{"id":539,"date":"2022-09-06T15:47:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/?p=539"},"modified":"2022-09-06T15:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:49:34","slug":"star-power-what-a-throwback%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/star-power-what-a-throwback%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR POWER\u2014What a Throwback!\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hop in your \u201cway back\u201d machine and let me take you to 1988. Ronald Reagan was president, a gallon of milk cost $2.19, and mortgage interest rates hovered around 10.34%. Real estate agent mentor Howard Brinton was a motivational speaker who had the idea to interview top-producing real estate agents from across North America. Then, he would distribute that interview on an audiocassette through a \u201cSTAR of the Month\u201d Club that people could subscribe to. Consideration for this elite group was about much more than just annual sales volume or number of homes sold. It was about things like an agent\u2019s unique approach, willingness to share, profitability, different market sizes, geographic locations, areas of specialty, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward a bit to 1994\u2014an up-and-coming Realtor and mother of three from West Lafayette, Indiana, got the call that would change her life. Howard Brinton wanted Cathy Russell to be one of his STARs. She was, and she is, and her life was never the same.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cathy during her interview with Howard Brinton<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cathy with her assistant, Amy, and Howard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cathy with me and my sister at banquet for receiving #1 Sales Associate, Gross Commission Income and Closed Revenue Units (240) for Coldwell Banker International<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m honored and humbled to say that just a few weeks ago, I got one of the greatest invitations of my life, and I flew to Denver, Colorado, for my in-studio interview. After time in the hair-and-makeup seat (so fancy!), we spent an hour talking about all sorts of facets of my business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Work-life balance<\/li>
  • Systems<\/li>
  • Leverage<\/li>
  • Family business<\/li>
  • Lead generation<\/li>
  • And so much more!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    The STAR POWER studio in Denver<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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    Hair and makeup!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Ready to go!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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    A new friend, and now fellow STAR, Jerry Pinkas from Myrtle Beach, North Carolina, was also interviewed. (He is the YouTube KING. WOW.) After our interviews, and one with STAR Revisited Sam Miller from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, we did what all great brokers do . . . headed to the pub for a mastermind session. There were SO many good thoughts and ideas shared. As with all STAR POWER events, I walked away feeling motivated, encouraged, and inspired to keep growing and enhancing my business!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    To be a STAR means a willingness to pull back the curtain and show people exactly what you\u2019re doing to succeed. More than 360 STARs were interviewed over the first two decades of STAR POWER. Nearly half of them showed up year after year to contribute at the STAR POWER annual conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And now, it\u2019s my turn to share. The interview flew by, and it\u2019s back to business. But first, I need to dig up the marketing materials, forms, and checklists that I\u2019ll be sharing with brokers across North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What a ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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