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Join me, AJ Powers, AKA The Empowered Broker, as we are joined by Jamie Desjardin-Rummel from Benefit Realty in the greater Milwaukee Wisconsin area. Listen as I interview, Jamie, and talk about how she closed 90 deals in 2019.Jamie graduated from Waukesha County Technical College in 2012 with an Associates degree in real estate, and decided to pursue her passion for real estate sales thereafter. She is a mother of two wonderful boys and is blessed with a loving husband. Jamie's free time is spent volunteering in the Oak Creek school system, biking, and remodeling/restoring her 1920’s home.If you have a referral for Jamie Desjardin-Rummel you can contact her at 262-501-9765 or at jamie@benefit-realty.com.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA The Empowered Broker as I'm joined by Kat Granum from Hasson Company, Realtors®. Listen as we talk about building a true referral business. Kat Granum has 15 years of sales and marketing experience to help you buy, sell or invest in Real Estate. She obtained her license 6 years ago and has grown her business from 12 deals in year one to 47 deals in 2019, worth $24.5 million.Kat graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in sociology and global studies. After returning to Portland, Oregon in 2005, she bought her first home and lived in the Bethany neighborhood of NW Portland for 7 years. Recently, she relocated south to her childhood neighborhood in Wilsonville, Oregon with husband, Sean, and their 3 kids. She enjoys spending time with family, running, cooking, connecting with old friends, making new ones and exploring Portland and Oregon! If you have a referral for Kat Granum you can contact her at 503-756-4031 or at Kat@Hasson.com. 

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as we are joined by LionDesk Director of Business Development, Randy Tobbe. LionDesk is a sales professionals’ automated solution to stop leads from falling through the cracks and keep them top-of-mind with their database, so they are always the chosen professional. Recently Named “Best App for Video Emails and Texts” by Zapier! Listen as Randy & I discuss how to create hyper local content, how to educate your database and the elements of helping your buyers and sellers decide on hiring you. As always, we end with our guest's Top 3 Tips for success in business and in life. 

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as I interview, The Expired Guru, Coach Borino.  Borino has been involved in real estate, marketing and training for over 20 years. Coach Borino was born in Communist Czecho-Slovakia and moved to the United States in 1989. Not having any connections or resources, he had to quickly figure out what to do. Hear about how Borino overcame adversity by not letting nightmarish setbacks stop him. His mindset, grit and strong work ethic was key in earning Borino the success we all dream of. Listen in as we learn about how he did it and as always,we end with our guest's 3 tips in business and in life.  

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker as I interview Mike Mazyck Realty Broker/Owner, Mike Mazyck. I flew to Dallas Texas to interview Mike in his brand new tech forward office. Mike has been in the real estate business since 2003 and his Brokerage now consists of 90+ agents. Listen as Mike & I discuss mindset, staying accountable and specific things agents can implement immediately that will have an impact your business in the next 90 days.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as I interview Top Producer, James Mocci. James is team leader of The Mocci Group at Signature Real Estate serving Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula CA and more! James has lived in the Temecula area for the past 11 years and was a United States Marine from 2007-2012. He offers an unparalleled service to all clients in the Southern California area. Listen as Jimmy & I discuss mindset, calculating your goals and building your business up as a solo agent. As always we end with our guest's Top 3 Tips for success in business and in life.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker as I interview Windermere Professional Partners Top Producer, Paige Shulte. Tune as as we discuss how to create a personal brand in your community. This topic includes how to show up consistently on social media, identifying your ideal client and more! As always we end with our guest's Top 3 Tips for success in business and in life.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as I interview Top Producer, Jason Walters. Jason is team leader of The Walters Group at Keller Williams West Ventura. Over the past 5 years, Jason and his team have won 10 company awards, a Trulia Award and are in the top 5% of Realtors® in their market. Jason is also a BOLD graduate, a public speaker and consistently ranks in the top 10% in California for customer satisfaction! Tune in as I interview Jason about automation and why reviews are essential for your brand.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as I interview Finish Line Realty Broker/Owner, Scott Hack. Scott's team in Louisville Kentucky has found success with his proven coaching and methods. He's also the founder of Real Estate Distilled, an annual conference helping agents around the county. Listen as I interview Scott and discuss search engine optimization, lead generation, conversion and marketing. As always we end with our guest's Top 3 Tips in business and life.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker as I interview RE/MAX Canada Top Producer, Brandon Grass. Brandon is a licensed Realtor® with RE/MAX Kelowna in British Columbia, Canada and our first international guest. Listen as I interview Brandon and dive deep into cold calling for real leads and working on now business while building a massive future pipeline. As always we end with our guest's Top 3 Tips in business and in life.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, for another edition of Monday Mindset. Do you find yourself overwhelmed by everything you need to get done in a day? It's time to start deleting busywork and non-income producing tasks and focus on the big picture. Prioritize your objectives and start chipping away at the hardest and biggest task first.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as I interview Benchmark Properties Broker/Owner, Lee Arnold. Lee is an industry leader for technology and ingenuity. Time and again, Lee has led the industry in advancements bettering the leasing experience for both homeowners and residents. With the vision of keeping things simple and the desire to enhance the overall experience for those involved, Lee has contributed greatly to the industry. As a respected property manager, Lee has been a guest speaker on multiple occasions at local colleges, and a contributor to focus groups for leading resident screening software companies and bookkeeping programs. Listen as I interview Lee and discuss how to stand out and successfully sell homes by working an open house. We’ll also dive into social media strategies, door knocking strategies and more!

