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Empowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper348: How We Served 363 Families Last YearLast year, my Platinum Group Real Estate team helped 363 families—without buying a single online lead. In this episode, I break down exactly how we did it, the systems we use, and why consistency is the key to success in real estate. I’m sharing: Our top lead sources (hint: referrals, database, and social media play a huge role!) The Client & Community Care Program that keeps business flowing year after year Why we don’t chase leads—and how that creates more efficiency and profitability If you're looking to build a sustainable real estate busi...2025-04-0940 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper347: First Quarter ReviewCan you believe the first quarter of 2025 is already behind us? Whether you're celebrating big wins or feeling like things didn’t quite go as planned, now is the perfect time to reflect, adjust, and move forward with intention. In today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast, I’m walking you through a step-by-step quarterly review—the same process I’ve used in my business for years. We’ll break down what’s working, what’s not, and how to use this insight to set yourself up for success in the months ahead. H...2025-04-0214 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper302: 9 Years as a Team Leader with Vicky NoufalRecently Vicky Noufal and I celebrated not only 9 years of our business partnership, but 9 years of being team leaders! Our now nearly 50 woman real estate team has served well over 3,000 clients over the years and over $1.4 BILLION in real estate sales volume. We have learned so much through this experience, and in true Karen and Vicky style we are talking (at a very fast pace!) about all the things on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast. You can listen in on your favorite podcast app or by clicking the lin...2024-05-221h 00Empowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper188: Our Biggest FearsWe all have fears. Some seemingly silly or mundane, other serious and realistic even. Having and feeling fear is natural, letting it de-rail your life is not. Listen in to today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast as I share my fears … both big and small, along with what we can do to keep the fears at bay. You can listen on your favorite podcast app or at the link below. What are you afraid of? Thank you for list...2022-08-2416 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper187: How to Thrive in a Shifting MarketThe sky is falling!! I don’t know everything, but I do know this … that is NOT true! What is true though is that our marketing is shifting, and having lived through a market shift a time or two, I’m very clear on what you need to do (and what not to do) in order to not just survive, but also to THRIVE. You can listen in on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast on your favorite podcast app or by clicking...2022-08-2021 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper186: The Next Level AgentAre you ready to take your business to the next level? Then you need to be a next level agent! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my 3 tips for how to take it to the next level, and you may be a little surprised at what they are! What I love about this is that they are accessible to EVERYONE … no matter your budget, years of experience or licensure. 2 days, 2 months, 2 years or 20, anyone can be a Next Level Agent with these tip...2022-08-1725 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper185: 5 Habits for Your Most Productive Day Ready to have your most productive today? On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing 5 (okay, it’s more like 7 ;-) ) habits for how to have your most productive day … and you may be surprised by what some of them are! Listen in on your favorite podcast app or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our...2022-08-1325 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper184: What Lights You Up?What lights you up? Do you even know? I’ll admit, for quite awhile I had forgotten. It is so easy to get mired down in the day to day, the challenges and difficulties that are just part of life, that you can forget what it is that makes it all worth it. Listen in to today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast where I am sharing all about what lights me up, how to plug back in to yours, and why it matters. Listen in on you...2022-08-1011 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper183: My 50 by 50 ListHave you heard about my 50 by 50 Joy List? I’ve been sharing about it since starting in June, and it’s truly my new favorite thing. I’ve actually learned a lot already, and this has been a big part of helping to get my mind and heart back on the right track. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my list and a little bit about each thing on it, as well as things I have learned and how you can do this yourself! 2022-08-0635 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper182: Empowering Women in Real EstateOn today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, we are going to be talking about … Empowering Women in Real Estate! Specifically, our 8 year anniversary of the beginning of this group and all that has come along since! I’m telling the story of how it all began, and about the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified eve...2022-08-0320 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper181: Mastering the Juggle - FamilyToday’s episode is the final of our 4 part series on Mastering the Juggle … which also mirrors the theme of our 2nd Annual Empowering Women in Real Estate Conference coming up on October 6, 2022! We are ending with family because, well, this is often what ends up on our lists first. Do you ever feel like everyone else’s agenda comes before yours? You’re not alone. Listen in for thoughts and tips, and check out our website at www.EmpoweringWomenInRealEstate.com and click on Conference to learn more about our upcoming event. You can l...2022-07-3012 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper180: Mastering the Juggle - BusinessToday’s episode is the