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Charleston's Leading Producers
What does it really take to build a successful business?
Charleston's Leading Producers goes behind the scenes with some of the Charleston area's top real estate agents, entrepreneurs, and business leaders.
Hosted by Jake Cummings, each conversation explores the decisions, challenges, strategies, and lessons that shape successful businesses. No generic advice or polished success stories. Just honest conversations about what's working, what isn't, and what it takes to keep growing.
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- Charleston's Leading Producers
#37 Trust Before Transactions and Building Better Client Relationships | Rachel Austin
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you stop rushing buyers through the process and start teaching them how to make better decisions? On this returning episode…
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#36 The House Isn't the Hard Part: Helping Buyers Make Better Decisions | Courtney Davis
Send us Fan Mail What if finding the right house is only half the job? On this returning episode of Charleston's Leading Producers, Jake Cummings sits down…
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#35 Showing Up As Yourself | Kortney Oden
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you stop chasing success and start focusing on the people you serve? On this episode of Charleston’s Leading Producers, Jake…
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#34 Stop telling clients what to do...educate them instead | Chandler Townsend
Send us Fan Mail What’s actually happening in the Charleston real estate market right now? Jake sits down with Realtor and team leader Chandler Townsend…
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#33 | Nicole Musap
Send us Fan Mail Nicole Musap — @twomaidssummerville Owner, Two Maids of Summerville After sending out 70+ job applications and landing just one interview…
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#32 | Emily Frazier
Send us Fan Mail Emily Frazier (@emilyfrazierfitness, @emilyyourchsrealtor) is a real estate agent with the Southern Roots property team at Coldwell Banker…
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#31 | Elissa Campbell
Send us Fan Mail Elissa Campbell (@penninsulapropertiessc) left a management career in boutique retail on King Street after being let go — and turned it into…
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#30 | Chris Prosser
Send us Fan Mail Chris Prosser @gogreencleansc runs Go Green Clean with his wife Jen, a residential cleaning company serving Summerville and the greater…
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#29 | Destiny Sylvester
Send us Fan Mail Destiny Sylvester (@destiny_sylvester) is a top producer with BelCross Properties in Morgantown, West Virginia — and one of the few agents in…
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#28 | Collin Fowler
Send us Fan Mail Collin, owner of Saltwater Moving @saltwatermovingsc, just wrapped a full company rebrand and doubled his business in a single year — built…
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Ep. #27 | Alwyn Coetzee
Send us Fan Mail Alwyn Coetzee (@alwyn.coetzee) is a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual in Summerville, specializing in financial planning and life…
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Ep. #26 | Kim Boerman
Send us Fan Mail Kim Boerman (@ebelingboerman) is a top 20 real estate agent out of roughly 8,000 in the Charleston market, working with Agent Owned Realty and…
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Ep. #25 | Courtney Davis
Send us Fan Mail Courtney Davis — (@charlestonhomesbycourtney) Carolina One agent, Summers Corner specialist, and one of the most referred agents in the…
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Ep. #24 | Chris Dion
Send us Fan Mail Chris Dion (@chris_dion_selling_kiawah) and wife Lauren (@laurendionrealestate) make up the Selling Kiawah Team at Akers Ellis, specializing…
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Ep. #23 | Featuring Chandler Townsend
Send us Fan Mail Chandler Townsend (@ctownsells) is the founder and team leader of CTown Sells under LPT Realty — one of the most recognizable real estate…
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Ep. #22 | At Home with Courtney and Alicia
Send us Fan Mail Courtney & Alicia @athomewithcourtneyandalicia are the best-friend duo behind The At Home Team, known for their candid, family-forward content…
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Ep. #21 | Featuring Rachel Austin
Send us Fan Mail Rachel Austin (@chshomeswithrachel) didn't come up through real estate the traditional way. She moved to Charleston in the middle of a…
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Connection, Faith, and Starting Over | Katt Potts
Send us Fan Mail Katt Potts (@kp.associates78) is the broker in charge of NextHome the Agency Group (@nexthome_theagencygroup) in Summerville, SC — a growing…
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You Don't Need 100k Followers: How She Built a Loyal Client Base Through Authentic Social Media | Taelor Pryor
