050 – Be curious and stay open to opportunity – Kathleen Metcalf
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Kathleen Metcalf is the president of Atlas real estate coaching and training, a company specializing in professional development and systems for real estate administrators and team leaders. She has served as the bridge between real estate agents and their assistants for over 12 years. This is Kathleen’s 17th year in the real estate industry. She started as a real estate assistant in 2002 to a Top Producing agent with over $100 million in sales volume. Then she became an agent herself in San Francisco. Kathleen had a real estate assistant recruiting and coaching business for six years prior to joining Atlas.
Kathleen started her career in the retail clothing store industry and proved herself, consistently getting promoted over eight years, reaching a senior-level role. Her successful career came to a halt when her alcohol addiction became a hindrance to her job performance. She generously shares her story of success, hard work, failures, perseverance, addiction, bankruptcy, sobriety, and recovery. Today, she has been in recovery for over 17 years and successfully working with real estate professionals to help them grow and develop in the field.
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In this episode we discuss:
Kathleen’s childhood including her career aspirations being influenced by the Mary Tyler Moore show.
How she went to college to become a teacher but quickly changed to major in business.
Kathleen’s career in the retail clothing industry that progressed through the years because of her willingness to work hard and her curiosity.
Her experience with alcoholism and resulting hardships that forced a completely different path, one she is so thankful for.
How she rose out of the depths, like a phoenix, and got into the real estate industry.
The different experiences Kathleen had that allowed her to travel and move from the west coast to the east coast.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
“The Unplanned Career: How to Turn Curiosity Into Opportunity” by Kathleen Mitchell
“It’s Your Money: Achieving Financial Wellbeing” by Karen McCall
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