Business View Magazine | March 2018

196 fromhim,outright.Joe’s wife,Suzy,is nowthe current Co-Owner,and their daughter,Stephanie Goedl,who is, and has been,the Chief OperatingOfficer,is nowalso a Broker and Partner. Stephanie grewup in the industryand,after graduat- ing fromChapmanUniversitywith a degree in BusinessManagement, obtained her real estate license and began her real estate career with her father.“She startedon the ground floor,selling,”Joe says. “So,I’vegot aMillennial who ismy Chief OperatingOfficer and helps me run the companywith great foresight.”As for wife Suzy,Lins says that after their youngest child left for school,she returned to college, herself,to get her degree in communications.“And she’s on the bleeding edge of howwe promote our agents, howwe promote our listings,howwe promote our properties,and howwe promote what we do,”he adds. Joe credits several factors that have contributed to the company’s success.One is its location onValencia Mesa Drive.“35,000 cars drive byour office everyday,” he states.Another important aspect of the firm is its devotion to the local community.“Alot of our agents are involved,and sit on boards of non-profit organi- zations,”he affirms.“Stephanie is on the board of the Boys and Girls Club here in Fuller- ton; Suzy is part of theWomen’s Transitional Living Center,which is a group that houses abused women looking for a fresh start; I’m in Rotaryand the Elks and I’m on the Board of Trustees for St.Jude Hospital here in Fullerton.”These communityengagements help raise the company’s profile and provide awider networkof potential buyers and sellers.“If theydon’t knowan agent,I’m hoping they’re going to knowone of us and that’s a good thing; it will help our agents growtheir business,”Joe adds. Another facet of the company’s success is its focus on the training and coaching of its agents.“We go above and beyond in everythingwe do in regards to the CENTURY 21 DISCOVERY SUZY LINS STEPHANIE GOEDL JOE LINS