The Touchstone Showcase

Touchstone Showcase Season 5, Episode 1.. here we go! We are thrilled to have Linda Grahovec, a Senior Vice President and the National Agency Director of Communications, Education and Marketing Strategy for Fidelity National Financial to kick things off. She has an incredibly diverse background in this industry and is truly an expert in her field.  One of Linda's favorite parts of her job is teach...

#TouchstoneShowcase Season 4, Episode 6 showcasing Final Offer. Led by Co-CEO's Kevin Caulfield and Tim Quirk, this Boston-based tech company and online platform is revolutionizing the industry. We talk about how Final Offer came to be and how it is re defining the standard of transparency in real estate negotiations.  A top agent himself, Kevin takes us through the process and expansion plans for...

#TouchstoneShowcase Season 4, Episode 5 featuring another mother/daughter duo... Dolores and Rachel Person of Person + Person Group.  When Dolores entered the industry she thought it would be temporary and she fell in love with all of it including the highs & lows of the industry. Rachel's journey started with attending art school and she brings her creativity to her real estate career every day....

Touchstone Showcase featuring mother/daughter duo... Margie and Melanie Gundersheim of the Gundersheim Group. Margie shifted from teaching in a classroom to teaching real estate and has never looked back. Melanie learned many behind the scenes tips from a young age while watching her mom pave the way and after studying advertising and entrepreneurship in college - jumped in with two feet to the Gu...

The TouchstoneShowcase featuring our first female partner at Touchstone... @chrissyb8 aka Attorney Christine Bernardini. She started her legal career working summer jobs for a law firm during her undergraduate work at Bentley University. She spent invaluable time as a title examiner, paralegal and then ran her own successful practice for 17 years before joining Touchstone in 2020. By day she is #c...

#TouchstoneShowcase Season 4, Episode 2 featuring award winning realtor with eXp Realty and YouTube extraordinaire, Mike Urban! Mike comes with a background in electrical contracting - which is useful daily - in his real estate business. He's been asked for expert commentary on Boston25 and other news sources multiple times and you can find him rolling out new YouTube content weekly. His social me...

Season 4 Kicking off with Team Lead Kristen Karshis of Karshis real estate team of Keller Williams Realty. Kristen shares how her masters in social work, 17 years of coaching cheerleading and bartending skills = a killer combination for working in real estate. This team is as close as they come, take risks on social media  and always stay solution focused. A simple yet effective strategy Kristen u...

Our final Touchstone Showcase "Summer Series" features Gibson Sotheby's International Realty's dynamic father/daughter duo: Larry Rideout, Chairman/Founder, and Nicole Rideout, Chief Strategy Officer.  Listen in to learn how The Rideout's went from three offices to 25 (!!) and are leading one of the most prestigious real estate brands that is recognized worldwide. Their growth and legacy has been...

Touchstone Showcase Summer Series featuring the CEO and Co-Founder of @stavvyhq, Kosta Ligris. Kosta hosted Jack O'Donohue on their podcast "FinSide Chats" earlier this summer and now the tables have turned! Kosta shares his back story, Stavvy's early days and the passion he has for Stavvy to transform the mortgage industry with a digital platform that increases efficiency for all involved. A visi...

Touchstone Showcase Summer Series featuring the #1 Loan Officer Nationwide - Shant Banosian. We get a market update from Shant, his take on how more housing inventory creates opportunity and what being available 24/7 means to him and the team. He shares insight into their social media strategy which is to provide educational, informative content that builds trust and like-ability. And to throw in...

Today's #TouchstoneShowcase comes to you from the stunning St. Regis Residences, Boston. We're featuring two powerhouse women, Debbie Collins and Cathy Angelini, who have dominated the Boston luxury real estate scene for decades. Enjoy hearing how this duo navigated their incredible careers and have come together to tackle sales, marketing and operations for the exquisite waterfront St. Regis Resi...

Season 3: Episode 22 featuring an extra special guest, Founder + CEO of @nammbaorg, Tony Thompson. The National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) is a national trade association dedicated to the enrichment and betterment of women and minorities who work in the real estate finance industry. Tony has  a passion for helping  people and professional development and has made...

Season 3: Episode 21 featuring Dmitriy Khesin aka @notyouraveragerealtor of The Khesin Group with Coldwell Banker. Like his IG handle, he stands behind if you are going to do something - then do it really well. #dontbeaverage We talk about his early days and how he navigated to steering his own team. He credits a large part of his real estate style to his earlier career in personal training. He's...

