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Meet Debbie De Grote
Debbie De Grote is the Co-Founder and CEO of Forward Coaching. She is also an author, keynote speaker, and a preferred Coach to many large companies and brands. For 20+ years, Debbie has built and operated significant coaching organizations and her current company, Forward Coaching, caters to the brightest and the best in today’s real estate industry.
Debbie began her career in Real Estate at the age of 18 and within a few short years was one of the top agents in the nation closing over 156 units annually. Debbie continually posted high annual sales numbers for more than 16 years as a full-time top producing agent, closing over 3,000 transactions in her career.
In addition to her sales career, she also managed a large office, assisted in recruiting efforts, wrote strategic plans, and launched new office locations for two large brokers in the Orange County area.
Debbie’s extensive background attracted many opportunities to speak, train and consult with others, which is how she discovered her passion for coaching.
For more than 20 years, Debbie has been considered one of the top Coaches in the Real Estate industry, coaching some of the most elite salespeople and brokers in North America, as well as mortgage, title, escrow, and insurance professionals. With well over 80,000 private coaching sessions and events conducted as well as thousands of webinars and live events, her expertise makes her a sought after speaker at many national conventions.
Debbie believes that no two agents, brokers or brands are alike, and therefore feels that their coaching should be custom tailored to fit their specific needs. Because custom coaching requires such a high level of skill, Debbie hires only the most experienced Coaches. Most of Debbie’s Coaches have between 20-40 years of real estate experience. Debbie’s husband Don is a full-time, top producing agent of over 35 years. This, combined with the fact that she interacts with thousands of Real Estate professionals each month, allows her to maintain her “from the street” perspective, the perspective that gives her clients the edge they need to thrive and excel in a challenging industry. Debbie’s motto is, “We aren’t looking to be a Coaching solution for the masses, instead we are dedicated to the growth of those who have a serious commitment to take their business to the next level.”
Topics
- First Quarter Ramp Up
- Perfecting Your Buyer Consult Process
- How to Find the Hidden Listings in Your Market
- Open House Ramp Up
- Selling Luxury Homes
- How to Choose and Dominate a Geographic Farm
- Building a Profitable Team
- The Art of Getting Past the No!
- How to Maximize Your Income Producing Hours to Make More $$$ Faster
- The 5 Lead Gen Levers
- How to Triple Your Lead Conversion in 90 Days
- Overcoming Your Fear of Prospecting
- How to Get the Now Business from Your Sphere
- 10 Steps to Win the Listing
- Objection Handling
- The Scripts You Need to Get Buyers and Sellers Off the Fence and Under Contract
- 10 Things to do Before Year End
- Stop Chasing Leads and Start Converting
- How to Beat the Competition and Win the Multiple Interview
- Selling the Tough to Sell and Price Reductions
- Triple Your Repeat and Referral Business
- Managing Seller Expectations in a Shifting Market
- Fast Forward Your Production
- Secrets of Super Salespeople and How to be One of Them
- Listing Language for Today’s Savvy Sellers
- Tips for Getting Your Buyers’ Offers Accepted
- Business Planning for Success
- The Power of Questions
- Improving Your Sales Versatility
- Hiring, Training and Retaining Top Talent
Client Event Testimonials
Debbie was sensational, as always! We so appreciate her and value the time, skills and openness to make the event as interactive as it was. Truly remarkable!!! We have been getting rave reviews since the event ended! Thank you ALL!!!! Outstanding event!!
Judi Nield
Marketing Director at Legacy and Associates
Debbie is a consummate professional, always at the top of her game. I had the pleasure of watching her present strategies and systems in multiple cities, and each and every time she left the audience feeling empowered and motivated. The agents were fully engaged and eager to hear the next step as Debbie laid out a comprehensive business and success plan. She also introduced them to several methods to generate both new and repeat business in our ever changing market. The feedback I received after our series of events was not only positive, but gratitude for the knowledge shared. It is a true pleasure to see Debbie work and in her element.
Mark Pessin
VP Learning and Support at Realty One Group
If you are looking to grow a team and develop your agents listing and selling skills then look no further. Debbie De Grote is a real estate industry game changer! She offers practical, no non-sense advice your agents can relate to and at the same time provides them with new and unique ideas to grow their real estate business. I would highly recommend Debbie for your next event.
Steve Summers
Realty Executives at Mid-America Region
Debbie De Grote made an outstanding presentation for the Women’s Council of Realtors Marin Network last year. The title was “Close 98.2% of your prospects with the DISC personality assessment tool” and she delivered a very dynamic review of the different personality types, how to identify them and close them. Her presentation was one of our most popular events last year, and the participants loved her intimate knowledge and mastery of the topic, and her high energy delivery. I could not have been happier with her and highly recommend her.
Sylvie Zolezzi
Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty
President – Women’s Council of Realtors Marin 2017 & 2018
In the past year, I have had the pleasure of recommending Debbie de Grote as a speaker at numerous events throughout the Realty Executives network. Debbie is an extremely accomplished and confident sales trainer, yet she still has the ability to relate with brokers and agents at all points of their careers. Her tips and strategies are practical, executable, and effective without all the pomp that is often associated with sales training. It makes the audience feel at ease and eager to grow their business.
I’ve had nothing but positive feedback at each event. In particular, event-goers love to listen to Debbie’s recollection about her start in real estate. Hearing how a “normal person” took initiative to run her own successful business has been very empowering and inspirational for our network. I will continue to invite Debbie to speak at Realty Executives events in the future. She is superb!
Alysia Heun
Vice President, Franchise Services at Realty Executives International
We’ve invited Debbie to speak at the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices National Sales Convention 3 years in a row and have also invited her to speak at the Real Living Real Estate National Convention for 3 years in a row. She has also spoken at our top agent Summit sessions as well. Debbie’s topics are always relevant and well delivered. Her rooms are packed and the attendees are delighted with the content and delivery. My team appreciates how closely she collaborate with us and it almost feels as if she becomes a part of our team for the day. I highly recommend her as a speaker.
Gino Blefari
CEO at HSF Affiliates LLC
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