The Go Show

 
     Today I was in for a real treat. I got to be a part of the "Go Show". This consisted of three major parts, the good news, recognition, and status updates. When I first arrived, I was greeted by a very nicely dressed, Kevin Woody.

     I took a seat near the back of the room so I could take pictures of everyone and not look creepy doing it. The first part of the show was very energetic. We were in the presence of a Super Hero! The EI ( a.k.a everything included) man entered the room with his theme song playing. He shared several statistics, which would have been boring if he wasn't a super hero.

The show kicked of really well, people got to share all of the good news he/she had. The news ranged from new closings, all of the way up to a new engagement! Almost everyone in the room had something good to say, including me. 

     Once all of the good news had been shared; everyone sat down, and we moved into the next part of the show. The leaders of each location for Go realty called up people individually to recognize his/her for the great work. 

                                                     

     The next part of the show included a slide show with a lot of information conveying how the company was progressing. It even showed that June 2013 was the best month in the history of the company. This is the same month that Go realty picked up a brand new intern, Coincidence? I think not! All kidding aside that is a really big deal, so congratulations to Go.
     To all of you readers that haven't figured it out yet; I am having a fantastic time at Go. The office is fresh and very inviting. The people are very nice and have more fun doing there job than I could ever imagine. Thanks to all of my co-workers that make this possible. Special thanks to Kevin Woody for giving me this wonderful opportunity!

My First Closing

    Today I get to accompany my fellow co-worker Jenn Cole to her closing. This will be my first time ever going to a sales closing, and I have no idea what to expect. My plan is to show up, smile, and wave. Hopefully I dont get asked any questions or have to talk at all. I have been informed that Jenn is very experienced in the art; therefore, I am confident this will go swimmingly. For now I will just have to wait in anticipation and ponder what the future closing has to offer.

 
 

















 I have now returned from a very short, and smooth closing. Jenn sold her sisters house to a young couple with an adorable little girl. This couple had never purchased a home before, so I was not the only one experiencing something new. Jenn was amazing and very engaging; she always seemed to be smiling!

    It seemed that no one at the closing was as serious as I had expected. As a matter of fact it seemed that everyone was more concerned with how good the mints were.

    When Jenn and I first walked in, the first thing we noticed was the little baby girl. She was in a little red sun dress and had a big smile. She never once made and loud noises and just added light to the room.

    The closing took no more than twenty minutes and consisted of reviewing the numbers and signing several papers (for everyone other than me, I just watched). After the closing ended I decided that I had earned myself lunch. So I treated myself to a celebratory lunch at Moes. 

   I am very thankful that Jenn let me tag along in her closing and it was another great time and learning experience for the one and only, Toby the Intern.

My first day

    I showed up on friday unsure of what to expect. I barely made it on time due to pulling into the wrong complex and not being able to find the staircase up to the office. I met a few of the employees and then was given my first assignment. I needed to take a photo with at least ten of the people that I met.


Some pictures were more on the serious side.














While others were more comical.















The more time I spent in the office the more comfortable, and less terrified I got. Then we started to prepare for the party, taking out the trash, stocking the fridges, and helping the Moe's guy set up. As people began to enter for the party the weather took a turn for the worse. A steady downpour outside discouraged several people from coming to the event. Nevertheless the party must go on; I got to meet several new people and learn what job they did and how it all intertwined with the business.

I even got to witness a rolling chair race through the middle of the party. I couldn't have picked a better place to intern!

Just get started!

Starting my freshman year in high school was a very intimidating time. One thing in particular that really frightened me was knowing that over summer leading into my senior year i was going to have to go to a real company and get a job working with professionals. That knowledge loomed over my head for the next three years in high school. Half way through my junior year I went to a presentation for seniors that had already completed his/her internships. During the presentation it was evident that the students that went out on their own had a much better time, and learned much more. The students that relied on the school to find them an internship seemed very bored with his/her job. That was when I really had to step up my search for an internship.

I have always know that I wanted to be involved in sales; problem being, it is a tough field to get an internship position with no experience required.  I had called close to fifteen realty companies, ten car dealerships, and three sales representatives. After hearing plenty of "Ya, I'll get back to you" and "You do realize this is a sales company, right?" I started to get discouraged. With only two weeks of school left I needed a miracle to find a place to accept me on such short notice.




It was on Tuesday May 27th, that I got my miracle. My old neighbor and swim coach Kevin Woody was managing a small realty group in Cary. I called him and got his voicemail immediately.









After leaving him a message, I was eagerly waiting for a return that came just two days later. Thursday May 29th that call came; he was intrigued by the idea of hosting an intern over the summer and invited me to help set up and join in on his happy hour party the following friday.