Q & A with some of the Women from CIREB: Jacquelyn Witbeck

Name: Jacquelyn Witbeck Title: Associate Broker Company/firm: Coldwell Banker Prime Properties Years with company/firm - 11 Years in field: 31 (previously a paralegal) Years in real estate industry: 21 Address: 73 Troy Road, East Greenbush, NY Telephone: 518-495-9877 Email: [email protected] URL: JackieWitbeck.com Responsibilities include: Sales Real estate organizations / affiliations: National Association of Realtors, NYS Association of Realtors, Greater Capital Association of Realtors, Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Brokers(CIREB), Womens Council of Realtors, SRES - Seniors Real Estate Professionals, E-Pro Real Estate Professionals, SFR - Short Sale & Foreclosure Professionals Professionally, where were you ten years ago and where are you now? Helping sellers and buyers of homes-and enjoying doing the same thing now. What single event professional or personal has most significantly impacted your career? Being president of the Greater Capital Association of Realtors in 2003. What was the best decision that you made in the last year? Taking the National Association of Realtors training for Short Sale & Foreclosures and earning the designation SFR. What award or recognition has been the most meaningful to you and why? Being voted as "Realtor of the Year' by members of the Greater Capital Association of Realtors. How do you stay ahead of the curve? Constant training and learning the new techniques which are changing daily in the fast paced technological world. Who has been the strongest influence on your career and why? My husband, my rock - always a great sounding board and a balance beam in this up-and-down business. What impact has social networking had on your success? I have always felt that social networking has been the largest referral base of my business, both personally and now online. How has the need to create a more sustainable environment influenced the way you do business? Trying to keep in the learning curve to work with all types of clients: first time buyers, move up buyers, seniors scaling down and the different ways each of my clients like to work (from techy to snail mail!) What obstacles have you overcome to get where you are today? Learning to balance the emotional highs and lows of the sales world. What advice would you give to a woman just starting a career in your field? Love what you do, never stop learning and training.