James Shaw, real estate coach, former team leader, and curator of the Pivot: Shift Ahead Facebook community, has created a haven for real estate agents seeking guidance and support. With over 115,000 members, this group offers daily calls and meetings dedicated to helping agents live more fulfilling lives. We’ve curated James’ top insights and models that have transformed the businesses of countless real estate professionals.

Lesson 1: Embrace Consistency

James emphasizes

James Shaw, real estate coach, former team leader, and curator of the Pivot: Shift Ahead Facebook community, has created a haven for real estate agents seeking guidance and support. With over 115,000 members, this group offers daily calls and meetings dedicated to helping agents live more fulfilling lives. We’ve curated James’ top insights and models that have transformed the businesses of countless real estate professionals.

Lesson 1: Embrace Consistency

James emphasizes the importance of consistency in your daily routine. He suggests focusing on three key elements every day: preparation, practice, and purposeful action. By incorporating these into your routine consistently, you build a solid foundation for success.

Lesson 2: Know Your Metrics

To gauge your success, identify clear metrics. James recommends measuring success by either scheduling a listing appointment or adding a qualified lead to your pipeline. By setting tangible goals, you can evaluate your progress effectively.

Lesson 3: Adjust and Adapt

If you’re not achieving your daily goals, implement a 5 p.m. protocol. This involves taking predetermined steps to course-correct before the day ends. The idea is to be agile and proactive in adjusting your strategies to meet your objectives.

Lesson 4: Leverage the Power of Your Database

James highlights the significance of consistently reaching out to your database. Following a schedule like the DTD2 (Do The Database Two) system ensures regular communication with past clients. Even if they don’t immediately respond, the consistent outreach builds rapport and may lead to future opportunities.

Lesson 5: Prioritize Client Events

Client events are a mandatory part of your strategy. They don’t have to be extravagant; even simple events can create meaningful connections. Use these events to engage with your community and show appreciation to your clients.

Lesson 6: Implement Call-In or Opt-In Strategies

To generate leads and engage potential clients, incorporate call-in or opt-in strategies; otherwise known as a “Reverse BOLD.” This could involve giveaways or promotions that encourage people to interact with your business, providing you with valuable leads.

Lesson 7: Focus on Community Value

Shift your perspective from simply selling houses to providing immense value to your community. Engage in activities that give back, such as sponsoring local events or participating in community initiatives. When you contribute positively to your community, it naturally attracts business opportunities.

Lesson 8: Protect Your Time

James stresses the importance of setting boundaries and protecting personal time. By clearly defining when you’re available for work and when you’re not, you maintain a healthier work-life balance. This approach allows you to be more present and engaged in both professional and personal spheres.

Lesson 9: Read and Apply Proven Strategies

Finally, James encourages professionals to read and apply proven strategies from resources like the SHIFT and The Millionaire Real Estate Agent. Rather than relying on theoretical approaches, leverage proven models and strategies to achieve consistent success.

Looking to dive deeper into the systems and models? Check out the Pivot: Shift Ahead Facebook group and explore BOLD and Never Ending Referrals to learn how to set up your own DTD2 and Reverse BOLD.

Book Recommendation: Finish by John Acuff

Pivot: Shift Ahead Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SHIFTDaily

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Navigating the world of real estate can be a challenging endeavor, yet for some, success comes at an early age. Jason dives into the inspiring journey of Montaz McCray, who made a career change to real estate from corporate accounting after realizing he wanted a future that fueled his passion for helping people. Despite being met with challenges at the start, he has a built a thriving business on four key foundations:

1. Craft a Five-Star Value Proposition:

To stand out in

Navigating the world of real estate can be a challenging endeavor, yet for some, success comes at an early age. Jason dives into the inspiring journey of Montaz McCray, who made a career change to real estate from corporate accounting after realizing he wanted a future that fueled his passion for helping people. Despite being met with challenges at the start, he has a built a thriving business on four key foundations:

1. Craft a Five-Star Value Proposition:

To stand out in a competitive real estate market, Montaz emphasizes the creation of a five-star value proposition. This includes leveraging networking, market insights, and effective representation to provide unparalleled service to clients.

