Have you ever wondered what might happen if you swapped your chalkboard for a chance to change lives in a whole new way? That's exactly what I, Lee Aloni, did when I traded lesson plans for property listings, and it's been quite the adventure under the South Florida sun. Alongside Jeremy Wolf, we invite you into our world of warm weather and warmer community ties on "Real Life with Lee." This isn't just a podcast; it's a front-row seat to the transformative power of following your heart right into the epicenter of where dreams meet real estate opportunities.
As the sun sets on our first episode, it's clear that the essence of South Florida isn't just about what you see; it's about the people you meet and the connections you forge. Whether you've been a part of our journey from the start or are just joining us, your contributions make our tapestry richer. We're here to celebrate every story, every transaction, and every laugh that comes with living and working in this vibrant community. So, until our paths cross again, remember that the spirit of South Florida is just a play button away.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Welcome to Real Life with Leigh.
Powered by Leigh Ohlone, southFlorida Real Estate at G&E
Realty Group, the show whereLeigh and her guests talk about
everything South Florida, 24-7,365, and why you should make it
your home, sweet home.
Leigh is a realtor, a SouthFlorida resident since the age
of five, devoted wife and momand a dedicated community
(00:27):
volunteer.
Now, without further ado,here's your host, lee Ohlone.
Jeremy (00:41):
Hello, hello everyone, and welcome to episode number
one, numero uno, of the RealLife with Lee podcast, real Life
with Lee sitting here with noneother than your host, lee Eloni
.
I'm your co host for the day,jeremy Wolf, and you know I got
to say Lee.
It seems we've come full circlehere because I believe about a
(01:02):
little under a year ago you werethe first guest on my podcast,
the Good Neighbor Podcast, andhere we are now today with your
very own show.
So congratulations.
Lee Aloni (01:11):
Thank you, it's so exciting.
Jeremy (01:13):
Yay, we did it Always like to set the stage when we
start one of these off and wekick this thing off here.
So, first off, why don't youtell us a little bit about
Leolone, right?
What do you do?
I know you're a realtor, you'revery active in the community.
Tell us a little bit aboutyourself, your story and what
you do here in the community,and then we shall proceed from
(01:35):
there.
Lee Aloni (01:36):
Oh, wow, okay.
So, as the intro states, I'velived here since I was five
years old.
I'm years old and I'm stillhere because I love it so much.
Raised our kids here, our kidshave grown and flown and again
I'm still here.
I love what I do.
(01:57):
Before I was a realtor, I was ateacher, so I bring all of that
with me into my real estatebusiness and I really love my
community.
I love helping and I'm just soexcited to be on this podcast
with you.
Jeremy (02:10):
I am definitely With me.
It's your podcast, come on.
Lee Aloni (02:14):
It is my podcast.
Jeremy (02:15):
I'm here with you, lee, this is your podcast.
Lee Aloni (02:17):
That's right.
I'm owning it.
I've been wanting to do thisfor a very long time for years,
and it's just.
I'm so happy I jumped on thetrain here.
Jeremy (02:29):
Yeah, well, I'm honored to be here with you and I want
to unpack some of this because Imyself I haven't been here
since I was a child.
Well, you know, I moved down toFlorida when I was about 15 or
16.
So I've been here a majority ofmy life now.
But I do love living in SouthFlorida.
Obviously, we both live inCooper City.
It's a wonderful place.
I have kids going through theschool system.
You've been here for a lotlonger than I have and you're
(02:51):
doing a lot of great things inthe community.
Tell us a little bit aboutLeolone Real Estate and your
real estate career and yourbackground and how you got into
it, and then we can get into theteaching stuff that kind of led
you there.
Lee Aloni (03:09):
Awesome how I got into real estate.
First of all, it's ourfamily-owned company, it's G&E
Realty Group and it's in theheart of Davie.
I take a lot of pride in thebusiness and I've been a realtor
for about eight years now andI've seen a lot of changes in
Broward County in particular andin South Florida throughout the
years.