Send us Fan Mail Taelor Pryor (@taelorpryor) is a Mount Pleasant native, Gamecock alum, and Top 40 Under 40 real estate producer with The Boulevard — one of…
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Bike Taxis, Baseball, and 50 Transactions a Year | Tradd Bastian
Send us Fan Mail Tradd Bastian (@traddbastian) is the founder of Bastian and Associates and a top producer with Serhant. A native Charlestonian, Tradd…
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Outbound Strategies, Relationship Building, and Not Being Afraid to Ask for Help | Lindsey Johnson
Send us Fan Mail Lindsey Johnson (@mrlindseyjohnson) is a former collegiate basketball player, captain, and personal trainer turned top-producing real estate…
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100 Transactions in 2 Years and How Reading People Converts Better Than Scripts | Nicole Lemieux
Send us Fan Mail Nicole Lemieux (@buywithnicole) completed over 100 transactions in her first two complete years in real estate. She started as a teacher…
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From Ashes to a Top 3% Career: The Resilience Strategy Behind the Success | Kristin Abbate
Send us Fan Mail Kristin Abbate (@kristin.abbate) is a top 3% Charleston agent. A Clemson graduate with an MBA from The Citadel, Kristin spent eight-plus years…
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$59M+ of Volume in 2025: How Honesty Built Her Boutique Brokerage | Tricia Peterson
Send us Fan Mail Tricia Peterson (@triciapeterson_islandhouse) is a 2025 $59+ million producer, and owner/broker-in-charge of Island House Real Estate…
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The Four Pillars of Real Estate Content That Actually Converts | Mission First Media
Send us Fan Mail Daniel and Laura Peal (@missionfirst_media) are the founders of Mission First Media, a Charleston-based content creation company specializing…
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How Engagement Beats Followers Every Time: What Actually Moves the Needle in Marketing | Charlotte Berger
Send us Fan Mail Charlotte Berger (@charlottebergerpr) is the founder of CBPR, a Charleston-based PR and marketing firm she launched in May 2020 after being…
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International Business Meets Charleston Real Estate: AI, Education, and Team Building | Sarita Kauffman & Eleanor McPherson
Send us Fan Mail Sarita Kauffman (@thekauffmangroup) holds a degree in international business from Brazil and leads the Kauffman Group – a tight-knit…
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From $25 Million Government Contracts to Owning Valor & Vine: Why Discipline Beats Talent | Lauren Davis
Send us Fan Mail Lauren Davis (@ldavisrealtor) is a United States Air Force Academy graduate who served as a lieutenant in Iraq negotiating multi-million…
Charleston's Leading ProducersOne Underutilized Strategy that Built Their $15M Business in 2025 | Courtney Kretly & Alicia Smith
Send us Fan Mail Courtney Kretly (@courtneykretly) started her real estate career in 2021 and built a thriving YouTube-first business targeting buyers…
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Why Listening Matters More Than Talking | Mary Patterson
Send us Fan Mail Mary Patterson (@marypattersoncharleston) spent 20 years building a nutrition and wellness business before transitioning to real estate. She…
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You Can Do Hard Things | Kerri Fotta
Send us Fan Mail Kerri Fotta's first visits to Charleston were to follow her daughter's surgeon from New York to MUSC. What started as a medical journey led to…
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Surviving the Crash and Thriving for 20 Years | Brian Beatty
Send us Fan Mail Brian Beatty started working in Charleston real estate at 21 years old in 2006. He survived the 2008 crash, has closed over 1,500 transactions…
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'You'll Never Succeed Part-Time' - Proving Them Wrong with 50+ Deals in 2025 | JaVonna Alexander
Send us Fan Mail JaVonna Alexander is a top producing agent in Charleston. She's closing over 50 deals this year while working as a full-time federal employee…
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From Chaos to Calm: Mindset, Stillness, and Sustainable Success | Julissa Edwards
Send us Fan Mail Julissa Edwards is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and mindset coach specializing in helping high-performing entrepreneurs manage…
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How to Run an INSPIRED Business | Val Weber
Send us Fan Mail Val Weber is a top producing agent in Charleston. Her CEO mindset and following on Instagram @thecharlestonhome has driven her to become a…
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How Passion Drove $120M in Sales | Mikki Ramey
Send us Fan Mail Mikki Ramey is the producing broker in charge of Healthy Realty. She ranks in the top 1% of sales for Charleston area agents while running her…
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From 1 Zillow Lead to $25M | Amber Dollarhite
Send us Fan Mail Amber Dollarhite is on track for over $25M this year with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Palmetto. But her path to becoming one of…