The Second Half with Melanie Kennemann
by Melanie Kennemann
Many would say that the first half is critical to any game or challenge, yet it's truly the second half that insures if you win or lose the game. Melanie Kennemann has led billion dollar real estate offices for over a decade and has recruited over 1,200 agents in her career. But her greatest passion is getting people's stories out into the world, to help people live up to their highest potential by a shift in mindset. Are you playing not to lose? Or are you playing to WIN? "The second half" takes her Playing to win series to the podcast world with some of her favorite interviews! Join in!
Episodes
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EPISODE #61- BECOMING MORE WITH DIANNA KOKOSZKA
Dianna is a pioneer and has set the bar in our industry in so many ways, along with being a personal role model and inspiration to me and thousands of others!! In this episode, Dianna shares some stories you may not have heard and we dive into her incredible book "Becoming More."
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EPISODE #60- Abe Shreve - Making it down from the mountain and the power of checking in and asking for help
Abe Shreve is known as one of the top coaches in our industry and has an amazing story to tell. This episode takes us down a different path that is so worthy of a listen. After losing two close friends to suicide in the last year and a half, Abe found himself spending a night on the mountain top...
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EPISODE #59- The International Pro Surfer turned Top Luxury Realtor Matt Clements
At a pivotal moment in his amateur surfing career, Matt decided to take the wave and go for it which changed the entire trajectory of his professional surfing career as well as his perspective in life! After traveling and competing around the world and getting multiple college degrees, Matt…
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EPISODE #58- Ryan Butler and Breaking Barriers on Mindset and Generational Wealth!
Ryan Butler is a Managing Partner in the very well know Coalition Properties Group in Washington DC and has changed the trajectory of his entire family. Growing up in Mississippi, Ryan knew he wanted to create a bigger life. And that's exactly what he did! Listen in and be inspired how he takes…
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EPISODE #57- Mike Zinicola and the power of speaking your truth!
Mike's team is one of the best in the business. His story and character are even more impressive! Listen in and learn how even a hate crime couldn't stop Mike from the impact he's making on so many!
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EPISODE #56- Dan Grieb and the Heroes Journey!
Talk about overcoming ADVERSITY! You may know him as one of the top real estate leaders in our industry, but Dan Grieb barely made it through a tumultuous childhood filled with abuse and unimaginable pain. And yet, today his light shines so brightly and he is committed to helping so many others...
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EPISODE #55- Who do you have to become to get what you want with Jesse Myles!
After a nearly 20 year military career, Jesse Myles took the leap and made the transition to real estate mega agent and entrepreneur. He believes in results and the sacrifices it takes to win and is one of the most wonderful people you'll meet!
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EPISODE #54- Victor Nino... the ultimate professional!
How you show up matters. Professionally and personally. We've heard that time and time again, yet Victor Nino is a living example of it. And that anything is possible that you set your mind to! His team did nearly $3 million in GCI last year which is impressive in itself, yet it's his story to...
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EPISODE #53- Winning in business and LIFE with top team Rebekah and Paul Cummings!
Working with a partner can be so much more challenging than doing it on your own. Yet top agents Rebekah and Paul Cummings make it look easy and are such great examples of what it looks like to be incredibly successful partners in life AND in business! Listen in to how they build their business...
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EPISODE #52- Cody Wickham and his path to greatness!
At the young age of 11, Cody had a choice to make. To either be the victim of his circumstance or to bet on himself and not accept the same future for himself. From football to army to real estate, Cody plays all in and is fully committed to his path to greatness while inspiring and lifting…
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EPISODE #51- Jan Lee...A woman in the ARENA
From living in the streets in the Philippines to owning multiple businesses in the United States, Jan Lee's story will inspire you to not be the person on the outside looking in, but to get on the field and in the ARENA! How you show up today matters!
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EPISODE #50- "My superpower is just being ME" featuring the incredible Dillar Schwartz!