I really enjoy helping myclients find their home, sweet
(03:32):
home, and I also enjoy helpingbusiness people find a new
office to lease, to buy whathave you?
I've done it, I want tocontinue doing that and I really
like to spotlight how SouthFlorida can enhance everyone's
(03:52):
lives.
You know people are going tosee this podcast coming from out
of the state, hopefully, and Iwant to show them how great it
is here.
It's not just the weather, it'sall of the wonderful activities
that go on here, it's thepeople and it's the communities.
Jeremy (04:12):
Yeah, it truly is a wonderful community and I must
say I was recently.
I've actually told the storyseveral times now.
I was up visiting my brother.
Some of my family is stillstragglers living up in the
Northeast.
I was up in New Jersey over theholidays and we had a wonderful
time but, like man, it was likegloomy every day up there.
It was congested, it was just,it was depressing.
(04:35):
And when I got back to FortLauderdale my father picked up
my family at the airport and wedrove out of Fort Lauderdale
airport and it's just so openand spacious and bright and I
had this.
I just had to say I was like Ilove living down in sunny South
Florida.
It really is amazing.
Lee Aloni (04:49):
Yeah, and you know people look at the.
It's March and the weather isgorgeous.
Yeah, it is, I'm not going tolie.
The weather is a big draw for alot of people.
You know, my cousins, half ofmy family, still live in Chicago
and they're crying over thesnow today.
My family still live in Chicagoand they're crying over the
snow today.
I'm sorry.
I keep telling them move downhere.
(05:10):
You know, it's living the life.
Jeremy (05:11):
I don't know if we'll be bragging about the weather in
three or four months from now,in the heat of the summer.
Lee Aloni (05:16):
Listen.
Every place has their drawbacksAll I know and every place has
their pluses.
I get to wear my t-shirt and myleggings and my flip flops when
I'm not selling real estate.
Thates, I get to wear myt-shirt and my leggings and my
flip-flops when I'm not sellingreal estate.
That's my uniform.
That's my official Floridauniform.
It is.
I don't have to think aboutputting on a coat or layers or
anything like that.
So that's a bonus big time.
Jeremy (05:39):
So let's go back in time .
You said your background is ineducation time.
You said your background is ineducation, teaching.
How did you get into educationand talk a little bit about what
you did in that space, who youtaught, what level, what grade?
Lee Aloni (05:53):
Yeah, it's a sweet story.
When I was a little girl, on mypatio in Pembroke Pines I would
play teacher.
I had my blackboard.
I did, I really did.
I had my blackboard and mychalk and that eraser and I had
a bunch of books and I wouldteach my students who were my
friends or the stuffed animalsor what have you.
You know, yeah, so I always Iwas rehearsing to be a teacher
(06:17):
and I grew up and you know I didit.
I actually became a teacher.
So I was a pre-K teacher at theDavid Posnack JCC right at the
end of our student.
Jeremy (06:26):
I didn't know that, so you actually taught at JCC.
Lee Aloni (06:27):
Yeah, I taught at JCC .
Jeremy (06:29):
I actually had Scott Ehrlich on the Good Neighbor
podcast.
Lee Aloni (06:32):
I know.
Jeremy (06:34):
Three, four months ago, I guess.
There it is.
Lee Aloni (06:35):
It's all about JCC a wonderful organization,
obviously it is, and I've seenthat place, you know, since when
it started and it was small andI would go and exercise in the
gym.
You know I remember I was herewhen it opened, anyway, so it
was.
It was really full circle forme to come to go to the school
there to teach, and I taughtpre-K.
My students were such a joy.
(06:58):
I have to tell you it was themost grueling job ever in my
life.
Jeremy (07:07):
I bet I have.
I have two kids myself and Ican't even imagine having a
whole class of kids.
Lee Aloni (07:09):
Oh my goodness, yeah, yeah, 20 kids.
It was loud and it was the mostrewarding career.
Jeremy (07:15):
Often the most grueling, challenging things do yield the
most reward right.
