of the Year in 2015 by the Oakland Berkeley Association of Realtors, and my production in 2015-2017 has made me the #1 companywide agent at Red Oak Realty.

Kim Cole Real Estate brings more than 25 years of expertise in local residential sales, marketing, and escrow management to each client relationship. In-depth knowledge, strategic insight, and broad range experience are the strengths valued consistently by her clientele. Those strong business characteristics coupled with Kim’s warm intuitive nature and playful sense of humor establish Kim’s reputation as a leader in Oakland’s exciting urban residential housing market. At every step, Kim Cole Real Estate strives to match each client’s individual preferences with their future dream home or ideal investment. By being proactively involved in every aspect of a client’s new home purchase or the sale of their home, Kim strives for transparency and looks to provide timely answers throughout the transaction process. Her real estate acumen and deep understanding of local neighborhoods have allowed her to achieve optimal results for thousands of satisfied East Bay condominium and single-family homeowners. Supported by local developers and top sales and marketing firms, Kim Cole Real Estate offers the highest level of urban Oakland expertise in the industry.

In the brokerage of residential real estate, it takes at least 10 years to build a reputation but only one day to lose it. That is why it is important to establish a mutual sense of trust with each person the moment they walk in your door. Prior to becoming a principal, the CFO, and the Broker of The Grubb Company in 1999, I had already spent twelve years in residential sales and worked in real estate development, restaurant services and marine biology. This broad range of experience has helped me recognize what clients want. I take great pleasure in helping them navigate through their first home buying and selling experiences. In essence, I am selling my emotional intelligence, geographic expertise, and time – a home will sell itself. When I was growing up in Indiana, my father worked for a steel mill for many years. His work ethic instilled in me the power of the group effort. The Grubb Company embraces that same traditional, old-fashioned, common sense philosophy in everything we do. Many of our agents have been with our company for more than 30 years. This is our ultimate compliment. Everybody at The Grubb Company understands the contribution necessary to maintain an impeccable reputation in the industry. Using the same business methodology and framework that Donald J. Grubb Sr. established more than 30 years ago, I have worked with D.J. Grubb to expand The Grubb Company into a broad, strategic and healthy firm. Day-to-day, I specialize in educating our agents on how to solve problems and analyze difficult financial transactions to determine the best solutions for our clients. I am the technician that complements D.J.’s marketing savvy. Together we are a very effective team. When I am not on the residential playing field, you can find me eagerly refereeing youth soccer games throughout the Bay Area. Like any committed coach, my efforts are very comprehensive. I truly enjoy what I do in my home life and at The Grubb Company.

Mitchell M. Merin   Mitch spent the majority of his career on Wall Street, holding senior management positions at securities and asset management firms that ranked among the world’s largest. At the time of his retirement in 2005, Mitch led Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), one of the world's top 20 investment management businesses. He also served on the Management Committee of Morgan Stanley. During his tenure as Head of MSIM, Mitch led the combination of a variety of disparate businesses into a single, integrated investment management business; increased assets under management; and enhanced the profitability of the business. His most challenging task came after the destruction of the headquarters of the individual investor business in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Mitch attended Trinity College where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics, and then Northwestern University receiving an MBA in finance and accounting. After graduating from Northwestern in 1977, he joined the Chicago office of Touche Ross & Co, and on his first day was assigned to the firm's largest audit client: Sears, Roebuck and Co. In May of 1981, Mitch joined Sears as a manager of financial analysis. He led the financial team that provided the analysis to support the Sears acquisitions of Dean Witter Reynolds and Coldwell Banker. As Director of Corporate Finance, he worked on the development of the first public offering of securitized credit card receivables and served on the team that divested Sears operations in Latin America and Spain. Mitch began his securities industry career with Dean Witter in 1986 as Senior Vice President and Group Treasurer, where he continued the effort he initiated at Sears to develop the funding structure of the Discover Card. In 1994, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of this new public company. His role included corporate strategy, and in the fall of 1994 Mitch was asked to develop the strategy and identify companies to transform Dean Witter from a domestic retail securities, asset management and credit card business, to a global firm participating in both retail and institutional markets. The development of the strategy culminated in 1997 with the merger of  Dean Witter, Discover & Co. and Morgan Stanley. Mitch was Co-Head of the merger transition team, leading the Dean Witter portion of the effort. Immediately after the merger, he served as President and CEO of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Advisors, the Firm's proprietary asset management business serving individual investors Since his retirement in 2005, Mitch has been a director of both public and private companies. He served on the board of Sun Life Financial, one of Canada’s leading financial services companies, chairing the Governance, Nominating and Investment Oversight Committee. Mitch now serves as an Independent trustee of the JP Morgan Mutual Funds and chairs the Fixed Income Investment Committee of the JP Morgan mutual fund board.

