Angie Westling at TREK


As a young person, Angie watched her father (a business owner) answer calls from customers at all hours of the day or night and told herself that she never wanted to own her own business. Fast-forward through the years and a variety of jobs, and she ended up purchasing Anderson Realty, now named “Hometown Realty.” Because she purchased a successful business, Angie purposed to keep everything the same, capitalizing on the established best practices of the previous owner. Angie talked about the importance of being yourself in business and being authentic with your customers.

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