Living Abundantly Through Service and Inclusion: A Celebration of Pride Month
Meet Sam Olson, Realtor extraordinaire and philanthropist from the Gold Nation office in Reno, Nevada. Through living an abundant life, Sam is able to balance giving back and inclusion with our LGBTQ+ community, while helping families buy and sell real estate and helping to educate and balance home ownership for the LGBTQ+ community.
SHOW NOTES:
0:36 Welcome Gold Nation
0:55 Anthony welcomes Sam Olson, Team Lead of The Olson Group, RE/MAX Gold Reno, NV and proud member of the LGBTQ+ Community
2:00 Sam talks about his background and how he ultimately landed in Real Estate
3:20 Sam shares his passion and involvement with charitable organizations and the LGBTQ+ organization he founded with his partner, Bill - Build Our Center, the first LGBTQ+ focused professional organization in Reno, NV
4:30 Sam talks about how he didn’t want to be known as the “Gay Agent” when he first began in real estate, but naturally discovered the professional benefits of representing the LGBTQ+ community
5:50 Sam discusses the intrinsic bias/fear that LGBTQ+ clients feel when going through the homebuying process and the provisions that have been put in place to protect the community
8:00 Goal is to “close the gap between LGBTQ+ homeownership and homeownership in general”
8:48 “We can’t have equality as a community, until we have equity within our communities”
9:10 How Servant Leadership in business carries over to fulfilling your personal life
11:45 Sam talks about how he has not always had an “abundant mindset”
12:40 Sam the Merciless
13:09 Sam’s “ah ha moment” - how the shutdown affected Sam personally and professionally to change everything and live “life.abundant”
15:30 Sam talks about how he holds his org chart “upside down”
16:22 Sam talks about the personal adversity he had to overcame to make him who he is today
18:00 Make a ripple in the pond or be on the shore eroded by other people’s ripples
19:45 Sam talks about “what’s next”
21:40 Advice for getting involved in starting organizations and making an impact
24:00 Gratitude is the key to shifting back to a positive mindset
25:30 Sam talks about the Pride Event fundraiser in July and donation information to support Build Our Center Reno (visit OurCenterReno.org to donate)
Sites and mentions:
Sam Olson FB - https://www.facebook.com/sam.olson.712
Sam Olson Instagram - @bookofsamface - https://www.instagram.com/bookofsamface/?hl=en
The Olson Group FB - https://www.facebook.com/OlsonRealEstateGroup/
The Olson Group Instagram - @OlsonRealEstateGroup - https://www.instagram.com/olsonrealestategroup/
The Olson Group website - https://www.olsonrealestategroup.com/
To donate to Build Our Center – OurCenterReno.org