Meet Dillar Schwartz! Taking the determination and dedication of a dance career to successfully investing in people, their careers, and in her own legacy wealth building... all by following the roadmap and tools and systems and listening to those who've gone before. The Dillar Group helped over…
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Season 2- EPISODE #49- The amazing life and role modeling of Andy Allen
Welcome to season two! So excited to kick it off with an extraordinary example of being highly competitive and incredibly successful WITHOUT sacrificing your personal life!! Andy Allen is living the life he never knew existed and I trust you will take away so many nuggets from this conversation!
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EPISODE #48- Short term PAIN for long term GAIN with Gene Arant!!
Gene Arant has built one of the most successful real estate businesses in the Austin market, all from his disciplined work ethic and focusing on what matters most in the long run. Short term pain for long term gain. Success is simple not easy... and Gene is an incredible example of this strategy…
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EPISODE #47- 5,000 homes and counting... making an impact in the world one roof at a time!
When one of my team members told me about the great work that was happening with Houses With Hope, I knew I wanted to meet them and share them with my listeners! They made a special trip all the way from Kenia and the west coast to join me for this episode we recorded in my office in Austin! Meet...
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EPISODE #46- Failure is the only way to success with Scott Toombs
Imagine having undiagnosed dyslexia and being held back in the seventh grade, only to go on to receive a football scholarship and be the very first person to attend college in your family! Meet Scott Toombs. Real estate owner and entrepreneur and coach. He opened his first real estate office just...
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EPISODE #45- Leading in the NOW BONUS EPISODE with Melanie and Friends!! Featuring David Jones, Tonya Toups, Michelle Bippus, Ashley Lunn, Jenn Toomer, Diane Johnson, Jennifer Lewis, and Lisa Teichner
In honor of her 16 years of team leadership, Melanie invites some of her leader friends BACK to have a big discussion around authenticity, transparency and navigating life. This is a do not miss episode!
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EPISODE #44- Leading with calm in the chaos with Kim Treadaway
Kim was ranked the #1 individual agent in kw Austin NW in volume last year, and shares her journey into real estate with all of us in this episode. From marketing major to marketing a neighborhood, 90% of Kim's results now come from that focused strategy and those efforts made in her…
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EPISODE #43- Brett Tanner and the IMPACT of understanding WEALTH
Brett started doing flips at the age of 22 in Arizona. By 25, he decided to get his real estate license. When the market shifted drastically in 2008, he joined kw with the idea of transitioning out because he didn’t see a path forward. Three years later, he found himself in the top 10 of all real...
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EPISODE #42- The Power of Unlimited Opportunity and the Adventurous Spirit of Greg Hague
Greg Hague decided that after completing his law degree, he would rather pursue his entrepreneurial instincts much like his father and jumped right into real estate in Cincinnati. He discusses his adventurous journey and how it changed in a moment after being asked a very direct question from a...
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EPISODE #41- Think BIG, imagine yourself there and get to work with Clay Byrne!
By making a huge life changing decision to become sober at the age of 35 after hitting rock bottom, Clay transformed the trajectory of his life. Listen in and be inspired by his focus and intention and his big goals to end the year with 100 agents on his team! He has built his business from $12...
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EPISODE #40- Life is too short to not live your fullest life with Alice Duffy
From Yoga instructor to $40 million in real estate sales and impressive investment portfolio... such a great example to learn from! Listen in!
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EPISODE #39- The purpose of life is to live before you die with BOLD Coach and Leader David Jones
David has been in leadership for nearly two decades and believes that there is always a story you are telling yourself, and that you get to define it. Don't be stuck on where you are. Be stuck on where you want to GO. David shares lessons from his leadership journey from his own transformation…
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EPISODE #38- The SHIFT PROOF COACH and getting clear NOW with MAPS coach Nicole Zuber!
Imagine that your net worth was a NEGATIVE $842,000 and you had lost absolutely everything you'd built. That's Nicole Zuber and her husband Craig just over a decade ago before they came to kw. Today, they lead by example from lessons learned and both coach some of the very BEST in our industry....
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EPISODE #37- Meet Diego Corzo... The House Hacking Dreamer!