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker as I dive into another Monday Mindset. Are you the best version of yourself? Most of us aren't. That's why I created the My 30 Day Challenge. This month long challenge encourages you to create new goals and routines to help grow your business and personal life.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker as I interview More GCI Founder, Johnny Mo. Johnny started in the dot com as a network engineer during the big boom. Always wanting to try real estate he entered the industry 2002. Seeing many voids and using his tech skills he quickly went up the ranks and became a top producer for the state and region. Reaching multiple award levels year after year and finally the Hall of Fame from ReMax in just a few years he became a leader in the area. From there he went to the local KW market center and quickly fell in love with training and mentoring agents. Always looking for deficiencies he saw a revolving door of agents so he started some out of the box trainings. These trainings focused on the micro level of your business and focused on the understanding that tracking daily activities over time, the macro is accomplished by default. During this time he developed the More GCI Agent Management Portal. This SaaS helped agents to business plan, goal track and grow their business. After helping that market center he went on a journey to grow More GCI. That journey has led him across the country to speak and train at large, medium and small venues. His purpose in this journey is too reduce the attrition rate of agents and help them be the best they can in all verticals of life.‍ He also developed the Agent Success Kit which breaks success down through an 8 week course. Agents who follow the principles of the training and the UPAD Principles of Success build successful careers in real estate. Tune in as I interview Johnny and break down limiting mindset, business management skills, global thinking and more! As always we end with our guest's Top 3 Tips in business and in life.

Join me AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as I interview CallAction Founder/CEO, Jessie Beaudoin. CallAction's powerful, intelligent, lead engagement automation instantly responds, captures and tracks all your leads. It is the only marketing automation platform that can be used with your offline or online lead generation efforts to respond to inquiries from the three primary forms of communication: phone calls, emails and text messages. Jessie's powerful integrations bridge the gap between your top of the funnel lead generation and your existing lead nurturing CRM systems for increased productivity. Tune in as I speak with Jessie and talk about Automating Lead Engagement. As always, we end with our guest's Top 3 Tips in business and in life.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA The Empowered Broker and we dive into another Monday Mindset. The topic of discussion is "Momentum." We all know that this key factor can create a ton of inspiration and business. But don’t wait for it to happen when you can make small choices everyday to create your own momentum.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker as I'm joined by Keller Williams Ventura & Los Angeles County Top Producer, Elizabeth Kammen. As a longtime resident of both Santa Rosa Valley and Thousand Oaks, Elizabeth has extensive knowledge of the greater Conejo Valley real estate market, as well as that of surrounding areas. She developed her work ethic, negotiating skills, and strong attention to detail during six years in the sales industry, before making the switch to real estate. Tune in as Elizabeth and I discuss Social Media Strategies. As always, we wrap up with our guest's Top 3 Tips for success in both business and in life.

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker for another edition of Monday Mindset. The topic of discussion is "Make the Most of Your Time." This segment was recorded on the last day of summer 2019, which means, this decade is almost over! We all have the same 24 hours to work with as successful millionaires & billionaires. Most of them were broke and had less resources and technology than we do today. So don't waste valuable time with things or people that won't get you to your goals. Remember that you can be right or you can be rich!

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, for some self awareness in Monday Mindset. The topic of discussion is "Honesty with Yourself." Are you doing everything you possibly can to achieve your goals? Or are you making excuses for not living the life that you've always dreamed of? Tune in to hear how a few simple adjustments can make a big difference. Remember that you can be right or you can be rich!

Join me, AJ Powers, AKA, The Empowered Broker, as I interview MVP Realty Associates Team Leader/Red Hot Naples Top Producing Realtor®, George Oberdorster . George has been in the real estate services business in the Naples, Bonita Springs, and Marco Island, Florida markets for many successful years. Tune in as I interview George and discuss the Amazon partnership with Realogy. Is this really a win-win for everyone associated? As always, we finish with our guest's Top 3 Tips for success both in life and business.