CHRIS
LeBlanc
best-in-class honoree Photo by Stylish Detroit
DOBI Real Estate
Age: 33 Number of Years in Real Estate: 11
Who has helped you get where you are today?
Why did you decide to get into real estate?
Many, many people. If I didn’t have the help of family, friends and mentors, nothing I have today would be possible.
Because graduating with a finance degree amidst a financial crisis in 2009 didn’t produce many options for employment. What does success mean to you?
Knowing that I have impacted the lives of others in a positive way. What are you most excited about in your life right now?
That I can go out to dinner at restaurants again. What do you do to stay grounded/centered/sane?
Surround myself with family and close friends who don’t hesitate to tell me I’m wrong. And golf — lots of golf when possible. How did your challenges shape who you are today?
They forced me to realize that nothing is guaranteed and that if you’re not willing to work hard for something, somebody else will replace you. What drives or motivates you?
Reaching my maximum capacity. Being the best based on my own metrics, not what others determine to be the “best.”
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As a 2021 Best-in-Class honoree, what are your words of wisdom for the next generation of real estate agents?
Focus on what you can control, and be honest with yourself. The rest is just noise. FAST FACTS & FAVORITES Bucket list item? Get the chance to
golf at Augusta National Guilty pleasure? Sour Patch Kids Most influential “teacher” or mentor in real estate? Jon Swords,
Branch Manager at Max Broock, REALTORS® - Birmingham If you wrote a book about yourself, what would you call it?
“Somehow I Manage” If you could have a two-hour conversation with one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
Elon Musk Something you can’t live without?
My massage gun I just bought — getting old stinks. Habit you want to shake? Eating pizza all the time What did you want to be when you grew up? Professional athlete Saying or expression that you probably say too often? “Classic” Something you loved doing as a kid that you still love doing as an adult? Playing video games
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