Lee Aloni (07:21):
Yeah, they're in my heart still.
I still see some of my studentsand the parents, the families,
and I've sold properties to someof them.
So it's, it's really, um, youknow it, it was meant to be and
um, yeah, so what was thequestion?
Jeremy (07:37):
No, no question, I just I I'm interested how obviously I
know that, how it evolved howeverything, how it evolved from
teaching and I know it's kind ofa family business.
You have G&E Realty.
Yeah, what was that transitionlike?
How did you transition fromeducation into real estate?
Lee Aloni (07:54):
I transitioned when my sons, the twins we have three
sons, one is 30, and he's theoldest one, and then the twins
will be 26 next month.
So when they went to collegealmost eight years ago, they
graduated high school and Igraduated from teaching pre-K
and I said I need to dosomething for myself.
And my husband had been, youknow, saying to me for so many
(08:17):
years are you going to join thebusiness?
Come on.
And I wouldn't do it because Ididn't want to do anything
halfheartedly.
You know, my heart was raisingour children and teaching those
students, and that's quiteenough.
And also my husband is arealtor, you know, for over 20
years, and one realtor in thefamily, you know.
Every people have to dowhatever works for them.
(08:38):
This is what I felt.
I wanted to raise my kids, Iwanted to volunteer, be involved
with them.
I was their den leader, I wasthe room mom, I was PTA mom, I
was band mom.
I did all these things.
I was really blessed to do that.
And um, and then I, you know, Istarted teaching when they were
in fourth grade and then it wastime for me and I really jumped
(09:00):
in full force into the deep endover there with real estate and
it was the best thing I couldhave ever done.
It was such a great transition.
You know, there's nothingbetter than feeling like you're
all in and you can give yourwhole self to it.
So here I am and I get to givemy whole self.
(09:22):
You know, listen, I take careof me too.
There are boundaries, but Itake care of my clients and
nothing makes me feel betterthan to know that they are
resting easy, you know, at night, on their pillow, under the
roof of the house that I sold tothem.
So you know, that's a greatfeeling.
Jeremy (09:44):
It really is yeah for sure.
So sitting here today.
Now, I know you are very, veryactive in the community.
You're active within theChamber of Commerce.
Obviously you're busy andyou've mentioned that you've
been wanting to do this for awhile have your own podcast and
kind of talk about life here inSouth Florida.
What is the ultimate motivationbehind doing this show?
(10:07):
Why real life with Lee?
Lee Aloni (10:10):
Okay, first of all, I love communicating.
My husband tells me that I liketo talk, no-transcript.
(10:45):
Tell me, you know, I went tothat place.
You told me that restaurant,that museum, we did the water
cruise, you know it's great.
And, by the way, I used to be atravel agent in my twenties.
So for 10 years, yeah, I was atravel agent.
So, um, this is my, this is my,my.
I love traveling, you know, um,and I, I love being out and
(11:08):
about in, in, uh, thecommunities and cities and towns
.
Um, so that's my.
And then to bring it, of course, I am a am a realtor.
Yes, I would love to sell you ahouse.
Would you like to buy a house?
Would you like to sell a house?
list with lee, yeah, your realestate dreams, you know well,
(11:30):
this is, this is what it's allabout, right?
Jeremy (11:31):
we only.
We only get to live life once,and if you don't put yourself
out there and you don't sharewith everyone else, you know
you're missing out.
I mean, I guess it's not foreverybody.
Some people like being being tothemselves, but one of the
things that I've learned as I'vetoppled 40 is I need to, I need
to get out of my comfort zoneand I need to put myself out
(11:53):
there and I need to share withyou.
I need to do so.
I want to.
I want to leave this earthknowing that I did everything I
could to make it a better placeand not have any kind of regrets
, and I and I felt like I wasn'tdoing a good job at that prior
to getting into what I do now,and now I'm out trying to make
this place better.
That's all we can do.
Lee Aloni (12:13):
Jeremy, that's what it's all about.