Switching things up for today's #TouchstoneShowcase. We're featuring Caroline Madison (aka the Queen of Positivity) straight from the top floor of OneDalton. Caroline is a native of Boston, a private wealth advisor for Rockefeller Capital Management and has a passion for helping others. Caroline has a wide range of experience including research, lending, venture capital/private equity and wealth m...

Episode 19 featuring George Sarkis comes to you from The Parker in Boston. George is the Partner & CEO of  @thesarkisteam , the #1 producing group at  @douglaselliman Boston and a dominant force in Boston's real estate community. We cover everything from humble beginnings, to working alongside his brother @mannysarkis and what his favorite holiday is... easy answer, Celtics playoffs. George gives...

Season 3: Episode 18 featuring Elizabeth Bain of Commonwealth Standard Realty. Elizabeth brings a unique perspective to the #realestate business having worked at Urban Edge Boston previously. Her level of care and experience with crisis management helps her daily when working with clients on one of the biggest financial decisions they will make.  Elizabeth isn't tied to one community in fact her c...

Season 3: Episode 17 featuring Susan Gormady aka @the_reading_realtor. Susan has helped hundreds of buyers and sellers in the Reading area for years. She previously worked in luxury sales in #Boston but pivoted to real estate with the plan of  being a "hyper local agent."  Her success didn't happen overnight but she has seen exponential growth over the last few years.  She now leads the Susan Gorm...

Season 3: Episode 16 featuring Sotheby's No. 1 Agent for Sales Volume in Massachusetts as well as Executive Vice President of @Gibson_SIR, @michaelcarucci. Michael has been in real estate for almost 40 years and done $2 Billion in sales. 🙌 He has a notable reputation for providing the utmost concierge service to all of his clientele and we dive into that. We also talk about his early days, how "g...

Season 3: Episode 15 featuring extra special guest, Kirsten Jordan, who we recently met at the Greater Boston Assoc. of REALTORS Annual Roadshow. It was her first Keynote address and she crushed it. Kirsten (aka "KJ") is a Douglas Elliman Real Estate broker / powerhouse, married mother of three, avid public speaker, and the first female cast member of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York. She t...

Season 3: Episode 14 featuring #northofbostonexpert and Broker/Owner of Farrelly Realty Group, Geri Farrelly. After more than twenty years in healthcare, Geri shifted her philosophy of treating people with empathy, kindness and good listening to real estate. And it was the best decision for her, her family and her growing team. With over 14 realtors today at Farrelly Realty they cover all of MA an...

Season 3: Episode 13 featuring the one and only Attorney Partner Michael Lombard. 🙌 We go back to Mike's early days all the way to present day. He's got a story for every part of it and he doesn't forget a name or how someone helped him achieve his great success. And if you know Mike, there is no question who is at the top of his list to thank and praise throughout his incredible career... his lo...

Season 3: Episode 12 featuring Boston-based TikTok personality and interior designer, Julie Sousa, of  @the_avantgarde_ . In celebration of  #womenshistorymonth  we are thrilled to  #showcase  Julie who rose to fame by featuring her work, styling and collaborations on social media! ✨ Julie's love for design started at an early age coupled with her driven personality has catapulted her success. Sh...

Season 3: Episode 11 featuring Amy Carlisle and Emily Nichols of The Carlisle Group for Compass. In 2021 the #carlisleteam was voted the #1 Real Estate Team in South Boston, completed 184 transactions and $120m in volume! As this podcast went down in Amy's home, it's clear she treats her team as family in every sense of the word. Emily concurs on this point and the two talk about the close dynamic...

  Season 3: Episode 10 featuring #powercouple Ashley & Ryan Kent. Ashley is a Real Estate Consultant | Partner with Santana Properties Team  and Ryan is a Founding Partner of Ironside Insurance Group . Big year for these two, tying the knot and embarking on a real estate venture together. We'll dig into that and how they both got their starts in the #biz.  Ashley refers to her line of work as "a l...

Season 3: Episode 9 features Northshore/Boston Realtor Kevin McMath with Lyv Realty. Kevin is coming off an incredible year personally and professionally. Newly married, a new dad to Boomer 🐶, moved into a new home🏡 and manages working full time in software sales and real estate. 💁🏻‍♂️ Self proclaimed  #industrygeek  Kevin "doesn't feel like he's working when he's doing real estate." His netwo...