third of our 4 part series on Mastering the Juggle … which also mirrors the theme of our 2nd Annual Empowering Women in Real Estate Conference coming up on October 6, 2022! Next up is business, and can I tell you something? It tends to be my favorite thing. Health, wealth, business, family (the 4 topics we are covering) … of them all business tends to come the easiest to me, so especially when things are hard in other areas, this is where I tend to go. Do you feel that way to? Listen in for thought...2022-07-2711 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper179: Mastering the Juggle - WealthToday’s episode is the second of our 4 part series on Mastering the Juggle … which also mirrors the theme of our 2nd Annual Empowering Women in Real Estate Conference coming up on October 6, 2022! Today’s episode is all about WEALTH. What we do all day, every day in our real estate businesses is help our clients to growth their personal and family wealth through real estate, but how much time, thought and effort do you put into this for yourself? Listen in for thoughts and tips, and check out our website at www.EmpoweringWomenInRealEstate.com and click...2022-07-2321 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper178: Mastering the Juggle - HealthToday’s episode is the first of our 4 part series on Mastering the Juggle … which also mirrors the theme of our 2nd Annual Empowering Women in Real Estate Conference coming up on October 6, 2022! We are starting with health because it usually ends up last on all of our lists. Are you feeling tired, stressed, anxious? You are not the only one. Listen in for thoughts and tips, and check out our website at www.EmpoweringWomenInRealEstate.com and click on Conference to learn more about our upcoming event. You can listen in to today...2022-07-2020 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper177: 20 Years in Real EstateI am celebrating 20 years in real estate! I can hardly believe it myself. It feels like forever since I first started all those years ago, but also just like it was yesterday. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing with you some of my lessons and thoughts from 20 years in the business. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest...2022-07-1623 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper176: Mid Year ReviewCan you believe that we are already halfway through the year? Time seems to move faster and faster each year. Whether you are happy with your progress so far this year, or feeling a little down and defeated, a mid year review is a good idea for everyone. On today’s episode I’ll be walking you through some of the finer points of my process, so you can do this in your own business. Set aside an hour to gather your info and complete your review. You and your business are wo...2022-07-1322 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper175: Super Summer Bootcamp - Day 5You made it today! Today is out last day of Super Summer Bootcamp! My hope was that working through this challenge would not only bring an infusion of action and activity to your business, but also help to instill some habits in you that you can continue with in the days, weeks, months and years to come! (I’ve been following this process for almost 7 years myself!) Our last installment is about giving referrals and reviews, one of the most fun parts in my opinion. You know I”m g...2022-07-0916 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper174: Super Summer Bootcamp - Day 4Database, database, database. Today’s challenge for Super Summer Bootcamp is all about your database … specifically ADDING to your database. I’ve got lots of ideas and strategies to share today, I promise you this, you know more people than you think. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Be sure to use the hashtag #supersummerbootcamp to share that you are completing this challenge with us! Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified...2022-07-0813 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper173: Super Summer Bootcamp - Day 3You’re halfway there! Today’s challenge will probably take you the longest of all of the aspects of this week’s challenge, and that is pop bys. I love giving pop bys, but I don’t always love delivering them. I’ll be sharing the ins and outs of that today too. Listen in for my favorite strategies for making pop by giving more fun AND efficient (my favorite). I’ve even got two Canva templates for you to customize for summer ready pop by options … https://bit.ly/Fr...2022-07-0711 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper172: Super Summer Bootcamp - Day 2I’ll admit, today’s component of the Super Summer Bootcamp challenge is my absolute favorite. Today is all about writing notes. Do not overthink this. (I know you do, I have too.) A note doesn’t have to be long and complicated. Short and sweet gets the point across. I’m sharing my favorite note writing strategies today to make this easier and more effective. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Be sure to use the hashtag...2022-07-0613 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper171: Super Summer Bootcamp - Day 1It’s day 1 of our Super Summer Bootcamp challenge … and we’re starting with everyone’s favorite, or should I say lease favorite, calls! Have no fear, you know I’m going to make this easier for you that what first comes to mind when you hear “calls”. Today I’ll be sharing with you not just the why these calls are important, but actually HOW … and what to say! Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Be sure to use the hashtag #supersum...2022-07-0512 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper170: Super Summer Bootcamp - IntroductionSummer is here and the living is easy! Well, maybe sometimes a little too easy. Have you ever experienced a summer slump? Or, more likely, a fall slump resulting from a little too much summer fun? I say there is no such thing as too much summer fun AND you can keep your business humming along at the same time. Enter … Super Summer Bootcamp! If you’ve ever done this program with me before, this year’s edition is much, much different. If I had to t...2022-07-0214 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper169: What to Do When You Get De-RailedSo this episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast was not supposed to be this episode … but I got de-railed. It happens to all of us. The transaction that doesn’t go our way. The client that chooses to work with someone else. An issue at home or in your primary relationship. One step forward, two steps back. On today’s episode I’m sharing with you real time, how I deal with it … and dealt with it on this particular day! You can listen in on...2022-06-2916 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper168: Routines for SuccessYou know I love a good routine, right? Here’s the thing, I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that it is those routines that have helped me to be so successful in my real estate business … and they can help yours too. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my favorite routines, why they are important, and some great resources to help you in establishing yours. Listen in on your favorite podcast app or by clicking the link be...2022-06-2520 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper167: Admiring the Neighbor’s GrassYou’ve heard that saying, right, about how the grass isn’t always greener on the other side? Yet somehow we still manage to look, and wish, and envy, and compare. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing with you who I’m envying these days, and sharing a few stories that just might change your perspective. You can listen in on your favorite podcast app or at the link below. Thank you for listening! Cli...2022-06-2222 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper166: Mom LessonsBeing a Mom is hard work. Being a Realtor® is hard work. Put the two together, and you may have more hard days than not! My oldest son, Ben, graduated from high school yesterday (!!!) and so I am just starting to see the light on the other side. I’ve learned a lot from being his Mom, and am sharing on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast some of those lessons. Listen in at the link below or on your favorite podcast...2022-06-1823 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper165: Summer StrategySweet, sweet summertime is upon us! There are so many fun things to do to work into our days … and some things that require a shift in how we get our work done (I’m looking at you kids who are home from school!). Having a strategy is a must if we want to get it all done, and I don’t just mean the work part. Tune in to today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast on your favorite podcast app or by clicking the link below...2022-06-1510 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper164: Celebrating 3 Years of the Inner Circle!Happy 3 Year Anniversary today to our Empowering Women in Real Estate Inner Circle! It’s been a long journey with this program, starting out as Empower Coaching, big changes through covid, and a complete “re-branding” and addition of our educational portal last year. We’ve been through a lot, and we have a lot of exciting changes yet to come. You can listen in to today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast on your favorite podcast app, or at the link below. Are you a member of the Inner Circle?? Thank you for listening...2022-06-1116 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper163: Identifying Your Pain PointsOn today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast we are talking about “pain points”. You know, those things in your life and business that cause you trouble, irritation or just plain old slow you down on a regular basis? I’m sharing today several of mine that I have found in my business and in my personal life over the years, as well as the solutions (which are often quick, easy and inexpensive!). Tune in on your favorite podcast app or by clicking on...2022-06-0819 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper162: Celebrate with Me!Today is my birthday! Check out the post here in the group or on my Instagram @karen.w.cooper for a Starbucks code to enjoy your favorite morning treat on me! Be sure to tune into today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast for my lessons from this past year … and also for the gift that’s on my birthday wish list. Listen in at the link below or on your favorite podcast app. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified...2022-06-0414 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper161: Ask for What You NeedSometimes we take our inspiration from the most interesting places … truly, it is all around us if we just look … and today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast is no exception! My inspiration for “Ask for What You Need” comes from the most unlikely of places, and you’ll need to tune in to find out! Listen in at the link below, or on your favorite podcast app. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is rele...2022-06-0121 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper160: Full Circle MomentsHave you ever had a “full circle moment”? You know, those moments that happen in your life or business that show you just how far you have come. It represents a repetition of something that happened in the past, but typically this go around you are in a different spot. Our last episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast represented a HUGE full circle moment for me, and on today’s episode I’m sharing all about it, as well as some other meaningful moments as well. 2022-05-2818 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper159: The Leveraged Business with Fabienne FredricksonToday’s episode is so special to me, as I am interviewing one of my mentors, Fabienne Fredrickson! I’ve been a fan and follower of Fabienne for well over a decade, and if you have listened to the podcast or followed along in our Empowering Women in Real Estate Group on Facebook for long you’ve certainly heard me quote her more than once. On today’s very special episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast we are talking all about The Leveraged Business (also the title of Fabienne’s newest book!) and so, so much more. This i...2022-05-2542 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper158: How to Be a Rising StarAre you newer to the real estate industry? Then today’s episode is for you! Even if you have years of experience and success under your belt, I bet you’ll find a few nuggets in today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast on “How to Be a Rising Star”! Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on...2022-05-2115 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper157: Knowing When to QuitSometimes, you just need to quit. Sometimes, you just need make some changes. Sometimes, it’s just a no for right now. But how do you know the difference? On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast I’m sharing my thoughts and experiences for how to know. Whether it’s toxic clients, or outdated processes, I’ve got some ideas for you to consider and you make the decision whether or not to quit. Listen in on...2022-05-1820 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper156: Coping Strategies for a Changing MarketAre you starting to feel a hint of the winds of change in your local real estate market? How about just changes in your own business? I’ve seen them, survived them, and lived to tell the tale! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my Coping Strategies for a Changing Market. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wedn...2022-05-1419 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper155: Deep, Not WideThere is a concept I read about once when it comes to travel about going deep, not wide and it was a real eye opener to me … and it also applies to our real estate businesses! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing that story with you, and how you can apply this concept to increase your level of success in your business. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be no...2022-05-1116 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper154: Reconnecting with the BasicsDo you suffer from “shiny object syndrome” when it comes to your real estate business? I know I do. Want to know a cure? Reconnect with the basics! Listen in on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast by clicking on the link below or listening in on your favorite podcast app. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. https://www.faceb...2022-05-0719 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper153: Team Leader LessonsTomorrow my business partner Vicky Noufal and I will celebrate seven years of making it “official“ with our Platinum Group Real Estate team! In this time we have learned so, so much, and I’m sharing some of my top lessons on today’s episode of Empowering Women In Real Estate - The Podcast. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on...2022-05-0421 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper152: Modern Day MarketingJust like fashion, everything that’s old is often new again when it comes to marketing … at least I think so anyway! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing real life data from my team on what modern day marketing looks like for us, and how you can find success in it as well. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our la...2022-04-3016 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper151: Celebrating SupportToday is Administrative Professional’s Day (and it’s also my middle son Ryan’s Birthday! Not that he will ever see or hear this, lol.) and I want to help you celebrate support. The support that you give others, and the support that others give to you. It is a two way street, you know. In this episode I also introduce MY support team both for my real estate team and for Empowering Women in Real Estate. Dee, Sharon, Deb, Stacy, Jeni, Anna, Shannon, Madi, Jess and Natalie … I appreciate you all so...2022-04-2719 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper150: “Having It All”Who doesn’t want to have it “all”, right? But here’s the thing, YOU get to define what having it all means to YOU. I think we too often get trapped in comparing what it means for others (or what we perceive it means), and that can lead to a whole lot of disappointment. I’m sharing lots of info on this, including what having it all currently means for me, on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast. Tune in on your favorite podcast app, or by cli...2022-04-2320 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper149: Hiring StrategiesWhen it comes to hiring in your business … whether it is your first employee or your 7th … your first agent or your 38th … it can be more than a little intimidating. Where do you find the right fit? How do you attract the right people? What can you possibly learn in one or two meetings to feel confident in your hire? We’ve just gone through this process with my team, and we’ve learned a lot. We used some of our time tested strateg...2022-04-2026 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper148: Building (& Re-Building) Your FoundationYou know how important it is to build a strong foundation in your real estate business, right? Did you know that this is not something you do once? As you grow either in the size of your team or in the amount of business that you do, there will come a time when that foundation needs a renovation. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing some of the things we have learned as we have been in the midst o...2022-04-1617 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper147: Lessons from the WeedsIf you’ve been following along on the podcast or on my Instagram stories (follow me @karen.w.cooper!), you might know that we’ve been doing a lot of re-organization with the operations of our team, and boy oh boy have we learned a lot! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast I’m sharing the first of what turned into a 3 part series (lol) all about operations, running a business, and our hiring process that WORKS! Today’s episode is called “Lessons from the Weeds” and...2022-04-1323 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper146: Imposter SyndromeDo you find yourself struggling with “imposter syndrome”? Questioning the value you bring … even though you have documented success? Worrying that others will “find out” that you aren’t as smart or capable as they think you are? Just me? No? Yep, I thought so. I have conversations with incredibly successful women on the regular, and you’d be surprised how much this topic comes up. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my (near d...2022-04-0917 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper145: Marketing as the “Realtor Mom”Today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast was submitted by group member Abby Drobinski … Her request was to cover ideas for how to combine business and kids activities FOR business. If you’ve been around for a while, then you known that I have a LOT to say on this topic! ;-) You can listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you Abby for submitting today’s topic! Do you have a topic that you wo...2022-04-0621 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper144: Women Empowering WomenGiven that our group and podcast are called Empowering Women in Real Estate, that the topic of women empowering women is one that is very important to me … Yet I’ve never fully discussed this on a podcast episode! That changes today, thank you in part to a topic recommendation by group member (and one of my oldest friends!) Rebecca Stack! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast I’m covering a couple things … WHY women empowering women is important, and HOW to do it! ...2022-04-0216 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper143: Supporting Small BusinessesThank you to our group member Valerie Crosby for submitting this topic today … it is one that I am very passionate about, and that is supporting small businesses! I’m sharing all the reasons why you want to make this part of your regular practice (far beyond business to business referrals) and some of my favorite “hows” on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Do you have a topic that yo...2022-03-3021 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper142: Agent to Agent RelationshipsDo you form relationships with other agents? Locally or in other markets? I often hear agents express concerns about this … about being in relationship with their “competition”. I couldn’t disagree more. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, we’re talking all about Agent to Agent Relationships. I’ll be sharing the reasons why you should prioritize this in your business, and also the how. Listen in on your favorite podcast app or by clicking the link below. 2022-03-2616 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper141: Being a Buyer’s Agent in a Seller’s MarketAre you a buyer’s agent? This market can be a challenge, can’t it? Our Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast episode today was a topic submitted by our EWRE Inner Circle member Kris Norwine on “Being a Buyer’s Agent in a Seller’s Market”. Listen in for my tips and tricks. You can listen on your favorite podcast app or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is...2022-03-2317 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper140: Client (Buyer!) RetentionThis market is tough right now, isn’t it? Competition is at an all time high. Not just for getting offers ratified, and for getting business in the first place, but also for KEEPING the business you have. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m talking all about Client Retention … most specifically BUYER retention in this crazy market. You can listen in on your favorite podcast app or by clicking the link below. Thank you Shruthi Shya...2022-03-1916 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper139: Real Estate & RelationshipsDo you ever feel like you are burning the candle not just at both ends, but in the middle too? You work so hard to serve your clients well, to build an abundant business, to take care of your home and family, to be a good friend. Basically, all.the.things. But here’s the thing … oftentimes things will fall through the cracks. And many times it is our relationships with people outside of real estate. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podca...2022-03-1613 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper138: What I Don’t DoI often hear comments like, “you do so much”, “how do you do it all”, “I never get that much done”. Listen. I don’t. I don’t do it all. There are plenty of things that I don’t do, so today I am flipping the script and sharing those things with you! You can listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out...2022-03-1231 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper137: My #1 Efficiency TipYou know I love all things efficiency, right? And I know you do too, because it is one of the most frequent types of questions I get! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my #1 (and #2) efficiency tips. You can listen in on your favorite podcast app, or by clicking the link below. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check ou...2022-03-0916 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper136: Take Care of YouHow do you take care of yourself? Manicures? Pedicures? Monthly massages? I’m here to tell you that is not what it takes. I’ve learned a lot in this area, particularly over the course of the last year, and I am sharing all of the good, bad and ugly on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast. Listen in at the link below or on your favorite podcast app. Thank you for listeni...2022-03-0521 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper135: Celebrating Your SuccessWhen is the last time you celebrated … YOU?!! That’s a hard one, right? You don’t want to come across “brag-y”. You speed right past completing one goal on to the next with barely a blip or a blink of an eye. You spend more time talking and thinking about the areas where you are falling short in your life and your business than you do acknowledging all of your tremendous accomplishments. I have lots to say on this topic, and am sharing on today’s episode of Empo...2022-03-0216 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper116: New Year PrepI love the fresh, clean start of a new year. I want to hit the ground running and leave the old year behind. In order to do that, there are some things I need to do in my business toward the end of December. I organize folders on my computer for everything in my business. I de-clutter my desk and office. I order any office supplies I know I’ll need like paper, ink, gift cards, note cards, return