Brian Copeland runs his own real estate team in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the 2017 President of Tennessee REALTORS and will serve as Vice President for NAR next year. Brian is one of a handful of Community Leadership Circle leaders globally for Facebook and has spent significant time speaking for the company and working at their headquarters in 2017, serving as one of their consultants for their 2018 Hackathon. Brian was recognized this year as one of the top Social Influencers in the T3 Report and has appeared on Inmans' 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders list numerous times. Brian has appeared on more than 10 real estate reality TV shows on HGTV and The Learning Channel. Brian's biggest joy of his life are his two children. He and his family live on a farm outside of Nashville where they have more than 30 pigs.

Life Designer®, author, speaker and podcast host, Julie Reisler, MA, ACC is the founder & CEO of Empowered Living, LLC | www.juliereisler.com |a coaching and personal development training company. Julie's book, Get a PhD in YOU, is all about learning to master your inner world so you can master your outer world. Get your free bonus chapter at www.juliereisler.com. While she got her Master's in coaching, it could have been in crappy self-esteem, not feeling 'good enough' and emotional overeating. Julie is all about your getting past negative and limited beliefs so that you can soar in your life. Julie coaches many women and men from diverse backgrounds in any area that matters to them, such as overall wellness, self-confidence, emotional overeating, relationships and work/life balance. Julie serves as a faculty member at Georgetown University and Maryland University of Integrative Health in their coaching programs. Julie is a certified Meyers-Briggs practitioner and Mindful Eating facilitator. She has designed numerous programs incorporating mindset, nourishment and mindfulness to help others improve life satisfacation, relationship to self, productivity and creativity. Julie has appeared in Health magazine, MORE magazine and the New York Times. Julie has her Master’s Degree in Health & Wellness Coaching and concentration in Nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health, Bachelor's in Psychology and Public Health from the University of Rochester and a Graduate Certificate in Organization Development from Georgetown University. Julie is all about helping you to be your truest, you-est YOU! To connect further with Julie:  www.juliereisler.com

Karen Briscoe is the author of "Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed", which currently tracks in the top 1% of real estate books on Amazon. She is the principal owner of the Huckaby Briscoe Conroy Group (HBC) with Keller Williams. The HBC Group has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 250 Top Realtor® teams in the United States. Further, the team has ranked in the top 100 teams with Keller Williams International every year since 2009, the year the group joined KW. The team consists of Karen, her business partner Lizzy Conroy, an operations director, a staff of four and five associate agents.  Since 1977, HBC Group has sold over 1,500 homes valued at over $1.5 billion. The agents, staff, and associates strive to fulfill their mission to improve and impact people's lives. Primary markets areas include Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland, and Washington, DC. Karen began her real estate career developing residential lots with the Trammel Crow Company in Dallas, Texas. In Northern Virginia, she worked in commercial real estate with The Staubach Company prior to entering residential sales. Karen earned a Master’s degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and received her BA from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri—her hometown. Karen has completed the John Maxwell Team Certification Program for Coaching, Speaking, and Training. Through HBC Group, Karen and Lizzy launched Community Charity Champions to raise funds for local nonprofit groups and organizations and was awarded the Social Corporate Responsibility Award for 2012 by the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Karen has been a board member for Lift Me Up!, a therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities in Great Falls, Virginia, since 2006. Her family is actively involved at Trinity United Methodist Church in McLean, Virginia. Listen to her Podcast "5 Minute Success" here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/5-minute-success-the-podcast/id1291784244?mt=2 and check out her books here: http://www.5minutesuccess.com/buy-the-books/ You can contact Karen at: karen@5minutesuccess.com or (703) 582-6818