2. Build Strong Customer Service:

Montaz explores the concept of amazing customer service, discussing the importance of setting boundaries, effective communication, and creating a team to ensure consistent support for clients. Creating processes around client communication, both during a busy day and after hours sets the precedent, prevents lag time, and shows the client they are in good hands.

3. Love on Your Clients:

Montaz believes that you must go the extra mile to show clients they are valued. From thoughtful gifts during illness to genuine care for clients as individuals, the emphasis is on building relationships beyond transactional interactions.

4. Foster Connections:

The last pillar of success is connecting clients with valuable resources. Montaz demonstrates the power of networking by connecting clients with mentors, creating a web of support that goes beyond real estate transactions.

Montaz’s journey serves as a testament to resilience, determination, and the transformative power of pursuing one’s passions. Through his journey, he aims to inspire and empower aspiring real estate professionals, especially young African Americans, to pursue their dreams and overcome systemic barriers. His story exemplifies the courage and tenacity required to redefine success on one’s own terms.

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In the competitive world of real estate, creating a successful and sustainable business requires more than just transactions. In this episode, we explore the insights of Caroline Huo, luxury agent and director of professional development for KW Luxury. The key to her success lies in understanding and implementing four crucial pillars: your culture story, service standards, brand story, and building an economy-proof database.

Your Culture Story: Defining Your Purpose and Values

In the competitive world of real estate, creating a successful and sustainable business requires more than just transactions. In this episode, we explore the insights of Caroline Huo, luxury agent and director of professional development for KW Luxury. The key to her success lies in understanding and implementing four crucial pillars: your culture story, service standards, brand story, and building an economy-proof database.

Your Culture Story: Defining Your Purpose and Values

Service Standards: Elevating the Client Experience

Brand Story: Creating a Distinctive Identity

Building an Economy-Proof Database: Diversifying Referral Sources

By focusing on these four pillars, Caroline believes that real estate professionals can establish a business that not only survives economic challenges but thrives through consistent referrals and client satisfaction.

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In her journey from an aspiring sideline reporter to a successful real estate entrepreneur, Nikki Miller teaches us the importance of aligning your dreams to your goals. Although she achieved her dream of a career in the sports industry, she ultimately realized that it didn’t align with her long-term goals. This realization led her into the realm of real estate, culminating in the establishment of The Lead Syndicate. Nikki’s exceptional blend of passion, education, sales expertise, emotional intelligence,

In her journey from an aspiring sideline reporter to a successful real estate entrepreneur, Nikki Miller teaches us the importance of aligning your dreams to your goals. Although she achieved her dream of a career in the sports industry, she ultimately realized that it didn’t align with her long-term goals. This realization led her into the realm of real estate, culminating in the establishment of The Lead Syndicate. Nikki’s exceptional blend of passion, education, sales expertise, emotional intelligence, and adaptability were instrumental in her accomplishments. Below are five invaluable insights drawn from her experience.

1. Find Passion in Your Purpose

Nikki’s career pivot began organically when she found inspiration in successful individuals who had amassed wealth through real estate. Her fascination became the catalyst for her decision to change course and pursue a career in the real estate industry. She credits her success in part to a true passion around what she does every day.

2. Find the Right Mentor

Nikki shares how, even when she was just starting out, she was able to negotiate and navigate the real estate industry successfully by seeking the right path and mentors. She underlines the importance of guidance and learning from experienced individuals.

3. Be Proactive

Nikki stresses the necessity of being proactive, ensuring everyone is on the same page, and coaching not only clients but also other agents. This part of her model speaks to leadership, communication, and the ability to coordinate efforts in a complex environment.

4. Think Big 

Gary Vaynerchuk’s influence played a role in Nikki’s decision to scale her business. She was motivated by recognizing the need for economies of scale and support, which led to the birth of The Lead Syndicate.

5. Strive for Counterbalance 

Nikki addresses work-life balance, or as she puts it, counterbalance. The key is being fully present wherever you are, whether at work or with your family. This involves setting clear boundaries, focusing on the task at hand, and making the most of your time.

Nikki’s journey serves as a blueprint for success in real estate and beyond. Her model champions passion, preparation, mentorship, proactivity, expansive thinking, and balanced living, forming a comprehensive framework for aspiring entrepreneurs.

