Real Estate Excellence

Real Estate Excellence

Are you ready to take your real estate game to the next level? Look no further than Real Estate Excellence - the ultimate podcast for real estate professionals. From top agents and loan officers, to expert home inspectors and more, we bring you the best of the best in the industry. Tune in and gain valuable insights, tips, and tricks from industry leaders as they share their own trials and triumphs. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, a homebuyer or seller, or simply interested in the real estate industry, Real Estate Excellence has something for you. Have a NE Florida Realtor matched with you here: www.topjacksonvilleagents.com.

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Recent Episodes

Dec. 22, 2025

How to Buy Equestrian Property in Florida’s Top Horse Regions

🎙️ Episode 300: Emma Horvatincic – Equestrian Property Expertise in Northeast Florida In this milestone episode, Tracy Hayes sits down with Emma Horvatincic, a second-generation Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty. Based in St. Johns County, Emma brings a sharp bu…
Dec. 18, 2025

How To Make Real Estate Agents CEO's

EPISODE 299 – Sasha Tripp: Turning Real Estate Agents Into CEOs In this episode, Tracy Hayes sits down with Sasha Tripp—Principal Broker and Owner of Story House Real Estate in Charlottesville, VA. Sasha shares how she scaled her boutique brand without losing her identity by partnering with REAL…
Nov. 24, 2025

He Bet Everything on Real Estate — And It Worked

Episode 298 — Michael “Drew” Kazemba | From Cold Calls to Coastal Closings In this episode of the Real Estate Excellence Podcast, I sit down with Jacksonville Beach-based Realtor Michael “Drew” Kazemba, a rising star who’s closed over 100 transactions since getting licensed in late 2022. Drew…
Nov. 17, 2025

From Recruiting to Real Estate: Karen Saez’s Rise in Northeast Florida

Ep. 297 – Karen Saez: Grit, Growth & Bilingual Real Estate Leadership in Jacksonville In this episode, Karen Saez of the 904Homeguide team at Real Broker shares her incredible journey from corporate recruiting at Deutsche Bank to bar ownership and now thriving in real estate. A bilingual powerho…
Nov. 3, 2025

Selling $5M Homes in Ponte Vedra Beach

Episode 296 – Michael Curet | Mastering Oceanfront Real Estate in Ponte Vedra In this episode, Tracy Hayes sits down with Michael Curet, one of Northeast Florida’s most accomplished coastal real estate agents. With nearly three decades of experience, Michael shares how he transitioned from profe…
Oct. 31, 2025

She Flipped the NYC Brokerage Model --And Agents Are Thriving

Episode 295: Kevelyn Guzman – Transforming the Brokerage Model from the Inside Out In this episode, Tracy Hayes sits down with Kevelyn Guzman, Regional Vice President at Coldwell Banker Warburg, to explore how she’s flipping the traditional brokerage model and building a culture where agents thr…

Recent Blog Posts

Dec. 22, 2025

From Military Service to Brokerage Leadership: Emily & Brad Lloyd on …

From Military Service to Brokerage Leadership: Emily & Brad Lloyd on Purpose, Grit, and Growth Finding the right Northeast Florida agent means finding someone who knows how to lead, how to hustle, and how to build something bigger than themselv…

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Dec. 22, 2025

KST Group: How Tom and Katie Jervis Are Redefining Brokerage Support …

KST Group: How Tom and Katie Jervis Are Redefining Brokerage Support in Northeast Florida The Real Estate Excellence Podcast continues to raise the bar for identifying the most strategic, agent-focused leaders in Northeast Florida. In episode 144, …

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Dec. 22, 2025

Haley Davis: Leading with Vision, Mentorship, and Structure in Jackso…

Haley Davis: Leading with Vision, Mentorship, and Structure in Jacksonville Real Estate In Northeast Florida, Real Estate Excellence means learning from agents who lead with clarity and purpose. Haley Davis, now with Christie's International Real E…

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