Podcast Guest, Allison S. Weiss: Dreamcatchers - White People Need to Fix It with Jerome Myers

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People who have power and voice have the responsibility to make the world a better place for those who are struggling. 

Welcome back to Dreamcatchers! In today’s episode, I welcome the founder of CRE Recruiting and CRE at work, Allison S. Weiss. From a military family, Allison will share how her environment growing up has shaped her and how her philanthropic values were formed. She is about the celebration and the appreciation of every person. She is well aware of the problems in the industry of real estate and she is not afraid to speak up and encourage others to do the same. Allison is the change from within that the industry needs.

With all that, let’s jump right in and learn the importance of diversification and representation!

[00:01 - 09:58] Opening Segment 

• I introduce Allison Weiss to the show

• See links below to get in touch with Allison

• Who is Allison and how did she become who she is today?

• Allison’s love for people and the important things for her

• Art as a way to bring comfort to other people

[09:59 - 19:25] Allison the Explorer

• Being a consultant and traveling the world

• Choosing between being an executive assistant and an interior designer

• Being recruited as an insurance agent

• Allison shares how she was promoted to the home office

[19:26 - 34:36] Becoming a Founder

• Allison talks about how she got into the real estate business

• How the commercial real estate is dominated by white males

• Allison shares how she resisted the urge to not leave

• Who showed up to help you along the way?

• The values and the foundation of CRE

• Representation as a way to understand different communities

[34:37 - 45:22] The Red Pill Moment

• Allison talks about how the pandemic inspired her to continue

• Showing up and being vulnerable to people who need help

• The moment and the future

• Allison’s worst fear in the process

• The rock bottom moment

[45:23 - 54:08] Closing Segment

• Decluttering and focusing on the important things as Allison’s prosperity piece

• The industry needs to change within: how people with power and voice have the responsibility to make a change

• What should the listeners take away from this?

  • You have value and it doesn’t matter where you came from.

Featured on Dreamcatchers hosted by Jerome Myers, published 4/25/2021