How to Juggle Business, Life and Community with Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan

Welcome to another episode of The Raquel Show podcast. In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with the incredible Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan. Jocelyn is not only a top real estate agent but also a dedicated community leader. She has served as the AREAA San Diego Chapter President and has been a finalist for the San Diego Realtor of the Year. Her passion for helping others and commitment to her community truly shine through in everything she does.

In our conversation, Jocelyn shares her journey of balancing a successful real estate career with extensive community service and family life. She discusses the importance of prioritizing, staying organized, and having a strong support system. Jocelyn's insights into serving others and maintaining integrity through challenges are truly inspiring and provide valuable lessons for anyone looking to play bigger in life and business.

Connect with Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan:

• Instagram: @jocelyn.lomahan
• Website: https://thekeytosandiego.com

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Transcript

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 0:00

I actually convinced my best friend, Gina, my best friend since fourth grade to get her real estate license and to become a transaction coordinator for our office so that I could have her. Cause she's not only my support in life and in friendship, but now she's like a support in real estate as well. So yeah, I feel like the best thing to have is, Friends and, people that support you. People are everything. People, you know, we can do like tools and apps and all this stuff, but at the end of the day, nothing is going to replace that human touch. I don't care what anyone says.

Raquel Quinet: 0:55

Welcome to the Raquel show. This show is for entrepreneurs who want to play bigger in business and in life. And as all of you guys know that listen to the show, I love bringing people that love to play bigger. And the guests you're about to listen to is all about. playing bigger, and she says success is about lifting others. She has served at a really high level for the community, from her city organizations to non profit organizations like ARIA and being past president for the San Diego chapter. And we know that that is a huge commitment. She's been licensed since 2002 and recently was a finalist for the San Diego Realtor of the Year. Her commitment shines through not only in business, in community, and with her family. We connected on a sports mom level, and I've seen her cheer on her daughters. And in a world where we are constantly juggling things, I wanted to have a convo around life and business and still having time to serve the community of what actually fuels your passion. So welcome to the show, Jocelyn Serrano Lomahan.

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 2:11

Lomahan. Yes. Think about Lend a Hand, Lomahan.

Raquel Quinet: 2:15

I love it. So obviously you've got a really impressive bio, and I want to dive right into it. You've been an agent, you're a wife, you're a mother, and you serve on such a high level with all the communities that you're involved in. How do you actually stay organized? And what has been the keys to your success? Because when somebody's listening to that on this podcast or somebody's watching this YouTube is they're going, wow, she does. I don't barely have time for my business. I barely have time for my family, but you do all this and more. So how do you like stay organized and how do you like, what would you say are your keys to your success?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 2:53

a lot of it is just like survival mode. You just you know what you have to do. instinctually, you know what needs to get done and level of importance. Of course, you know, your family and your health is the most important. So those things are always just, instinctually happening. But you and I have talked about this. I'm an old school, Paper Girl. I have an agenda that I actually carry with me all the time, and yes, I am trying to be better about being digital and putting things in my digital calendar, which I do, but there's just nothing like paper to pen, connecting to it, making little like smiley faces and squiggly notes on things or Do I mess up every now and then? Of course, we're all human. but again, as long as we, I really know what my most important things to do, I figure out a way to get it all done.

Raquel Quinet: 3:44

I find that a lot of people that I coach that are top agents, they have a great sense of prioritizing and reprioritizing, whether it's projects, initiatives, the team, do you have an order? You say life, you said health, business, family, do you have an order in which you prioritize? Because Sometimes when you actually make a commitment and sign up, like being the ARIA president, you have to shift some priorities. So walk us through, is there an order that you prioritize through?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 4:15

