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Mar 2024
38m 27s

From Modest Beginnings to Partner: Growt...

Kara Kayrouz & Haley Ingram
About this episode

This week Kara sat down with Courtney Crowder, part owner and partner at Phoenix Lending Group, to chat about making career moves, building connections and buying your first home. Courtney shares her incredible journey from humble beginnings in a rural area and how she navigated through various career paths to become a successful entrepreneur.

She opens up about the challenges she faced, including cutting off stagnant partnerships, making risky career moves and balancing motherhood with her professional aspirations. Throughout the episode, she emphasizes the importance of building genuine relationships, both in business and personal life, and shares her best tricks for networking.

Courtney also shares the specific steps single women can take to become first-time home buyers. She mentions the abundance of resources available, but highlights the importance of working with the right people who know how to make these resources work for you.

Whether you're making big moves on your path to financial freedom with real estate or exploring a new career, this episode is packed with tips to help you along the way.

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