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08/24/2026

I’m officially all in. 💜

What started three years ago as a side project has become the work I want to devote the next chapter of my career to.

After 21 years in residential real estate, I’ve seen our industry do a great job teaching women how to sell real estate.

But I believe we can do so much more to help women build careers in real estate.

Careers that are profitable and sustainable. Careers that evolve as their lives evolve. Careers built around their definition of success—not someone else’s blueprint.

That’s what I’m building with The Confident Agent.

My vision is big: to create the premier career development platform for women in residential real estate, with resources, programs and community to support women from the moment they consider getting their license through retirement.

It’s exciting. It’s a little terrifying. And I’ve never felt more certain that this is the work I’m supposed to be doing.

Here we go. 🚀

07/29/2026

One finding from my research has been rattling around in my head.

Among the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerages, women remain significantly underrepresented in the CEO role.

But when I looked at the country’s largest real estate teams, the story changed.

Women lead 6 of the top 10 teams.

The two largest? Both are led by women. Each generates more than $1 billion in annual sales volume.

That made me stop.

To me, this isn’t a story about capability. It’s a story about opportunity.

Women aren’t waiting for permission to lead. They’re building organizations of their own, creating cultures they believe in, and proving what’s possible on their own terms.

I can’t wait to keep exploring what this means for the future of our industry through The Confident Agent Quarterly.

I’d love to hear your perspective. What do you think this tells us about leadership in residential real estate?

07/28/2026

A few months ago, I started looking for one simple statistic.

I wanted to know how many of the country’s largest residential real estate brokerages were led by women.

I assumed it would take five minutes.

Instead, I found outdated reports, conflicting data, and remarkably little current information about the women who make up the majority of our industry.

That search turned into something much bigger.

Over the past month, I’ve been researching leadership across residential real estate, tracking executive appointments, surveying women from across the country, and asking a bigger question:

What’s really happening for women in residential real estate today?

Today, I’m proud to share the very first edition of The Confident Agent Quarterly.

Inside, you’ll find original research, leadership trends, and insights into the women who are building businesses, leading organizations, and shaping the future of our profession.

One finding, in particular, completely surprised me.

I hope this is just the beginning of an ongoing conversation and over time, a trusted resource for women across our industry.

I’d love to hear what stands out to you after you read it.

🔗 Link in bio.

06/27/2026

Alright, it has to be said. And I’m going to say it loudly.

There is nothing wrong with being an ambitious woman!

It doesn’t mean you’re selfish for wanting the life you want. It also doesn’t mean you’re not grateful for life you have. You’re just leaning in to your abilities and embracing your passions.

Your ambition is setting an example for all that’s ahead. Make it fully yours.

06/22/2026

Last week was my 25th live speaking engagement since I started speaking nearly three years ago.

As I was traveling home, I found myself reflecting on how none of this was part of a grand plan.

When I said yes to my first speaking opportunity, I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t an expert speaker. I wasn’t confident. I simply had something I wanted to share and a willingness to figure it out along the way.

Looking back, that’s true of almost every meaningful opportunity I’ve had in business.

The confidence came after the action.

Not before it.

So often, we tell ourselves we’ll raise our hand, put ourselves out there, launch the thing, or take the next step once we feel ready.

But what if readiness isn’t the prerequisite?

What if it’s the result?

Twenty-five speaking engagements later, I’m grateful I didn’t wait.

And if there’s something you’ve been considering, perhaps this is your reminder not to wait either.

✨ Growth rarely happens inside our comfort zones.

06/15/2026

One of the biggest surprises for women leaving corporate and building a real estate business is this:

The hardest part usually isn’t learning real estate.

Most of the women I work with are more than capable of learning contracts, negotiations, marketing, and market knowledge.

The harder work is often learning to trust yourself without the structure you’ve relied on for years.

It’s making decisions without perfect information.

It’s staying visible when you don’t feel fully confident.