Katie is known for her heart centered and powerful commitment to her clients. She sees what’s unseen and hears what’s not being said. Katie offers a bright light and new language to identify and reveal the blind spots that trip us up and keep us in familiar cycles of pain and dysfunction. After 30 years in the human potential movement Katie has cracked the code for living an Extraordinary and Glow-full life. She has learned from, and trained with the masters, and has now developed tools, tactics, behaviors and practices that are not taught anywhere else. Katie’s secret sauce is her love and dedication to her clients. She creates a deep level of trust and journeys with them into their awakening, creating an accountable and liberated life where everything changes from ordinary to extraordinary. You can reach Katie at: http://katiemacks.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/KatieMacksCoaching/ or you can reach her at: (510) 847-9757  

Robert Graham is the secret weapon of CEOs, executive teams and high-level presenters worldwide. He is also the President of GrahamComm, LLC, a professional development company he founded in 1999. He and his team deliver powerful Presentation, Sales and Communication Skills programs with an emphasis on the Technology and Financial Services sectors. As a speaker coach, he helps global companies prepare for product launches, coaches executives on management presentations and prepares speakers for road shows, keynotes, investor meetings and other high stakes presentations. With a background in Social Psychology, Robert is a professional speaker, a member of the National Speakers Association and has been ranked one of the top speakers in the Western United States by Toastmasters International. He is a former trainer for Dale Carnegie Training, President of Cable Car Toastmasters and VP of Professional Development for the American Society of Training and Development. Recent clients include Samsung, Microsoft, Cisco, eBay, Facebook, Twitter, Chevron, Yahoo!, PayPal, Merrill Lynch, SRI International, Adobe Systems and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. When not working with clients, Robert can often be found playing with his two daughters or surfing the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Contact: Robert Graham GrahamComm, LLC 1333 Holman Road Oakland, CA 94610 415.652.0763 robert@grahamcomm.net website: www.grahamcomm.net

Stacey Clark is a Registered Nurse, working on the Hematology/Oncology inpatient unit at Stanford HealthCare. As a second generation Oaklander, she grew up on the Eastside of the city. She attended catholic elementary school, which set a strong foundation for her faith and a public high school experience, revealing world’s multifaceted reality.  After graduating high school, she became a Certified Nursing Assistant, working in the healthcare field for 10 years and later, served as a Licensed Vocational Nurse for 17 years in the area of hospice care. Hospice care arena set the stage for Stacey’s purpose for life, which she believes is the essence of living in the moment and to treat others’ with respect, humility and kindness. Surviving domestic violence of 13 years, she learned to trust her inner strength and as a mother of three, took a leap of faith and accomplished graduating from Holy Names University with Honors - Cum laude and inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing in 2016. Stacey passed her Board of Registered Nursing exam in 2017 and applied for Stanford’s New Graduate Nursing program.  She was accepted as a new hire during first rounds of interview to the unit of her choice, Hematology/Oncology on F-Ground. After passing her sixth month probationary mark at Stanford HealthCare, she was unexpectedly diagnosed with grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma. She implemented her own philosophy, “This too shall pass” and “Turn a negative into a positive,” for this gave her a will to fight yet another battle called “life of a survivor.”

Over the past 10 years, Sam has devoted his life to martial arts, leadership, and personal development. He is passionate about changing the lives of those around him and using the benefits of martial arts training to make a difference on a world scale. After graduating high school at the age of 15, he dove headfirst into his first entrepreneurial and leadership venture by purchasing and operating Super Kicks Karate in Amherst, VA. Over the next 3 years, he grew his school in Amherst to record numbers despite a town population of only 1500 people. He has had the privilege of teaching thousands of students in public and private schools across Virginia. He continues to grow his circle of influence and has recently opened up black belt leadership schools in Madison Heights and Charlottesville, VA. Sam has a deep love for helping and serving people, his seven siblings, his amazing parents, friends, mentors and coaches. Sam enjoys being almost any outdoor activity. Mountain biking, skiing, and backpacking are a few of his favorites. He also enjoys teaching, inspiring others, and helping others reach their full potential. You can keep in touch with him at www.samwegert.com or www.facebook.com/samwegert

