Welcome to Episode 43 of our podcast, Courageous Conversations, hosted by Leanne Pilkington.
In this episode, our guest is Cathy Baker, Principal of Belle Property Killcare. She talks about her transition from interior design to real estate, her charity ‘Killy Cares’, how she met Richard Branson, how she handled her fears with public speaking and why ‘helping people’ has worked as her motivating mantra in life.
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00:30 – Reflecting on lifted restrictions for Cathy’s local market
01:30 – How Cathy supports her local community (elderly and special needs individuals/groups) through her charity, Killy Cares
03:00 – The Killy Cares Facebook Page
03:20 – “I think it’s really important, particularly in the real estate sphere, that we’re seen as being a pillar of the local community apart from being a trusted advisor.”
04:15 – Making the time and how Cathy started in real estate after working in interior design
05:00 – Being forced to make a crucial decision after a business job falls through
06:30 – How Cathy created a vision board and recruited the help of various coaches to pave her future
08:30 – How Cathy first came to admire Richard Branson as an idol and how she eventually met him
09:50 – Remarkability by Lorraine Murphy
10:30 – How Cathy formed a lasting relationship with Lorraine through her job in real estate and a visit to Necker Island
11:15 – Rallying for shelter to support domestic violence victims/women and children in British Islands.
12:45 – Speaking at Women in Real Estate; how speaking had terrified her in the past and how she overcame this, including working with Jillian McGrath
14:45 – “Helping people” as a simple but powerful motivator
16:30 – Feeling grateful for saying “yes” to a scary situation and seeing the impact of her decisions to help others
17:30 – How she engaged with mentors early in her career