Yeah, absolutely. And, The funny thing is that those priorities change as, what you're doing changes. I was president of ARIA San Diego last year, all of 2023. And certainly that was one of my biggest commitments. The thing that I signed up for and said, I'm going to do this. I'm going to give my all to it. And inevitably your business is affected by it. And thank God. I have an amazing team. I have colleagues that helped me get through it because of course, my clients are very important to me. They're my bread and butter. it's what we need to survive. But again, I made that commitment to ARIA that I would be at the helm. So a lot of things had to be put on the back burner. 2023 probably wasn't my most stellar year in production, but it wasn't too shabby. It was something that I committed to and I realized that I have, I have a lot of people depending on me. between, gosh, we usually have 12 events a year. During my year, we probably had close to 24 events. And so that takes a lot of organization. And again, I'm a volunteer. I don't get paid at all for what I did for ARIA, nor does the board of directors and all of the volunteers that put their time, talent, and, treasure essentially because they're taking time away from their business to volunteer for me. So I said, you know what? I got it. I have to give my all to get as much as I can out of the volunteers. So yes, when. Again, during my presidency, I knew that some things had to be put on the back burner. So as long as you're prepared for that. And what's funny is a year goes by so fast. I have no regrets. I'm so glad I did the presidency for ARIA because it just, brought my Gosh, it elevated me to another level. not me personally, but just made me more exposed to things that otherwise I would not have known about. And it really tested my leadership skills because, that's something that we need in our businesses and in our families. And it just, it just introduced me to a whole slew of people. I knew you, but I got to know you better as I was a ARIA president.

Raquel Quinet: 6:13

Yeah. Did you always have that passion? what inspired you to take on? And I know that's a big role. and 24 events. Think about that. Like all the organization and on top of what Jocelyn just said, is that all of these people are volunteers. They're, nobody's getting paid. So sometimes they show up, sometimes they don't. And then the job still has to get done. did you always have that passion to serve or what inspired you to take on the president of San Diego, organization?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 6:46

I think a lot of what I do has, it's a giving back to all the things that I have received. I was just talking about this yesterday to another organization that asked me to be a part of their group. is, I'm so grateful. I am so grateful for all the opportunities that I've been given and, real estate being one of them. never in a million years did I think I would get to this point in my career. And, Of course, I never take anything for granted, but I have been very blessed. And what better way to give back than to serve our community? So that's why I'm super involved in ARIA and my church and all these other things. But with ARIA, I feel like it's because they took me in. Like I, real estate is a lonely business. So ARIA was a really good chance to. to connect with other realtors. And I was like, what are they doing over there? their mission is to promote home ownership among the API community. And I know that from my parents, they had the opportunity to buy a home, because of a realtor. And I actually remember that realtor because when it got, when it became time for my parents to consider selling the childhood home, I grew up in this realtor. And I remember, I think her name was Sally. She said. Yes, you can absolutely sell this house, but why not consider having, a legacy to leave to your kids? You know, why don't you rent it out and use some of that equity to buy another house? And I think that if a realtor didn't really care, they would have went, sale. But because Sally said something different to my parents, and again, I was only like 17 at the time. So I didn't know what was going on. It just made me realize, wow, she gave my parents and myself and my sister a gift. And so that made a huge impression on me years later. And that's something that I kind of want to pay forward. So yeah, whenever I get It's I would love to help you, but are you sure? do you want to consider some other options to build, generational wealth for your family? I think ARIA really was an outlet for that. let me be around other like minded individuals that have the same, thinking.

Raquel Quinet: 8:44

Yeah, so well said. And I'm curious to know, it's like people are listening to this, is how has that impacted? How is serving your communities, whether it's in your church or nonprofits, how has that helped your business?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 8:59