It’s continuing to show up when nobody is telling you exactly what to do next.

It’s managing the emotional ups and downs that come with building something of your own.

And it’s developing the resilience to keep going when results don’t happen as quickly as you’d hoped.

Entrepreneurship asks us to build more than a business.

It asks us to build self-trust.

And in my experience, that’s where the real transformation happens.

What has been the hardest part of entrepreneurship for you?

06/05/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions in real estate is that referrals come from constantly asking for them.

In my experience, that’s rarely how it works.

Referrals are a byproduct of trust.

They’re the result of relationships you’ve nurtured over time, people you’ve stayed connected to, and a reputation you’ve built through consistency.

That’s why I often encourage agents to stop focusing so much on getting referrals and start focusing on becoming more referable.

Ask yourself:

* Who have I lost touch with?
* Who do I genuinely enjoy connecting with?
* How can I stay visible in a way that feels authentic?
* Am I creating opportunities to deepen relationships?

The agents with the strongest referral businesses aren’t usually the ones asking the most.

They’re the ones building trust before they need business.

And here’s the good news: that approach feels a whole lot better than chasing leads.

A few years ago, I wrote an article about how to ask for referrals in a way that feels natural, authentic, and not at all salesy.

If you’d like a copy, send me a DM with the word REFERRALS and I’ll send it over.

06/03/2026

One of the biggest networking mistakes I see former corporate women make in real estate is trying too hard.

I don’t mean they’re not working hard.

I mean they approach networking like a strategy instead of a relationship.

They worry about:

- what to say,
- how to follow up,
- whether they’re adding value,
- whether they’re asking for business too soon.

The result?

The interaction starts to feel transactional.

Here’s what I’ve learned after years in this business:

People don’t refer business because you delivered the perfect networking conversation.

They refer business because they know you.
They trust you.
They remember you.
They enjoy being in relationship with you.

The strongest referral-based businesses are built one relationship at a time.

Not through perfect scripts.
Not through forced coffee meetings.
Not through constantly talking about real estate.

Just genuine connection, maintained consistently over time.

So if networking feels exhausting, awkward, or unnatural...

Stop trying so hard.

Focus on being interested instead of interesting.

The relationships will take care of the rest.

06/02/2026

It is hard to put into words what this weekend meant to our family.

We gathered to celebrate the culmination of Chip’s 20 years of service in the United States Navy, surrounded by our closest friends, family, mentors, and colleagues who have been part of this journey along the way.

There were traditions that brought us to tears, speeches that made us laugh, a dance floor that stayed full, and countless moments that reminded me how lucky we are to be surrounded by such extraordinary people. But what I’ll remember most is the overwhelming sense of gratitude in the room.

Gratitude for a career built on service. Gratitude for the friendships forged over two decades. Gratitude for the people who supported us through deployments, long stretches apart, and countless milestones. And gratitude for the life we’ve built together through it all.

And while this weekend marked the end of one chapter, it felt even more like a celebration of everything that came from it.

My heart is very, very full. 💜🇺🇸⚓️🥂

05/28/2026

I think a lot of women assume success in real estate requires becoming louder, more aggressive, or more salesy.

And honestly, I understand why.

So much of what we see online rewards constant visibility, performance, urgency, and self-promotion.

But the most successful women I know in this business have built something very different.

They’ve built businesses rooted in:

relationships,
trust,
professionalism,
consistency,
and reputation.
Not pressure.

Especially for women leaving corporate, one of the biggest mindset shifts is realizing you do not need to abandon who you are in order to succeed.

You do not need to become louder to become visible.
You do not need to become pushy to build momentum.

In many ways, the skills that made you successful professionally — emotional intelligence, communication, follow-through, strategic thinking — are exactly the skills that help build long-term businesses.

The challenge is learning how to apply them entrepreneurially.

That’s a big part of the work we do inside The Confident Agent — helping women build referral-based businesses in a way that feels authentic, sustainable, and aligned with who they already are.

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