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Compass Update
CELEBRATING COMPASS’ 10 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY IN ATLANTA
BY JAMISON BLAIR
After a challenging year in the world of real estate, the annual Compass REtreat provided an incredible opportunity to meet with our fellow Compass agents from across the country, particularly our friends at The Network Group and REALM. After riding the industry roller coaster over the past few months, we really appreciated the chance to catch up with our colleagues and learn how they have handled the recent ups and downs in their regional markets.
Nicole and I came back inspired by the energy and optimism of Compass leadership, and with some great ideas on how to elevate our level of client care even further. Compass is investing so many resources into strengthening how our team members perform individually, and within the greater Compass community. Even though the tough times are not over yet, there are many reasons to be optimistic as we head into a new year.
Above: Robert Reffkin’s keynote. Left, (from left) Nicole Blair with Compass Founders Robert Reffkin and Joe Frazzano. Below: Jamie and Nicole Blair in Atlanta
We were honored to be invited to attend the Compass 100 event, which distinguishes the top performing agents from across the country. We attended several of the educational seminars on offer, but also managed to squeeze in some time for shopping and sightseeing around the city. Our luxury partners at REALM Global also hosted a spectacular evening cocktail hour that gave us a wonderful opportunity to network with the top agents in the business.
To sum up a whirlwind week, the word “community” comes to mind. Whether we were in sessions or at mixers, Nicole and I both really appreciated the sense of collaboration that sets Compass apart as a brokerage. Danielle Wilkie, Compass President of Customer Success, put it succinctly in her recent interview with Inman:
“Collaborating without ego is one of our key entrepreneurship principles. We’re all in this together. Let’s all help
each other be better. Some things I’m hearing from agents is they want more [opportunities to connect] like this. The power of our national network and being the largest independent brokerage in the country; it’s becoming so clear what a distinct competitive advantage that is. Our network [and] our culture is the advantage. It is the value, and we are very excited to think about how we are going to bring the essence of REtreat and the excitement, the learning and the connectivity to our agents’ lives more frequently in 2023.”
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