eXp Realty

After 26 years in the industry, personally managing hundreds of agents, I now use the skills I learned to continue to coach, mentor and assist agents in the development of their career in real estate.

Real Estate Broker Associate

Personal LLC's

What started as a plan to acquire several rental homes to secure retirement turned into a niche to which I may have had a hidden skill.  Over the years I have bought and held rental properties, remodeled and flipped many homes, physically moved several homes from one location to the other to remodel and flip.  These activities helped me gain the knowledge to be a great resource to other investors and to those desiring to step into that field.

Real Estate Investor

eXp Realty, LLC

Provided all the duties and handled the responsibilities of a brokerage.  However, was the pioneer in introducing eXp Realty to South Carolina.  As the first agent in the state of South Carolina, I was challenged to introduce a new business model to the real estate industry.   During my tenure as Broker In Charge for the state I improved my skills in agent attraction and agent support which established me as the "go to guy" for those that wanted to learn more about building a strong career in the real estate industry.  At the time of my departure of the Broker In Charge position I was overseeing 350 agents.  

Awarded the First "Spirit of Ownership" award.   The inscription reads "For exemplifying the spirit of ownership through your dedication to your fellow agent-owners".

eXp Realty South Carolina State Broker 

Golden Stirp Property Management - GSPM, LLC

Founded GSPM to assist property owners with professional services in managing their homes.  Main focus was residential property management, however, also managed an HOA.  Managed 85 properties in  the upstate of South Carolina.

Property Management

Golden Strip Real Estate, Inc.

Founder and Broker In Charge of Golden Strip Real Estate, Inc.  Handled all the necessary duties of running a brokerage to include the managing and supervising agents, reviewing all transactions for compliance, giving support, coaching and mentorship to agents and staff.   Providing outstanding service to clients and customers. During this same period of time I founded and managed GSPM (Golden Strip Property Management). 

Moved to eXp Realty because of the outstanding residual income offered.

Broker In Charge

Waffle House

Successfully managed 9 twenty four hour restaurants, leading over 250 associates.   Enjoyed the many interactions of people on both sides of the counter.

Division Manager

United States Air Force

Electronic Counter Measures

Passionate About Every Aspect of Real Estate

With 27 years in real estate, I’ve been deeply involved in nearly every part of the industry, including:

Buying, Selling & Flipping
Remodeling & Building
Investing & Property Management
Team Building & Mentoring
Brokerage & Coaching

Through these roles, I’ve developed a residual income that’s built to last, a legacy in the making. My journey has shown me that real estate isn’t just about properties—it’s about people.

My Core Beliefs:

Invest in people, not just in business.
Everyone has untapped potential; it’s my mission to help them grow.
There’s always more to learn, and I’m here for it.
Throughout my career, I’ve held leadership roles that focus on developing others. There’s nothing more rewarding than helping someone achieve their goals and seeing them thrive.

Personal Mission: To assist others to develop themselves spirituality, financially and emotionally.

How can I support your journey?

Jim Girard

Workday

Sr. Global Sourcing Manager - Security & IT

Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of sourcing strategies

Drive competitive supplier engagement and develop collaborative relationships with suppliers that  result in cost savings and increased value to Workday

Negotiate procurement contracts and agreements for software and professional services

Software Sourcing Manager

Coldwell Banker Realty

Real Estate Broker Associate (licensed since 2008)

Cisco Systems

Lead third-party software sourcing for Networking, Routing, and Switching market segments while identifying opportunities for cost avoidance, cost savings, and value engineering.  My role is to collaborate with engineering, supply chain, quality, and legal teams to ensure that strategic sourcing creates a long-term partnership with the suppliers and allows Cisco to realize sustainable value

Sourcing and Supplier Commodity Manager - Software

Engaged with design teams and drove RFQ sourcing process for microprocessor and semiconductor commodities. Influenced the quality of products by enforcing compliance to Cisco standards through the component RFQ, selection, and development process. Negotiated best cost and most favorable terms for projects.

Sourcing Commodity Manager - Semiconductors

Engaged with engineering, NPI manufacturing, and component sourcing teams during the concept phase of the projects in order to influence component strategy and drive cost avoidance. Strategic ownership at product and platform level across all commodities including in-house and JDM designs.

Strategic Technology Sourcing Manager

Responsible for New Product Introduction engineering for Small Business product lines. Successfully released a number of high volume product lines to production.

New Product Introduction Engineer

The JPM Company

Application Engineer, Design Engineer

Dora Deivert is a Software Sourcing Manager at Workday, where she leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of sourcing strategies for software and professional services. She has over 15 years of experience in technology sourcing for networking and software market segments, previously working as a Sourcing and Supplier Commodity Manager at Cisco Systems. She is skilled in cross-functional team leadership, product lifecycle management, sourcing, and procurement.

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