Debra Beagle, Remax Advantage Ashton Group Managing Broker/Owner

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Debra Beagle, Remax Advantage Ashton Group Managing Broker/Owner Debra Beagle Broker/Owner, CRS, GRI, ABR, ePRO, SFR, RCS-D Broker-Owner of the Year in 2018. in Chemistry from George Washington University, in Washington, DC.

Debra Beagle is the Managing Broker and co-owner with Gary Ashton of The Ashton Real Estate Group of RE/MAX Advantage in Nashville, TN; the #1 RE/MAX Team globally for the last 4 years and the official real estate team of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. She was recognized by the Nashville Business Journal as one of Nashville’s Top Female CEOs/Executives and Woman of Influence in 2021, and by RE/MAX as the U.S. She leads and manages the business operations of the company, and oversees 180 agents and a staff of 52, that did 3033 transactions in 2021 for over $1.275 BILLION in sales. Her agents and staff raised over $154,000 in 2021 for our local Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, which is the #1 CMN single office in the US. Over her career, she has overseen over 10,000 transactions and over $3.5 billion in sales. Debra holds over 700 hours of continuing real estate education and 14 designations, a B.S. and began her real estate career serving as an Environmental Chemist & Consultant, Conducting Phase I & II Due Diligence for Commercial Real Estate Transactions. She has worked for several builders and has overseen from start to finish multiple new housing developments in Nashville, TN providing much-needed affordable housing, which she is very passionate about. She is fluent in Spanish with a Cuban mother. Debra has been recognized by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals in the Top 250 Hispanic Realtors in the US. She is a founding member of the NAHREP Nashville Local Chapter and has served on its Board of Directors. She has also served as a board member for the local Women’s Council of Realtors, the local YWCA’s Dress for Success Program, and is an RPAC Golden R President’s Circle Major Investor.

10/12/2026

One of the leadership habits I've had to unlearn is believing I should always have the answer.

Experience can give us confidence, but I've learned that it should also give us the confidence to ask more questions.

Some of the best decisions I've made started with listening to someone who saw the situation differently than I did.

A team member. A colleague. A mentor. Someone with a different experience or perspective.

Leadership isn't diminished when we say, “Tell me what you think.”

Sometimes that's exactly where better leadership begins.

The longer I lead, the more interested I am in asking better questions, listening carefully, and staying curious.

What's something leadership has taught you to unlearn?

Everything goes on my calendar. And I mean everything.Work. Meetings. Travel. Family. Time with the people I love. The t...
10/09/2026

Everything goes on my calendar. And I mean everything.

Work. Meetings. Travel. Family. Time with the people I love. The things that matter to me personally aren't what I fit in after everything else is scheduled.

I make room for them.

Over the years, I've learned to think about my calendar less in terms of balance and more in terms of harmony. There will always be demanding seasons, ambitious goals, and responsibilities that require my attention. But a meaningful life doesn't happen in whatever time is left over.

You have to make room for it intentionally.

For me, success isn't an empty calendar. It's looking at a full one and knowing I've made room for both the work that matters to me and the life I want to live.

What is something you intentionally make room for on your calendar?

Brokerage leadership comes with a responsibility to keep learning.I'm in Minneapolis for the Minnesota REALTORS® Broker ...
10/07/2026

Brokerage leadership comes with a responsibility to keep learning.

I'm in Minneapolis for the Minnesota REALTORS® Broker Summit, where I'm looking forward to speaking with fellow real estate leaders about the challenges and opportunities shaping our businesses and our profession.

Markets change. Teams change. The needs of our agents and clients change.

The leaders responsible for guiding them have to be willing to evolve too.

I'm grateful for opportunities like this to share what I've learned and the importance of earning your CRS, and just as importantly, learn from the people in the room.

What's one thing leadership has taught you to never stop learning?

My definition of success looks different today than it did earlier in my career.There was a time when a full calendar fe...
10/05/2026

My definition of success looks different today than it did earlier in my career.

There was a time when a full calendar felt productive, every opportunity felt worth pursuing, and volume seemed like the clearest measure of growth.

Experience changed that.

