Testimonials

“Thank you to Julie Podewitz and Grow Your Occupancy!”

Jill Berry, Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Country Meadows Retirement Communities

“It is a true honor to have known Julie for several years. I have worked with Julie in several capacities and it is apparent that she is the best! I would consider Julie an absolute expert in the senior-living industry. She’s an extraordinary leader and motivator. Julie has a way of coaching you to exceed your goals not only by believing you can, but also by inspiring you to reach beyond your comfort zone in a positive way.

Julie makes you want to do better than your best. Working with her and having her support, knowledge and motivation means so much when facing all of the different nuances that come into play in senior living and sales. From getting more leads, to lead nurturing, tour planning, closing, and customer service, whatever your need is, Julie can help. I highly recommend her. She is remarkable.”

Pamela Cupp, Senior Living Counselor

“Julie was my VP of Sales of my company and I quickly learned the massive amount of knowledge she had. She was amazing to work with for so many reasons. Not only was she extremely knowledgeable and intelligent, she was also extremely uplifting. She had a way of noticing your strengths and even pointing them out to you just in case you weren’t aware of them. She had a way of bringing the best out in you, so you could continue to push through when maybe it was a slow time of year. I truly admire and continue to build my relationship with her because you don’t always run across people that are genuine and true in helping you meet and exceed all your expectations.”

Tiffany R., Senior Sales Specialist

“Julie has an amazing gift that enables her to work with all types of marketing and sales personalities to help them discover their strengths and unique methods to improve their sales results. Julie has had a 100 percent success rate with helping to move multiple sales and marketing directors forward by helping them stay focused, set goals, and achieve a positive direct impact on their individual performance, while increasing community occupancy. Julie is one of the most caring, supportive, and effective executive sales mentor and coaching professionals I’ve met in my over 2 decades of working in retirement living. I consider her an invaluable business partner and a highly respected peer. She is the first person I call when a director has challenges or needs a refresh or new perspective. Most importantly the directors trust and value Julie’s approach and the effective tools she provides them, while being supportive and results driven. Julie is the real deal when it comes to connecting associates to better serve and help residents and families make a major lifestyle change. I’m most grateful to Julie and all her solutions-based ideas that she so willingly and ably shares.”

- Tom Baker, SVP

“Julie’s decades of deep senior living sales experience coupled with her passion for helping seniors and their families traverse the complex dynamic of where, when and how to move to senior living make her uniquely qualified to assess and fix senior living sales and personnel issues. Her love of teaching and sharing the discipline and her academic and empathetic approach to the process enable her to build teams, innovate, and adapt to a wide array of challenges that are likely to present themselves for any property trying to achieve or remain 100% occupied. Julie’s wisdom and ability to connect and build trust exemplifies leadership in the senior living sales space. She is beloved by residents and associates alike and most importantly, has fun every day doing what she loves.”

Rick Shamberg, Managing Director

“Julie’s training was an excellent restart & refresh for our marketing team.  The straightforward & thought-provoking topics helped all of us think outside of the box with our communication and sales tactics.”

Hannah Hoover, Vice President of Marketing

“We hired Julie to speak with our sales leaders. Julie is a rockstar and her knowledge of the senior living space and understanding of sales makes her insights actionable and thoughtful. In our first session, Julie provided great feedback that we included in our standard process immediately. Our team keeps asking when we will have her back or if we can just hire her!”

Matt Reiners, Co-founder

“…but it (Julie’s sales playbook) is the BEST I had ever seen! Julie Podewitz truly knows what needs to be done to generate sales and has incorporated these winning systems and processes into her Playbook. That sure makes life easier and more profitable!”

Jack Daly, CEO Coach

“From my perspective as an owner and investor, the investment in hiring Grow is a great return on capital because not only does the sales team get a proven playbook of success but the owners of the building are able to de-risk the transaction by securing topline revenue stability via consistent sales procedures.”

Blanding Beatty, Chief Investment Officer

“Julie’s has been a top trainer and mentor for sales professionals with a wide variety of backgrounds. Her ability to mentor and connect with clients is a unique talent not often found. Julie’s coaching style is one of support with the right amount of constructive feedback. She gets results and constantly challenges her clients to the next level. Julie is extremely hands on in her training and breaks down the coaching so it’s manageable to learn and generates immediate results.”

Jennifer Saxman, COO

“Julie is a nationally recognized senior living expert who combines strategy, industry knowledge, coaching, and passion to drive big wins for her clients. If you’re ready for amazing growth with proven results, hire her!”

Amy Hollan

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