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2023 marks 10 successive years of aggressive international growth

AUSTIN, TEXAS February 16, 2023 — Keller Williams (KW), the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, announces continued robust worldwide growth and expansion into Germany. 

“In 2013, we first set forth with our vision to expand outside of the U.S. and Canada,” said Gary Keller, executive chairman, KW. “And today, we’re excited to report the demand is only growing increasingly

2023 marks 10 successive years of aggressive international growth

AUSTIN, TEXAS February 16, 2023 — Keller Williams (KW), the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, announces continued robust worldwide growth and expansion into Germany. 

“In 2013, we first set forth with our vision to expand outside of the U.S. and Canada,” said Gary Keller, executive chairman, KW. “And today, we’re excited to report the demand is only growing increasingly stronger for our agent-centric culture, models, systems, training and technology.” 

As of Jan. 31, Keller Williams Worldwide (KWW), the international division of KW, has more than 18,000 agents outside U.S. and Canada, up 20.5 percent from the end of January 2021.

KWW Momentum (holistic production outside U.S. and Canada YE ‘22)

“Ten years since the launch of KWW, our continued rapid pace of multinational growth showcases how entrepreneurs globally are thriving at Keller Williams,” said William E. Soteroff, president of KWW. “And, today we’re excited to announce our expansion into Germany, our 18th master franchise in Europe.”

Led by Regional Operating Principal Swen Nicolaus, KW Germany is currently initializing operations. 

For more than 20 years, Nicolaus has held leadership positions in real estate and finance. He recently served as the chief capital officer of Molo Finance, a digital mortgage bank. He also held management roles at J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Funding Circle, a small business lending platform. 

“With Swen, we have found an ideal partner who will implement our proven systems and models, world-class training and the robust benefits of Command—our smart, multilingual CRM-plus solution to grow real estate businesses across Germany,” said Soteroff.

In Q2 ‘23, KW Germany is expected to open its first market center. And, the brand has an initial focus of opening locations across the top seven real estate markets of Germany.

“We are delighted to be able to bring the most successful broker platform in the world to Europe’s most successful and largest economy,” said Nicolaus. “With Keller Williams, the spotlight is always on the entrepreneurial realtor.”

As of Jan. 31, KW has 160 market centers and 4,806 agents across Europe. The other 17 KW European master franchises are the United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, France, Monaco, Poland, Greece, Czech Republic, Romania, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Albania and Switzerland.

KWW is currently exploring further expansion opportunities across Africa, Central and South America, Central and Eastern Europe, and throughout Asia.

Core criteria for new licensees starts with having a qualified leadership team grounded in the Keller Williams culture; the company also strives for government, banking and judicial system stability and a higher maturity level for a real estate market.

Outside of the U.S. and Canada, KWW’s regions include: Albania; Argentina; Aruba; Belgium; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia; Bonaire; Cambodia; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Dominican Republic; Dubai, UAE; France; Germany; Greece; Guyana; Honduras; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Mexico; Monaco; Mongolia; Nicaragua; Northern Cyprus; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Romania; São Paulo, Brazil; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Sint Maarten; Slovenia; Southern Africa; Spain; Suriname; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; Turks and Caicos; United Kingdom; Uruguay; and Vietnam.

About Keller Williams

Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams, the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, has more than 1,100 offices and 200,000 associates. The franchise is also No. 1 in units and sales volume in the United States.

Since 1983, the company has cultivated an agent-centric, technology-driven and education-based culture that rewards agents as stakeholders. For more information, visit headquarters.kw.com.

Terra Jorgensen has joined Keller Williams in Montgomery, Alabama. In 2022, Jorgensen sold 58 homes, equating to $17.9 million in sales volume.

“KW has the tools and technology to help elevate our business to a new level,” said Jorgensen.

Since joining KW Montgomery, Jorgensen’s real estate team has been rebranded ‘At Home.’ The

Terra Jorgensen has joined Keller Williams in Montgomery, Alabama. In 2022, Jorgensen sold 58 homes, equating to $17.9 million in sales volume.

