10/12/2026
๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ.
I've been the person receiving assistance, and I've been the professional responsible for managing assistance programs and navigating the systems people depend on.
I've experienced what it's like to need resources, and I've learned what it takes to manage them.
That's a perspective you can't get from a textbook.
My journey in real estate didn't begin with luxury listings, polished headshots, or a perfectly curated business plan.
It began with life.
With responsibilities. With figuring things out. With learning how systems work, who they serve, where they fall short, and how much the right information can change someone's circumstances.
๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฑ, ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป.
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ, ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ'๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ.
Today, I'm the founder of Honest & Company, creator of the A.R.K. System, and qualifying broker behind The Roman House, brokered by Chรขteau Temples Realty LC.
๐๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ: ๐'๐บ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
I'm still building. Still learning. Still making adjustments. Still experiencing seasons that require more from me than the last.
And I don't consider that a contradiction to success.
I consider it evidence of growth.
Because the woman who once needed assistance eventually became the woman responsible for helping manage the very systems she once depended on.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐.
It's about stability. Transitions. Ownership. Opportunity. Business foundations. Family decisions. Sometimes even urgency and survival.
That's why I approach real estate differently.
I don't just see a transaction. I see the circumstances surrounding it.
I understand that not everyone arrives at the closing table from the same starting point.
And I believe people deserve information that helps them make better decisions, whether they're purchasing their first home, relocating, establishing a business, or trying to figure out what comes next.
๐'๐บ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐.
I'm interested in building something that actually produces results.
๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐, ๐๐ผ๐ผ.
And I don't need to erase those chapters to be proud of the woman standing here today.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐.
Not its appearance. Not its announcements. Not its potential.
Its fruit.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ฑ