You know, I'm a person of faithand I'm not preaching any
religion to anyone.
There's a higher source outthere that you know we're here
for.
We got here somehow.
You know, we didn't just landand we're here for a reason, and
I know the reason for me islove, and that means being kind
(12:34):
and helping and doing whateverwe can to make this world a
better place.
So it's the environment, it'sthe local government, it is our
businesses, it's our families,it's our friends, and I want us
to share the word.
(12:55):
I want to share what that meansfor me and I want to engage
with other people.
I really want to get otherpeople's perspectives and and
share that, because we all havesomething, a dialogue, going on
in our heads and we do, and I'dlove to connect with people and
(13:18):
when we do something good, ithelps others to do something
good.
Jeremy (13:26):
Rising tide lifts all boats right.
Lee Aloni (13:28):
Yes, yes, I just heard that yesterday from one of
my friends.
Did you really?
I did.
Jeremy (13:38):
Absolutely, it's very true, yeah, and one of the
things I've come to realize iseverybody, every human being,
has something great within them,and I feel like I'm on a
mission to try to bring that outof people right.
Everybody has something greatto offer to this world.
So many people go through theirlives and they never tap into
that, and the only way you couldtruly tap into that is by truly
(13:58):
expressing yourself one way orthe other and letting your guard
down, and I think this is awonderful space to do that and,
like you said, bring people into talk about themselves and
just really build our communityup and try to do good in this
world.
And let me add to that.
Lee Aloni (14:16):
It's really hard to be vulnerable.
Oh yeah, it's really hard toopen up.
I've been doing that.
I've been pushing through mycomfort zone.
It's not comfortable at all.
You know, I get out there and Ispeak.
It may not be perfect, itdoesn't matter.
It's how you make people feeland that's what this podcast is
(14:36):
all about.
It is real life with me, witheveryone around me, with all of
my surroundings.
That's it and that's not it.
That's everything, everything.
Jeremy (14:52):
Well, I'm certainly excited to be on this journey
with you and I'm looking forwardto exploring everything South
Florida on Real Life with Lee.
Yes, I can't wait, I thinkwe'll.
It's a good spot to end itright there, I think.
Lee Aloni (15:07):
Okay, I actually wanted to let you know what REAL
is all about.
Oh, please do.
I made up an acronym for it.
You know being the teacher, youknow.
Jeremy (15:19):
Being the teacher that you are.
You got a little acronym forreal let's go.
Let's go, try me out here, testme out what is real.
Lee Aloni (15:25):
What does the word?
Jeremy (15:26):
mean what?
Lee Aloni (15:27):
is real.
Okay, for real.
It's not AI, you's a differentstory.
I am real.
This is not an image.
I'm a realtor, so you wouldthank ours for real estate,
right?
You know real?
Sure, that's fine, that's fine.
I'd love to sell you home.
Like I said before, that'sgreat.
(15:47):
It's also I'm a living humanbeing first.
So ours is for real lifestories and real people in South
Florida.
And it's also about beingauthentic and transparent and
professional.
And so my best friend tells meall the time you better say this
(16:11):
, because this is what you are.
You are relatable.
So R is relatable, that is meto a T.
Okay, yes, yes, thank you.
All right, and then E.
E is all about energy and it'swhat energy do we bring to this
world and and to others and ourcommunities, and where's that
(16:31):
energy coming from?
And again, for me, it's comingfrom my heart.
And A ask Ask me anything.
Ask questions of your friends,your family, your peers, your
mentors, your teachers, yourspiritual leaders, local
politicians, community advocates, local politicians, community
(16:55):
advocates.
How do we learn if we do notask?
How do you receive what you arelooking for if you don't ask?
Just ask.
And L?
L is live, love, learn andlaugh, whatever order you want
(17:16):
it to be in.
Live your life, yes, live yourlife fully, so you open your
heart for yourself and for yourneighbor and learn as much as
you can so you can help others,and laugh, because it's so good
for our souls.
So that's me.
That's really really real Lee.
