Applicant NameLaura Guld
TitleTeam member
CompanyCompass
2024 Individual Sales Volume$40 million
2024 Individual Transaction Sides65
2024 Team Sales Volume$171.6 million
2024 Team Transaction Sides259
StateN.C.
CityRaleigh
Age28
Submission AbstractCollege brought me to North Carolina, and I instantly fell in love with the state. I obtained my BA in Business Administration and Accounting from Barton College. Because real estate is your own personal business, I consistently use what I learned in both, business administration and accounting, to help run my business smoothly with documentation, numbers, taxes, etc.
I wanted to obtain my real estate license originally to be a commercial broker. At the time, I was the Director of Operations at a commercial firm from 8 am to 5 pm and then would go straight to Pan School of Real Estate from 6 pm to 10 pm every weeknight in order to obtain my real estate license. Once I received my license, I quickly realized that I truly loved residential sales more than commercial and made the switch.
I have loved getting to know my clients on a more personal level to find them their dream home and help them with their next chapter in life.
One thing I would change about the real estate industry is handling mental health. Agents are known to hustle for business and to keep going with no days off until we burn out. I would normalize the importance of mental health for agents and protecting a work life balance with still being the best agent they can be. To fully take care of others, you have to take care of yourself first.