Oh, tremendously. I feel like that's where I've gotten the most business. I'll admit that I am not a farmer. I don't knock on doors, you know, my biggest, key to getting my leads is, social media, but what it is I'm posting what I'm doing. I'm posting of course, about my successes in real estate, but I'm also posting other things that I do. And people are always like, God, Joss, you're like everywhere. You're doing this, you're doing that. You're doing this. And the thing is, I love it. I think what happens is that the, the genuineness it shows through my posts. I absolutely love, you know, White Church does a monthly like food for families where we distribute foods. I just got asked, get this. Two days notice, someone reached out and said, Hey, I know you have a lot of big network. We have this organization called Hope Through Housing. They need 44 backpacks to distribute to a low income community that, you know, they're in need. And I was like, gotcha. And then I just reached out to all of my networks and I didn't even have to put on Instagram much, but I did. But I reached out just to all my people and said, Hey guys, here's the mission. Here's what we need to do. And sure enough, I got 44 backpacks like donated in some way within a matter of two days. And again, I think that's just the power of the network. And, I'm just, I'm so excited about all the groups I'm involved in because there's so many great people involved in it. The thing is, we serve, we give up ourselves and in return it all comes back. So I, I feel like a lot of my clients have come from my involvement in the community because again, they see me as someone that is trustworthy, someone that is being selfless and just someone that just knows how to get it done So I think that's kind of been a, huge contributor to my real estate success is being involved in my community and it's something that I genuinely love doing. So I think that's the difference.

Raquel Quinet: 10:47

I think there's no better gift than being generous, whether it's, money, time, serving, giving value back to others, like there's no better gift than generosity for sure. And like you, like you do it on so many levels. What do you think all of this has taught you?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 11:06

that at the end of the day, life is so short that, what do you want to be remembered for? I want to be remembered for just being a kind human. That's it. it's pretty, pretty simple.

Raquel Quinet: 11:21

Are there times that you feel overwhelmed with some of your commitments and if so, how do you handle it?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 11:28

Oh yeah. There are times that I definitely feel overwhelmed because I think once people see that you are a giving human, it is so overwhelming. It's so not uncommon for people to come to you for more. I don't even know if you and I have ever talked about it, but at one point I was asked to run for city council for our city. And I was like, wow, what an honor, to be approached by that. And I did it for a while. I ran for a good six months. And I realized like this, It was overwhelming. I actually reached the, just the peak of my bandwidth and I couldn't do it anymore. And it was affecting my health. It was affecting my family. And it was at that point where I realized you know what, there's just some things where you just have to say, you know what, I can't do it. I can't do it anymore. And of course, Just naturally, you think oh my gosh, I failed. I couldn't, commit. But it really wasn't a failure. It was a learning experience. And, really, there's no failure. It's, I always tell the girls, you're not failing, you're falling forward. And then you just pick yourself back up again and keep going. So yeah, it is so easy to keep saying yes to things, but you really just have to know your limit. And unfortunately, I have had to excuse myself. from certain groups I've been involved in, not because I didn't believe in it or think I could do it, but it was just too much and it just wasn't fair to them to only have a very limited, limited Jocelyn. Like they, I want it to be all in or not at all.

Raquel Quinet: 12:47

Now, do you have filters for, because I'm assuming like you just said, once people know that you come from a caring heart and you love to serve, you get constantly get asked and sometimes as people, we feel bad for saying no. So do you actually have boundaries or parameters, of or filters of this is what I would actually say yes to this year. If it's a hell yes, then it's a yes. If it's like a maybe, then I'm probably going to back out.

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 13:18

Yeah. That's, it's so funny. I've actually had to create that recently because again, it's just coming everywhere. So the filters include. Real estate in a sense, but more so like real estate that helps the AAPI community. That's why ARIA has been at the forefront of my, my yeses. if it has a lot to do with faith, I definitely am on board. something that you and I share, if it's anything about, sports, specifically women in sports, I'm a yes, just because I have seen the benefits of sports in my daughter's lives and in turn my own life. And so that one is something that I actually probably want to explore even a little more is, women in sports. Yes.

Raquel Quinet: 14:00

sports, obviously we connected, with you being a sports mom, having your kids, I think in any activity, sports activities, it requires a commitment. When you're running a business and you're running around, driving your kids everywhere because they're pursuing their goals, how do you manage the demands of being a sports mom along with all your other commitments in your business?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 14:26

Oh my gosh, you know what's so funny? It's, it's a commitment, but it's also like my recreation. it's another outlet of meeting new people. I don't, I've gained so many new best friends just from the kids in basketball. and Yeah, I don't really see it as like a commitment. I see it as something just like the thing that Jay and I, my husband and I like love to do and that it's as part of our like social network. So it actually wasn't that hard. yes, of course, the driving to practices and things like that were a sacrifice. but oh my gosh, you are like almost there, but you're going to realize how fast it goes by. Ava has been playing basketball since she was in third grade. So that's It's just been a part of our lives forever. And now she's, she's graduated from high school. and I, once they get their licenses and they can drive themselves, you miss it. I'm like in like mourning right now from like basketball games. I'm like living vicariously through you.

