Ep 5: Interview with Christi Beca

“When you start reaching a certain level of success, especially as a woman, I feel that you're obligated to not necessarily give a handout, but a hand up to disadvantaged women behind you, and pull up a seat at the table,” shares Christi Beca, founder of Christi Beca Realty and Flower Mound Women in Business. Christi built her nonprofit at the same time as building her #realtor business, all while being a single mom. Today, Christi joins host Stefan Whitwell to talk about her journey as a serial entrepreneur and #girlboss, the gift of giving back by uplifting disadvantaged women, and the importance of keeping the human experience at the heart of business.

 

Christi began her entrepreneurial journey just 3 months after leaving the corporate world to be a stay at home mom. She started off by founding a successful diaper bag company. After going through a divorce from a toxic marriage, she found herself again drawn to entrepreneurship. While building her real estate business, Christi felt the need to give back and support other women in abuse #survivor situations. Never one to shy away from additional work, she founded a nonprofit that helps women through women’s business advancement grants, guidance through the gap, and financial donations.

 

There are many ways to give back to others. As a leader, it is important to give back to your employees and really show how much you appreciate them. In addition to giving back to your employees, once you have a successful business, it is incredibly rewarding to give back to your community and uplift disadvantaged members by pulling up a seat at the table.

 

Quotes

• “I'm all for automation. I'm all for making our systems and processes more efficient, more streamlined. But you can't lose that human touch. And that's really what real estate is, is a relationship business.” (12:43-12:57 | Christi)
• “Hiring from the heart and hiring right is the key.” (16:12-16:16 | Christi) 
• “The ability to keep everybody on an even playing field, keeping people calm and being able to be the voice of reason, being able to kind of collaborate with everybody effectively, I think is one of my superpowers.” (18:06-18:23 | Christi)
• “At the end of the day, it comes down to a human experience. Whether you're selling real estate, or you're doing cars, or you’re a doctor, or working in the corporate world, everyone loves to be appreciated and noticed for a job well done.” (20:02-20:18 | Christi)
• “When you start reaching a certain level of success, especially as a woman, I feel that you're obligated to not necessarily give a handout, but a hand up to disadvantaged women behind you, and pull up a seat at the table.” (27:40-27:55 | Christi) 

 

Connect with Christi Beca:

https://www.christibecarealty.com/

Connect with Stefan: https://whitwelladvisors.com/ ​​https://www.facebook.com/ActionDaddy https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitwell To contact the host, you can schedule a meeting with him here: https://calendly.com/whitwell-advisors

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