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ARE YOUR FRIDAYS THIS FUN!?

HOW THE NEW LIVE AND ONLINE TRAINING SERIES BY ALAMO TITLE AND THE TOM FERRY TEAMS ARE TAKING REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS’ BUSINESSES TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Meet Ashley Polito Dunlap and Cory Turner, two teammates and visionaries who are determined to create an innovative training series for real estate professionals unlike anything that a title company has done before.

Before working together at Alamo Title, Ashley and Cory each navigated different experiences that gave rise to their individual servant-leader philosophies.

“From entrepreneurship to intrapreneurship, I have held various roles in my career involving business development, sales, marketing and public relations,” Ashley said. “My motivation and passion come from creating positive change in people’s lives through innovative ideas and strategies. Nothing makes me happier than seeing people succeed in their business and in their life!”

Before joining Alamo, Ashley said that one of her most rewarding experiences was leading a team of more than 200 phenomenal women at Mary Kay Cosmetics where she also achieved the iconic pink Cadillac.

Cory has always been in sales at some level. He started off in the real estate industry in 1995 as an agent, then as a title company business development representative. From there he moved to ADT Home Security and worked his way up to area director for all West Texas before he returned to the real estate industry in 2016 to join Alamo Title. But it’s his creative side that he credits with giving him the ability to build relationships.

“I’m a filmmaker, and I’ve been lucky enough to have movies I’ve written, directed and produced distributed around the world,” Cory said. “Using my creative side has helped me connect with agents, especially in the field of social media video.”

Putting the FUN in Fun Friday

Imagine getting live access to the top Tom Ferry coaches and learning from their time-tested playbooks from anywhere on Fridays. That is exactly what more than 500 real estate agents are doing every week with Alamo Title’s Fun Fridays, an online training series that is bringing together industry-leading experts to share their success secrets and teach “plays” that can take an agent’s business to the next level.

“Teaming up with the Tom Ferry organization, one of the best coaching and training companies in the real estate industry, if not the best, is an example of our focus and dedication to bringing our agent community the critical support and strategies they’re looking for— particularly in challenging times— to accelerate their business,” Ashley said.

Cory added that Fun Fridays gives participants not only the highest quality training but unique strategies that they can use no matter the state of the real estate market.

“The real estate market is tough right now,” Cory said. “When times are tough, we surround ourselves with talented, creative people who find amazing ways to move business forward.”

Peter Carr, Business Development Manager for Tom Ferry International explained how even though real estate professionals are constantly talking to clients, colleagues, and other professionals, it can sometimes feel like a solitary struggle for success.

“Real estate can be a lonely business,” Peter said. “[With Fun Fridays], Ashley, Cory and their team have created a community and reliable space where real estate professionals can share best practices and have fun together every week.”

Peter added that the value of Fun Fridays is providing participants the tools needed to compete and grow in what has been a volatile market over the last six to seven months.

“Being a part of this Fun Fridays community is uplifting,” said Peter. “We have fun with it.”

It’s more than just training

So what makes Fun Fridays so popular? The answer is easy. Besides having an entertaining atmosphere, Ashley, Cory and the coaches from Tom Ferry are unwavering about packing every training with actionable strategies that agents can implement on the spot to keep their businesses thriving.

“What we do at Tom Ferry is add value to the clients we serve and examine what playbooks are working. We have 12,000 clients and we coach about a third of the agents who are producing more than a $1 million in sales volume,” Peter said. “What I love about Fun Fridays is the agents who come every week show up to learn with questions. There is a reason they RSVP. They want to know how to get more listings, generate more leads, get more consistent in their business and improve their presence online.”

Ashley and Cory along with their Alamo Title team have a vision with Fun Fridays, and they are not slowing down.

“Our focus is on the value add,” said Cory. “We are constantly pushing ourselves to bring more value to our clients than the competition. This can be through personal relationships, experiences, education, instruction, guidance, and culture.”

Ashley and Cory added that the guest coaches and trainers have personally completed the steps they teach and know the strategies that drive results. “These aren’t tired, old boring classes,” said Cory. “Every Friday is full of energy and has the feeling of being part of a strong, supportive, and collaborative community.”

“It’s important to us that we keep the culture we’re creating fun, empowering, and inspiring,” Ashley said. “Every session is designed with passion, intention, and with a vision to deliver a training experience that is purposeful and transformative.”