Real life with Lee.
Jeremy (17:33):
I love it.
Good stuff, lee.
Thank you, yeah, all right.
Well, always a pleasure seeingyou and I'm sure we'll be seeing
each other real soon.
To everyone, thank you so muchfor tuning in and we will catch
everyone next time.
Everyone, take care, have awonderful day We'll see you real
soon, all right, Bye, bye.
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(18:22):
real life with Lee.
Welcome to Real Life with Leigh.
Powered by Leigh Ohlone, southFlorida Real Estate at G&E
Realty Group, the show whereLeigh and her guests talk about
everything South Florida, 24-7,365, and why you should make it
your home, sweet home.
Leigh is a realtor, a SouthFlorida resident since the age
of five, devoted wife and momand a dedicated community
(00:27):
volunteer.
Now, without further ado,here's your host, lee Ohlone.
Jeremy (00:41):
Hello, hello everyone, and welcome to episode number
one, numero uno, of the RealLife with Lee podcast, real Life
with Lee sitting here with noneother than your host, lee Eloni
.
I'm your co host for the day,jeremy Wolf, and you know I got
to say Lee.
It seems we've come full circlehere because I believe about a
(01:02):
little under a year ago you werethe first guest on my podcast,
the Good Neighbor Podcast, andhere we are now today with your
very own show.
So congratulations.
Lee Aloni (01:11):
Thank you, it's so exciting.
Jeremy (01:13):
Yay, we did it Always like to set the stage when we
start one of these off and wekick this thing off here.
So, first off, why don't youtell us a little bit about
Leolone, right?
What do you do?
I know you're a realtor, you'revery active in the community.
Tell us a little bit aboutyourself, your story and what
you do here in the community,and then we shall proceed from
(01:35):
there.
Lee Aloni (01:36):
Oh, wow, okay.
So, as the intro states, I'velived here since I was five
years old.
I'm years old and I'm stillhere because I love it so much.
Raised our kids here, our kidshave grown and flown and again
I'm still here.
I love what I do.
(01:57):
Before I was a realtor, I was ateacher, so I bring all of that
with me into my real estatebusiness and I really love my
community.
I love helping and I'm just soexcited to be on this podcast
with you.
Jeremy (02:10):
I am definitely With me.
It's your podcast, come on.
Lee Aloni (02:14):
It is my podcast.
Jeremy (02:15):
I'm here with you, lee, this is your podcast.
Lee Aloni (02:17):
That's right.
I'm owning it.
I've been wanting to do thisfor a very long time for years,
and it's just.
I'm so happy I jumped on thetrain here.
Jeremy (02:29):
Yeah, well, I'm honored to be here with you and I want
to unpack some of this because Imyself I haven't been here
since I was a child.
Well, you know, I moved down toFlorida when I was about 15 or
16.
So I've been here a majority ofmy life now.
But I do love living in SouthFlorida.
Obviously, we both live inCooper City.
It's a wonderful place.
I have kids going through theschool system.
You've been here for a lotlonger than I have and you're
(02:51):
doing a lot of great things inthe community.
Tell us a little bit aboutLeolone Real Estate and your
real estate career and yourbackground and how you got into
it, and then we can get into theteaching stuff that kind of led
you there.
Lee Aloni (03:09):
Awesome how I got into real estate.
First of all, it's ourfamily-owned company, it's G&E
Realty Group and it's in theheart of Davie.
I take a lot of pride in thebusiness and I've been a realtor
for about eight years now andI've seen a lot of changes in
Broward County in particular andin South Florida throughout the
years.
I really enjoy helping myclients find their home, sweet
(03:32):
home, and I also enjoy helpingbusiness people find a new
office to lease, to buy whathave you?
I've done it, I want tocontinue doing that and I really
like to spotlight how SouthFlorida can enhance everyone's
(03:52):
lives.
You know people are going tosee this podcast coming from out
of the state, hopefully, and Iwant to show them how great it
is here.
It's not just the weather, it'sall of the wonderful activities
that go on here, it's thepeople and it's the communities.
