Welcome back to another episode of the Real Estate Excellence Podcast! Today, I have Kristin Lunsford on the podcast. Kristin was born in Jacksonville, Florida, then moved to the Atlanta, Georgia area when she was 10 years old as her father became pastor at a church there. After graduating from college with her master's degree in education, she taught middle school for ten years in Georgia and Florida. She met her husband in Atlanta and they got engaged a year later at the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. They went on to have two children, a boy and a girl. Kristin earned her doctorate degree while being a stay-at-home mom with her two children. In 2016, she and her husband decided to move to Florida and expand their pest control and home inspection companies that at the time, they co-owned with her husband's brother.
Fast-forward a few years, they sold the Georgia pest control company (around 100 total team members at that time) a year earlier, and on January 1, 2020, she and her husband owned outright the home inspection and pest control companies in Florida. Her husband had been recruiting her for years to join the business, now that time had come. Kristin and her husband, Brian, own LunsPro Inspections in Florida, Kingfish Pest Control, and Jacksonville Real Producers.
[00:01 - 05:00] Opening Segment
I welcome Kristin to the show
From Jacksonville to Atlanta
Kristin talks about her education
[05:01 - 40:36] Dr./Mom/Entrepreneur/Business Owner
Middle school is a crazy age!
Kristin shares about her husband’s background
The Brains behind the Business
About LunsPro Inspections and Kingfish Pest Control
“I probably did not always have the entrepreneurial spirit.”
First Day Chaos
Top Mindsets to Have
What Kristin does to stay on top of her game
Who's had the greatest impact on Kristin’s life?
Her dad
Real Producers Magazines is not just a magazine
Who are the Top 500 and How to Reach Them
It has to be a growth mindset.
Connecting and building relationships, not a simple business card game
What Kristin loves about working the magazine
There’s always a story!
Are you taking the risk necessary to go to the next level?
Who’s up next for the interview?
Time is very valuable
“One person can completely change the culture and dynamic of the entire team.”
[40:37 - 51:44] Closing Segment
Who You Know or What You Know?
“It’s all about the who.”
Kristin’s Travel Bucket List
All 50 States
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Connect with Kristin Lunsford
See links below
Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“It really is you just got to be more creative.” - Kristin Lunsford
“You really have to be ready to pivot. And always be thinking of thinking ahead of what could be coming next. And how can we adapt to make sure that we are still going forward?” - Kristin Lunsford
“You can learn so much from how you failed and how others failed. And that then when you get successful, it's when you can learn from those mistakes.” - Kristin Lunsford
Connect with Kristin Lunsford through Instagram and Facebook!
Or you can visit the following links:
LunsPro Inspections: Instagram
Kingfish Pest Control: Facebook and Instagram