Join us for the FUN! Go to FunFridaysRSVP.com to check out the upcoming lineup of industry-leading experts dedicated to your success.

Every Friday at 10:30am on Zoom. @funfridaysrsvp

Family Man

DAM NOSS IS A DUTIFUL SON, BROTHER, AND FATHER. RAISED BY A SINGLE MOTHER—FIRST IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA AND THEN IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS—THEY WEREN’T EXACTLY POOR, BUT NOSS REMEMBERS THAT THEY NEVER HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO AFFORD TO DO THINGS THAT HE SAW OTHER FAMILIES DOING.

“My mom was a special education teacher for 35 years,” Noss said. “We never took vacations and always had to watch every dime we spent. I wanted to be able to provide my mom with some of the things that I knew she wouldn’t buy for herself. She was very practical. I watched her sacrifice so my brother and I, along with her grandchildren, would have the best. It was time for her to have the best, too.”

Like many kids, Noss watched his mom put in the hours and the extra effort at her job. She was a hard worker, and he knew that he would need to work hard as well if he wanted to reach his goals in life. He attended University of Texas at Arlington and earned a BS in Economics and then went to work as a financial analyst at an energy company. But while the dedicated son became the hard-working employee, his job wasn’t providing the kind of life he wanted to live.

“I had no passion for my job,” Noss said. “It was simply a role that I filled from eight to five every day that was physically and emotionally draining. I was there just for a paycheck. And I was sick and tired of being sick and tired working for ‘The Man.’”

As a father who had two kids of his own, Noss was also sick of having no work/life balance as well as having limitations put on him by his bosses. “I had to ask permission for a day off or to take a vacation, and I was limited to how much I could earn each year,” he said. “I was missing some of my children’s events because they would be during the workday, and my employer wouldn’t allow this time off. I hated those limitations.”

Noss had friends who were taking the leap into real estate and who seemed to be living the dream of being able to have unlimited income potential while being able to be present whenever their children needed them. The icing on the cake was that being a realtor would give him the opportunity to bless others.

With an eye for staging, and leveraging the experience he had working as a loan processor for six years, Noss took real estate classes and began posting about his experience. Soon, a friend reached out to him about an opportunity at Keller Williams. Noss jumped at it, and the rest is history.

“I’m an extremely hard worker and realized that this career would allow me to step out of my comfort zone, sell houses, make connections, and build a great future,” Noss said. “A career in real-estate has been one of the most fulfilling things I’ve ever done in my life. I get to make dreams come true. I get to meet new people daily. I’ve formed relationships with people that will last a lifetime. I absolutely love it.”

As one who likes to travel, Noss has been to a few far and away places including Costa Rica as of recent, and next year is Greece. His trip to Costa Rica proved to be bittersweet because he knew his mom was having health issues. That trip would be the last one he would have where he could share the details with his mom while she was still alive. “My mom’s death in February 2023 has definitely changed my life,” Noss said. “I must believe that she is looking down from heaven watching over myself and my family. I want her to see me succeed and my children succeed. Her death has further reinforced my belief that we aren’t guaranteed tomorrow.”

Noss has always loved his family immensely. But his mom’s passing has caused him to embrace each day with them more intensely. He sees each day as the gift that it is … which is sage advice for the rest of us.

“Appreciate the one’s you love and tell them how loved and appreciated they are every day,” he said. “Make the lives of the people around you better.”

While traumatic events like the death of a loved one may make people question their faith, for Noss, his mother’s passing has only reinforced it.

“I don’t speak about it often with my clients, but my faith is something that makes up a huge part of who I am,” he said. “God has blessed me abundantly, and I’ve been very fortunate in life. I owe it all to God and am so grateful for my family, my friends, and the path my life has taken. I wake up and go to sleep with a prayer every day.

One of my favorite phrases is, ‘God never gives you more than you can handle.’ When I start feeling overwhelmed in life, whether it’s with work or family issues, I remember that quote. I know this challenge will pass, and it won’t be greater than me. I’m still here, and life is still good.”

A CAREER IN REAL-ESTATE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST FULFILLING THINGS I’VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. I GET TO MAKE DREAMS COME print me more!

TRUE. I GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE DAILY. I’VE FORMED RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.