Raquel Quinet: 15:17

Oh my gosh. I know that, I balled, the, on Sunday, the last game. I just couldn't believe that that was his last, just like you. My kids have been playing since they were young. What life lessons do you think you've learned in supporting, your children's sports? Or what have you seen them learn, throughout all the years of them playing or being involved in an activity?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 15:41

much time do you have?

Raquel Quinet: 15:44

time in the world. I'm sure these moms and dads and the parents, they always want to learn about this because this is not talked enough about.

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 15:53

know, I am so grateful that I was introduced to sports through my daughters because I didn't play sports. I was like more of a dancer, things like that, but I'm so grateful. And, she actually is the one that said, mom, I want to explore basketball when she was little. I said, okay, let's do it. but. it's so great because I feel like sports is such a metaphor for just life and business. There's just so much that we can learn. But, with Ava, obviously like team building, perseverance, sacrifice, like all of those great things that we see in athletes, I've seen with her and that's the reason why I think that she, is going to USC this fall, on a Naval ROTC scholarship is because she like, Executed on all of those things, she forwent some of the immediate benefits because she knew she had a bigger goal in mind. And then so few of us, can be that mature and for her to be that mature at such a young age. but if I, if you wouldn't mind me sharing just like in a crazy experience with Ava and basketball, she was a senior. She was a senior last year and, the trajectory was for her to have a stellar senior year. her first two years in high school weren't, she didn't get to play as much because they have superstar players. And so her junior and senior were her time to shine. So that's when we went all in. Senior year was going great. Halfway through the season, she tears her ACL. And as you know, I mean, that's it. You're done. You're done with your season. And I'm getting chills just thinking about it because it was emotional for me as well. But man, I saw her integrity shine through because she could have easily been bitter. She could have easily been angry. She could have easily just gave up and said, Oh my gosh, I'm done. But no, what she did was complete 180 and it was just really a testament to her character. she never missed a game. We actually, no, I take it back. She missed one game the day of her ACL surgery. And. At that game, her teammates, they they wanted to show their support. So they all wore like little like, uh, tapes with her initials on it. And they sent a picture, of the team with the, with the bands. And she's like, mom, I got to get better for my team. And I said, honey, you realize you not are probably not going to play the rest of the season. She's like, I know, but I don't want to miss being on the bench for any games. So, I mean, there's so much more I could say, but, Again, it's a metaphor for life. sometimes you're down, sometimes you, you know, let's just say you have a bad year in business. Like it's not always going to be a winning season, but it's how you adjust to your circumstances that shows your true character and shows what kind of person you are. So again, I used her experience, I thought about that for just this. Like my life and, just any, if I can impart any kind of, you know, metaphor for business and sports, it's that it's that it's like, man, you just never know what's going to happen, but you just have to adjust. Yes. You can cry about it, and I think she did cry because she was so frustrated, but you know, she said, you know what, I got to do this for my team because, being a part of a team doesn't just mean playing in the game. Sometimes being a part of the team means cheering your team on as loud as you can in the stands when you're, hurting, not just physically, but emotionally because you can't be in there to help them. So it was, man, I'm telling you, that's why I was so excited when you wanted to talk about sports day, because there's, I just saw so many great things to come out of my daughter playing sports that, you know, inspired me. Yeah.

Raquel Quinet: 19:18

hats off to you and your husband for raising such good humans. and Ava with like you said, the character shines. I mean, I was like having chills and holding my tears back because I. I understand, right? I understand what it means and like for her to rise. And I got to see all her stories, right? Her rise in her cast and still come to the game. and still knowing that your last year, like you were going to sit on the bench, but cheer your team on, and that just shows so much more than just the sport. I think she'll carry that with life. I mean, I think sometimes we You look at our kids and I think sometimes like I tell people, they teach me more lessons than I could have ever learned on my own, to be

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 20:03

Yeah.

