Rise Up in Real Estate

Hello Rise Up Nation!  How many of you recently have spent time looking at your real estate stats? When you look at your results, it should give you helpful information! It will either give you leading or lagging indicators. Your leading indicators are your actual activities. Your lagging indicators are what my activities lead me to. The lagging indicators are good for record keeping, but also a g...

Rise Up Nation, meet my new friend Nathan Galbreath!   Having studied or worked in Asia, Europe, East Africa, and South, Central, and North America, Nathan applies creativity and perspective to his practice from his extensive international exposure. Nathan Galbreath's practice focuses on real estate transactions, including homebuilder representations, commercial real estate closings, and residenti...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Vince Ramsey!   Vince Ramsey is a local Grand Strand native who grew up in Cherry Grove and has lived in NMB, Conway, and Surfside. He left Myrtle Beach to attend college at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University where he attained a Bachelors in Homeland Security and a Masters in Organizational Leadership. Upon graduation he was commissioned in the Air Force and has ma...

Hello Rise Up Nation!  I wanted to start this episode with talking about mental health in honor of May Mental Health Awareness month. I want you to think about who you can reach out to and check in on or maybe you are in need of support right now. Together we can support and break the stigma around mental health.    The next part of the episode, I start off by telling you about my experience in th...

This episode is in Memory of John Collier     Jennifer Nicely is a dynamic entrepreneur, speaker and author with a lifelong passion for real estate and people. She has been in the industry since 2004 and counting. She loves sharing her knowledge, teaching others what she knows and helping people achieve their goals of success through education. Jennifer is the CEO/BIC/CDEI of Pinnacle Real Estate...

Wife, mother to twins & President/CEO of Amy Wienands Real Estate, Amy Wienands is no stranger to the real estate industry and creating impact.  For nearly three decades, Amy has been committed to creating an impact in her community and the growth of those around her, through the "vehicle of real estate."  After 20 years as an independent agent, Amy took a leap of faith and started the Cedar Valle...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Tim Davis!   Tim Davis is a 20-plus-year veteran of the mortgage industry. He comes from humble beginnings, growing up in the housing projects of a rural town in Kentucky. Upon being introduced to the mortgage industry, Tim quickly became a high-producing loan officer. He went on to open 2 mortgage companies and ultimately become one of the most well known coaches in...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Carl SanFilippo!   Carl is the owner and managing partner of the RE/MAX First Family of Companies. Carl initially handled hundreds of distressed properties for financial institutions as well as asset management companies. Driven by processes and technology Carl has scaled numerous businesses in the real estate industry. Carl's passion for real estate investing led hi...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Kasey Herrington!   Kasey believes that our world is better for physicians, patients, staff, and the community when everyone works together toward excellence. Her heart for servant leadership is demonstrated by being present with her team and being humble in listening to their needs and concerns. She always works to create an environment where teammates are encourage...

Hello Rise Up Nation!  Today is a special edition episode where I felt like I needed to talk about a current event. Have you heard about the bank closures in the news lately? I know some of you may or may not have thought about how this can affect our work in real estate. To be honest, I'm not coming to you today with answers, but my opinion and perspective on how to deal with these types of uncer...

Hello Rise Up Nation!    This week's episode is Part 2 from last week's discussion on branding. In this episode, I go into more depth as to why branding matters when it comes to purchasing decisions. First, I discuss 10 reasons that brand matters. Then I dive into why it matters for YOU. I want you to take an honest look at why you personally brand yourself and why you choose to brand independentl...

