Host Amanda Divito Parle sits down with entrepreneur and changemaker Leah Martin, co-founder of A Brighter Community (ABC), for a powerful conversation about purpose-driven entrepreneurship, risk, empathy, and what it truly means to build a business rooted in dignity and love.

After spending more than two decades in a highly technical career in satellite imagery and geographic information systems, Leah shares how an unexpected connection to the Down syndrome community changed the trajectory of her life. Together with her business partner, Robin Sattel, Leah helped build A Brighter Community—a day program for adults with developmental disabilities designed to provide meaningful days, meaningful work, and a deep sense of belonging. At ABC, participants are not clients—they are friends—and that distinction shapes everything.

Throughout the conversation, Amanda and Leah explore the intersection of business and compassion, from hiring and retaining mission-aligned employees in a high-turnover industry to navigating Medicaid funding, real estate ownership, and the realities of risk as a business owner. They discuss the importance of supported employment, community integration, and long-term planning for adults with disabilities—especially as parents age. With clarity, humility, and heart, Leah offers a rare look at entrepreneurship that prioritizes people over scale, values over margins, and impact over ego. 🌱💙

Topics Discussed 🔑

• From Satellite Imagery to Social Impact How Leah transitioned from a 23-year career in mapping and remote sensing into mission-driven entrepreneurship.

• What Is A Brighter Community (ABC)? A day program for adults with developmental disabilities focused on dignity, love, safety, and meaningful lives.

• The Power of Complementary Partnerships How Leah and Robin balance operational leadership with programmatic expertise.

• Supported Employment & Community Integration Why meaningful work matters—and how businesses benefit from inclusive hiring.

• Entrepreneurial Risk & Leap-of-Faith Decisions From investing retirement funds to buying a building and carrying long-term debt.

• Funding, Medicaid Waivers & Business Reality How ABC operates as a for-profit service agency within a highly regulated system.

• Hiring, Retention & Culture in a Care Industry Why mission, relationships, and shared values—not money—keep people engaged.

• Serving Families, Not Just Individuals Navigating the complex dynamics of parents, caregivers, and long-term planning.

• Whole-Person, Whole-Life Care Why ABC believes in continuity—from day programming to residential support.

• Adjacent Ventures & Staying Focused Lessons from an escape room business, publishing projects, and mission-aligned creativity.

• Resilience, Risk Tolerance & the Entrepreneur’s Fire What business ownership teaches you when there’s no off-switch.

Practical Takeaways for Entrepreneurs & Leaders 🛠️

• Purpose-driven businesses can be financially sound and deeply human. • The right partner multiplies impact by complementing your strengths. • Risk tolerance is a prerequisite—not a side effect—of entrepreneurship. • Culture and values retain people when money can’t. • Language matters—how you name people shapes how you serve them. • Focus doesn’t mean stagnation; it means intentional growth. • Businesses can—and should—leave communities better than they found them.

Host Amanda Divito Parle sits down with longtime friend, Compass Real Estate advisor, and master prospector Kelly Moye for a candid, grounded conversation about discipline, longevity, relationships, and what it truly takes to build a sustainable career in real estate.

Raised by a single mother in the real estate business, Kelly learned early that success comes from consistency, connection, and showing up—every single day. From answering business phone calls at age seven to prospecting daily for decades, Kelly shares how her deep commitment to relationships, self-sufficiency, and work ethic shaped a career that has spanned market cycles, brokerages, and personal reinvention.

Together, Amanda and Kelly explore why real estate is less a job and more a lifestyle—and why there is no tenure in the business. They unpack the discipline behind daily prospecting, the myth that social media replaces real relationships, and the emotional responsibility agents carry while guiding clients through life’s biggest transitions. The conversation also touches on investing early, preventing burnout, mentoring agents, and finding variety and fulfillment without abandoning the career that provides stability and meaning. Thoughtful, honest, and refreshingly practical, this episode is a masterclass in playing the long game—with heart. 🏡✨

Topics Discussed 🔑

• Growing Up in Real Estate How watching her single mother build a business shaped Kelly’s work ethic, confidence, and client-first mindset.

• Self-Sufficiency as a Driving Force Why Kelly believes in always being able to take care of herself—and how that belief fuels her consistency.

• The Discipline of Daily Prospecting How structured relationship management and two hours a day of outreach create an all-referral business.

• Why Relationships Outperform Social Media How real connection, not online visibility, sustains long-term success.

