41: Jen Barkan, Rose & Womble: Ask Jen Live Creates Real Estate Magic with Animal Rescue

Published: May 19, 2016, 6:46 a.m.

Jennifer Barkan works in real estate for Rose & Womble in Virginia and she came up with a very creative idea, incorporating animal rescue into her Ask Jen Live segments when she features a new home. Through this program, she's helped get over thirty dogs adopted while showcasing new homes for prospective homeowners. What's good for animals can be great for business!

In this episode, Jen details how she started to blend animal rescue with new homes and the enormous impact it had on social media engagement. She also shares a heartwarming story about the overweight small dog Bey.

Jen is a graduate of Old Dominion University and on today's episode she talks about her five dogs: Tito, Gizmo, Minnie, Marley, and Rousey, named after Ronda Rousey.

Rose & Womble New Homes http://www.roseandwomble.com/newhomes/

Ask Jen on Rose & Womble's site http://www.roseandwomble.com/NewHomes/AboutUs/WhoIsJen.aspx

Ask Jen Live on Social Media

Norfolk SPCA http://www.norfolkspca.com/

DONATE to the Norfolk SPCA http://norfolkspca.com/donate/index.html

Rose & Womble's Announcement of Jen Barkan Winning Gold at The Nationals

blog.roseandwomble.com/jen-barkan-wi…he-nationals/

Professional Builder's 2016 40 Under 40 Awards

http://www.probuilder.com/professional-builders-2016-40-under-40-awards

Thanks to Ramona Rice for introducing us to Jen Barkan!

Ramona also works at Rose & Womble and is the host of The Sports Gal Pal podcast. New episodes are in the works.

Jennifer's dog Rousey is named after UFC fighter Ronda Rousey

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