address labels, etc. I buy a calendar for the upcoming yea...2021-12-2515 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper115: My Vision Board ProcessEvery year I create a vision board. Honestly, it’s been so rewarding to see my life more toward the goals I set, and it’s a fantastic way to get inspired. I keep it really simple. I set up a private board on Pinterest. I use an app called Project Life and I browse and pin all of the images that really resonate with me. I always include a photo of my family and my word for the year. Find me on Instagram @karen.w.cooper Thank you for listening! Click...2021-12-2209 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper114: Investing in Real EstateIf there’s one thing we know, it’s real estate. It’s our business. Investing in real estate is also one of the best, safest paths to wealth, so today I’ll walk you through how to get started. Tips and Resources: Check out the Bigger Pockets Podcast. Read up on the BRRR Method: Buy. Rehab. Refinance, Repeat. Look into creative lending programs. Consider buying straight from clients Self manage at first Start small You know fair market values, yo...2021-12-1816 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper113: Developing Your 2022 Marketing PlanToday I’m walking you through developing your marketing plan and I’m keeping it simple. It comes down to this: we’re going to plan when you are going to stay in touch and how you are going to stay in touch. Let’s look at the whole year in advance and ask these 3 questions: Who is the audience you want to keep in touch with? Think of your database, maybe it’s your geographic farm, maybe it’s other agents. How often? What are the methods? And, it has to be a mix. Whenever...2021-12-1515 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper96: Planning for SuccessNow you know I love a good plan … and on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing with you a few of my favorite areas to plan for success. I’ve found over the past 19 years in business … and often from trial and error … that taking the time to plan actually allows me more time and freedom in my business, and I think you will too! Listen in on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, or click the link below to listen on our website.2021-09-2935 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper95: You Can’t Do it AllSo. This topic has me just a *little* fired up as I think you can tell when you listen to today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, all about why you can’t (and shouldn’t even if you could!) do it all! I’ve had a lot of painful experience with this, especially lately, and the way we treat other women who ask for help when they need it really is a shame. I really hope you will take a listen, think on th...2021-09-2224 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper94: Pep TalkGrab your ear buds, or your air pods or turn on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast for 7 minutes of my best cheerleading efforts! We all need a pep talk from time to time, I know I sure do, and today I’m giving you one! Listen in on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, or click the link below to listen on our website. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode...2021-09-1508 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper93: Be YourselfEarlier this year I had a very interesting and eye opening experience which has changed some of my thoughts and philosophies about doing business. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m going to be sharing that story with you, and why it is so important to “Be Yourself”. Listen in on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, or click the link below to listen on our website. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday wh...2021-09-0819 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper92: All About That DatabaseThe health and strength of your business is directly dependent on the health and strength of your database! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my favorite tips and strategies, including answering the question “how do you follow up without feeling awkward”! Listen in on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, or click the link below to listen on our website. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released...2021-09-0130 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper91: Back to SchoolIt’s back to school time! Either you love or hate this time of year … and for me, as much as I love summer, there is nothing more that I love than the fresh start that fall and back to school season brings. If you are a working mom balancing your real estate business with real life, things may be about to get a little extra tricky for you, and so on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing my own personal tips and strategies for how to handle this new season. Listen in on...2021-08-2524 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper90: FreedomFreedom … it’s a topic that has been on my mind a lot this year. You might even say I’m obsessed. Obsessed with having the freedom to build the business and the life that I want. I’ve figured out a few things about this, and I am sharing them with you today on Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast! Listen in on your favorite podcast app or on the link below/link in my bio. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out...2021-08-1822 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper89: My Most & Least Favorite Parts of Real EstateWhich parts of your business are your favorite? How about your least favorite? On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing all of mine … and why it’s important to understand which is which. Listen in on your favorite podcast app or on the link below/link in my bio. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 27,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you...2021-08-1123 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper88: Real Estate Systems That WorkIt shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that I am a big advocate for systems in your real estate business … but not just any systems, you need systems that WORK! On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast I am going to be sharing with you some of my very favorite … and most effective … systems that have worked in my business over the past 19 years! Listen in on your favorite podcast app or on the link below/link in my bio. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our lates...2021-08-0423 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper86: How to Level UpAre you ready to go to the next level in your business? Whether you are a new agent leveling up to consistent closings, or an established agent ready to level up to building a team, I’ve found that the foundational principles are the same … and today I’ll be talking through them on episode 86 of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast. Listen in at the link below or on your favorite podcast app. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our...2021-07-2124 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper85: Lead GenerationLead generation. It’s not everyone’s favorite topic … but it IS one of the topics I get asked about most! It doesn’t have to be a dirty word. Over the years I’ve established my own “kindler, gentler” and EFFECTIVE methods that have led me to consistent success over the past 19 years, and on today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast, I’m sharing them with you! Listen in at the link below or on your favorite podcast app. Thank you for listening! Cl...2021-07-1427 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper84: Planning to Get AwayIt’s vacation season, and I hope you have a get away planned! While I’ve got my system down pat for leaving my business, I often struggle with the actual getting out the door part. There is something about getting away that makes me want to finish all.the.things. On today’s episode of Empowering Women in Real Estate - The Podcast I’m sharing some of the tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years to make getting away just a little bit easier. Listen in at the link below or on your favorite podcast app. Thank you...2021-07-0723 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper83: 10 Habits of a Top Producing RealtorThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 27,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-06-3028 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper82: My Real Estate FailuresThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 27,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-06-2325 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper81: My Favorite AppsKaren's 17 Favorite Apps: Canva Later Dot Loop Referral Maker Dropbox Evernote Notes Clock Reminders Podcasts Audible Seek Walgreens Amazon Key Ring Harris Teeter Green Light Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 27,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her...2021-06-1632 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper80: AnxietyThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 27,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-06-0921 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper79: Surviving SummerThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 27,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-06-0229 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper78: What to do When You LoseThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 27,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-05-2630 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper77: How to Manage All.The.Things.Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 26,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-05-1923 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper76: UnsubscribesThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 26,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-05-1224 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper75: #RealtorMomThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 26,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-05-0525 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper74: Storytelling & ConsistencyThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 25,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-04-2816 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper73: Staying MotivatedThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 25,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-04-2127 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper72: How to Jump Start Your BusinessThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 25,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-04-1424 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper71: The Happy Realtor ShowThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 25,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-04-0726 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper70: Simplify Your Way to SuccessThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 25,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-03-3124 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper69: Best AdviceThank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 25,000 members strong and we want you to join us! If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account @karen.w.cooper.2021-03-2424 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper68: Women in the WorkplaceWe have a very interesting conversation that we're really excited to bring to you today. We're sharing Karen's guest appearance on Rob Houghton's podcast WDC Metro Insurance Careers. Rob is a top recruiter for insurance positions in the DC area. He invited Karen on his podcast to ask her perspective on office dynamics among women, especially in leadership roles. It is pretty refreshing to be able to hear such a frank discussion about women in sales, office politics and the best ways to have great working relationships. We w...2021-03-1721 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper67: Ask Me Anything - Part 2Another Tell-All episode for you today with Karen Cooper. You wanted to know what the best use of time is starting out, the biggest waste of money starting out, how careful we should be with our intellectual property, and how Karen and Vicky Noufal started their partnership. Karen answers all of these questions and more! Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. We are over 24,000 members strong and we want you to join us! 2021-03-1043 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper66: Ask Me Anything - Part 1Here's your chance to ask Karen anything! Today she's answering the first round of questions, and this week you still have the chance to submit more questions in the Empowering Women in Real Estate Facebook Group for Karen to answer in "Ask Me Anything - Part 2." Most of us want to know when we'll stop feeling like beginners and feel like legitimate real estate agents. When will we start to feel like we can say we are successful? It would be nice to have a time frame for our progress. Karen answers how long it t...2021-03-0342 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper65: Building Your ConfidenceHere's a topic Karen gets asked about quite a bit: building confidence in your role as a real estate agent. And, it's not just brand new agents who want to know how to present themselves as knowledgeable. At every stage of her career Karen has put in to practice certain tools to appear confident and actually feel confident helping people buy and sell homes. Let's go straight to the sources of confidence: knowledge and repetition. Karen's first tip is to memorize some good, current stats so you know how to answer when...2021-02-2424 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper64: The Changing Landscape of Real EstateWe've heard some industry-shaking news announced this week about Zillow buying ShowingTime. Karen Cooper is showing up today to share some reassurance and perspective, so we can get through this. Your first thought might be to question the relevance of personal real estate agents in the future, but we're going to keep being amazing resources for our clients. Karen's nearly 20 years in the industry have taught her that things work themselves out, roles shift and the work moves on. Please take this opportunity to learn more about Karen's coaching group for he...2021-02-1717 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper63: Balancing Motherhood & Real Estate with Caitlin Ellis and Courtney BrownToday Karen is sharing a fantastic YouTube Live chat that she had with Caitlin Ellis and Courtney Brown about balancing motherhood and real estate. Each season of motherhood will bring new joys into your life and new challenges with making time for work, your family and yourself. Karen, Caitlin and Courtney share some seriously helpful lessons they've learned about delegation, time management and mindset. Tune in for actual examples of how to set up systems to make things go a little more smoothly. Check out the video here: https://you...2021-02-1032 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper62: The Power of ReviewsWritten reviews can really boost your "know, like, trust factor." When a potential client checks out your name online you want them to see social proof of how wonderful it is to work with you. Karen recommends inviting clients to leave reviews right after the transaction and again in 2 months, as needed. It's a small ask and you have so much to gain in just a few sentences from a happy buyer or seller. In addition to these reviews being online on Google or Facebook, you can re-use them on your webs...2021-02-0317 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper61: The Worst Advice I’ve Ever Been GivenToday's topic is so fascinating and we're a little riled up about it. Think about the advice you've been given or the things you've been told about your business. If some of them were less-than-helpful or self-serving or discouraging, then let's take a moment to stop and flesh them out. We can still learn from them because we can turn them upside down and move ahead with new understanding. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on F...2021-01-2714 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper59: Timesaving Tips for Busy MomsAs real estate agents and/or as moms we have a lot on our plate. Each day, each hour, we accomplish a lot. And yes, we like it. We love getting things done and helping the people in our lives, but we HAVE to be smart with our time, too. Karen is sharing dozens of timesaving tips today to help you carve out precious minutes here and there. This extra time will save you! It will save you from decision fatigue, unneeded stress, little mistakes and sleep deprivation. These changes don't re...2021-01-131h 00Empowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper58: My 2021 Word of the YearWhat kind of year do you want to have? What kind of person do you want to be this year? Simplify Faith Present Balance Enough Purpose There are so many wonderful tones to strike for this new year, but have you chosen yours? Listen in as Karen shares her 2021 word of the year and details the process of selecting a word and integrating it into her year. Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wed...2021-01-0613 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper57: New Year Prep That Works for EveryoneWe are so excited to share this episode with you! Wrapping up one year and rolling into a new, what could be more fun? Today Karen Cooper, mom of three, real estate broker and team owner is giving us a checklist of EVERYTHING you need in order to transition into a new year. She goes over some smart financial and management tasks that really help with organization and efficiency, and she also covers things you might not think of like stocking up on business supplies, decluttering and a digital re-fresh. 2020-12-3021 minEmpowering Women in Real Estate® - The Podcast with Karen Cooper56: Your 2021 Goal Setting GuideWelcome to the podcast! Today Karen's detailing years of hard-learned tips to actually set goals the right way. If you love setting goals, making lists, and dreaming big, then you probably find the New Year to be an exciting time! You'll geek out on this episode. And, if you think resolutions and goals are ineffective and lame, then you'll still want to listen in because Karen has a very practical goal-setting approach. You can use it to implement grand and moderate goals alike! Thank you for listening. Cli...2020-12-2324 min