Diego is a top agent, investor owning 62 doors, inspirational speaker, TedTalk presenter and has spoken to Congress in Washington DC on behalf of the DACA Dreamer program multiple times! Talk about overcoming obstacles... his success story will inspire you!
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EPISODE #36- The person who has the better inner game WINS with Coach and top agent Angie Beck!
Angie Beck knows basketball... and real estate! She is a three time hall of fame recipient and was the youngest head college basketball coach in her time at the young age of 22, which led her to a very successful coaching and sportscaster career. She discusses her success equation, what she…
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EPISODE #35- Betting on yourself with Kathryne Roddam- From 27 years teaching in a small town to $1 million in GCI within 24 months!
This episode spotlights Kathryne Roddam and how she went from being a school teacher of 27 years in a small town to making $1 Million in GCI in year two of getting her real estate license! Great success story that will inspire you to bet on YOURSELF!
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EPISODE #34- Cynthia Lee and the Power of Living Your Purpose
Cynthia Lee went from being a successful journalist and news anchor into an up and coming residential real estate agent until she eventually decided to specialize in the commercial space arena. She now has a very successful commercial business and accepted the challenge to lead all of kw…
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EPISODE #33- From Engineer to Entrepreneur with systems and skills with Chris Smith
This episode features Chris Smith who did over $30 million in production last year, along with running and launching multiple other businesses. But moving to the entrepreneurial side was new for this MBA systems and software expert, and has proven to be more natural than anticipated. Listen in to...
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EPISODE #32- Sarah Weaver- Interview with the digital nomad and how Medium term rentals out of state may be your next investment!
Learn how Sarah Weaver creates cash flow to live all around the world by multiple kinds of investing... but most likely not the kind you've heard of before. For more information, you can purchase her recently published book "30 day Stay: A Real Estate Investor's Guide to Mastering the Medium-Term...
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EPISODE #31- THE Smoker Broker... Robert Meche!! It's all about education and mindset!
Robert Meche brought his independent brokerage of over 150 agents BACK to kw years later to give them a competitive advantage and more! Robert is a respected leader in the real estate space and is the very first team in all of kw to join KWEN, the statewide brokerage created for expansion teams…
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EPISODE #30- It's never too late to live a life that you love with Alyce Dailey
Coach, entrepreneur, and now Author of The Magic Mom, Alyce Dailey will capture your attention in this very real and heartfelt conversation about living your best life. This is a must listen!
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EPISODE #29- Dave Norberg, the power to DECIDE
Meet Dave Norberg! Coach, entrepreneur, doer of good things.... and so much more! Dave coaches top agents around the country and reminds us all that every day we just need to DECIDE. And once we make that decision, everything else is so much easier. We also touch on his autobiography that he...
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EPISODE #28- Have a Vision in Winds of Change with Gene Rivers
This episode features a legacy in our industry... Gene Rivers. Be inspired by his story of how he and his wife Rebecca went from being on top of the world to losing everything and starting over in 36 short hours. Gene has been through many market shifts and shares his thoughts around Playing to…
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EPISODE #27- My strength is in my endurance with Carmen Reese
Carmen Reese is the founder and rainmaker of the CLR Sales Group in Austin, Texas. Just four years into the business, she has learned the power of leverage through growing her team, her youtube presence and creative use of video and social media, and so much more. Listen in to Carmen's story and...
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EPISODE #26- Special Edition "Leadership and Life Lessons with Melanie and Friends"
Second Half Host Melanie Kennemann celebrates 15 consecutive years of leading as an Executive Team Leader for kw and shares her favorite leadership and life lessons with ten amazing leaders who happen to also be her friends from around the country who amplify the conversation with their own…
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EPISODE #25- Roya Johnson- Have the confidence to be YOU, even when the odds are against you!
Today, Roya Johnson is living her best life. But it wasn't always that way. Born to Turkish parents in Iran, at a very young age Roya was sent away and separated from her family to make money to send home. Without speaking a word of the local language. This same girl grew up to learn how to read...
