Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Christeen Studemeyer. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Christeen, appreciate you joining us today. One of the things we most admire about small businesses is their ability to diverge from the corporate/industry standard. Is there something that you or your brand do that differs from the industry standard? We’d love to hear about it as well as any stories you might have that illustrate how or why this difference matters.
My goal for my Real Estate business has always been to never forget what it felt like BEFORE I was a realtor. When my husband and I went through the home-buying process for our first home, we were never educated on the process by an agent (I Googled everything!), we spoke with several pushy salespeople, and worked with an agent briefly who was not communicative at all and seemed to not care. Ensuring that I run my business in the exact opposite manner that we went through was most important to me and that’s exactly how I’ve run it from the beginning- coming from education, empathy, and working at my client’s timeline!
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
I’ve been a realtor in Charleston, South Carolina for 4 years now serving the beautiful Lowcountry where I was born and raised! Prior to Real Estate I worked the majority of my career in operational logistics and then customer service for a large tech company. I had no sales experience and no marketing experience, but I knew that I was done with the 9-5 life and I needed a huge change. I jumped into Real Estate full-time and dived into all the trainings offered. I did exactly what I was supposed to do to learn as much as I possibly could to ensure I was an expert and could guide my clients throughout the home-buying and selling process in the best manner. It’s been a truly wonderful trajectory over the last several years and I love that I get to meet new people and learn something new everyday. This year (2023), I am taking courses for my Broker license which requires further education, training and higher standards. I’m excited for this next step and grateful to be doing what I love!
Any thoughts, advice, or strategies you can share for fostering brand loyalty?
Most of my clients and I keep up to date with each other pretty much daily through social media! In addition to that, I host client events throughout the year, send gifts on their anniversaries and try to pop by every few months. It’s important to me that my clients know I won’t forget about them or leave them high and dry after closing- I’m their realtor for life!
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
That the only thing realtors care about is making a sale. Again, just based off our personal experience buying and of course the stereotype of a realtor, I knew I was never going to be that way. I’m incredibly grateful that my clients choose me to make the largest investment of their lives and that I get to be apart of their story!
Contact Info:
- Website: homeswithchristeen.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/christeen_studemeyer
- Facebook: facebook.com/christeenchsrealtor
- Youtube: youtube.com/christeencharlestonrealtor
- Other: https://www.zillow.com/profile/ChristeenS
Image Credits
Photos 2,3,6 are Emerson Grace Photography