A short podcast-style interview (Episode 66 of Real Estate Team OS) in which Jen Dillard describes launching a real estate business after moving to a new market by hosting a holiday party to meet neighbors and build community connections; the party led to her first clients and friendships and illustrates community-focused business building. The piece emphasizes relationship-building, openness, and grassroots outreach (coffee shops, street conversations, parent networks).
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What I noticed right away is I didn't know anybody. In order to do business, you have to have contacts. One morning I had this crazy thought, and I said, travis, we're throwing a holiday party. And he was like, what are you talking about? We have no friends? Or how are we supposed to throw a holiday party? Like, I don't know, but I'm gonna figure it out. I ended up just going to the local coffee shops, to business owners, random people on the street that had kids. My kids ages. I'd be like, hey, I just moved here. I have kids around the same age. We're gonna throw a holiday party. You're welcome to come. And people came, they showed up. It. It was like an episode of Seinfeld. I mean, people were like, hey, how do you know Jen? And they're like, I'm here for the charcuterie board. I have no idea who Jen is. It was very funny. But that's where I met my first clients, my first friends. In order to build a business here, I just needed to pour into the community. I needed to be myself, and I just needed to be more open to having more conversations.
Learn how Jen Dillard started her team in a brand new market. On episode 66 of Real Estate Team OS.