{"id":2777,"date":"2015-07-08T22:37:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T22:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2015-07-08T22:37:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T22:37:08","slug":"molly-mccluskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/molly-mccluskey","title":{"rendered":"Molly McCluskey: Taking on Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Estate Agent Magazine sat down with Rising Star, Molly McCluskey of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Idaho Realty<\/a>, to discuss her career in real estate and her plans for the future.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

REAM:<\/strong> What first drew you to the real estate industry?<\/p>\n

McCluskey:<\/strong> As a property owner in the Treasure Valley I was already invested in the industry. Because of the joy I find living here I wanted to work a job that allowed me to support its growth economically as well as socially. Every client I have the privilege of working with becomes a friend. And really that\u2019s what makes this area so great, its people. Previously, I was in sales and marketing for 18 years. It was a natural evolution for me.<\/p>\n

REAM:<\/strong> Who are your real estate mentors? How do you seek to emulate them?<\/p>\n

McCluskey:<\/strong> There are so many people that influenced me in this journey. Because of my heavy networking I have had the opportunity to be educated by those currently in the industry, those that are retired, and those that are simply business coaches or marketers. I\u2019m deeply grateful to each of them for the charitable and accepting spirits.<\/p>\n

REAM:<\/strong> What is your biggest challenge as a young real estate agent? How do you overcome those challenges?<\/p>\n

McCluskey:<\/strong> Experience. Being new at anything means you are not an expert. However, I do believe my lack of experience has contributed to my success too. Because I am so new I find that I\u2019m willing to take more innovative steps. For example, I blog every week. I have very basic \u2013 but fun \u2013 trailers made that are easily shared through social media. I\u2019m on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. But when I say I\u2019m on them I don\u2019t just have an account. I\u2019m just as active online building relationships as I am in the community networking.<\/p>\n

REAM:<\/strong> As a young real estate agent, what changes do you think need to be implemented to improve the industry as a whole?<\/p>\n

McCluskey:<\/strong> Recently I was at a conference in Vegas put on by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services for all its agents nationwide. A speaker (Unfortunately I can\u2019t remember the name.) said, \u201cIf you don\u2019t evolve welcome to extinction.\u201d And that\u2019s the cold hard truth. We are an ever evolving society therefore our industry is always changing. There are people who\u2019ve asked me how I have achieved so much in such a small amount of time. Because I am happy to share, I tell them about all my online and community stuff. It never fails that there are those who are completely unwilling to do anything in terms of networking or social media because they have decided it isn\u2019t for them. And that\u2019s fine. It\u2019s not for them. But if they never get out of their comfort zone, I hope it\u2019s cozy with the dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

REAM:<\/strong> How are you involved in the local real estate community?<\/p>\n

McCluskey:<\/strong> Every day, I read online articles about the industry. I\u2019m always careful to only learn from the most reputable websites. In addition, I post daily on social media about what I learn. Networking is important to me, so I am a part of the Boise Chamber of Commerce as an ambassador as well as active in several other business and social groups. On top of that, I have a weekly showcase called Treasure Valley Thursday (#TVThurs) where I invite business owners in the community to share about themselves and their business which I share on my blog.<\/p>\n

REAM:<\/strong> Are there any changes coming in the future that you\u2019re excited to announce?<\/p>\n

McCluskey:<\/strong> In April, I will be listing three new properties, which is very exciting as our market has a limited quantity. In addition, I had a builder who is relocating here reach out to me. He was watching me through social media and we have opened up a dialogue to work together here. So I\u2019m very excited about where that could be headed.<\/p>\n

REAM:<\/strong> What are some of your hobbies outside of the office?<\/p>\n

McCluskey:<\/strong> Since I\u2019m a born and raised Idahoan I\u2019m the classic clich\u00e9 of all things outdoors, skiing, biking, hiking, white water rafting in addition to enjoying all the local restaurants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Real Estate Agent Magazine sat down with Rising Star, Molly McCluskey of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Idaho Realty, to discuss her career in real estate and her plans for the future.\u00a0 REAM: What first drew you to the real estate industry? McCluskey: As a property owner in the Treasure Valley I was already invested in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":2779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boise","category-real-estate-interview"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realestateagentmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}