Joanna Koltan admits she’s impulsive. After all, she moved from Poland to Portugal when she was 23 years old, and before departing sold all of her belongings in just five days.

After years of living in Porto, Portugal, Koltan became the Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Pro and RE/MAX Matosinhos, and is now a decorated affiliate within the RE/MAX network.

On this week’s episode of the Start With a Win podcast, Koltan joins RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos to share how she’s achieved success in her career and how RE/MAX has played a role along the way.

It took less than one year of living in Portugal for Koltan to become one of the most in-demand real estate agents in the country – despite not yet being fluent in Portuguese.

“I didn’t have my circle of influence … [and] I didn’t speak the language. The only thing I knew is that I was supposed to start selling real estate,” she says, hinting again at her impulsivity.

When Koltan noticed agents in her office worked mainly in the suburbs, she was told it was because most people living in the city didn’t work with real estate agents. Koltan took this as a challenge.

“I started going out every day [in the city and] door knocking. I started conquering that market. After three years, everybody wanted to work in that market – but it was already mine,” Koltan says.

These days, in addition to being a successful Broker/Owner managing 100 real estate agents, Koltan also works with a group she helped to found called R.E.A.L. – RE/MAX Empowering Ambitious Ladies. With the support of RE/MAX HQ, the project is dedicated to the empowerment of female entrepreneurs. She shares how it’s fulfilled her longing desire to give back to the RE/MAX community, which has helped empower her to be the leader she is today.

“It’s my biggest pleasure to be helping other women become successful, to showcase them and to show them that they can find themselves in this amazing brand and become a superstar,” she says.

Tune in to this week’s podcast episode to learn more about Koltan’s journey to success – and how she continues to help others achieve their career goals.

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