“KW has the tools and technology to help elevate our business to a new level,” said Jorgensen.

Since joining KW Montgomery, Jorgensen’s real estate team has been rebranded ‘At Home.’ The At Home real estate team consists of Jorgensen and 2 additional agents.

Jorgensen is the founder of At Home real estate team. For more than a decade, Jorgensen has served as an award-winning, top-producing Alabama real estate agent.

Prior to beginning her real estate sales business, Jorgensen for many years coordinated Jubilee City Fest, a citywide event in Montgomery, Alabama. She has an extensive network of influence in the Montgomery, Prattville, and River Region communities.

CRM enhancements focused on driving meaningful relationships and maximizing profitability

During 2022, KW partnered with real estate agents and teams to release software integrations and CRM features aimed at increasing productivity and eliminating pain points with lead generation, marketing and real estate team workflow capabilities.    

“The iterative updates we rolled out for Command in 2022 were highly influenced by consistent engagement with agents,” said Chris Cox, chief

CRM enhancements focused on driving meaningful relationships and maximizing profitability

During 2022, KW partnered with real estate agents and teams to release software integrations and CRM features aimed at increasing productivity and eliminating pain points with lead generation, marketing and real estate team workflow capabilities.    

“The iterative updates we rolled out for Command in 2022 were highly influenced by consistent engagement with agents,” said Chris Cox, chief technology and digital officer, KW. “Our solutions will always be anchored in our agents’ success with a laser focus on what drives growth in their business.”  

“Command gives agents more time to deliver increased client satisfaction while maximizing higher profitability,” said Cox. “Agents today want immense value from their CRM; they want efficiency and speed in their business operations and they want it all seamlessly delivered. Command does that.”

The latest updates to Command, a smart CRM-plus solution, include: 

“When our agents connect with clients through Command, it is the beginning of a meaningful relationship, and that’s the reason we’re a part of one of every five transactions that happens in the U.S.,” said Cox.

Command app latest updates include: 

In February 2019, KW originally released Command, which is hosted on the Keller Cloud platform, for general availability for its agents. In December 2021, KW released the first version of the Command app. Command has more than 110,800 monthly active users as of Nov. 30.

“Our continued foundational advancements to the code base and data structure of the Keller Cloud have put us in a position to dramatically increase the speed to market for Command updates and innovation,” said Matt Green, head of agent experience and innovation, KW. “We have some exciting releases in store, along with additional feature extensibility with our open API library model that will be released in 2023.”

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As the face of your brand, your presence online can help boost business and build connections with your audience. By showing off your expertise and your personal style, you can help past and potential clients alike feel excited about working with you. Our month’s worth of August prompts can get you started as you build out your posting calendar and find success through social media. 

Take a look at our daily prompts below and scroll through the customizable graphic templates from Designs

As the face of your brand, your presence online can help boost business and build connections with your audience. By showing off your expertise and your personal style, you can help past and potential clients alike feel excited about working with you. Our month’s worth of August prompts can get you started as you build out your posting calendar and find success through social media. 

Take a look at our daily prompts below and scroll through the customizable graphic templates from Designs to help you feel confident in your social media marketing this month!

Week 1

August 1 – First day of the month, first day of the week! 🗓️ Check in with your audience about your yearly goals. ✅ What goals do you have for the rest of the year? Ask your followers to chime in with how their goals are going. 

August 2 – This home is officially off the market! 🙌 Use an Under Contract design template from Designs to highlight a home that’s newly under contract. Share your client’s story to show potential home-buyers the value of buying in the shifting market. 

August 3 – Is that a back-to-school commercial on TV? ✏️🏫🎒 Highlight the schools in your area and share insights about the ones local parents and students love.

August 4 – The right painting or portrait can add so much to a home. Share an art piece displayed in your home that you feel particularly connected to. 🎨🖌️ Ask your audience about art that they love to have displayed. 

August 5 – Once they see what’s coming you’ll have hesitant homebuyers no more! Use a Coming Soon template from Designs to tease a new listing that’s about to hit the market.

August 6 – Summer will be over in the blink of an eye! Highlight a local business owner or vendor who closes up shop once the season is over. Encourage your audience to book before the month ends!