Hello Rise Up Nation!  I recently noticed a trend amongst those that I know in my network and industry. I've heard a lot of them talking about brands and some joining brands. This got me thinking - why is branding so important? Why do we choose the types of brands we purchase such as food, cars, hotels, etc?  In this episode, I discuss branding and why it's important for your business. I also want...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Harmony Bellamy! Harmony Bellamy has been working as a Director of Happiness at RE/MAX Southern Shores for 10 years. RE/MAX Southern Shores is part of the Real Estate industry and located in South Carolina, United States. Harmony is a heartwarming, loving, kind person. She is married and a mother of 2.  She is a confetti lover, will send a card if needed, and will ma...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Lorenzo Robinson!    Lorenzo has been a licensed multi-million producing realtor for 6+ years with the desire to provide homeownership for everyone. Lorenzo has a passion for his community which is his motivation to assist you with all your real estate needs. Lorenzo has over 15 years of sales experience, and he knows hard work, accountability and great customer serv...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Keith McGurk!   Keith McGurk is currently a full time Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Southern Shores.  He grew up in Farmingdale, NY, a Long Island suburb. After going to college, he entered the NYC Police Academy and served for 11 years.  In 2016, a year before he retired from the NYPD, he became a Licensed Real Estate Agent and joined the Long Island Board of Realto...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest, Lori White!    Lori started her career as a real estate paralegal, then began working for a builder and a developer, managing their respective closing departments. In 2009, her life-long dream of selling real estate full-time finally came true, and she's never looked back. Lori earned the ABR, SFR, SRES, RSPS, RENE, and CDPE designations, and her extensive backgroun...

  In today's episode, I wanted to share with you some predictions I see for 2023 in the real estate market. Although I give some facts and info about the ups and downs of the market, I heard a good perspective recently about how we look at the market. We shouldn't look at it as a good or bad market, just that it's the market that we are in now. I want to help you get your mindset in the right plac...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Terri Branson ! Terrie is an insurance agent, teacher, trainer and advocate. Armed with a lot of common sense, Terri has made a career of counseling clients about their exposures and how to minimize their financial risk with a wise insurance program. She has over 20 years' experience in personal property & casualty insurance mostly along the beautiful coast of South...

Hello Rise Up Nation - Happy New Year!   I hope that you had a wonderful holiday season and I'm so excited to be starting off 2023 with you. In this episode, I wanted to share with you what you can expect moving forward on the show for our season 2! I am excited to have more inspiring guests join me as we support you in your life and business.   One of the biggest focuses of this show is to help s...

Rise Up Nation - we are doing our first REPLAY of one of our first episodes. Many people connected with this guest and story so we decided to run it again before the holidays! I cannot wait for you to listen to this episode as you hear some inspiring stories and life experience from a woman of many talents and who has been through a lot the last few years when it comes to her health. Her positive...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Kelli Salter!   Kelli Salter is a wife, mom, and real estate broker.  She began her real estate career after a stint at a public M&A company and found the pace of start-up life to be just her speed.  Kelli opened Anchor Real Estate in 2020, a small independent real estate brokerage in Jacksonville, North Carolina, focusing on the client experience and catering to the...

  Hey Rise Up Nation!   Today you get to hear from me and we dive deep quickly! I felt strongly to share this episode shortly after an experience I had chatting with someone about their life and where they're going next with their career. I always think it's good to ask ourselves questions and one of those most important questions being why? Why are you here? What is your purpose?   I know this so...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Craig Atkins!   Craig has a background in a career with designing exhibits and life support systems for zoos and aquariums. He loves working with animals. He is married and has two grown kids. His family enjoys being on the beach, snorkeling, diving, and enjoys getting involved in projects like helping with the South Carolina Sea Turtle Patrol. Craig has been in the...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest and my good friend and neighbor, Martine Williams! Martine Williams is the podcast host of The Mompreneur Life Remixed Podcast, a podcast all about helping Mompreneurs win at work without losing at home! Consider the podcast, a one-stop-shop for inspiration, success tips, life hacks, and skills to burnout-proof life and business. Martine is obsessed with helping Momp...

Rise Up Nation, meet our guest Kristin Boullion ! Born in Durham, North Carolina, Kristin made her way to Myrtle Beach in May of 2007 after graduating from college at UNC-Wilmington where she received her Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Film Studies & Sociology, which brought her to Myrtle Beach where she worked for the local FOX TV station (WFXB) as a producer for six years. During that t...