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Empire Building

Empire Building

By: Keller Podcast Network
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It’s no secret that business owners face a unique set of challenges, often juggling marriage, parenthood, and career aspirations. Empire Building brings together five influential women who are unapologetic in their goals to build big businesses and live big lives. Another common goal? Helping others do the same.

Tune in for authentic, unfiltered conversations with Wendy Papasan, Seychelle Van Poole, Sarah Reynolds, Kymber Lovett-Menkiti, and Tiffany Fykes, as they invite you to be a part of their journey.

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Episodes
  • 340. How to Win the Pricing Conversation Before the CMA
    Sep 7 2026

    What if the pricing conversation was won before you ever opened the CMA? This week, we're bringing you inside Keller Williams Mega Camp, where Sarah Reynolds shares the six keys her team uses to help sellers make empowered decisions about one of their biggest assets.


    After serving more than 12,000 families, Sarah has learned that telling sellers what to do isn't enough. We have to educate them. She breaks down how to uncover a seller's real why, reframe list price as a marketing strategy, help sellers think like buyers, and understand why active listings matter just as much as past sales. We also talk about how time on market can steal equity and how showings and offers give us the signals we need to listen to the market instead of arguing with it.


    The goal is to make the CMA confirmation, not confrontation. When sellers understand the strategy before they see the numbers, we can stop battling over price and start working together toward what matters most to their family.


    Take these six keys into your next seller conversation, educate first, and choose impact.


    Resources:

    • Read SHIFT: How Top Real Estate Agents Tackle Tough Times by Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, and Jay Papasan
    • Check out Her Best Life: www.herbestlife.com
    • Learn more about Empire Circle


    Connect on Instagram:

    • Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
    • Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
    • Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan
    • Kymber Lovett-Menkiti: @kymbermenkiti
    • Tiffany Fykes: @tiffanyfykes


    Produced by NOVA


    This podcast is for general informational purposes only. The views, thoughts, and opinions of the guest represent those of the guest and not Keller Williams Realty, LLC and its affiliates, and should not be construed as financial, economic, legal, tax, or other advice. This podcast is provided without any warranty, or guarantee of its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or results from using the information.

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    26 mins
  • 339. 6 Ways to Create Urgency In a Shifting Market
    Aug 31 2026

    When buyers and sellers are scared to make the wrong move, waiting can feel like the safest option. But in a shifting market, waiting isn't neutral. The market keeps moving, inventory changes, carrying costs add up, and opportunities can disappear.

    In this episode, we're sharing six ways great agents create real urgency without relying on pressure or manipulation: create clarity, understand motivation, show the cost of waiting, take charge, ask great questions, and create momentum through action. We also talk about why fear often shows up as procrastination, how to uncover what a client really wants, and why strong leadership can give people the confidence to make informed decisions in an uncertain market.

    If you lead buyers, sellers, or a sales team, this episode will help you create clarity, build trust, and guide people toward the next right step.


    Resources:

    • Check out Ringo
    • Check out Her Best Life: www.herbestlife.com
    • Learn more about Empire Circle


    Connect on Instagram:

    • Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
    • Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
    • Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan
    • Kymber Lovett-Menkiti: @kymbermenkiti
    • Tiffany Fykes: @tiffanyfykes


    Produced by NOVA


    This podcast is for general informational purposes only. The views, thoughts, and opinions of the guest represent those of the guest and not Keller Williams Realty, LLC and its affiliates, and should not be construed as financial, economic, legal, tax, or other advice. This podcast is provided without any warranty, or guarantee of its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or results from using the information.

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    33 mins
  • 338. How to Set Standards That Protect Your Business
    Aug 24 2026

    The business you tolerate is the business you create. So are the expectations inside your company actually standards, or are they just preferences?


    In this episode, we’re breaking down what makes a business standard real: it’s clearly defined, consistently communicated, regularly measured, and backed by accountability when the expectation isn’t met. We share examples from our own businesses across communication, customer experience, sales, team performance, culture, and financial operations, including response times, client updates, lead follow-up, weekly scorecards, spending limits, and even cell phones in meetings.


    We also dig into the harder part: actually holding the standard. We talk about modeling expectations as leaders, building standards into systems and workflows, addressing missed commitments without making every conversation punitive, and figuring out whether a performance issue comes down to clarity, skill, capacity, or willingness. Standards should create consistency, not rigidity, and strong accountability can help your people achieve the goals they committed to in the first place.


    Your culture is ultimately shaped by what you consistently reward, correct, and tolerate. Start with the standards that matter most, hold them well, and build from there.


    Resources:

    • Check out Her Best Life: www.herbestlife.com
    • Learn more about Empire Circle


    Connect on Instagram:

    • Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
    • Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
    • Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan
    • Kymber Lovett-Menkiti: @kymbermenkiti
    • Tiffany Fykes: @tiffanyfykes


    Produced by NOVA


    This podcast is for general informational purposes only. The views, thoughts, and opinions of the guest represent those of the guest and not Keller Williams Realty, LLC and its affiliates, and should not be construed as financial, economic, legal, tax, or other advice. This podcast is provided without any warranty, or guarantee of its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or results from using the information.

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    33 mins
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