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Karen Briscoe is a real estate professional, author, speaker, and coach with more than 23 years of experience helping people achieve success in business and life. As a partner of HBC Group at SERHANT, she has built a top-producing real estate business while serving more than 1,500 clients throughout Northern Virginia. Through Up Level Coaching, Karen helps real estate professionals move beyond feeling stuck in lead generation, conversion, leverage, and mindset so they can create greater success with purpose and intention. Drawing from her experience as a top producer, author of four books, podcast host, and certified coach, she empowers agents to up level both their business and their lives. Karen believes success is built one intentional step at a time—and that every agent has the potential to achieve more than they ever imagined. Results speak for themselves; words from a coaching client: Tanya LaForce, We're Good Podcast. "Your coaching helped me reframe how to think about my leadership style and the idea that things don't need to be "perfect" but great enough to launch, test, and adjust from there. I thank you sincerely for your guidance and support."   In this episode, Karen discusses: Success Story of Karen Commit to Get Leads Look at where your business actually came from in 2026. Identify the activity that created motion, then act to make it repeatable.  Consult to Sell Identify where the sales that didn't work broke down - what was it that caused that breakdown? Connect to Build and Grow While you may have done everything in your business at the beginning, eventually, you have to grow beyond yourself. What are you still doing that you no longer need to be doing?  Success Thinking, Activities and Vision Your next level often requires a new way of thinking before it requires a new strategy - your Q4 recalibration! Sweet Spot of Success   "Instead of building a life around the demands of your business, what if you built a business that supports the life you want? It's a very different approach to success, and it's why I believe our thoughts matter so much. Our thoughts create our feelings. Our feelings influence our actions. Our actions create our results, and our results reinforce the thoughts we started with." - Karen Briscoe   *5 Minute Success - Listener Giveaway* Get your FREE 30-minute confidential consultation on how Up Level Coaching can help you achieve a higher level of success in business and life. Schedule here; if a time slot is not available that works for your schedule, email [email protected]     About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Looking to up level your success?  DM Karen to schedule a mini-session to see how Up Level Coaching can help you love the life you have as you create and co-create the life of your dreams! Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Instagram: @5_minute_success LinkedIn: Karen Briscoe   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

BJ serves as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Kinect Real Estate Partners and as Chief Executive Officer of American Capital Group (ACG), the firm's affiliated operating platform. With more than two decades of experience in the real estate sector, Mr. Kuula's expertise spans various domains including design, development, construction, acquisition, property management, asset management, and finance. His notable career achievements encompass $2 billion in real estate development, $1.5 billion in value-add acquisitions, and nearly $4 billion in real estate finance.  BJ is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue, where he leads the Revenue Development Committee. He was nominated for Globe St.'s Top 50 under 40 in Commercial Real Estate in 2021. BBA, University of San Diego; MBA, University of Washington Foster School of Business.   In this episode, Karen and BJ discuss: Success Story of BJ Commit to Get Leads Be forward-facing in the community and create connections as you go. Put yourself out there and don't be afraid to ask.  Consult to Sell Reaching investors starts with thought leadership.  Connect to Build and Grow Look for overlooked areas in your field. You can make an impact in those areas, especially when they touch your heart.  Success Thinking, Activities and Vision You can't fall in love with real estate, and you can't outrun the capital markets. Invest the right way, not just to create activity. Sweet Spot of Success   "Be ambitious enough to pursue opportunities others don't see, be disciplined enough to walk away when the numbers don't work, and be patient enough to still be standing when the best opportunities arise." - BJ Kuula    Connect with BJ Kuula: Website: https://kinectrep.com/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kinect-real-estate-partners/home/    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Looking to up level your success?  DM Karen to schedule a mini-session to see how Up Level Coaching can help you love the life you have as you create and co-create the life of your dreams!  Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Instagram: @5_minute_success LinkedIn: Karen Briscoe   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Karen Briscoe is a real estate professional, author, speaker, and coach with more than 23 years of experience helping people achieve success in business and life. As a partner of HBC Group at SERHANT, she has built a top-producing real estate business while serving more than 1,500 clients throughout Northern Virginia. Through Up Level Coaching, Karen helps real estate professionals move beyond feeling stuck in lead generation, conversion, leverage, and mindset so they can create greater success with purpose and intention. Drawing from her experience as a top producer, author of four books, podcast host, and certified coach, she empowers agents to up level both their business and their lives.  Karen believes success is built one intentional step at a time—and that every agent has the potential to achieve more than they ever imagined. Results speak for themselves; words from a coaching client:  Tanya LaForce, We're Good Podcast   "Your coaching helped me reframe how to think about my leadership style and the idea that things don't need to be "perfect" but great enough to launch, test, and adjust from there. I thank you sincerely for your guidance and support."   In this episode, Karen discusses: Success Story of Karen Commit to Get Leads Lead generation is not an emergency activity; it is a business-building activity that needs to be consistent, repeatable, and sustainable. Consult to Sell What if you improved your conversion rate by 10% or 20%? What would that do to your income without generating one additional lead? That's an uplevel question. We don't always need more; sometimes we need to become better with what we already have. Connect to Build and Grow Control is a new devil in your growth. If you want a business that can grow beyond your personal capacity, you have to build something bigger than yourself. Success Thinking, Activities and Vision Every next level begins twice. First, it is created in your thinking. Then, it is created through your actions. Sweet Spot of Success   "If you're encountering some new devils right now, consider this: maybe they're not a sign that you're stuck. Maybe they're proof that you're growing, and maybe the question isn't how do I get rid of this challenge. Maybe the better question is: Who do I need to become to meet it?" - Karen Briscoe   *5 Minute Success - Listener Giveaway* Get your FREE 30-minute confidential consultation on how Up Level Coaching can help you achieve a higher level of success in business and life. Schedule here; if a time slot is not available that works for your schedule, email [email protected]    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed.   Looking to up level your success?  DM Karen to schedule a mini-session to see how Up Level Coaching can help you love the life you have as you create and co-create the life of your dreams! Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Instagram: @5_minute_success LinkedIn: Karen Briscoe    5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Daniel Ivan Redfern was born in the late 1980s in San Francisco, California. In 1993, after relocating to Northern Virginia, he frequently traveled between the two states. From a young age, Daniel harbored a deep passion for painting and crafting exquisite fine artworks.  Following his graduation from George Washington University, Daniel has worked for major technology firms in Northern Virginia. There, his love for unified branding and fine art shaped his artistic vision. Daniel regularly travels between San Francisco, Beverly Hills, and Northern Virginia to serve his prestigious clientele who seek his creative expertise.   In this episode, Karen and Daniel discuss: Success Story of Daniel  Commit to Get Leads Don't underestimate the power of word of mouth with those clients who love your work.  Consult to Sell Understand your clients and communicate clearly how you can solve their dilemma or fulfill their needs.  Connect to Build and Grow Respond to every email and be consistent on social media. Be consistent, share with others, and growth will come.  Success Thinking, Activities and Vision Maintain good relationships with those around you. There is space for everyone to succeed. Live with a mindset of plenty, not scarcity.  Sweet Spot of Success   "That's where the creative process has always been. It's about the transcending, taking what you see in your head and then translating that onto the canvas along with the passion and all the elements with it as well." - Daniel Redfern    Connect with Daniel Redfern: Website: https://www.danielredfern.net/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-r-7a8a97143/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielredfern_art  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danielredfern_art      About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed.   Looking to uplevel your success?  DM Karen to schedule a mini-session to see how Up Level Coaching can help you love the life you have as you create and co-create the life of your dreams! Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Karen Briscoe is a real estate professional, author, speaker, and coach with more than 23 years of experience helping people achieve success in business and life. As a partner of HBC Group at SERHANT., she has built a top-producing real estate business while serving more than 1,500 clients throughout Northern Virginia. Through Up Level Coaching, Karen helps real estate professionals move beyond feeling stuck in lead generation, conversion, leverage, and mindset so they can create greater success with purpose and intention. Drawing from her experience as a top producer, author of four books, podcast host, and certified coach, she empowers agents to up level both their business and their lives. Karen believes success is built one intentional step at a time—and that every agent has the potential to achieve more than they ever imagined. Results speak for themselves; words of coaching client:  Tanya LaForce, We're Good Podcast "Your coaching helped me reframe how to think about my leadership style and the idea that things don't need to be "perfect" but great enough to launch, test, and adjust from there. I thank you sincerely for your guidance and support."   In this episode, Karen discusses: Success Story of Karen Commit to Get Leads It's not about doing everything - it's about doing the right thing repeatedly. It's hundreds of intentional connections over time.  Consult to Sell Clients are looking for clarity, not pressure. Connect to Build and Grow The goal is to grow sustainably, not just to grow. Success shouldn't cost your health or your marriage or your family or your joy. Your business should support and fund your life, not the other way around. Success Thinking, Activities and Vision Everything begins with how we think. If you believe opportunity is everywhere, you'll create it.  Sweet Spot of Success   "People aren't buying or selling houses. They're changing their lives. And if we're going to truly serve at the highest level, we have to become experts at helping people navigate change. The interesting thing is, the same is true for us. The main reason most people seek coaching is because they want change."- Karen Briscoe   *5 Minute Success - Listener Giveaway* Get your FREE 30-minute confidential consultation on how Up Level Coaching can help you achieve a higher level of success in business and life. Schedule here; if a time slot is not available that works for your schedule, email [email protected]   About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed.   Looking to uplevel your success?  DM Karen to schedule a mini-session to see how Up Level Coaching can help you love the life you have as you create and co-create the life of your dreams! Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected] Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Instagram: @5_minute_success LinkedIn: Karen Briscoe   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

After earning a Master's Degree in Adult Education and Training and working in corporate as a leadership coach for years, Jody Moore became a master-level life coach through The Life Coach School and has helped over 100 thousand individuals become happier and more successful in all areas of their lives through her coaching practice. She specializes in helping moms with Christian values and in coaching other coaches to build successful businesses. She is best known today for her Better Than Happy podcast, which has over 17 million downloads, as well as her book of the same title.    In this episode, Karen and Jody discuss: Success Story of Jody Commit to Get Leads You need to invest time or invest money to generate leads. Early in your business, you will likely have more time than money, but that can change as you scale and grow.  Consult to Sell Selling is helping people in a strategic way. Having a process behind that help will move your business forward with your clients. Operating from a giving, abundant mindset will make this process more fun and more rewarding.  Connect to Build and Grow Look at what you offer and see how that can grow - from individual, to small group, to larger groups, to video, and more. Success Thinking, Activities and Vision Abundance matters. You have to keep your head in abundance. You have to know there's plenty of money and plenty of success. There's more than enough of everything everybody wants. Sweet Spot of Success   "As human beings, one of the basic needs we have is the need to feel seen and understood and validated by another human being. A computer will never be able to do that. A machine will never fulfill that need for us." - Jody Moore     Connect with Jody Moore: Website: https://jodymoore.com/  Better Than Happy Podcast: https://jodymoore.com/podcast/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLgRpAaFDRp-jQsPW2VfFvg  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodymoorecoaching  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jodymoorecoaching/    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed.   Looking to uplevel your success?  DM Karen to schedule a mini-session to see how Up Level Coaching can help you love the life you have as you create and co-create the life of your dreams! Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Instagram: 5_Minute_Success Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

