Lake Homes Realty CEO Honored by Auburn University

Lake Homes Realty CEO Glenn S. Phillips has received an Auburn University “Top Tiger” award for the second year in a row.

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Top Tiger designations are presented by the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business to Auburn alumni who own, lead or have founded successful companies and entrepreneurial ventures.

“Not only do I live by the Auburn creed, but also the members of our team do, too,” said Phillips who graduated with a computer engineering degree from Auburn. “We all believe in work, hard work, and it’s rewarding to have our success recognized by the University.”

To be eligible to receive a Top Tiger honor, alumni-led companies are evaluated on revenue growth over a minimum of four years.

Last year was the first year Lake Homes Realty was eligible for consideration. Both years the brokerage has been named to the list of award-winners in the medium-sized company class, those honorees whose revenue is between $5 million and $35 million.

Lake Homes Realty is one of three real estate brokerages in the Birmingham area named to the list. Fifty Top Tigers were named nationwide.

Other industries represented include landscaping, architecture, dermatology, digital marketing services, insurance and veterinary medicine.

Honorees were recognized at the 2019 Auburn University Entrepreneurship Summit, held March 28-29.

About Lake Homes Realty/LakeHomes.com

Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Lake Homes Realty is a full-service, multi-state real estate brokerage, and the nation’s largest lake-focused real estate company.

Leveraging the power of technology with the power of people, Lake Homes Realty uses data from nearly 100 MLSs to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date database of lake-access, lakeview and lakefront properties available today through its website LakeHomes.com.

The website also connects home buyer and sellers with lake expert real estate agents who live, and play, in their local markets.

Lake Homes Realty is currently a licensed brokerage in 24 states and is rapidly expanding its market footprint. Most recently, the brokerage opened its first western U.S. operation in Idaho.

Entrepreneur Magazine Shares Leadership Lesson From Lake Homes Realty CEO

Glenn S. Phillips, Lake Homes Realty CEO

Lake Homes Realty CEO Glenn S. Phillips was recently featured for his experiences in leadership on the business magazine website Entrepreneur.com

The article “5 Stories That Will Make You Rethink Your Leadership Style,”  by contributing writer Heather R. Huhman, shares the story of a significant struggle Phillips encountered while running his software company, Forté.

From this experience, Phillips learned the importance of embracing ongoing education.

Now, personal and staff education is a daily activity in his leadership role as CEO of Lake Homes Realty.

“I appreciate Entrepreneur magazine sharing my story,” said Phillips. “Everyone running a business can benefit from the lessons learned by peers and mentors. No one builds a business alone. I hope I’m doing a good job of paying-it-forward for all those who have helped me, and those who continue to help me.”

“In my case, this was a lesson learned the hard way, trying to just work harder,” he continued. “What was key, as I would learn, is that I needed more knowledge and different types of education behind that work.”

The article also includes helpful leadership lessons and “takeaways” from other business leaders around the country.

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To read more of Phillips’ story, and those of others like him, visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/293842.