Broker Spotlight: Emily Lloyd

Broker Spotlight: EMILY LLOYD

TEAM LLOYD REALTY

FROM FED UP TO FUELED

By Michelle Williamson

IT'S NEVER ABOUT THE TRANSACTION FOR US. IT'S ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WE MAKE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND OTHER AGENTS.

Fresh out of high school, owner and broker Emily Lloyd of Team Lloyd Realty thought nursing was the right path for her. She changed her mind, though, after finishing many of the core science classes. So, in 2004, Emily began a career in the insurance industry instead, working with Florida Family Insurance as a claims processor. Then she moved on to State Farm, where she completed her 440 and 215 licenses. But when given the opportunity to own her own Florida Farm Bureau Insurance agency in Jacksonville, she jumped in and spent the next six years building a successful agency.

Today, Emily credits her experience owning and managing an insurance agency with preparing her for her role with Team Lloyd Realty. “The 14 years I spent in insurance taught me a lot about how to run a business and helped me realize how much I love working with people,” she shares. Her agency role also came with a lot of stress that, over time, began to impact Emily mentally and physically. “I was fed up and stressed to the max,” Emily says.

When her husband, Brad, got his real estate license, Emily wanted to work alongside him. “I took every opportunity to tag along on showings, listing appointments, etc., and I quickly realized real estate was a career I would really enjoy. I have always loved look ing at homes, and having the opportunity to continue to help people was right up my alley,” she shares.

Emily knew she needed to make a change and wanted a more flexible schedule, so in 2016 she left the only career she had known to make the jump to real estate. Then, in 2018, she and her husband, Brad, opened Team Lloyd. “Being in the insurance industry for so long,” Emily says, “helped prepare me to own a real estate brokerage.” Their family-style brokerage is tight knit. The 22 (and growing) Team Lloyd REALTORS® are always there for one another. “We grow from word of mouth,” Emily says.

SAME SKILLSET, NEW INDUSTRY

Now, Emily is relishing her role as broker. She says being a leader to her agents is the most rewarding part of her career. “I love helping them take a step back and truly see the potential they each possess within themselves,” she says. “They all come from dif ferent walks of life, and each one of them brings a different perspective, fresh new ideas and life experiences to our brokerage with a plethora of other things that make our broker age so fun and unique. Teaching and encouraging them to succeed is truly a passion of mine, and being able to watch their careers develop and lives change by their successes is so incredibly rewarding.”

Emily also enjoys helping her customers and their families with “what often is one of the most stressful processes they will encounter,” she says. “Being able to help ease some of that stress allows for a smoother process for all. I love the rela tionships that this business has brought into my life and the lifelong friends with not only my agents but with my custom ers and other agents as well.”

Team Lloyd Realty Emily and Brad were high school sweethearts, and they got engaged at the Eiffel Tower.

When asked what sets her brokerage apart, Emily quickly responds, “I don’t consider it MY brokerage; it’s OUR team’s brokerage. When Brad and I decided to open our doors, we knew we weren’t going to be a typical brokerage. We wanted to make our agents the focus, not ourselves. Our heart was then and is now to teach others to be successful. By doing this, we, in turn, are successful.

“We are friends, teachers, leaders, and always just a phone call away from our agents, even if it’s just to vent. We have done our best to cre ate a culture in which we treat each other like family and give that same kind of service to our customers. It’s never about the transaction for us. It’s about the experiences and the relationships we make with our customers and other agents.”

AT HOME WITH EMILY AND BRAD

Emily is a native Floridian; she was born in Orange Park and grew up there. She and her husband, Brad, were high school sweethearts. “I met him when I was a junior,” she says. Brad graduated and left for Army boot camp, while Emily stayed behind to finish high school. But during the summer of her junior year, she visited Brad in Germany. While there, sitting on a bench by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Brad proposed.

The two married three weeks after Emily graduated. “Everyone thought we were crazy for getting married so young,” Emily shares. “But I knew God placed him in my life for a rea son. We celebrated our 20th anniver sary this June.”

The two have three daughters: Haylee (17), Miley (14) and Addisyn (9). “Raising girls isn’t easy,” Emily con fides, “but they are what inspire me. When we are not at a softball game, volleyball tournament or gymnastics class, we enjoy being on our boat, snow skiing and just hanging out around the house watching movies and enjoying the downtime.”

Emily and Brad celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary this year and are the proud parents of three daughters.