In this episode, Karen discusses: Success Story of Karen Commit to Get Leads Until you have a lead, you don't have anything to do. Having consistent activity pays longer-term dividends than any one-time activity. Consult to Sell Come to the conversion process with service in mind. When people feel heard and validated, you can bring that consultation to a successful result. Connect to Build and Grow Start building your leverage from the beginning. Buying back time is going to be extremely valuable. Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision What is stopping you from achieving is often yourself. What limiting beliefs are you imposing on yourself? Sweet Spot of Success   "If you've worked hard to get where you are, you don't have to figure out the next level on your own." - Karen Briscoe    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Jon Acuff is a New York Times bestselling author of 11 books. His titles, including Procrastination Proof, Soundtracks, Finish, and All It Takes Is A Goal, have sold more than one million copies. Named one of Inc.'s Top 100 Leadership Speakers, he's delivered keynotes to companies such as Microsoft, Walmart, and Comedy Central. Host of the popular podcast All It Takes Is a Goal, Jon has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to overcome overthinking and finish what matters most. Jon lives outside of Nashville with his wife and two daughters.   In this episode, Karen and Jon discuss: Success Story of Jon Commit to Get Leads Respond to comments. People will reply if they know you're listening. Become the CEO of Follow-Up. Consult to Sell Map out the different paths for different avenues of business or different funnels. Make sure people will have a great experience at each stage, no matter which funnel they choose. Connect to Build and Grow Put systems in place for every aspect of your business. It doesn't have to be big or massive or technological. All a system is is a win repeater. Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision The four permissions you have to give yourself if you really want to have a remarkable life are permission to dream, permission to plan, permission to do, and permission to review. And if you do those things, in that order, consistently, it's almost impossible not to have a remarkable life.  Sweet Spot of Success   "I find that people who are excellent and remarkable are never casual about four things, Karen. They're never casual about their money, their relationships, their time, or their mindset." - Jon Acuff   *5 Minute Success - Listener Giveaway* Go to http://jonacuff.com/quiz to take the FREE quiz: There Are Four Reasons People Procrastinate. Which One Is Yours?!   Connect with Jon Acuff: Website: https://jonacuff.com/  Book: Procrastination Proof: https://jonacuff.com/go  Show: All It Takes is a Goal: https://jonacuff.com/podcast  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/authorjonacuff  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonacuff/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonacuff  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjonacuff    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day" Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Trae Sterling is a seasoned executive with more than three decades of experience spanning real estate, home warranty,  and insurance. Known for driving revenue growth, building high-performing teams, and executing strategic expansion initiatives, Trae has consistently delivered results across both B2B and B2C organizations. Currently serving as Executive Vice President and National Sales Director for Real Estate at Choice Home Warranty, Trae leads the company's national growth strategy within the real estate sector, leveraging a strong consumer foundation to expand market share and deepen industry partnerships. Throughout his career, Trae has held senior leadership roles with organizations including Home Warranty of America, Entitle Direct Group, First American Home Warranty, and American Home Shield. He has successfully led multi-state operations, managed large sales organizations, and implemented scalable growth strategies—earning recognition such as "Manager of the Year" and delivering consistent year-over-year performance gains. Trae's core strengths include integrated sales strategy, leadership development, performance management, and business expansion. He is widely respected for his ability to motivate teams, build strong partnerships, and translate complex business objectives into actionable results. A licensed real estate broker in Tennessee, Trae remains deeply connected to the industry that shaped his career. He is also actively involved in community service, supporting organizations such as Youth Villages and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.    In this episode, Karen and Trae discuss: Success Story of Trae Commit to Get Leads The fundamentals will still work. Use the technology and tools that are now available, like CRMs and automations, but you still have to go to the people who are producing to make contacts.  Consult to Sell Teach your consumers how you can solve their problems, even the ones they don't realize are a problem yet.  Connect to Build and Grow Utilize your database. Drip on your database every single month with information of value.  Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision Empower your team by asking what they want and putting them in the best spot to be able to do that.  