Athena Brownson

I went into interior design after graduating from college, and I was working in the interior design industry, both in Denver and Breckenridge, designing hotels, high-end residences, but I didn't feel that I was being fulfilled. To me, it was a nine-to-five job that I was counting down the hours to get through. I had a dear girlfriend at the time, still one of my best friends.

I went into interior design after graduating from college, and I was working in the interior design industry, both in Denver and Breckenridge, designing hotels, high-end residences, but I didn't feel that I was being fulfilled. To me, it was a nine-to-five job that I was counting down the hours to get through. I had a dear girlfriend at the time, still one of my best friends.

And she is one of the most successful real estate agents in the country. She is top 1%. Thank you, Charlotte. And I was having dinner with her one evening and she said, Athena, you love people. You love homes. You love design. Why are you not a real estate agent? And I scratched my head. And to be honest, I had never even thought about it. This was 10 years ago that this conversation happened.

And she is one of the most successful real estate agents in the country. She is top 1%. Thank you, Charlotte. And I was having dinner with her one evening and she said, Athena, you love people. You love homes. You love design. Why are you not a real estate agent? And I scratched my head. And to be honest, I had never even thought about it. This was 10 years ago that this conversation happened.

And she said, just meet with the owner of my company. I really think that you two would hit it off. You have very similar, like how you do business and how you view people. You're very relational. I really think that you two would hit it off. So I met with the owner of her company actually two days later. And this was a small real estate brokerage in Denver.

And she said, just meet with the owner of my company. I really think that you two would hit it off. You have very similar, like how you do business and how you view people. You're very relational. I really think that you two would hit it off. So I met with the owner of her company actually two days later. And this was a small real estate brokerage in Denver.

And I was so impressed with his approach to business being relationship based business and not transactional. I was so blown away with this. He's like sunshine in human form. Still a dear mentor, friend of mine that I quit my job the next day, signed up for real estate school and got my real estate license about two months later. And that was 10 years ago. And here we are.

And I was so impressed with his approach to business being relationship based business and not transactional. I was so blown away with this. He's like sunshine in human form. Still a dear mentor, friend of mine that I quit my job the next day, signed up for real estate school and got my real estate license about two months later. And that was 10 years ago. And here we are.

The path since I got my real estate license has been one that I never in a million years could have predicted. I say that as you will learn more of my story throughout this episode. I think we go into life and all things with an idea of what life is going to look like for us. And for me, the beginning of my real estate career, I was studying under one of the most amazing agent. He was my mentor.

The path since I got my real estate license has been one that I never in a million years could have predicted. I say that as you will learn more of my story throughout this episode. I think we go into life and all things with an idea of what life is going to look like for us. And for me, the beginning of my real estate career, I was studying under one of the most amazing agent. He was my mentor.

I had an amazing coach. I had really incredible people around me and I was succeeding pretty early on. And in real estate, you generally say it takes A year to really get going and three years to really start being successful. After a year, I found myself having great success, really building amazing relationships. By year three, I like to say I thought I was at the top of the world.

I had an amazing coach. I had really incredible people around me and I was succeeding pretty early on. And in real estate, you generally say it takes A year to really get going and three years to really start being successful. After a year, I found myself having great success, really building amazing relationships. By year three, I like to say I thought I was at the top of the world.

I had grand visions of what my real estate future was going to look like. Life never goes to plan. And I learned that the hard way. And I think we all learned that the hard way. I was diagnosed with Lyme disease, which I will also explain more of, about seven and a half years ago. So in my three and a half years into real estate, I was like at the top of my game, thought I was invincible.

I had grand visions of what my real estate future was going to look like. Life never goes to plan. And I learned that the hard way. And I think we all learned that the hard way. I was diagnosed with Lyme disease, which I will also explain more of, about seven and a half years ago. So in my three and a half years into real estate, I was like at the top of my game, thought I was invincible.

all of a sudden i started getting very strange illnesses for a young healthy person and i was diagnosed with lyme disease and lyme disease unfortunately for me took out my immune system and caused multiple autoimmune diseases so the last seven years of my life have been first of all i don't even remember what it's like to feel okay. I live in constant chronic pain.

all of a sudden i started getting very strange illnesses for a young healthy person and i was diagnosed with lyme disease and lyme disease unfortunately for me took out my immune system and caused multiple autoimmune diseases so the last seven years of my life have been first of all i don't even remember what it's like to feel okay. I live in constant chronic pain.

I get plasma transfusions four days every month. My world pretty much revolves around trying to stay alive and trying to fight this really horrific disease. that never in a million years I thought I would get. And I like to say that if life did not give us adversity and challenges, we would never have the opportunity for growth. But man, I would not wish this way of growing on anyone.

I get plasma transfusions four days every month. My world pretty much revolves around trying to stay alive and trying to fight this really horrific disease. that never in a million years I thought I would get. And I like to say that if life did not give us adversity and challenges, we would never have the opportunity for growth. But man, I would not wish this way of growing on anyone.

But that's where I am. I run a successful team at Compass here in Denver. I still love real estate as much as I did on day one, if not more. love the people I work with. And through this journey, I have learned so many incredible things that I'm excited to share with you.

But that's where I am. I run a successful team at Compass here in Denver. I still love real estate as much as I did on day one, if not more. love the people I work with. And through this journey, I have learned so many incredible things that I'm excited to share with you.