John Thompson
- Broker/Owner
- Alpine Real Estate
School Information
School: Western Oregon University
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2010
Career Information
Working For: Alpine Real Estate
Title: Broker/Owner
Industry: Real estate
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
Multitasking is essential along with great people skills. Sales come with marketing and service.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?Selling millions of dollars of real estate of course!
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting had given me the experience and confidence to be a young successful businessman.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
My College Works Painting experience often made me stand out as the best candidate and got me to the interview stage.
What do you want to tell your clients about what it meant to work with them and how it has helped you get to where you are today?
I’m glad every one of my paint jobs are still holding through the elements! Thank you for choosing me.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Sales is one of the most difficult thing you can do!
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Participate in sales training, the more you cold call/knock on doors, the more leads you will get. Leads are the heart of the business. Become confident in yourself for your contract negotiations (estimate presentation).
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
Many of the skills from College Works Painting transfer over into being a Real Estate Agent. Soak in everything you learn. Clients choose you along with the product. Sell yourself.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Competing with the rest of the Western Oregon University team that year for business and the cold calling sessions of course!
Last words of wisdom?
Buy a graco paint sprayer…do not skimp on quality! Do not cut corners! Your product is everything.