Wayne Clark’s Post

Summer has really been flying by working alongside as wonderful colleagues like Tiffany Moore, M.S., Cole Kocurek, Alexa Koerth, and Rachel Davis. This cohort here in Houston really have been a highlight of my time here at Reed Smith. - Jon Griffith #IntellectualProperty #IP #SummerAssociateTakeover 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘉𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩!

Four years 👌 This week marks my fourth anniversary at Knight Frank. It's a milestone marked by a series of seismic global, political, financial and environmental events. Events which are dramatically shaping the future of markets, business, clients, customers, early talent and those soon to enter the workforce. Scary? Possibly. Disruptive? Undoubtedly. Exciting? Definitely. 🤯 Reflecting on the complexity we face, I've been pondering a quote from Dale Carnegie which states: "There are only four ways we have contact with the world, and by which we are evaluated and classified. What we do. How we look. What we say. How we say it. To me this talks not just about the individual, but about the essence of brand. It's a clear and simple reminder to: Know what you stand for. Be consistent. Be clear. Be authentic. And the more we can do this, the more able we'll be to demonstrate our point of difference and build salience. 😎 Something to ponder as I move into my fifth year.

"Has anyone seen the Delaware?" This Independence Day, I was at my parents' house on the Delaware River. Every year the neighbors put on a small parade using their personal cars with July 4th streamers or an ATV or tractor. We then proceed to drive around the neighborhood slowly and wave at a small group of spectators. This year, we shook things up. Mounting a canoe to a boat trailer, the kids and I reenacted George Washington's crossing of the Delaware a mere 200 feet from the river (although miles North of the actual crossing). Not all that hard to create, and it was a certainly a crowd favorite. Here's my big takeaway. With a little creativity and effort, any one of us can turn a normalized event into something more special and memorable. For example, and learning this from a past boss, I occasionally bring root beer floats into a morning meeting to hand out. Not a ton of effort--certainly talked about afterwards. The best leaders I know do three things: 1. Get the job done (a prerequisite to the other two) 2. Make it fun 3. Create memories Sometimes it only takes a little extra effort to make something extraordinary!

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Reflecting on the lessons learned during my MBA journey at Westminster University, a particular story always stands out, illustrating the delicate balance between cost management and customer service. Despite extensive searches, I couldn't find the original version that inspired me, so I took the liberty of rewriting it, hoping to share its wisdom with you all. #BusinessStrategy #CustomerService #Entrepreneurship #MBAInsights

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Recognition Friday! - Kayte Foster Kayte and I have known each other since we were 5. Since first grade! We fell out of touch, as people do, but reconnected several years ago (thanks to the Facebooks 😆). Every once in a while our paths still cross. I reached out to Kayte a few weeks ago to talk about brand-building. We're connected on multiple social media platforms, and over the past few years, I've seen her posts evolve. Her content began to focus HEAVILY on her real estate business; generally what you'd expect from a Realtor, right? What strikes me about Kayte is her unwavering PERSISTENCE. Week after week for multiple years now, I'm getting updates on the Denver real estate market, some new listing, or a sale. And it's worked! She's successful in a competitive market and an industry that's always kind of difficult to fully understand. People clearly recognize her as a go-to resource for buying and selling real estate in Denver. Ultimately, her answers to my questions about how to manage putting yourself out there as a professional and persevering came down to two things (paraphrasing): 1) Not everyone is going to like what you say, the ones that do will find you 2) Just do the thing. And those are two simple rules I can understand and rely on. So, recognition Friday number 2 belongs to you, Kayte. I can't thank you enough for your perspective.