Let Your Ego Go: Courtney Twiss on Building Now Nation, Multiple Income Streams
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Courtney Twiss opened her brokerage six weeks after her third daughter was born, built Twiss Realty Group into one of the top brokerages in the Yosemite foothills, co-founded Now Nation, and along the way picked up a lending company, a commercial fencing business, and a boutique hotel that started as an $84,000 duplex. In this episode, Courtney breaks down the entrepreneurial mindset behind all of it, why she pivoted away from a ten year plan to dominate California, what it means to build a network without ego or noise, how she uses Claude to filter email and connect to Canva through AI integrations, and why becoming visible to AI search is the next frontier for real estate agents.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro: Broker, Investor, Hotel Owner, Now Nation Co-Founder
0:56 - From Lending to Real Estate: What the Banking World Taught Her
1:50 - Starting as a Realtor in 2007 (The Short Sale Years)
2:18 - Knowing She Wanted to Be a Broker from Day One
3:13 - Being a Young Mom and Teaming Up to Find Flexibility
4:05 - Opening Her Brokerage Six Weeks After Her Third Daughter Was Born
4:20 - Growing to Multiple Offices and Joining eXp in 2023
4:34 - Meeting Don Yocum Through Vistage
5:37 - The Pivot: Letting Go of the Ten Year Dominate California Plan
6:48 - Helping Others Get Clarity on Vision vs. Fulfillment
7:03 - People Have to Be Willing to Let Their Egos Go
9:10 - What Is Now Nation and How Did It Start
10:11 - Local Expert With Global Reach (Not an Or, an And)
10:59 - No Ego, No Pressure, No Noise: Why That Positioning Matters
12:30 - The Entrepreneurial Spirit Beyond Real Estate
13:01 - Four Companies: Fencing, Lending, Hotel, Real Estate
13:57 - The $84,000 Duplex That Became a Boutique Hotel
14:30 - Advice for Entrepreneurs: Go for It
15:36 - You Have to Be Willing to Fail More Than Others Even Try
16:29 - Women in Leadership: Stop Putting Yourself Last
17:14 - Invest in Yourself, You Will Be a Better Leader for Everyone
17:50 - Strong Female Leaders Attract Strong Female Leaders
18:01 - Instagram Strategy and Content Creation Systems
19:15 - Getting Over the Cringe and Learning to Fly a Drone
20:04 - Using Claude to Analyze Instagram Content
21:08 - Claude Integrations: Canva Pro, Email Filtering, Brand Kit
21:36 - Becoming Visible to AI Search (Not Just Google)
22:16 - Courtney's X Factor: Not Being Afraid to Fail and Go for It
22:51 - How to Find Courtney: All Things Twiss on Instagram
Key Takeaways
Opening a brokerage with a six-week-old is possible if you know what you want and go for it.
It is not an or, it is an and. Local brand plus eXp equals local expert with global reach.
Let your ego go. The vision you set at the start line may not be the right one for where you are now.
You have to be willing to fail more than other people even try.
Women put themselves last. Investing in yourself is not selfish. It is leadership.
Strong female leaders attract other strong female leaders.
Use Claude to filter email, connect to Canva Pro through integrations, and create content without opening the app manually.
AI search visibility is the next frontier. Agents who optimize for it will have a real edge.
Now Nation is five states, 100 agents, and growing with no ego, no pressure, and no noise.
Optimized YouTube Description
Courtney Twiss opened her brokerage six weeks after her third daughter was born, built Twiss Realty Group into one of the top brokerages in the Yosemite foothills, co-founded Now Nation, and along the way picked up a lending company, a commercial fencing business, and a boutique hotel that started as an $84,000 duplex. In this episode, Courtney breaks down the entrepreneurial mindset behind all of it, why she pivoted away from a ten year plan to dominate California, what it means to build a network without ego or noise, how she uses Claude to filter email and connect to Canva through AI integrations, and why becoming visible to AI search is the next frontier for real estate agents.
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro: Broker, Investor, Hotel Owner, Now Nation Co-Founder
0:56 - From Lending to Real Estate: What the Banking World Taught Her
1:50 - Starting as a Realtor in 2007 (The Short Sale Years)
2:18 - Knowing She Wanted to Be a Broker from Day One
3:13 - Being a Young Mom and Teaming Up to Find Flexibility
4:05 - Opening Her Brokerage Six Weeks After Her Third Daughter Was Born
4:20 - Growing to Multiple Offices and Joining eXp in 2023
4:34 - Meeting Don Yocum Through Vistage
5:37 - The Pivot: Letting Go of the Ten Year Dominate California Plan
6:48 - Helping Others Get Clarity on Vision vs. Fulfillment
7:03 - People Have to Be Willing to Let Their Egos Go
9:10 - What Is Now Nation and How Did It Start
10:11 - Local Expert With Global Reach (Not an Or, an And)
10:59 - No Ego, No Pressure, No Noise: Why That Positioning Matters
12:30 - The Entrepreneurial Spirit Beyond Real Estate
13:01 - Four Companies: Fencing, Lending, Hotel, Real Estate
13:57 - The $84,000 Duplex That Became a Boutique Hotel
14:30 - Advice for Entrepreneurs: Go for It
15:36 - You Have to Be Willing to Fail More Than Others Even Try
16:29 - Women in Leadership: Stop Putting Yourself Last
17:14 - Invest in Yourself, You Will Be a Better Leader for Everyone
17:50 - Strong Female Leaders Attract Strong Female Leaders
18:01 - Instagram Strategy and Content Creation Systems
19:15 - Getting Over the Cringe and Learning to Fly a Drone
20:04 - Using Claude to Analyze Instagram Content
21:08 - Claude Integrations: Canva Pro, Email Filtering, Brand Kit
21:36 - Becoming Visible to AI Search (Not Just Google)
22:16 - Courtney's X Factor: Not Being Afraid to Fail and Go for It
22:51 - How to Find Courtney: All Things Twiss on Instagram
Key Takeaways
Opening a brokerage with a six-week-old is possible if you know what you want and go for it.
It is not an or, it is an and. Local brand plus eXp equals local expert with global reach.
Let your ego go. The vision you set at the start line may not be the right one for where you are now.
You have to be willing to fail more than other people even try.
Women put themselves last. Investing in yourself is not selfish. It is leadership.
Strong female leaders attract other strong female leaders.
Use Claude to filter email, connect to Canva Pro through integrations, and create content without opening the app manually.
AI search visibility is the next frontier. Agents who optimize for it will have a real edge.
Now Nation is five states, 100 agents, and growing with no ego, no pressure, and no noise.