Raquel Quinet: 20:04

and how you relate it to businesses, you're not always going to have a winning season, but how you deal with adversity, how you deal with challenges, You can't teach that. That only comes from experience.

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 20:14

Oh my gosh. And probably another amazing highlight was they had won CIF and obviously Ava wasn't playing in the game when they won. But at the end, the award ceremony, Ava is the one that won the sports or whatever the sportsmanship award and I'm getting chills thinking about it again. I was like, I'm gonna start crying. I actually fell to my knees crying because I was so proud of her.

Raquel Quinet: 20:37

I was proud of her. I was crying

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 20:38

I know. Oh my gosh.

Raquel Quinet: 20:39

all of the stories, right? That's why I'm like, oh my gosh. That's why I said hats off to you and your husband because like at the most darkest moment that someone could be at, right? And I think this is just a lesson for everyone that's listening is It's not as bad as you think when you come on the other side of who you actually get to become. And like the attitude and the characteristics that you get to embody because of such a crazy experience. And like when they gave her that award, I was like in tears. I was like probably giving you a ton of hearts

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 21:16

We were.

Raquel Quinet: 21:16

that. That was like the best thing. And I think whenever there is a team member or whenever there's someone in your circle that is down, no. And sometimes I always tell my kids, even at a grocery store, you never know what people are going through. Right. You know, just think about like on their forehead, like they want to be seen, they want to be heard and they want to be loved because you just have no idea. And I think she just represents so much resilience in so many ways. And like you said, and like I said, it's like, she teaches us lessons, and it's amazing that you can put things on stories and it can impact your life. It's just how you show up.

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 21:55

Yeah. So again, life is a sport,

Raquel Quinet: 21:59

We say it in real estate, life is a sport, life is a contact sport,

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 22:02

Yeah. Yeah. And you play bigger.

Raquel Quinet: 22:05

yeah. What advice would you give to parents, that are juggling, that are entrepreneurs that are juggling, the roles and before you answer that, there's one thing that I want to say, what I most appreciate about you as a parent is, and just seeing from your stories and knowing you is that you're not that parent that's going to solve their problems, right? Is that. I think when parents do that, they rob the kids of the opportunity of growth. You really got to see her shine. and so I want to commend you for that, but how, what advice would you give to parents who are balancing, entrepreneurship, running a business and then raising kids or, and activities just in general?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 22:46

I would say, I think as long as you understand what your priorities are at that time, because priorities can shift and change. And as long as you know what your priorities are, then really you're gonna make the right decisions. You know, um, time goes by fast. she's already done and now I'm just like, wow, I have all the time in the world now that she's not doing basketball in high school. Yes, now is the time that I can devote back to my business a hundred percent. and I don't even know if I've told you this, but, Jay, probably was inspired by Ava as well. Like he decided you know what, life is too short. I'm going to quit my like full time job that had, benefits and, all of that good stuff and do something different. And so we're both on the entrepreneurial journey now as he's a lender now. And I'm like, Oh my gosh, honey. Now, instead of us going to basketball games together, we can go to real estate events together. So it's definitely a different chapter in our lives. And it's scary as heck, but it's exciting. And again, I want the girls to also see whoa, mom and dad are like totally, taking a left turn, it's life, it twists and turns and you just never know, you never know what's going to happen. So we're excited about that as well.