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EPISODE #24- "We all need a scoreboard" featuring Brian Gubernick
Brian is a mega agent, expansion owner, coach, and industry disruptor. He mentions that no matter what your record is, if you can make it to the playoffs in anything in life that matters to you, you have a chance to win the championship! Play to win rather than just playing for "more"... and take...
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EPISODE #23- Your HISTORY does not define your LEGACY with author, mental health champion and motivational speaker, Walt McKinley
This episode features Walt McKinley who was raised in an extremely abusive and traumatic environment that most of us can't even imagine. He left corporate America after a panic attack and a calling that was too strong to ignore.. empowering others by writing his story of turning trauma to triumph...
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EPISODE #22- Be a Light Worker and Raise Your Vibration with International Keynote Speaker and Author Donna Hartley!
Donna Hartley survived a plane crash, melanoma and heart surgery all on March 1st. She shares tips on how to raise your vibration through meditation, junking the junk food, and getting out in nature. How do we impact the world? Listen in and see how you can impact both yours and everyone around...
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Episode #21- The only limit you have is the space between with real estate agent, investor, builder and philanthropist Nicholas Landis
If you listened to the "Diversifying your Real Estate" episode with the panel of experts, you had an introduction to Nicholas Landis. In this episode we dive much deeper into many areas of how Nick turned his real estate career into multiple businesses which is now driven by a much bigger…
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Episode #20- Make the sacrifices early so you can have your freedom- an interview with Mega Agent Laurie Flood
In this episode, Laurie Flood shares about how she got started in the business and how she continues to look at ways to streamline the process. Her team did over $2.2 million in GCI last year, which is over $1 million more from the year before! Listen in and learn how Laurie handles the market of...
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Episode #19- Achieve Your Apex with Maximizer Chad Hyams!
Chad Hyams discusses his recently released book "Achieve Your Apex" and shares why REALationships really matter most!!
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Episode #18- The WILLIAMS of Keller Williams! Meet the amazing Joe Williams- an industry Icon!
What a treat to spotlight the incredible Joe Williams on this episode of the second half. Such an honor to learn from him!
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Episode #17- Diversifying your Real Estate- a powerful conversation about building personal wealth in RE with Mimi Bond, Schuyler Williamson, Nicholas Landis and Alice Duffy
Think when you have a real estate business it's just about helping others? Listen in to this high level conversation with four of Austin's BEST experts out in the field on how they use diversification in real estate and business to build a bigger life.
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Episode #16- Wendy Papasan- the QUEEN of LEVERAGE!
In this episode, we feature the fabulous Wendy Papasan on wealth building, mindset, giving back and so much more. She's a great example of who you are in business with MATTERS. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode #15- Mo Anderson- it all begins with having the WILL to WIN!
In this episode, we feature Mo Anderson who is a legacy in our industry! Mo shares some of her perspective of turning 85 and the impact ahead! So many life lessons on the mindset around money and the importance of giving back. From a tenant farmer's daughter growing up poor in Oklahoma, to being...
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Episode #14- Sarah Reynolds- the billion dollar empire builder who leads with heart.
Sarah's team closed over 1 Billion in volume in 2021, has over 200 people on her team and is in six cities across the United States. Her positive mindset is so refreshing and inspiring. Listen in and enjoy!
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Episode#13- If you give it enough time, you can win at anything featuring Cody Gibson
Mega Agent, Expansion business owner with over 200 agents in five countries, and recently tasked to lead the charge with the Keller Williams Expansion Network (KWEN), Cody Gibson shares some of his story that you may not have heard and what he thinks it actually takes to succeed. You'll want to...
About this show
Many would say that the first half is critical to any game or challenge, yet it's truly the second half that insures if you win or lose the game. Melanie Kennemann has led billion dollar real estate offices for over a decade and has recruited over 1,200 agents in her career. But her greatest passion is getting people's stories out into the world, to help people live up to their highest potential by a shift in mindset. Are you playing not to lose? Or are you playing to WIN? "The second half" takes her Playing to win series to the podcast world with some of her favorite interviews! Join in!
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