• Real Estate as a Lifestyle, Not a Job Why the business doesn’t fit into a 9–5 box—and likely never will.

• No Tenure, No Entitlement Why every agent starts at zero each year, regardless of experience or reputation.

• Investing Early and Hedging the Future Lessons learned from market investing, rental properties, and knowing what you’re good at.

• Choosing the People You Work With Why boundaries, discernment, and gratitude matter more than price point.

• Mentoring Agents Without Carrying Them Kelly’s approach to leadership, accountability, and letting people earn their place.

• Avoiding Burnout Through Variety How Kelly finds growth and challenge outside real estate—without destabilizing her core business.

Practical Takeaways for Entrepreneurs & Leaders 🛠️

• Consistency beats talent over the long term. • Relationships compound—if you tend them intentionally. • Discipline is often fueled by fear, but sustained by enjoyment. • Real estate success requires emotional availability, not just hustle. • There is no “arrival” point—everyone starts at zero again. • Invest early in what you understand. • Build a business that supports your life, not one you need to escape from.

Host Amanda DiVito Parle welcomes top-producing Rhode Island real estate leader Joe Fitzpatrick of RE/MAX Results for a candid, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt conversation about discipline, evolution, and building a business that doesn’t cost you your life. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Joe shares how soccer brought him to the U.S., how years of nonstop grind shaped his work ethic, and how he built one of the most dominant real estate operations in his market—first as a relentless producer, and later as a team and brokerage owner.

Together, Amanda and Joe unpack the real lessons that come from longevity: why consistency beats intensity, how success often lives “where people quit,” and why learning your numbers, leveraging help, and being kinder to co-brokers can dramatically change your career. With sharp humor, real talk, and practical wisdom, this episode is a blueprint for agents and entrepreneurs who want to win big—and win well. 🏡⚡️

Topics Discussed 🔑 • From Dublin to Newport: The Long Road to Real Estate How Joe’s Irish roots, early hustle, and move to the U.S. through soccer shaped his identity and drive. • Athlete Discipline & the Real Estate Grind What decades of competitive sports taught Joe about consistency, resilience, and staying focused through hard seasons. • “Consistency Will Always Outperform Intensity” Joe’s core philosophy—and why long-term effort beats short bursts of motivation every time. • Entrepreneur From Day One Why Joe says he’s always been entrepreneurial, even in restaurant work, and never resonated with clock-in/clock-out life. • No Mentor, Just Output Joe reflects on building his business without a singular mentor—by outworking everyone and learning in real time. • Regrets: Relationships, Ego & Co-Brokering How Joe’s early “me vs. the world” mindset cost him relationships—and why being nice is not optional in a closable transaction. • Know Your Numbers, Know Your Profit The lesson Joe wishes he’d learned 15 years earlier: tracking spend, profitability, budgets, and where revenue really comes from. • Where Success Really Lives: Calls 5–12 Why most agents stop right before conversion happens—and how persistence creates the advantage. • Leverage, Delegation & Hiring Help The mindset shift that changed Joe’s trajectory: stop doing $18/hour tasks when you’re a $200/hour agent. • Still Selling While Building a Brokerage Joe shares how he’s slowly reducing his production while increasing the team’s output to create a sustainable, sellable asset. • Buying the Brokerage: Timing, Opportunity & Strategy How succession planning, RE/MAX positioning, and the right partners (including top producer + COO) made ownership make sense. • What’s Next: The Final Hustle Chapter + Community Leadership Joe’s 9–10 year plan, long-term investments, travel dreams, and potential run for local office back home in Newport.

Practical Takeaways for Agents, Leaders & Entrepreneurs 🛠️ • Play the long game: Consistency compounds—intensity burns out. • Track what matters: Know your numbers, profit margins, and true ROI. • Leverage to scale: Delegation is the path to freedom and sustainability. • Relationships close deals: Co-brokers aren’t obstacles—they’re partners in getting to the closing table. • Persist where others quit: Follow-up is where the money is (especially calls 5–12). • Build a sellable asset: Don’t work 30 years just to walk away with nothing. • Reduce reliance on you: A strong team and systems create freedom—and options. • Success shouldn’t cost your life: Build businesses that support your marriage, health, and time.

If this episode gave you a fresh perspective on discipline, growth, and building a real estate business that lasts, subscribe, rate the show, and share it with someone who’s in the grind—and needs a smarter path forward. 🎙️⭐