Rebecca is one of the best architects in the Bay Area. She has won many awards and is up for The Best of Oakland this year. She has been practicing for over 30 years and has applied her extensive design experience, creative thinking, and problem solving skills to a wide variety of projects from simple home remodeling to new restaurant designs. Before starting her own architectural firm in 2001, she held positions at lead architectural firms, international architectural firms, as well as small boutique design firms which has given her extensive experience with all aspects of design and construction.  Currently, Rebecca has a staff of 8 people based in Emeryville and is designing projects throughout the entire Bay Area. She is primarily working on large scale residential projects based in Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond, as well as a brewery in Pacifica, commercial offices in Napa, and multiple restaurants in San Francisco.  To contact Rebecca, visit her website at: https://www.amatoarchitecture.com/ or send her an email at: info@amatoarchitecture.com

Jeff is a loan officer with over 30 years of experience and is currently the Area Sales Manager and Bay Equity Home Loans. He has been ranked as high as 50 in the nation in funded loan volume and has previously owned First Western Home Loans, which was one of the largest loan brokerage companies in the country.  The housing and mortgage markets are constantly changing. Jeff can help you navigate the many options to find the right loan for you and your family. Whether you are buying or refinancing, buying your first home or building your dream home, Jeff can explore with you the many options for financing. You may contact Jeff either through his website at: https://www.bayequityhomeloans.com/jeff-sokol or his email  jsokol@bayeq.com

Gary has been an entrepreneur and owner of multiple businesses in Missouri since 1990. He created an acronym that has shaped his life's foundation: CHARGE (Create Habits Around Real Goals Everyday). He studied entrepreneurs such as Sam Walton, Brendon Burchard, Brian Tracy, and Charles Red Scott and learned their principles. Then he built his roadmap for personal success.  Gary created a framework, The High Achiever Mindset, using his success as the foundation. He now shares his message as a keynote speaker, trainer, and coach in order to help others reach their goals, dreams, and ambitions. He is a certified High Performance Coach from the High Performance Institute. Gary has also published his first book titled The High Achiever Leadership Formula: The 6 Ingredients of an Inspiring and Influential Leader. His new book, Positive Culture Wins: In Business and Life is available for pre-order at: www.positiveculturewins.com There you will find: 7 day CHARGE video series PDF download of the book Audible Version of the book Free Ticket to the book launch party on April 1st, 2018 For more information on Gary and High Performance Coaching: https://goascend.biz/high-performance-coaching/ Quotes shared by Gary: "It's your life. Why not live the life you want to live?" "Goals: It's like having your headlights on because you know where you are going."      

What does theater set design and staging a home to sell have in common? A lot actually! This week, Carla sits down with her own home designer Cora Sue Anthony to talk about the powerful, but a subtle art of home staging. Taking elements from her background in drama and design, Cora Sue looks at home design as a way to shape the emotions you feel when you walk into a house. Cora Sue knows that it takes a special touch to stage a house. Listen this week as she shares her creative approach to business, tips, and tools of the trade, and stories that are both funny and inspiring. Buying a home is already emotional, so let’s use design to show off the best of those emotions! Today, Cora talks about: Cora Sue’s journey from theater set designer to home stager. The theory of home staging. Modern homes v. Contemporary homes. Cora Sue’s secret beginnings to her home design business. How design generates an emotional response for the buyer. Cora Sue shares a funny staging story! Tips for people who want to begin staging. Cora Sue’s inspirational makeovers for chemotherapy wards.

Considering joining the many driven individuals in the world of Real Estate? Have you been in the business for years, but find yourself losing steam? Have you reached that moment where you can sit back and watch generations of hard work play out before your eyes? There is a story here for each of you! Julie has been writing articles for “The Perspective” since she first began as a Real Estate Agent. From Jazz dancer to house flipper, Julie knows a thing or two about working hard to make a career worthwhile. She knows all about leaving baseball games to show a house or picking up a paintbrush to touch up the walls herself. Real Estate is one of the most rewarding careers, but it also requires hard work and trust. Listen this week as Carla and Julie share stories to inspire you to do the work you love!   Also in this episode: Julie’s route towards Real Estate and her roots. Balancing Real Estate with family life. The competitive environment led to “The Perspective.” Stories of being a new agent, working with a twin sister, and showing up for the clients. The various roles that agents need to play. The perks…and the drawbacks of joining Real Estate. Julie shares how Barbara Corcoran’s book inspired her. Working to separate life from business. Find a fabulous mentor.

