Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Dr. Karen Lewis. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Dr. Karen, thanks for joining us today. Risking taking is a huge part of most people’s story but too often society overlooks those risks and only focuses on where you are today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – it could be a big risk or a small one – but walk us through the backstory.

When I started my real estate company, I had probably a few hundred dollars in my bank account. I just had came back from Georgia, and my husband had just experienced some major health issues all in one year, going blind, cancer, and chron’s disease. I have always had the heart of an entrepreneur starting from 10th grade taking business classes – worked at a county job for 15 years – woke up and gave them a pink slip and never looked back. I have done many businesses and taking risk because even when I left the job I had no money. People thought I was crazy. I started a medical billing company, teen magazine, selling gift baskets, and was never scared and did not have money but just knew I wanted to do some big things in life. Back to me opening up my real estate company, I decided to go for it. One of my colleagues said that she would share office space with me backed out at the last minute. I decided to move forward and even when I opened up the brokerage, I had no clue in my wildest dream that I needed thousands of dollars to open the business – if I had known I would have never went thru with it – But I kept going because I have always trusted in God and I betted on myself.

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 am a person who love life, love to laugh, and will share information with you. I am not afraid to give you the same blue plan I have because I don’t believe you can never stop my dream nor my destiny. I got into the business of real estate because I had no money. I was broke, busted but never disgusted. I have my doctorates degree in Organizational Management and Leadership. I am a Real Estate Broker that trains agents to work with buyers and sellers to give them a client exceptional experience when working my agents. I focus on working with a spirit of excellence. I am a caretaker – my husband is legally bling. He is also a Pastor and I do ministry work. I have two sisters and a brother and I am very close to my family. I solve problems when it comes to my agents to break the barrier on how to become a 6-figure realtor.
What sets me apart-I am not a broker just thinking about closing the transaction – but I care about my agents and I stay focused on their success. What I am most proud of is when realtors all over the united states tells me how I have made a difference and an impact on their lives and career. My clients who are the real estate agents want to know how can I help them increase home ownership in the community, how they can have a financial lifestyle change, and how they can be the best version of themselves. My company is known for our five pillars – branding, technology, lead generating, training and culture. We are focused on family in my business. We aim to build our agents up to take their business to the next level and pull out the best in them. We sit down and go over their vision and plan with them. We provide coaching as well.

How’d you meet your business partner?

I met my business partner at church. She was young and, we took to one another. I was in real estate and she was working a9 to 5 job barely making ends meet. We talked everyday and I would bring her in as my real estate processor. She had no clue what she was doing. She would just get a paycheck when I had a closing. One day we talked about real estate, and she loved houses from when she was a young girl. Then, she said she would go to real estate school. I offered to pay for her class, and she said no. She got her license, and worked hard 24/7 and was faithful. She followed my blueprint and sometimes not knowing why she did what she did but just followed the plan. She was my top producer for five years, and she became one of the leaders in my company. As she continued to grow, I decided to merge under a franchise and because of her work ethics we discussed her being a partner and she accepted. In my 35 years of business, I never had a partner on paper.

How did you build your audience on social media?

I have organic followers. My social media does not stem from likes, subscribers, etc. even though I am on all social media platforms. I have had a chance to coach agents all over the united states because of my faithfulness showing up on social media. I was afraid to speak in public to anyone. I was at a seminar and the speaker said she did a video every day for five years. I wasn’t sure I could do five years but one thing I committed to – I said I would do a video on Instagram every day for a year, and I am 90% sure that I did a video close to if not all the days for that year. It helped me overcome speaking even more, and there were many times people would call me and tell me to take the videos down or I thought I was young or my hair was not correct or it just was terrible but it never phased me. I just pushed the button, and I would never do more than two shoots. I would just post it and kept going. It allowed other realtors to see that I was human, that they could post without being perfect, and many shared testimonies on how what I did and my consistency helped them begin to post on social media and with that I am very proud because I made a difference.

Contact Info:

• Website: arrk1.com
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