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Meet Liz Robinson, co-owner of Ted’s Shooting Range, located in Queen Creek, AZ. Ted’s Shooting Range offers firearms educational classes, and includes a gun range, a retail firearms store, and a dive shop.

Some topics of discussion

• A multi-faceted business: classes, range, and retail (5:27)
• Shooting as a skill that offers a level playing field (8:19)
• A sales boom: “Liberal” first time gun buyers (12:17)
• A perspective on guns: “It's a tool of a sport that I love to use.” (13:44)
• For traumatized women, guns can help them “feel like they're getting control back of their life.” (15:36)
• 2020-2021: millions of new gun owners (17:24)
• A woman-owned company: earning a place in a predominantly male industry (36:18)
• Women gun owners: “we don't treat them like they're stupid” (37:40)
• Race and gender politics in business (throughout)
• Guns and the current political climate (throughout)

Business lessons and ideas

• A serious responsibility: when you have to say no to a customer (18:05)
• A partnership between two very different people is a good thing (20:12)
• “If you have an employee that just is not working out, don't don't hold on to them for too long.” (22:15)
• Personnel issues: “I listen to my employees a lot, not just the management, it’s the employees.” (22:13)
• “I won't tolerate racism.” “Won't tolerate it in my employees. I won't tolerate it in my customers.” (22:36)
• “Lead by example, how you treat them is hopefully how they're gonna treat the customer.” (28:37)
• Success is “how I feel inside.” (30:10)
• Franchising hesitancy (30:48)
• “Be flexible. Because you never know where a good thing is gonna come from.” (33:24)
• “If you're so rigid, it's going to just in some cases, I think it just destroys businesses” (34:15)

Miscellaneous interesting stuff

• Who the heck is Ted? (:34)
• “When I was eight, I was a janitor.” (2:48)
• A toy gun under her pillow (6:40)
• “My kids starting shooting at 3 and 4.” (7:06)

A real estate listing isn’t just a representation of the home on sale, it’s a showcase of the ability, attention-to-detail and client service of the agent. Even in a market where inventory is selling rapidly, the ability to list a home well is still needed. 

Agents who can successfully navigate a challenging market need to do the job at a higher level in order to gain the reputation that makes them stand out in a crowded market. 

What are the other key factors that separate ordinary agents from the experts when it comes to buying and selling a home? In this episode, Tiffany Mickolio talks about Queen Creek, East Mesa and Gilbert and how she runs her business. 

Key Points 

Community Events in Queen Creek

Queen Creek is a huge city with a fun country town feel. There are many great community events and opportunities to bring everyone together. For example, they have 

Trunk or Treat, Food truck Friday and many great events. 

Listings are a business card

A listing is a reflection of the standard a seller can expect to get when they work with an agent and their team. Photos are the first impression of the home, but the description and positioning of the home is what’s going to make them want to call an agent. 

Consumers have options so good service matters more than ever

5-star reviews are so much more important right now. There are so many agents out there, and the internet makes them easy to get in touch with. Because consumers have so many options, agents with 5-star reviews and a high level of service will stand out.

The combination of an in-demand real estate market and a historically low inventory means that the agent you choose to work with can greatly impact the outcome of the transaction. 

Clients need agents who not only give a good service, but also help the clients' offers stand out above the noise. Queen Creek is one of Arizona’s booming markets and agent Shannon Gillette is an agent built for where the market is, and what the clients need. 

In this episode, she shares what makes Queen Creek such a magnet for buyers, and how she meets the market’s demands.  

Queen Creek is the place to buy right now 

Queen Creek is booming. When you include new builds, Queen Creek is selling and closing more homes than any other part of Arizona. It’s a place that draws in so many people because it has a lot to offer. 

Why buy in Queen Creek?

The further out from Phoenix, the more home you’re going to get for your money. You’ll also get newer homes, so more energy efficiency. You get the close knit feel of a small town paired with the convenience of a big city. 

The agent you work with matters 

There are over 55 000 real estate agents in Arizona, but not all agents bring the same value to the table. A really good, experienced and dedicated agent isn’t just critical for the buyer they represent, but it can actually make an impact on the offer the seller is going to accept.