On this episode Mike talks to Mandy Pitts Hildebrand CEO of the Hickory-Conover Tourism Development Authority also known as the Hickory Metro Convention Center and Visitors Bureau.

Mandy has been in this role for almost 4 years and previously was the Communications and Brand director for the City of Hickory. Mandy is a Hickory native and is really committed to our areas success.

Today they discussed the types of events hosted at the convention center and the types of things that draw people to visit our area. It is a great discussion and if you like it please share it with others.

To learn more go to VisitHickoryMetro.com

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The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.  Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.

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This week Mike talked with Ryan Lovern of Commercial First Real Estate in Hickory, NC. Ryan has been doing commercial real estate in our area for years and offers us a different take on what is going on in our hometown.

On this episode Mike and Ryan discuss how the bond program is helping the local commercial market, opportunity zones and even why you need to pay attention to posted signs on peoples property.

There is a lot of great information in this episode and we hope you enjoy it.

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The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from Mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.  Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.

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This week Mike interviews one of HREG’s top agents Erin Hunt. Erin has only been in the business a couple years but has really hit the ground running and is doing very well so far in her career.

Mike and Erin talk about the current market, and what it is like to get into the real estate business.

Mike also breaks out a new segment this week where he asks 10 quick fire questions and Erin gets to be the first one to answer.

To contact Erin go to her website SoldByErinHunt.com or follow her on Instagram @erin_hunt_realtor_

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The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.  Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.

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This week Mike talked to Kelly Stewart of Run Time Races to talk about his business and how he is able to help organizations in our area raise money for charitable causes.  A big topic of conversation concerned the upcoming Charity Chase Half Marathon that is happening in Hickory on 4/13/19. Kelly gives us a glimpse into what charities are being helped and information on where to sign up if you want to run.

Podcast Credits:

The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.  Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.

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This week Mike sat down with Lindsay Keisler President & CEO of the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce. Lindsay gives a great explanation of what the chamber does and also talks about some of the programs that they are working on to make life better in our area especially for the local business community. I promise you will learn a lot if you are into that sort of thing.

Podcast Credits:

The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.

Please subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a good rating if you are so inclined.

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Today Mike was interviewed on WHKY, a local radio station in the Hickory NC Area. They provided us with the audio from the show so we are sharing it with a quick intro but otherwise unedited. Mike has been an advertiser with WHKY in the past and the Hal Row is a local treasure. It was an honor to be on his show and hopefully the listeners got something of value from our talk.

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Radio show was recoded on 3/4/19 at WHKY PO Box 1059 Hickory, NC 28603 828-322-1290 Fax 828-322-8256 whky.com

The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from Mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to Mike directly.

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This week we talked to Kevin Mc Millan who has an insurance office in Newton NC. We discussed how to get into the insurance business, tips for getting homeowners insurance and things to look out for when picking an insurance company. It was a great conversation and Kevin was very informative. Kevin even talked about some past horror stories he has heard about in his years in the business. I really think you will like our discussion.

To contact Kevin reach out to him via email at kevin@protectingcarolina.com

Podcast Credits:

The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to mike directly.

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This weeks episode features Dave Leonetti the Business Services Manager with the City of Hickory. This show features discussion about the progress on the bond referendum and the future of the Hickory Trail system. They also discuss some similarities between Pawnee Indiana and Hickory NC and there is also a little bit of South Jersey/Philly talk.

If you are interested in creating a business in Hickory or just want more information about the future plans of Hickory reach out to Dave via email at dleonetti@hickorync.gov

Podcast Credits:

The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization. If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast or advertising opportunities reach out to mike directly.

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For this weeks podcast Mike was flying solo and it is a pretty short episode. Mike talked about how the market is going so far this year and gave some advice for some inexpensive curb appeal by sprucing up the area around your front door.  Next week Mike will have Dave Leonetti from the City of Hickory on to talk about what he does for the city and also to give an update on the City Walk and River Walk projects. If you have any questions for Dave let Mike know and he will try to get them answered.  Thanks for Listening.

Podcast Credits:

The Real Hickory Podcast is hosted by Mike Kelly Jr. President of Hickory Real Estate Group Inc. The opinions and views on the show are from mike and do not reflect the views of any other organization.

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