I have had many proud moments since coming back to John Daugherty, Realtors to lead the company’s Global Relocation Services Division in December of 2008. So many wonderful things have happened over the past 14 months, and so many accomplishments have peppered the way. But I don’ t think that I have had a prouder moment than on Tuesday of last week. That is when I received John Daugherty Realtors’ Department of the Year Award as the Director of Global Relocation Services.
Our company gathers towards the beginning of each year for a Celebration Breakfast to honor and recognize the many accomplishments of the past year. On Tuesday, John A. Daugherty, Jr. kicked off our celebration by discussing our company’s sales volume and other statistics for 2009. Wow, what a great year 2009 was for us in spite of the economic challenges that have affected our country!
Then John announced the Department of the Year Award. When he said the words, ”This year our department of the year award goes to Global Relocation Services,” I stood up and approached the stage as if I was being presented with the Oscar. I can’t tell you what this award means to me and what it represents. I love what I do so much, and feel so lucky that I get to do what I love, where I love to do it.
I rejoined John Daugherty, Realtors, as part of the company’s strategic hiring initiative during the last quarter of 2008. When I got there, I had a great deal of work ahead of me in the Relocation Department, but the potential that I saw there was unlimited. And that is exactly the way that I approach my position there and the steps that I have taken to make our company the leader in Houston Relocation and real estate services.
Since 2000, the focus of my career has been on the relocation industry, but it has only been since my return to John Daugherty, Realtors that I have seen it flourish by leaps and bounds. To what to I attribute this? That’s a very easy question to answer. I am given complete autonomy to do the job that I have been hired to do, while receiving incredible support from John Daugherty and the wonderful management team that I am fortunate enough to work with everyday. I am also very motivated by the excitement of the relocation industry in general, and I work very hard to continue to establish myself and our company as the best choice for real estate / relocation services in Houston, Texas. To that end, I am very active within the real estate and relocation community on a local, national and international level.
I am very passionate about my profession and the many relocation business opportunities that I successfully bring to John Daugherty, Realtors. This has been the driving force behind everything that I do and will continue to do in the years to come.
Indeed 2009 was an excellent year for our Global Relocation Services Division; however, I hope that it will pale in comparison to the many plans I have in store for 2010 and far beyond. Thanks to the many strategic partnerships I have made, speaking engagements and presentations that are in the works, and my involvement and membership in various key organizations throughout the relocation industry, I know that 2010 will be an even better year than 2009.
Lastly, I want to give a shout out to my business coaches (you know who you are). Thank you for always being there, believing in me, putting my name out there over and over again, and for always helping me to raise the bar.
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Congratulations on your award Michelle. Taking care of folks who are coming into our area is critical to building their sense of community and vital to our own economic future.
Mike
Congrats Michelle! I am so happy for you and all that you have done to strive forward!
Beth