#jade crow

Dear Gus & Magnus,

Last night I drove to Northwest Arkansas so I could be here this morning for some training on forms, which was doubling as my leadership program retreat. After a long day of training, we went to dinner, then went to Sally's house to hang out around the pool.

It was my first time with the group since announcing that I'm leaving soon to become a REALTOR myself. I told them they played a crucial role in my decision to become one of them, which is true. Even though I'm facilitating this program, I have easily been able to put myself in their shoes for a while, and I'm looking forward to the opportunity.

Dad.

I'm trying to improve my style with some OCs.

Dear Gus & Magnus,

This is a photo from my GRLA class that I'm facilitating. They are deep into working on their legacy project, which will help REALTORS know who to call -- the association vs the commission vs anyone else -- with various real estate issues. The highlight of my day was giving a communications report I built to the Communications Committee, which gave me a chance to really dig into the progress I've made since taking this job. I didn't realize how successful our communications have been. My proudest stats were that our Facebook views are up 49% in 2026, and that 49.9 percent of our views came from people who are not already following us, which means we're expanding our audience and engaging them with our content. (And, honestly, I don't like most of things I'm posting because I'm not even getting close to the quality of content I'd be able to post if I had Bryan, Darla, and a graphic designer on staff.)

I sat in on the Diversity Committee meeting and had a very real conversation about the topic. I had multiple people I respect tell me afterward that I was responsible for steering the conversation where it needed to go, which made me feel good.

It was a long day, but I did my job well today. Board meeting in the morning, then heading home.

Dad.