Conversations with Danielle Boling

Today we’d like to introduce you to Danielle Boling.

Hi Danielle! Can you start by introducing yourself, and tell us about Network Real Estate Partners?
We are a full-service, boutique brokerage firm specializing in all facets of real estate: residential, commercial, land, investment portfolios, luxury property, urban condos/lofts, historic homes, new construction, vacation rentals, and property management. We are in the Dallas, Austin, and Chicago markets. Our agents are well-trained, highly-educated, exceptional individuals who come from a background of substantial success in their respective areas. They all have a drive to succeed and a customer-centric approach that is the reason we have so many happy, repeat clients.

Every area of real estate and each specific scenario deserves a strategy. There is no blanket protocol for this, and while we adhere to industry best practices learned over time, we must be vigilant in our due diligence as we execute each transaction process. We are dealing with high-end, extremely important life decisions for our clientele. This cannot be taken lightly and must be handled with care. We need to put ourselves in the proverbial shoes of our clients and handle things the way we would want them to be handled. Then, we need to go above and beyond that to create an outcome that is far better than expected.

Is this now where I would say hashtag #brokergoals? I think it would be, but I don’t talk like that. (laughs).

What do you like best about working in Dallas?
I have lived here since the mid-eighties. I attended high school here, and have been here ever since.

The weather is [usually] pretty mild, with a comfortable spring/fall/winter…even though we may experience all of those in the same day. The economic climate is healthy, with a relatively low cost of living . The influx of folks from other parts of the country and the world make for growing diversity and an exciting population dynamic. I want to see more of that. I grew up in a melting pot culture in Chicago, and it awakens my spirit.

We are home to many major corporate headquarters, and job opportunities abound. It’s been a very lucrative market for real estate, and even in the recession over a decade ago – we were resilient compared to the rest of the nation. Investing in real estate here has proven time and again to be a smart decision, and I can say that with confidence each and every time.

What’s next on the horizon for you?
I am going to be launching my first podcast, “The Bohemian Broker”, in the next few months. It will be centered around the concept that our surroundings enrich our souls, and that real estate is far more than purchasing four walls that surround us. It will celebrate originality in home design and making our homes our sanctuaries.

I discovered podcasts myself during the beginning of the pandemic. I’d be walking my dogs and have my headphones on, and found it extremely gratifying to be able to expand the mind with newfound knowledge gleaned while getting physical exercise at the same time. Listening to other people talk in a very down-to-earth way about topics that are relatable to the masses is quite comforting. Whenever lockdown felt particularly isolating, I would turn to my favorite podcasts to essentially keep me company. I am really looking forward to growing creatively by developing my own content that is engaging, encouraging, and inspiring. I’ve been feeling an innate pull to “give back” to the general public, in much the same way many podcast hosts and their guests gave back to me at a time when it was needed the most.

I am currently designing the podcast artwork, and refining The Bohemian Broker logo. The artwork, I feel, is really the first impression of the podcast when people search for it. I want it to be vibrant, pleasing to the eye, and memorable. It needs to reflect the eclectic, free-spirited theme of the whole thing. Next will come the intros and outros – the musical transitions that will become synonymous with my brand. I need to then seek out appropriate sponsors and develop reciprocal and ongoing brand recognition with them, hopefully for the long-term. Next is to create a schedule, a list of topics to flesh out into episode titles and content ideas, decide on the average length of each podcast, determine my target audience, and boost the podcast and have a plan to promote it. I need to brainstorm a guest list and seek out both folks I know well and inspiring strangers I’d like to interview. It’s a lot.

I am pretty excited about it, and it’s going to be fun to be able to focus on the actual interviews and not what I may be doing on camera, like I have to when making videos. I have some silly nervous ticks, most notably, the tendency to flip my hair back with my hands and tilt my head. My friends have teased me about this for years, and I have to laugh when I watch myself on a recorded video doing it. I feel proud when I can go fifteen minutes without the hair flip or the head tilt. The podcast will give me creative freedom along with an ease that comes with audio-only recordings, and the ability to edit whatever I need to in order to create a seamless final result to broadcast.

What has been your biggest accomplishment thus far?
I used to answer this immediately with professional awards that I achieved throughout my career. Not to take anything away from those, as they were memorable experiences that took hard work and grit to achieve, but they are no longer my go-to answer to this question. The older I get, the more I realize that I have some things on my life’s to-do list that I have yet to conquer. As with anything I do, I learn everything I can about my goal and then become immersed in it. I am a Taurus, so stubbornness is one of my strongest character traits, for better or for worse (I see it as an asset). I will relentlessly pursue something until it manifests. I have a specific accomplishment that I am working towards now, and I feel it will be the most important one of my lifetime.

Do tell!
I can tell you all about it once it happens. It’s in the works. Circle back to me this time next year, and hopefully, I can give you a big reveal. I imagine I will find immense joy in sharing the details when the timing is right. It’s really important stuff. It’s going to be the culmination of my upbringing, my career achievements and focus over several decades, my pursuit of higher education, and my personal values. A hint – it will even make use of my interior design skillset. It’s something that I have wanted to pursue for as long as I can remember. I tend to do things in life “out of order”, but I am realizing more and more that there does not have to be any order to life. It’s not meant to be that way, really.

Who is someone famous that influences you the most?
I can’t answer that with only one person. You just opened the Pandora’s Box of influential people to me. I’ll try to keep it to only a few, for simplicity’s sake: Maya Angelou for her courage, her strength, and her succinct and heartfelt delivery of the English language and the human experience. Hoda Kotb, for her ability to balance a high-level career in the spotlight with the beautiful family that she created in mid-life (becoming a new mother in her fifties), and for her genuine compassion for people that is evident and rings through loudly in each and every story she covers. Andrea Bocelli, for honing his talent and skill into a world-class phenomenon despite obstacles of his vision loss. Alexandra Nechita, also known as Petite Picasso. She rivals any artist twice her age, and has since she was a mere child. Her work is powerful and vibrant, and she was selling her paintings for over $100,000 at age 11. That is a great lesson to never discount your value, and to know your worth.

Contact Information:

• Website: www.thebohemianbroker.com/
• Website:  www.networkrealestatepartners.com