Jeremy (04:12):
Yeah, it truly is a wonderful community and I must
say I was recently.
I've actually told the storyseveral times now.
I was up visiting my brother.
Some of my family is stillstragglers living up in the
Northeast.
I was up in New Jersey over theholidays and we had a wonderful
time but, like man, it was likegloomy every day up there.
It was congested, it was just,it was depressing.
(04:35):
And when I got back to FortLauderdale my father picked up
my family at the airport and wedrove out of Fort Lauderdale
airport and it's just so openand spacious and bright and I
had this.
I just had to say I was like Ilove living down in sunny South
Florida.
It really is amazing.
Lee Aloni (04:49):
Yeah, and you know people look at the.
It's March and the weather isgorgeous.
Yeah, it is, I'm not going tolie.
The weather is a big draw for alot of people.
You know, my cousins, half ofmy family, still live in Chicago
and they're crying over thesnow today.
My family still live in Chicagoand they're crying over the
snow today.
I'm sorry.
I keep telling them move downhere.
(05:10):
You know, it's living the life.
Jeremy (05:11):
I don't know if we'll be bragging about the weather in
three or four months from now,in the heat of the summer.
Lee Aloni (05:16):
Listen.
Every place has their drawbacksAll I know and every place has
their pluses.
I get to wear my t-shirt and myleggings and my flip flops when
I'm not selling real estate.
Thates, I get to wear myt-shirt and my leggings and my
flip-flops when I'm not sellingreal estate.
That's my uniform.
That's my official Floridauniform.
It is.
I don't have to think aboutputting on a coat or layers or
anything like that.
So that's a bonus big time.
Jeremy (05:39):
So let's go back in time .
You said your background is ineducation time.
You said your background is ineducation, teaching.
How did you get into educationand talk a little bit about what
you did in that space, who youtaught, what level, what grade?
Lee Aloni (05:53):
Yeah, it's a sweet story.
When I was a little girl, on mypatio in Pembroke Pines I would
play teacher.
I had my blackboard.
I did, I really did.
I had my blackboard and mychalk and that eraser and I had
a bunch of books and I wouldteach my students who were my
friends or the stuffed animalsor what have you.
You know, yeah, so I always Iwas rehearsing to be a teacher
(06:17):
and I grew up and you know I didit.
I actually became a teacher.
So I was a pre-K teacher at theDavid Posnack JCC right at the
end of our student.
Jeremy (06:26):
I didn't know that, so you actually taught at JCC.
Lee Aloni (06:27):
Yeah, I taught at JCC .
Jeremy (06:29):
I actually had Scott Ehrlich on the Good Neighbor
podcast.
Lee Aloni (06:32):
I know.
Jeremy (06:34):
Three, four months ago, I guess.
There it is.
Lee Aloni (06:35):
It's all about JCC a wonderful organization,
obviously it is, and I've seenthat place, you know, since when
it started and it was small andI would go and exercise in the
gym.
You know I remember I was herewhen it opened, anyway, so it
was.
It was really full circle forme to come to go to the school
there to teach, and I taughtpre-K.
My students were such a joy.
(06:58):
I have to tell you it was themost grueling job ever in my
life.
Jeremy (07:07):
I bet I have.
I have two kids myself and Ican't even imagine having a
whole class of kids.
Lee Aloni (07:09):
Oh my goodness, yeah, yeah, 20 kids.
It was loud and it was the mostrewarding career.
Jeremy (07:15):
Often the most grueling, challenging things do yield the
most reward right.
Lee Aloni (07:21):
Yeah, they're in my heart still.
I still see some of my studentsand the parents, the families,
and I've sold properties to someof them.
So it's, it's really, um, youknow it, it was meant to be and
um, yeah, so what was thequestion?
Jeremy (07:37):
No, no question, I just I I'm interested how obviously I
know that, how it evolved howeverything, how it evolved from
teaching and I know it's kind ofa family business.
You have G&E Realty.