August 7 – Make a splash with a summery post! ☀️🌊 Highlight the best places to go swimming, whether it be the local pool, lake, or lagoon. Plus, post a memory of you with loved ones at your favorite place for a dip and ask your audience about their summer swimming memories. ❤️

Week 2

August 8 – There’s a lot going on in the market. Update your audience with a Market Update graphic and be the economist of choice. 

August 9 – What’s going on around town? Share some local festivals that will be passing through this month. 🎉

August 10 – It’s awesome to see your teammates shine. Highlight a coworker who is an absolute expert at what they do. 👌🌟 Tell your followers about how you’ve grown through their knowledge and skills. 

August 11 – There’s nothing like a success story to encourage buyers to enter the market. Share a client testimonial using a graphic template from Designs.

August 12 – On days like this, you just have to be outside. Share 3 of your favorite places to eat with patio seating so your audience can make the most of the warm weather. 🌅

August 13 – Are you the host with the most? Show off the curated set-up you use to host a dinner party. 🍽️🍝 Ask your audience for their best hosting tips for doing dinner with friends and family and share your favorite responses on your story. 

August 14 – Obsessed with the fruits and veggies that are in season? Highlight your local farmer’s market and share with your audience the produce that’s freshest right now. 🌽🍅🍑

Week 3

August 15 – These warm nights call for fun outings. Post about the best drive-in movie theater around. 🍿📽️🎟️

August 16 – You know your market! Show off your knowledge with a Local Expert graphic template. 

August 17 – How’s that home improvement going? Take a moment to post an update on a project you’ve been working on. Share what’s gone wrong and what’s gone right and get your audience’s experiences with projects like yours!

August 18 – 🏘️🏡🏠🏡 Stir up some interest in three listings with a For Sale template from Designs.

August 19 – There are plenty of reasons why a one-story home may make more sense. Post about some of the most beautiful one-story homes in your area. 

August 20 – These homes are flying off the shelves! Get your potential homebuyers in the competitive spirit with an Under Contract update. 

August 21 – They say that we’re a combination of the five people we spend the most time with. Post a picture of you and a friend and explain how they’ve made you who you are for the better! ❤️

Week 4

August 22 – What new classes is your local Recreation Center planning for the fall? 🍁🍂 Share the new class schedule and sign up for an activity yourself! Ask your audience what upcoming events they’re interested in. 

August 23 – ❤️‼️Today is the start of Mega Agent Camp! ‼️❤️ Whether you’re attending online or in person, post a photo! Tell your audience about the part of the event you’re most excited for. Or post tomorrow and share your favorite insight from the conference!

August 24 – Give your followers a look around with a Neighborhood Snap!

August 25 – What are you working towards? Use your story to talk about your big plans, whether they be professional or personal! 🔥💯💪 Ask your audience members what it means to them to be working towards something bigger. 

August 26 – Get the buzz going! 🐝 Post about your upcoming open house using an Open House graphic from Designs.

August 27 – Why learn from a textbook when you can get a much more immersive experience? Highlight the best museums in your area where individuals and families can learn and enjoy at the same time! 🖼️🗿💡

August 28 – The summer sun is setting! 🌅 Share pictures in your story to create a highlight real of your favorite memories this summer. Talk about your favorite moments in the past few months and why they are important to you. ❤️

Week 5

August 29 – Where can your followers go to play a little pick-up? 🏀⛹️ Share your knowledge of the places people go to get their game on. 

August 30 – Help your audience with their monthly budgets by letting them know more about the value of their assets. 💰🏡 Give them the info they need with a Home Value graphic.

August 31 – It’s an oldie but a goodie. Post a vintage picture that perfectly encapsulates what home means to you. 📸 Share why you picked it and ask your audience to share what home means to them. 

Share Your Tips and Strategies

Let’s talk about what’s working. As you implement these ideas into your social media strategy, we want to hear which tips and tricks create the most engagement with your audience. Let us know in the comments below!

