Women in Business - Commercial Real Estate , Female Business Success & Entrepreneur Stories Veronica Malolos, CCIM

This week on Women Influencers, I spoke with Monica Cataluña Shand. She opened her own company, KoRes, in 2007 and serves as Broker and Developer. She is also the President-Elect (‘24-’25) of CCIM in the Fort Lauderdale/Broward district.
We discussed how she was born and raised in Puerto Rico and how, around the time Monica was graduating High School, her mom told her that the family was moving to the United States. After the move to Coral Springs, she racked up the family’s long distance phone bill keeping up with her friends and feeling homesick. At the time it didn’t seem like it, but now she knows the move was the best thing for her.

Monica attended FAU studying Business and Marketing in her undergrad and earning her MBA. After college, she worked a few corporate jobs and did a bit of residential Real Estate on the side until deciding to open her own brokerage. A few years into doing residential Real Estate full time, Monica realized it was not her forte and switched over to commercial.

We spoke about challenges, regrets, and Monica shared some advice for those in CRE.

"Prospect, Use a CRM & Seek Help" - Monica Cataluña Shand, CCIM

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This week on Women Influencers, I spoke with Allison Weiss, who built a successful CRE recruiting company from scratch and lives, works, and travels the U.S. from her camper.
We discussed her upbringing in a military family, which meant she lived in 13 different places by the time she was 15! After moving from Wisconsin to California in order to relocate for a job that required travel, Allison found herself out of sorts - even showing up to work with mismatched shoes. This led her to switch to legal recruiting, and then finally she transitioned her career to CRE Recruiting after receiving a promising message on LinkedIn. She has now been in the business for 10 years.

We discussed her decision to move into a camper, special moments throughout her career, and we both gave a piece of advice.

“H.O.P.E. - Help One Person Everyday” - Allison Weiss
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For this week's episode we compiled some of the amazing questions my guests have asked me. I am so honored to have had the opportunity to make podcast episodes with these amazing women, and it is always an honor to consider and respond to insightful inquiries.
Jeri Frank asked me about moving to the United States from the Philippines.
Agnes Rivera, CCIM asked how I balance my schedule and make time for volunteer work.

Tracy Kasper asked what my biggest win in leadership has been.

Listen to find out how I answered!

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In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Tiffany Curry, the first woman to own a Berkshire Hathaway Franchise in Houston, which is also the first 100% Black owned Berkshire Hathaway in the world. She was named Woman of the Year at the 2017 Global Power Tour.
We discussed how she grew up in Houston with her two siblings and their two cousins, under the guidance of her hardworking parents. She shared how her Grandfather was a self-made Entrepreneur who made sure that, although he was there to help if needed, his family worked to earn their own way. This taught Tiffany the value of hard work from a young age, and led her to attend Texas Southern University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), where her mother worked for 30 years.
While Tiffany was in her undergraduate studies, she met another student who was pursuing her Real Estate License and Tiffany decided she wanted to do that, too. She planned to practice Real Estate for 6 months before going to Law School, but that 6 months turned into a 17 year (so far!) fruitful career.  Today, she is the Broker Owner of Berkshire Hathaway Houston Tiffany Curry & Co.
Tiffany then shared a lovely quote from Babe Ruth, and asked me a riveting question about working in male dominated spaces.
"The Moment You Quit is When it's All Over" - Tiffany Curry
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In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Phoebe Van Tran, co-founder and CEO of Infinity Capital Lending. She is also the coauthor of the #1 Amazon best selling book, “Powerful Female Immigrants.” 
We discussed her immigration to America at the age of 18, her passion for fostering relationships, and the many hats she wears in a variety of organizations helping investors in Asia deploy capital and bridge the gap between generations. Phoebe also told me how she believes global cross collaboration has the most potential in the future for economic growth, and how she is at the forefront of enabling that collaboration.

Phoebe then shared a piece of advice, and asked me to share one, as well.

“Always plant seeds.” - Phoebe Van Tran

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In this week’s episode of Women Influencers, I spoke with Niki Perez, founder and CEO of Authentic CRE. Growing up, Niki was often targeted, abused, abandoned, and bullied. This chaos framed her reality and robbed her sense of identity. After having her son, she found a new purpose and surrounded herself with female mentors who taught her that being herself was her super power all along.
In 2004, Niki started as a Receptionist at a private CRE firm and ended up falling in love with the industry despite having also gone back to school to study English Literature. Her career has built to the point that she now owns and operates her own company. She credits her willingness to step into the unknown to an idea one of her mentors shared with her, “the cure to fear is identity.”
We talked about balancing our creative and analytical sides, her advice for anyone listening, and what my hopes are for women in business over the next 20 years. 
“What we do defines us.” - Niki Perez
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