Today's episode is a tribute by Carla's guest, Vijay Mehrota, to a Real Estate agent who was very near and dear to his heart. On today's show, he tells her story.   Vijay Mehrota, from Oakland, is a scientist, teacher, writer, jogger, sports fan and an excellent storyteller. His day job is as a Business and Analytics Professor at the University of San Francisco. He holds a Liberal Arts Degree from St Olaf's College, a Ph.D from the Engineering School at Stanford University and very few grudges!   Today, Vijay pays tribute to his dear friend, Carol McNeill Bell, who lived from 1934 to 2016. His story with Carol begins on the Friday after Thanksgiving in 1986. Listen in and find out more about this wonderful and inspiring woman and Vijay's friendship with her that spanned three decades. Today, Vijay talks about: How he first arrived at Carol's house. How Carol invited him to dinner, little knowing that her house would become his home base for the next twenty years. Carol and her lovely arts and crafts house. How different Carol was to his parents. Carol's journey that led her back to the house she grew up in. Carol's profession as a Physical Therapist and her work with polio patients. Carol's great feel for Real Estate and her success as a Realtor. Carol's return to Minnesota. Carol's passion for first time home buyers and marginalized individuals. The level of loyalty that Carol engendered. Carol's deep belief in community and how she put her money where her mouth was. How Carol cared for her clients and honored her profession. Carol's children and her positive and consistent presence in their lives. (And in Vijay's) The technological changes during Carol's career. The biggest lesson that Carol taught Vijay.   R.I.P. Carol    

Today's great, go-getter guest is Anne Feste, a mom of two grown children, who has been practicing Real Estate for eighteen years... and she's Carla's best friend.   Anne grew up in rural Washington in a town that was known for fishing and lumber. Her biggest issue, while growing up, was being told that women could only be teachers, nurses or housewives- with the ultimate goal being to marry someone and have him be successful. This looked like a losing game to Anne, so she became fierce about learning how to be independent and how to make her own way in life. She found Real Estate to be a great means for creating that. Listen in today and find out more about what gets Anne going.   On today's show, Anne talks to Carla about:   What brought her to Real Estate. Why she would recommend seeing a Career Counsellor. Her game-changing experience after finishing Real Estate School. How her one-page business plan became a game changer. Her story about why the bank took her out to lunch in 2000. The sale in her first year that she countered back fifteen times, before closing. The house with an outline of a body on the floor... Her biggest challenge in the Real Estate business. Where she gathers her strength when the going gets tough. Her advice to a younger version of herself, starting out in Real Estate. The best advice that she's been given. Why you need to measure your dollar all the time. Why you shouldn't cheat your life for wishy-washy clients.   Recommended by Anne: Tim Ferris's Podcasts                                     The Making Of Oprah by NPR (Podcast)    

Today's guest, Aaron Brown, has really been an inspiration to Carla. She has  watched how much growth he's done in his business, in a very short amount of time. Aaron has a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. After graduating, he worked at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco. While working there, found a mentor, in the sales department. The wife of his mentor started up a Real Estate Brokerage in 2007 and she wanted to recruit agents who had no experience in Real Estate, as she didn't want to bring bad habits to the table. So, Aaron met with her while he was still young and dumb at So, Aaron met with her while he was still young and dumb at twenty-three, with no license and no experience in either Real Estate, or sales. He joined her company, quit his job, got his license- and then the crash came. He left there in 2008 and spent a year working in the Real Estate Industry. By the end of that year, he was broke and in debt, so he quit that company and joined a national franchise company, while doing a catering job at night and over weekends, to make ends meet. By the last quarter of 2008, he was working ninety hour weeks! Finally, in 2009, his career caught traction and took off and by the end of that year, he had sold By the last quarter of 2008, he was working ninety hour weeks! Finally, in 2009, his career caught traction and took off and by the end of that year, he had sold twenty-four houses. Listen in today, and find out how he made that happen and how he's grown since then.   Today, Aaron talks to Carla about:   What caused the change from barely selling anything, to success. What brought him to the Grubb Company. Some of the challenges that he has to deal with. What he does to become more present in his life. His most efficient and effective time of day. His personal philosophy about sales and the story about the salesman who sold him his wife's engagement ring. The two fearless, young Vietnamese girls who were determined to buy a triplex in East Oakland. Where he gathers his strength and inspiration, when the going gets tough. His favorite book, Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham. His advice to a younger version of himself, about Real Estate. The importance of doing what you love.   Recommended books: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod                                              and                                 Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham