Meet Emily Henrie | Managing Broker, REALTOR®, ABR®, SRES®, NMLS #2305860

We had the good fortune of connecting with Emily Henrie and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Emily, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
I grew up with both of my parents owning small professional services businesses, so this became a model that was comfortable and familiar to me. I chose to begin my career working for larger firms and corporations, which helped me see the value of having a strong brand with mission, vision and values to direct the goals and efforts of the entire organization. During this time, I completed an undergraduate degree at Colorado Christian University; a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems Management, while working in the Marketing division of J.D. Edwards, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company. My division was laid off during the PeopleSoft/Oracle takeover, which created a sense of uncertainty and feeling unsettled. I landed in the Venture Business group at Kaiser Permanente and enjoyed my time there, which fueled my interest in company startups, feasibility studies, market research, and financials. During my employment at Kaiser Permanente, I continued to pursue higher education, this time at Regis University, where I earned a Master of Science in Management/Organizational Leadership. It was during that time that I took great interest in the ways that organizations tend to hire for specific functions, rather than hiring whole people. I think of this in terms of stones versus bricks. An organization wants bricks that fit easily with one another, totally overlooking massive parts of the people who work for them as unnecessary or undesirable. It became my mission to do business differently, treating myself and others as a whole people, utilizing all of my gifts and talents, and mitigating for my weaknesses with either business partners/consultants or software that could help. I exited the corporate workforce in 2010. At this time, I was a highly-educated single mother of three small boys, and needed far greater flexibility than a full-time corporate position could afford. I carved out a living and put a roof over our head, but to be honest, it was a very difficult time with many challenges, including losing our home where my boys were raised in Old Littleton, during the housing recession. When I had purchased my home in 2003, I was sold an interest-only ARM loan type as the “best option” for what I needed. Unfortunately, as happened with many Americans during that time, my payments kept increasing, while I was only paying the minimum interest-only amount, so I realized I was upside-down on my loan and lacked sufficient equity to remain in my home. I tried modifying my mortgage twice to lower the payment; the first time I was earning too much, and the next time, too little. I tried to short-sell my home, unsuccessfully. Finally, I was able to do the “Cash for Keys” program, a deed in lieu of foreclosure, handing over the keys to the home I had so many memories in with my young boys, and poured so much of myself into over the years tenderly caring for, decorating, and fixing up over time. It had been a labor of love that ended in heartbreak. As difficult as that time was, it gave me a very good education (life of hard knocks style) and helped me develop a mission to save other families from experiences such as these. In June 2013, I was licensed in Real Estate and began working for one of the prominent agencies in the Denver metro area. I received excellent training and found success with the business in a short time. In the summer of 2015, I continued my education and completed the Broker Administration coursework, in preparation of moving to my own brokerage company. At the time, I admit looking back that I had no idea what beginning a company in the real estate profession would entail. In August of 2015, I was pushed out of the company I was working for and laughed at for thinking I could start my own business after just two years in the business. That was the best thing that could have happened, because it removed any guesswork and hesitations, and pushed me off the ledge of starting my own practice. I grew up with a mother who owned her own brokerage firm, so I knew it could be done. After all, so many who had come before me had successfully launched their own company. It was a terrifying, exciting, and wonderful time, on the precipice of a new beginning. My clients were very happy for me, and the initial support I received was heart-warming. I worked with a prominent designer to help me craft a logo that fit my vision and brand and made it welcoming, down-home, and inspiring. I have been very happy with it, and have not changed it since the day we opened our doors. In 2022, I earned a mortgage loan officer license in the state of Colorado, so now I am able to help my clientele with both financial (mortgage loans) and real estate services. I have trained new associates who have continued into thriving careers in the business, and others get out of the business and head to other professions. It is certainly a unique business, one that requires a great amount of drive, creativity, attention to detail, people skills, willingness to work hard, diverse skill set, networking, problem-solving, technical understanding, and collaboration. I know I am in the right place. A few of my favorite things about this work is that it gives me the ability to make a positive impact on people’s lives, coach them through one of the most important financial decisions of their lifetime, and help people realize the American dream. It’s a business that I have found extremely fulfilling in many ways, not just financially.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I love live music, so I might take them to one of my favorite local venues — Gothic Theater, Boulder Theater, or Marquis Theater, to see a burgeoning indie band; or to a local jazz show at Muse Performance Space, Dazzle, or Nocturne. I enjoy hiking, so visiting one of my favorites, Roxborough State Park, South Valley, or Lair o’ the Bear. I am a member of Denver Botanic Gardens, so enjoy admiring all the local and exotic plant, flower, and tree species. I am a foodie at heart, so a visit to one of my local favorites — Yanni’s (Greek), Pizza & Pasta Villa (Italian), NoNo’s Cafe (Cajun), Mexican (D’Corazon), Indian (Coriander), or Izakaya Den (Sushi). I might take them to one of our indoor climbing gyms, Movement, for a challenging experience figuring out the best way to get to the top. If it’s summertime, then a show at the world-renowned, Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater is always outstanding.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would like to shout out to my mother, Marilyn MacAdam for instilling in me a passion for entrepreneurship and a can-do mentality.

I would like to shout out all of my instructors through the years, particularly those who taught me to dream big, believe in myself, and keep working hard to achieve my dreams.

I would like to thank my friends and family for providing encouragement, strength of relationship and support along the way!

Most importantly, I would like to thank God for being with me through it all, seeing me through life’s various challenges, and using each as an opportunity to train, strengthen me, and always guide me back into His loving arms.

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