Sweet Spot of Success   "I think one component that sometimes gets lost is if you're not having fun, you shouldn't do it." - Trae Sterling   Connect with Trae Sterling: Website: https://chwpro.com/  Email: [email protected]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trae-sterling-2448709  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silvertrae/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trae.sterling    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Melanie Hartwig-Davis, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, is the Founder and President of HD Squared Architects, an award-winning architecture, interiors, and consulting firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. With more than 25 years of practice, Melanie has built a reputation for design that is both beautiful and purposeful — integrating sustainability and resiliency into every project so that clients and communities are equipped to thrive for generations to come. A licensed architect in Maryland and D.C. with reciprocity in all states, Melanie brings a rare combination of design creativity and civic leadership to her work. She has been recognized as Architect of the Year by the AIA Chesapeake Bay Chapter, earned sustainability and other awards for her projects, and has been featured in publications including Annapolis Home Magazine and Green Building and Design. She has served as Vice Chair of the Anne Arundel County Planning Advisory Board and is Policy Chair of the Arundel Rivers Federation.  She is an active voice in environmental policy at the state and county levels. Melanie believes that everyone — regardless of background — deserves a well-designed, nurturing environment. It's a philosophy that shapes not only her architecture practice, but her ongoing work consulting with nonprofits, government agencies, and community organizations aligned around sustainable policy.   In this episode, Karen and Melanie discuss: Success Story of Melanie Commit to Get Leads Be part of your community and follow your passion. As you are out in the community, you'll be amazed at what can come for your business.  Consult to Sell Be conscious of people's needs. You have to be aware of what they love already and what their pain points are. Without understanding where they are at, you may step over what matters most to them.  Connect to Build and Grow Work with a business coach - it is good to have a sounding board who can help you see the wider perspective of your business when you can't see the forest for the trees.  Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision When things are hard, focus on your core - your passions and core beliefs and values. When you're moving in the right direction with that focus, you will find growth and success.  Sweet Spot of Success   "Live a life of service, and that service will give you life. Know your core. Stay centered." - Melanie Hartwig-Davis    Connect with Melanie Hartwig-Davis: Website: https://hd2architects.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hd-squared-architects/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HD2_Architects  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/HelloHDSquared  Houzz: https://www.houzz.com/pro/melaniehd/hd-squared-architects-llc     About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

As featured in The Wall Street Journal, Inman, and The Real Deal, Mallory Bogard is a highly regarded Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker who co-founded and leads the Bogard New York Team, a top team of real estate professionals, at SERHANT in New York City.  With over $1 Billion in signed up, listed, and closed, the Bogard New York Team has the distinction of being ranked as a top sales team and Real Trends top 0.1% of real estate agents nationally, top 15 in NYC by team size with Real Trends, and top 30 in the state of New York. She is known for her leadership within business, guest speaking on multiple podcasts, real estate panels, and university and specialty classrooms around the country.  Mallory and her husband, Brandon Bogard, founded the Bogard New York Team to elevate the real estate experience in New York City. Their clients, including buyers, sellers, and developers, receive professional representation, vast market expertise, and world-class guidance with every meeting. The Bogards have set multiple sales records throughout NYC and have become regarded as top luxury marketers. With a full-time video producer and in-house content producer, the Bogards are paving real estate paths in media and digital marketing. Their formula for positioning properties and telling brand stories has allowed them to rise to the ranks of top real estate teams in New York City.  Mallory leads her team with the same deep-rooted core values that she has built her successful real estate career on: training and guiding the next generation of top agents to be authentic, passionate, and professional real estate business leaders.  A native of Oklahoma, Mallory earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma. She went on to hold an esteemed 10-year career in timepieces, working as an International Brand Manager, garnering extensive experience in global sales and marketing while traveling the world. She established brands by positioning them to stand apart and perfected the art of storytelling within marketing, an experience that proves highly translatable to her work in real estate.  