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As they say in all their branding, the Hello Neighbor Team in Gilbert, Arizona, is far more than a business. They are all about helping their clients and team members live their best lives and for influencing and impacting their community positively. And now the high-performance team that closed 85 transactions for $40 million

As they say in all their branding, the Hello Neighbor Team in Gilbert, Arizona, is far more than a business. They are all about helping their clients and team members live their best lives and for influencing and impacting their community positively. And now the high-performance team that closed 85 transactions for $40 million last year has moved to Keller Williams from eXp and is thriving in their new home. 

The principals of the team, Lisa Funk and Martha Fuller, have nearly 50 years of real estate experience between them covering everything from land sales to extensive residential sales to custom builds. The pair met years ago at Toastmasters and became fast friends and then accountability partners. Since their business practices were so similar, they’d back each other up for vacations and meet each week to track progress against their individual goals. They worked so easily and efficiently together that they joined forces in 2016 with the desire to grow a team together. 

Their brokerage didn’t advocate for a team model, and they began to realize that their values in real estate and in life weren’t in alignment at their professional home as well. “We were dying on the vine, not thriving,” recalls Fuller.

That’s when the Hello Neighbor Team made the move to Keller Williams at the beginning of 2022. Funk says, “We feel like we’ve found our forever home and wish we would have come aboard five years ago when we first started our team. The energy here is palpable.” 

Since joining Keller Williams Integrity First Realty in Gilbert, Arizona, they have implemented processes and systems to complement their passion and work ethic in order to take their team to the next level. “It is so cliche, but it’s been nothing but lollipops and butterflies since we’ve been there. We’ve been floored by the support, systems, models and people since day ONE. I can’t even believe we’re the same team that we were last November. It’s because of the support and the mentorship that we have,” offers Fuller. 

Funk adds that when they made the decision to switch to Keller Williams, every single one of their team members was excited to make the move too, and they’ve individually and collectively dived into the extensive training opportunities widely available to them. 

While trying to grow these last few years, Fuller and Funk were doing everything. “Everything!” emphasizes Fuller. Jesse Herfel, OP, shared The Millionaire Real Estate Agent with them and pointed out how it models successful team building and operations. “So we just buckled down and started working with the KW MAPS Coach, and have totally restructured the way that we’re doing our commission splits and how we’re managing our team,” offers Fuller. They hired an executive assistant so they could step back from the day-to-day details, and they’re able to turn their focus to business generation. “We would have never done that. We were like two little hamsters on the wheel just going around and around and around, you know, just barely making ends meet.”

With the backing of KW’s people and systems, the Hello Neighbor Team is poised for phenomenal growth. Fuller and Funk both serve on the local and state boards and know a lot of people in the industry, but none have been so intentional and kind as the KW family has been to them. “People that we didn’t even know were taking us under their wing to talk about our goals, vision, and dreams. Then someone else would recommend a class that could benefit us, and others encouraged us to pursue coaching, and just on and on and on of loving suggestions to help us grow. There’s nothing in it for them; they just want to share what they know. It’s just been so amazing that perfect strangers are so eager to help us. It is so appreciated. We were starved for that.”

In 2015, a vision was established – to create an initiative that would help empower and equip the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs with tools that would remove their limiting beliefs and allow them to live bigger, fuller lives. 

The vision – established by Keller Williams Co-Founder Gary Keller – would formally turn into the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization called KW Kids Can (KWKC).

Since its inception, the organization has helped thousands of young adults and high school students,

In 2015, a vision was established – to create an initiative that would help empower and equip the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs with tools that would remove their limiting beliefs and allow them to live bigger, fuller lives. 

The vision – established by Keller Williams Co-Founder Gary Keller – would formally turn into the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization called KW Kids Can (KWKC).

Since its inception, the organization has helped thousands of young adults and high school students, hosting self-development events powered by Gary Keller’s Quantum Leap material and offering scholarships so graduates can receive free coaching and scholarships.

To fund this mission, KWKC hosts an annual Founder’s Day fundraiser honoring Keller. This year, the fundraiser runs July 15 through July 21, Keller’s 65th birthday, with a goal to raise $650,000. 

The Founder’s Day Impact 

“In our first two years celebrating Founder’s Day, our associates and supporters raised over $500,000 toward helping KWKC empower the next generation,” shares Brandi Lauve, Executive Director for KWKC. “And, over the past two-and-a-half years, KWKC has provided thousands of young leaders (ages 18-28) and entrepreneurs self-development opportunities valued at more than $550,000, and awarded $317,250 in coaching and $362,058 in scholarships.” 

