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With COVID 19, I know many of us have been experiencing some very tough times.  We have faced the dangers to our health and our friends and family’s health that have come with the pandemic, and we’ve also experienced the negative economic circumstances that have emerged in our nation and community.

I know one thing that has been tough for me is the social isolation experienced. I miss seeing my friends and family, going to meetings, and participating in person in my networking group. If you had asked me before the pandemic hit if I were more of an extrovert or introvert, I would tell you that I lean to more of the introverted side of the spectrum. But these three months have revealed to me that I am in fact an extrovert, and greatly enjoy and thrive off being around people.

In August of 2019 I joined a newly formed group of local business owners and professionals that is called Community Builders Mastermind Networking Group. I’ll write more about the group in upcoming issues of this newsletter. Through the process of building this group I’ve gotten to know some awesome small business owners and entrepreneurs in our area. One of these people is Mary King, who is a nurse practitioner and part owner with her husband Dr. Dennis King of the newly formed MD Weight Loss and Wellness Center that is located in west Knoxville. 

There are still real estate agents today that choose to take photos of their client’s home on their own flip phones or cameras. The disservice they are doing to their clients is almost tantamount to what would be considered in other professions, like medicine, a gross malpractice.

Every day I peruse the MLS (Multiple Listing Service- the place where real estate listings are made public) and I am amazed at some of the low-quality poor photographs agents put up online to represent their client’s most valuable asset- their home.

On May 5th, 2019 Gary Sturm of Mortgage Investors Group and I hosted Family Pet Portrait Day, which was an event where families could bring their pets and get their photo taken professionally for free. We held the event at Prestige Tuxedo in Bearden- much thanks to Prestige owner Eddie Mannis for opening up his business for this event.

On Super Bowl Sunday our beloved German Shepherd Prince passed away. To honor him this newsletter is dedicated to telling his and our story with him.

Just wanted to write you at the beginning of 2019 and wish you a wonderful and blessed year! Next month will start my 5^th year in real estate, and as I start another year in this business I wanted to write folks and share some highlights of my work in 2018. These include:

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On October 18th Agrifeed Pet Supply, Gary Sturm of Mortgage Investors Group, and Knoxville Homes with Cameron Brooks hosted “13,000 Saved” at Holly’s Gourmet Market, which raised funds for GoNorth Animal Transport. Over 60 people attended, enjoying great food, music from “A Touch of Classic”, and a presentation from GoNorth’s president Carmen Trammell!

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One of my favorite animal rescue groups in our area is the GoNorth Animal Transport Collaborative. Since 2012 they have rescued over 13,000 dogs from rural East Tennessee shelters that have high euthanasia rates and transported them to Northern states, where the dogs are adopted out.

When you have a second, please watch this short video about the history of the rescue:

And the main point of this post:

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Madeline Rogero was elected the first woman Mayor of Knoxville in 2011 and was re-elected in 2015 with no opposition on the ballot. I’ve known Mayor Rogero for over 10 years and remember her first run for mayor back in 2003. We’ve had lunch several times over the years and I was honored that she agreed to be interviewed by me for my newsletter.

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