Today, I pay much more attention to what sits behind the numbers: margin, relationships, reputation, sustainability, and whether the business we're building actually supports the people inside it.

I've also learned that saying no to the wrong opportunity can be just as important as saying yes to the right one.

Success isn't one number on a scoreboard. And I think our definition of it should be allowed to evolve as we do.

Has your definition of success changed over the years?

Experience has changed my mind about a lot of things.Early in my career, I realized growth meant asking more questions, ...
10/02/2026

Experience has changed my mind about a lot of things.

Early in my career, I realized growth meant asking more questions, saying yes to more opportunities, and consistently setting goals.

Over time, I learned that it is ok to assess and adjust those goals and growth can look very different than first planned, and that's ok.

Sometimes it's asking a better question. Sometimes it's changing direction. Sometimes it's realizing that what worked in one season doesn't belong in the next.

I don't think changing your mind is always a sign of uncertainty.

Sometimes it's evidence that you've paid attention, stayed curious, and allowed experience to teach you something.

What's something experience has changed your mind about?

09/30/2026

The longer I'm in this industry, the less interested I am in conversations that only tell us what we already know.

I'm much more interested in the questions that make us think about what's coming next.

What are we seeing in our businesses?

What are consumers telling us?

What is changing that we need to pay attention to now?

And how do we prepare our people and organizations for what's ahead instead of simply reacting when it arrives?

That's what I'm looking forward to at RISMedia's CEO & Leadership Exchange in Washington, DC: being in the room with leaders who are willing to ask those questions, share what they're seeing, and learn from one another.

Experience gives us perspective. Curiosity keeps that perspective growing.

What change in real estate do you think leaders should be paying more attention to right now?

Some of the hardest decisions I've made as a leader would never look impressive on a highlight reel.Sometimes leadership...
09/28/2026

Some of the hardest decisions I've made as a leader would never look impressive on a highlight reel.

Sometimes leadership looks like saying no when yes would be easier.

Having a conversation you've been putting off.

Protecting the standard even when lowering it would solve the immediate problem.

Changing direction after you've already invested time in the original plan.

Or making a decision you know is right for the organization even when no one will ever know you were the one who made it.

I've learned that leadership isn't always visible.

Often, the decisions that shape a business, a team, or a career happen quietly.

Which is harder for you: making the difficult decision or having the conversation that comes with it?

Some of the biggest turning points in my career didn't look like turning points when they happened.They looked like rela...
09/25/2026

Some of the biggest turning points in my career didn't look like turning points when they happened.

They looked like relationship opportunities.

Someone shared an idea. Made an introduction. Asked the right question. Offered advice. Or saw something in me that I hadn't fully seen in myself yet.

That's one of the reasons I've never believed relationships are separate from the work.

They are the work.

We don't always know which conversation will lead to an opportunity, change someone's perspective, or give them the confidence to take their next step.

And sometimes we don't realize the impact of that conversation until years later.

Is there one conversation or piece of advice that changed the direction of your career? What was it?

If I could sit down with myself in my first year of real estate, I would tell her to not try to do it all herself and be...
09/23/2026

If I could sit down with myself in my first year of real estate, I would tell her to not try to do it all herself and be open to support sooner.

And I'd remind her that the people will always matter more than the transaction.

A long career isn't built in year one. It's built by staying curious, protecting your reputation, taking care of people, and being willing to keep learning as you go.

There will always be another transaction.

The relationships and reputation you build along the way are what create a career.

For those who've been in real estate for a while: what's one thing you would tell a REALTOR® in year one?

Let's leave some good advice in the comments for the people coming behind us.

09/22/2026

I've always believed that if you care about the future of this profession, you have to be willing to participate in shaping it.

That means showing up.

Listening to perspectives beyond your own. Asking questions. Having the conversations that aren't always easy. And contributing when there's an opportunity to make our profession stronger.

I'm looking forward to spending time with fellow REALTORS® at the Tennessee REALTORS® Fall Convention in Memphis and continuing to learn from the people who care deeply about where we're headed.

Leadership isn't only what happens when you're at the front of the room.

Sometimes it's simply choosing to have a seat at the table and doing something meaningful with it.

What's one way you've chosen to get more involved in our profession?

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