Yeah, what was that transitionlike?
How did you transition fromeducation into real estate?
Lee Aloni (07:54):
I transitioned when my sons, the twins we have three
sons, one is 30, and he's theoldest one, and then the twins
will be 26 next month.
So when they went to collegealmost eight years ago, they
graduated high school and Igraduated from teaching pre-K
and I said I need to dosomething for myself.
And my husband had been, youknow, saying to me for so many
(08:17):
years are you going to join thebusiness?
Come on.
And I wouldn't do it because Ididn't want to do anything
halfheartedly.
You know, my heart was raisingour children and teaching those
students, and that's quiteenough.
And also my husband is arealtor, you know, for over 20
years, and one realtor in thefamily, you know.
Every people have to dowhatever works for them.
(08:38):
This is what I felt.
I wanted to raise my kids, Iwanted to volunteer, be involved
with them.
I was their den leader, I wasthe room mom, I was PTA mom, I
was band mom.
I did all these things.
I was really blessed to do that.
And um, and then I, you know, Istarted teaching when they were
in fourth grade and then it wastime for me and I really jumped
(09:00):
in full force into the deep endover there with real estate and
it was the best thing I couldhave ever done.
It was such a great transition.
You know, there's nothingbetter than feeling like you're
all in and you can give yourwhole self to it.
So here I am and I get to givemy whole self.
(09:22):
You know, listen, I take careof me too.
There are boundaries, but Itake care of my clients and
nothing makes me feel betterthan to know that they are
resting easy, you know, at night, on their pillow, under the
roof of the house that I sold tothem.
So you know, that's a greatfeeling.
Jeremy (09:44):
It really is yeah for sure.
So sitting here today.
Now, I know you are very, veryactive in the community.
You're active within theChamber of Commerce.
Obviously you're busy andyou've mentioned that you've
been wanting to do this for awhile have your own podcast and
kind of talk about life here inSouth Florida.
What is the ultimate motivationbehind doing this show?
(10:07):
Why real life with Lee?
Lee Aloni (10:10):
Okay, first of all, I love communicating.
My husband tells me that I liketo talk, no-transcript.
(10:45):
Tell me, you know, I went tothat place.
You told me that restaurant,that museum, we did the water
cruise, you know it's great.
And, by the way, I used to be atravel agent in my twenties.
So for 10 years, yeah, I was atravel agent.
So, um, this is my, this is my,my.
I love traveling, you know, um,and I, I love being out and
(11:08):
about in, in, uh, thecommunities and cities and towns
.
Um, so that's my.
And then to bring it, of course, I am a am a realtor.
Yes, I would love to sell you ahouse.
Would you like to buy a house?
Would you like to sell a house?
list with lee, yeah, your realestate dreams, you know well,
(11:30):
this is, this is what it's allabout, right?
Jeremy (11:31):
we only.
We only get to live life once,and if you don't put yourself
out there and you don't sharewith everyone else, you know
you're missing out.
I mean, I guess it's not foreverybody.
Some people like being being tothemselves, but one of the
things that I've learned as I'vetoppled 40 is I need to, I need
to get out of my comfort zoneand I need to put myself out
(11:53):
there and I need to share withyou.
I need to do so.
I want to.
I want to leave this earthknowing that I did everything I
could to make it a better placeand not have any kind of regrets
, and I and I felt like I wasn'tdoing a good job at that prior
to getting into what I do now,and now I'm out trying to make
this place better.
That's all we can do.
Lee Aloni (12:13):
Jeremy, that's what it's all about.
You know, I'm a person of faithand I'm not preaching any
religion to anyone.
There's a higher source outthere that you know we're here
for.
We got here somehow.
You know, we didn't just landand we're here for a reason, and
I know the reason for me islove, and that means being kind
(12:34):
and helping and doing whateverwe can to make this world a
better place.
So it's the environment, it'sthe local government, it is our
businesses, it's our families,it's our friends, and I want us
to share the word.
(12:55):
I want to share what that meansfor me and I want to engage
with other people.
