The path to becoming one of the top women in real estate
Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, embraced entrepreneurship and “took a U-turn” from law to become a leading force in the industry.
August 18, 2024
Brokers in Focus
- Buyer agreements work, sellers still willing to pay: Baird & WarnerLaura Ellis, chief strategy officer at the Chicago firm, says part-timers may not make it in the post-settlement world, but serious agents will excel.April 2, 2024
- Brokers in Focus: From burnout to merger — and a moment to make historyCandice McCuien became the first Black woman elected to lead her association, breaking new ground while successfully aligning her brokerage with Century 21.January 27, 2024
- Brokers in Focus: ‘There's no half doing this anymore’Laura Ellis, Baird & Warner’s strategy leader, believes changes spurred by Sitzer/Burnett will be “good for the serious, competent real estate professional.”December 14, 2023
More Brokers in Focus
- Brokers in Focus: 'We're really a marketing and branding company'Emily Clark, president of Robert Paul Properties, discusses her top goals for the year and why agents should pay more attention to the industry.August 30, 2023
- Brokers in Focus: 'We want fewer agents who do more business'Red Oak Realty CEO Vanessa Bergmark has clear goals for growth — and for finding and keeping great agents, no matter the market.August 20, 2023
- Brokers in Focus: Community-driven approach is a winning strategyDava Davin, whose firm did nearly $860M in sales volume in the past 12 months, believes a philosophy of altruism has helped her win clients — and agents.July 22, 2023
- Brokers in Focus: Education, guidance key to agent successNatalie Grubb Campbell, who manages Village Properties alongside her mom, makes sure her agents are "equipped to handle any situation" in a changing market.July 16, 2023
- Brokers in Focus: Leading with positivity, accepting changeShawna Alt, CEO of First Weber Realtors, believes that in hard times, agents should focus on what they can control, and leaders should celebrate small wins.July 9, 2023
- Brokers in Focus: Choosing to merge and retire a brandFacing a contraction of his brokerage business, J. Philip Faranda made a previously "unthinkable" decision. Now he wishes he had done it sooner.July 2, 2023
- Brokers in Focus: Rethinking a brokerage exit strategyJ. Philip Faranda grew a thriving brokerage business over 18 years. He never considered selling — but then the market shifted. Here's his story.July 1, 2023
