Jessica Nelson
- Team Lead
- eXp Realty
School Information
School: UCLA
College Major: Business
Years at College Works: 2004 to 2006
Career Information
Working For: eXp Realty
Title: Team Lead
Industry: Real estateWhat Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
My twin daughters.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
Everything! I would not be as successful in my field had I not learned the foundation having worked with College Works Painting.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
Everything I did as an intern with College Works Painting I still do today in a more refined, professional way of course. Great foundation for success in any field.
What do you want to tell your clients about what it meant to work with them and how it has helped you get to where you are today?
Thank you. They were brave to give me a chance. I hope they all have enjoyed a long lasting, professional exterior paint job.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Whatever it takes! That was our motto when I was an intern, it is still my motto today, and my clients love it!
How have the friendships and networks you built during CW affected you?
I actually am not that close with anyone from College Works Painting but I think that is more because I went to school in CA and live in NJ/NY now. Good to hear from them on FB and stay in touch through social media. Everyone seems to be doing well.
If you had to come up with a one line slogan for CW, what would it be?
I like what Johnny taught us.. Whatever it takes!
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
If you are someone who knows you have something special inside of you, and you want to be successful, you will find the guidance and mentorship to unleash that potential with College Works Painting. If this describes you, then I strongly recommend you to consider College Works Painting. It will change your life! If you are a person not willing to work hard, have a sense of entitlement, or otherwise feel that learning is not essential to your development as a professional, then this is not the program for you.
Many college students struggle to choose between an internship specific to their target industry or doing CW. What advice would you give them on this subject if they wanted to enter your career field?
Sales are sales. Doesn’t matter what you do. If a person cannot sell himself or herself they will not be successful. College Works Painting teaches that.
What’s your best advice for someone interested in entering your career field?
If Barbara Corcoran could turn 100 dollars into 1 billion dollars, so can we! Real Estate is exciting, challenging and rewarding for a motivated, likable person with a disciplined work ethic.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Finishing my first project and receiving the biggest check I had ever seen at that point in my life.
Last words of wisdom?
If you work hard and chose to lead an ethical life (personal and business), not only will you be successful but you will also be happy, and your friends and family will look up to you because of the good choices you make.