I really want to get otherpeople's perspectives and and
share that, because we all havesomething, a dialogue, going on
in our heads and we do, and I'dlove to connect with people and
(13:18):
when we do something good, ithelps others to do something
good.
Jeremy (13:26):
Rising tide lifts all boats right.
Lee Aloni (13:28):
Yes, yes, I just heard that yesterday from one of
my friends.
Did you really?
I did.
Jeremy (13:38):
Absolutely, it's very true, yeah, and one of the
things I've come to realize iseverybody, every human being,
has something great within them,and I feel like I'm on a
mission to try to bring that outof people right.
Everybody has something greatto offer to this world.
So many people go through theirlives and they never tap into
that, and the only way you couldtruly tap into that is by truly
(13:58):
expressing yourself one way orthe other and letting your guard
down, and I think this is awonderful space to do that and,
like you said, bring people into talk about themselves and
just really build our communityup and try to do good in this
world.
And let me add to that.
Lee Aloni (14:16):
It's really hard to be vulnerable.
Oh yeah, it's really hard toopen up.
I've been doing that.
I've been pushing through mycomfort zone.
It's not comfortable at all.
You know, I get out there and Ispeak.
It may not be perfect, itdoesn't matter.
It's how you make people feeland that's what this podcast is
(14:36):
all about.
It is real life with me, witheveryone around me, with all of
my surroundings.
That's it and that's not it.
That's everything, everything.
Jeremy (14:52):
Well, I'm certainly excited to be on this journey
with you and I'm looking forwardto exploring everything South
Florida on Real Life with Lee.
Yes, I can't wait, I thinkwe'll.
It's a good spot to end itright there, I think.
Lee Aloni (15:07):
Okay, I actually wanted to let you know what REAL
is all about.
Oh, please do.
I made up an acronym for it.
You know being the teacher, youknow.
Jeremy (15:19):
Being the teacher that you are.
You got a little acronym forreal let's go.
Let's go, try me out here, testme out what is real.
Lee Aloni (15:25):
What does the word?
Jeremy (15:26):
mean what?
Lee Aloni (15:27):
is real.
Okay, for real.
It's not AI, you's a differentstory.
I am real.
This is not an image.
I'm a realtor, so you wouldthank ours for real estate,
right?
You know real?
Sure, that's fine, that's fine.
I'd love to sell you home.
Like I said before, that'sgreat.
(15:47):
It's also I'm a living humanbeing first.
So ours is for real lifestories and real people in South
Florida.
And it's also about beingauthentic and transparent and
professional.
And so my best friend tells meall the time you better say this
(16:11):
, because this is what you are.
You are relatable.
So R is relatable, that is meto a T.
Okay, yes, yes, thank you.
All right, and then E.
E is all about energy and it'swhat energy do we bring to this
world and and to others and ourcommunities, and where's that
(16:31):
energy coming from?
And again, for me, it's comingfrom my heart.
And A ask Ask me anything.
Ask questions of your friends,your family, your peers, your
mentors, your teachers, yourspiritual leaders, local
politicians, community advocates, local politicians, community
(16:55):
advocates.
How do we learn if we do notask?
How do you receive what you arelooking for if you don't ask?
Just ask.
And L?
L is live, love, learn andlaugh, whatever order you want
(17:16):
it to be in.
Live your life, yes, live yourlife fully, so you open your
heart for yourself and for yourneighbor and learn as much as
you can so you can help others,and laugh, because it's so good
for our souls.
So that's me.
That's really really real Lee.
Real life with Lee.
Jeremy (17:33):
I love it.
Good stuff, lee.
Thank you, yeah, all right.
Well, always a pleasure seeingyou and I'm sure we'll be seeing
each other real soon.
To everyone, thank you so muchfor tuning in and we will catch
everyone next time.
Everyone, take care, have awonderful day We'll see you real
soon, all right, Bye, bye.
Speaker 1 (18:01):
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subscribe and leave us yourcomments.
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