Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “networking”
By: Matt Clements When I was a young pro surfer, on tour and competing around the world, I had a coach, and a team manager. Actually, I had multiple team managers: one manager for each one of my sponsors—some better than others—but all there to help me perform and grow. I leaned on these people, not because I was the …
By: Matt Clements About 10 years ago, I was on a flight from Orange County to Washington, D.C. I was the youngest guy in the group. Business suit on, trying to look like I belonged, heading to D.C. as part of YPN leadership. At the time, I didn’t really know where it would lead. I just believed getting involved in …
By: Angel Bueno When I first started attending networking events, I thought I was doing what I was supposed to do: show up, meet people, learn from the room, and get more comfortable introducing myself as a real estate professional. In the beginning, I regularly attended the lunch-and-learns a local title company put on. They brought industry professionals together, and …
Most real estate professionals all have that one thing they absolutely don’t want to do: public speaking, door-knocking, networking. The reality is that not partaking in certain aspects of the business could be costing you money or keeping you from reaching your full potential in the business. YPN member, real estate trainer and presenter, Heather Haase, recently covered some common …
By: Nicole Slaughter Graham From economic shifts to sudden changes in buyer behavior, agents have to be ready for whatever the market throws their way. In a recent episode of the Drive with NAR podcast, host Marki Lemons Ryhal sat down with two experienced professionals from the Chicagoland area—Kat Barry of Modern Living at Compass and Lateefah Neal of NTS …
By: Esther Victoria Toribio What thought(s) come to mind when the word “networking” appears? To me, the word networking is often paired with alcoholic beverages, light appetizers and in turn results in a social event between many individuals, most of whom already know each other. These types of events make it difficult for a new person to make any headway …
By: Nicole Slaughter Graham When Lydia Hedrick was chosen as Chair of RISE YPN, Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS (OKCMAR) chapter in 2022, she had a vision that included a regular events schedule so that YPN members could network and learn on a consistent basis. “We had events before that, but they were more sporadic,” she said. So, she …
By: Nicole Slaughter Graham About 2.5 years ago, Billie Parrott attended YPN Advance in Chicago and came home buzzing. The two-day, invite-only conference hosted by NAR in Chicago is designed to foster essential conversations and She’d learned so much and made so many connections, and she felt like the two-day event just wasn’t long enough. “People wanted to talk more, …
By Maria Kauffman We are blessed with a great YPN committee at the Greater Regional Alliance of REALTORS® in Grand Rapids, Mich., which is the result of a supportive association and board that invests in leadership opportunities for the newer and growing association members. Our local YPN committee was founded more than 10 years ago, and since then we have …
By Erica Christoffer More than 500 YPNers from across North America—and some who traveled as far as Colombia, Guam, and Brazil—gathered at Parq Restaurant & Nightclub in San Diego on Friday, Nov. 12, to make business connections and celebrate achievements. Sponsored by Century 21, this was the first time in two years that YPN members have been face-to-face for a …