Read more about the program’s most recent scholarship recipients here.

“The impact expands past the program,” Lauve emphasizes. 

“These funds have helped recipients attend college, get the training they need to start their own businesses or non-profits, attend specialized training to launch a career in the music industry, and much, much more. Creating an environment of success is a foundation of the company’s culture, and is essential to provide early in a youth’s life to help them maximize their potential.” 

Get Involved This Founder’s Day 

For KW associates, if this is your first-ever Founder’s Day, KWKC encourages you to: 

Here are a few tried-and-tested ideas to get you started. All you need is a servant’s heart, a creative mind, and an entrepreneurial attitude!

And, here are a few ways you can support KWKC year-round:

Ready, Set, Go!

Ready to help empower the next generation of young adults to maximize their potential? Learn more about this year’s event, and access branding assets, signage, and social media graphics. 

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From the introduction of profit share (over $1.7B shared to date) to the release of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent – an industrywide business and wealth-building blueprint – Keller Williams has shown an unwavering dedication to helping agents build wealth. 

Today, the effort deepens with the introduction of its latest community, KW Wealth. 

“As an abundant-thinking organization, we believe that all agents have the ability to experience wealth and transform their lives,”

From the introduction of profit share (over $1.7B shared to date) to the release of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent – an industrywide business and wealth-building blueprint – Keller Williams has shown an unwavering dedication to helping agents build wealth. 

Today, the effort deepens with the introduction of its latest community, KW Wealth. 

“As an abundant-thinking organization, we believe that all agents have the ability to experience wealth and transform their lives,” shares Sajag Patel, Keller Williams’ chief operating officer.  

“That’s why we partnered with renowned real estate investor Brett Tanner to launch KW Wealth. Brett and his team have cracked the code to achieving $50 million in personal net worth. Over the course of their workshops, community members will learn, in detail, how to find and capitalize on investment opportunities, run the right numbers for their goal, grow in a network of like-minded peers, and earn incredible ‘behind the rope’ access to thought leaders in the wealth space.” 

Meet Brett Tanner

As a leader, innovator, investor, and top-selling real estate agent, Brett Tanner is a quadruple threat in the world of real estate investment. Ranked as the #9 real estate team in the country by the Wall Street Journal and consistently ranked among the top real estate teams at Keller Williams, the Elite Home Advisors – 90+ agents strong – have sold over $2 billion in real estate. Highly sought after as a national speaker and mentor, Brett imparts his deep knowledge of the real estate investment space to industries focused on entrepreneurial growth and leadership. 

“I realized that my real estate business created a tremendous amount of cash,” shares Tanner. “But if I didn’t get really purposeful with that cash, I knew I wasn’t going to be wealthy … So I started looking at my real estate business as a vehicle that provided me with the deal flow. Since Gary is passionate about this endeavor, he offered me the opportunity to lead KW Wealth.” 

Wealth Building – A Real Estate Career Cornerstone

A wealth-building plan should be a core part of an agent’s career plan. Why? 

“Throughout my own career working with hundreds of agents, I’ve seen firsthand how a lack of focus on wealth building puts their ideal life out of reach, and the reality is – their ideal life is COMPLETELY within reach,” Tanner shares. “There’s a lot of emphasis on income, not strategically building one’s net worth.”

Patel adds, “Too many Realtors retire to little or no real wealth. KW Wealth gives agents (and the entire KW ecosystem) a playbook to ensure the money they make helping others achieve their real estate dreams works for the real estate professional in a smart and effective way. Everything we do is about helping our partners live a life by design – what better way to help our associates fund the lives of their dreams than by helping them unlock incredible personal wealth for themselves as well as the clients they serve?” 

Build a Wealth Plan, Net Your Multimillion 

The community kicks off with a wealth-building workshop in Austin, Texas, on July 21-22. Though the event is at capacity, agents are encouraged to join the waitlist. Once doing so, they will be informed of additional workshops and information to join the community. 

Attendees will explore how to:  

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