In her spare time, Mallory loves to visit University classrooms where she speaks to college students at her alma mater on her journey from growing up on an emu farm to running one of the top teams in New York City real estate, and her forever mantra, "Dreaming Bigger".    In this episode, Karen and Mallory discuss: Success Story of Mallory Commit to Get Leads When getting started, have as many conversations as you can. You will learn from every experience. As you grow, start to focus on your avatar and hone that focus. Consult to Sell Conversion is a long process. Have good conversations from day one, follow up quickly and thoroughly, and don't forget to check in periodically.  Connect to Build and Grow Build your systems for what could be, not what has already been. Build for a larger capacity to keep your mindset seeking what is next. Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision Confidence is what breaks your ceiling apart more than anything; it's confidence in knowing that the ceiling doesn't belong there. Sweet Spot of Success   "Do it really well, so then you can teach other people how to do it really great." - Mallory Bogard    Connect with Mallory Bogard: Website: bogardny.com/agents/mallory-brown-bogard  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mallory-bogard-522b4b240  Instagram: instagram.com/mallorybogard    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Blair Knowles is the Founder and CEO of RAIN—the Real Estate AI Network—a modern coaching and training community for agents who want tactical, not theoretical, AI. Built for traction over hype, RAIN offers field-tested strategies and tools that show agents exactly how to implement AI in their businesses today. It's designed for busy agents who want to get started with AI but don't have time to sift through endless tools, trends, and misinformation. Blair built RAIN to be a shortcut—delivering only what works, with short, actionable trainings that save agents time and drive results. Blair began her real estate career in 2013, built a top-performing team, and launched her independent brokerage, Ridgeline Real Estate, in 2020. Today, Ridgeline includes more than 25 agents and staff. Under her leadership, the firm will surpass $150M in annual sales and cross half a billion in total volume in 2025. She continues to lead with a focus on clarity, implementation, and forward momentum—both inside RAIN and in the real estate industry at large.    In this episode, Karen and Blair discuss: Success Story of Blair Commit to Get Leads The way people converse with AI is changing how they search. It's not just keywords any longer; it is sentences or paragraphs with personal information. Consult to Sell By the time someone lands on your site, you've already built trust by answering their direct questions, which leads to higher conversion rates.  Connect to Build and Grow AI allows you to compress the amount of time it takes to do repetitive tasks, giving you more time to do the other things that require a human touch. Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision Lean into the things on your goal list that are making you nervous. That is where the actions need to be taken, the focus needs to be given, and where the growth will come. Sweet Spot of Success   "When you find the things that scare you a little bit, just take action faster." - Blair Knowles    *5 Minute Success - Listener Giveaway* Go to https://therainagent.myflodesk.com/aeogeo to receive your FREE Guide - How to Show Up on ChatGPT!   Connect with Blair Knowles: Website: https://www.yourvermonthomesearch.com/ & https://www.therainagent.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairknowles/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blairknowles/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ridgelinerealestateco & https://www.facebook.com/blair.knowles  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/realestateainetwork   About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Sam Hurst is the founder of Click Start Digital, one of Australia's longest-standing e-commerce education companies. Over the past 13 years, she's generated more than $15 million online and helped thousands of people launch profitable online stores. Sam specialises in simplifying e-commerce for beginners, showing everyday people how to choose the right niche, build a real business, and create more freedom in their lives. She's known for her straight-talking approach, her focus on mindset, and her ability to turn fear and confusion into clear action.   In this episode, Karen and Samantha discuss: Success Story of Samantha Commit to Get Leads Paid ads will often result in instant results, but there are a lot of free ways you can also use social media to generate leads. You will either be investing time or money.  Consult to Sell People have shorter attention spans and are more used to seeing ads, which now means they're more likely to see ads before they purchase. Connect to Build and Grow Scale your ads properly. Spending more doesn't always mean you're getting more clients. Only ads change regularly, and algorithms change all the time, so you have to be aware, responsive, and adaptive. Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision It is not too late to start working on your mindset and thinking. It is a journey that will never end. Sweet Spot of Success   "You don't know what you don't know. Sometimes it is good to get outside help." - Samantha Hurst    Connect with Samantha Hurst: Website: https://clickstartdigital.com/  Books: https://clickstartdigital.com/books/  Podcast: https://samanthahurst.co/rich-life-diaries-podcast/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8LgSzS4X5hXR9NRiUClbg  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/click-start-digital/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clickstartdigital_  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthahurst1  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClickStartDigital    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Mary Amons is an accomplished interior designer known for creating timeless, livable spaces. Guided by the belief that design should reflect the people who inhabit it, she blends elegance with authenticity to craft environments that evolve with her clients' lifestyles. Her work balances beauty and function, ensuring every space feels intentional, inspiring, and effortless to live in. Since founding Mary Amons Design in 2009, she has built a notable portfolio spanning luxury residences, commercial projects, and historic landmarks, including The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Her designs for diplomatic embassies and custom homes highlight her ability to merge prestige, history, and modern function. From custom millwork to curated art installations, Mary brings a refined, original point of view to every project. Known for her hands-on approach and meticulous attention to detail, Mary serves as a trusted partner to clients, architects, and contractors alike. Her professionalism and calm guidance ensure a seamless design process. With a passion for excellence and a distinctive creative voice, she continues to shape interiors that are both sophisticated and enduring. Mary had a rare opportunity to be a cast member of Bravo TV's one epic season of "The Real Housewives of DC" and has been a well-known philanthropist as the founder of her charity, "Labels for Love,"  supporting women's and children's causes in the Washington, DC area since 2006.   In this episode, Karen and Mary discuss: Success Story of Mary Commit to Get Leads Build referrals and references with friends and contacts. Show up, build that trust, do a great job, and your work will speak for you. Consult to Sell Keep your client in mind and learn about them during the initial meetings. Get an assessment of them, their desires, and direction, and remember that it isn't all about what you want. Connect to Build and Grow Visualize what you want, then take the steps to put it into motion. What you reach for and visualize, you attract.  Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision It's important for young people to listen to people who have been through a lot to save themselves from some of the challenges.  Sweet Spot of Success   "Success can be yours if you just create the vision, find the opportunities, and have a sense of understanding when things work out when they shouldn't, and trust God and the universe that it's all working out for your good, in your favor." - Mary Amons    Connect with Mary Amons:   Website: maryamonsdesign.com & cocolocobodycare.com  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mary-schmidt-amons-0783611  Instagram: instagram.com/maryamonsdesign & instagram.com/maryamons & instagram.com/cocolocobodycare  Facebook: facebook.com/maryamonsdesign & facebook.com/mary.amons.9    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

As the #1 female lender in Virginia with 25+ years of real estate experience, Gina Myers and her team offer concierge-level mortgage financing across the DC Metro area. The Gina Myers Team is part of America's #1 Retail Mortgage Lender, delivering personalized home loan solutions with an understanding of DC, Maryland, and Virginia.   In this episode, Karen and Gina discuss: Success Story of Gina Commit to Get Leads Create processes that give you more communication, more structure, and open up more opportunities.  Consult to Sell In this world of AI, lean into your humanity and meet with your clients in a way that is human-to-human. Connect to Build and Grow Find ways to add value to your referral partners. The more you can help someone else, the more they're going to love to help you. Success Thinking, Activities, and Vision You can't live in 100% abundance, but you can catch and release what doesn't fit and the negative when you notice it. Sweet Spot of Success   "Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. I get so much joy out of growing and learning and helping others, but it requires being in an uncomfortable position." - Gina Myers     Connect with Gina Myers: Website: http://ginamyersteam.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myersgina/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginamyersteam  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmyersmortgage/    About the Podcast Join host Karen Briscoe each month to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed. Here's to your success in business and in life!   Connect with Karen Briscoe: Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: [email protected]   5 Minute Success Links  Learn more about Karen's book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day." Subscribe to the 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.