Raquel Quinet: 23:52

congratulations. I'm excited to see. Journey continue. what support system or what apps, what tools do you rely on to manage, some of the roles that you have today besides pen and paper?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 24:05

Yeah, pen and paper. I actually

Raquel Quinet: 24:07

I have it right

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 24:08

I know, oh my gosh, I have mine here somewhere. I really Trello. I like the way that Trello is, set up where you can move things around. And it's nice because, not only does Jay have access to it, but my colleagues, my team, they all have access to it. So it's nice. and I feel like the biggest support system is people. I, have the most, you know, you've met, my partner, Sherry Mosdell, she has been my rock. She was the president of ARIA a couple of years before me. So while I was president, she definitely helped me, navigate and maneuver. And that's the thing. It's you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time. Like, you know, just learn from the people that were ahead of you and just kind of put your own little spin on it. So it's not like I was having to recreate these events every time. It's I took a shell, I took a template and just made it my own and, Yeah. That's been one of the biggest hacks. And I actually convinced my best friend, Gina, my best friend since fourth grade to get her real estate license and to become a transaction coordinator for our office so that I could have her. Cause she's not only my support in life and in friendship, but now she's like a support in real estate as well. So yeah, I feel like the best thing to have is, Friends and, people that support you. People are everything. People, you know, we can do like tools and apps and all this stuff, but at the end of the day, nothing is going to replace that human touch. I don't care what anyone says.

Raquel Quinet: 25:24

Yeah. I could not agree with you anymore. Like relationships, people are the best, like life hack, get anywhere to have anything that you truly want because people are connected and, and I think that's, when you have great relationships around you, when you have a great support system, it makes all the difference in the world. What do you do for self care?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 25:45

Oh gosh. let's see. I definitely do a lot of facials and massages and I do yoga. I do like to work out, but you know what I, you know what I like to do. I like to dance. So it's so funny that I was able to combine my love for dancing with, client stuff. I started this thing and it all came about because I wanted to learn like all the TikTok dances that everyone's doing. So I also like this, one of these young agents, like it's one of these 20 year old agents, like, Hey, can you teach me all these TikTok dances? And she's like, yeah. And I was like, you know what? Better yet, let's do a class. Let's like have a class like for all of my homies and my, clients and anyone that wants to do it because I think it can be intimidating to go to your local dance class and try to take a class. like, dude, you guys, I want this to be like fun. fun. I want it to be just us, like our friends, like, you know, kind of people closer to my age or whatever. And so I created Hip Hop with Homies and it is so much fun because there's no pressure. I mean, you come in, you learn a dance, and we, Just learn it that day for an hour, come to all the sessions or come to one every now and then, but it's been so fun. It's been like another community builder. So again, going back to what we started with, it's like if you're serving your community with something that you like to do anyway, it's just a win all around.

Raquel Quinet: 27:02

I love it. Hopefully I can go to one of your hip hop classes because I've seen them on Instagram and I'm like, that looks so fun.

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 27:12

is so fun and before I forget, I wanted to say another thing about like business and life being like a sport. You know this more than anyone like, what does a team need to guide them to the next level? A coach like you. Right. And so I think that's something that we should not forget is that if life is a sport, if our business is like compared to a sport, we need coaches, we need someone that has like the experience and the guidance to lead us to the next level or lead us to the win. Or if we lose, they'll be there to say, Hey, you know, that's okay. what's next. So that's another metaphor between life, business and sports. To

Raquel Quinet: 27:53

What's the lesson you wish you would have learned sooner?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 27:57

not be afraid of what anyone thinks of you. That is, I wish, and I try to tell my girls that all the time. And it's harder for teenagers, and I get it. You know, if someone told me that, many years ago, it would have probably been harder to receive. But I just wish that everyone, just knew that. it just doesn't matter. you have to do what makes you happy, what makes you soar.

Raquel Quinet: 28:18

you are such an amazing, incredible individual. And I always look at, from the short period of time that I've known you, like you do all these things. I'm curious to know what drives you.

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 28:36

Okay, this is what drives me. You know, I'm very faith based. I don't want to get to heaven because I'm going to go to heaven and God say, you know what, Jocelyn, I gave you all these gifts. Did you use them to your fullest potential? So I think about that. I mean, believe me, I don't put myself on a pedestal or anything, but I don't want, cause I know that people like look to me, they look at me and they're like, okay, what's she doing? I want to like inspire people. I want to have the energy and the light, not for me, but for others. like they say what's a phrase? I had it on my screen. So remember it's escaping me right now. Like, you know, you'll be the light. And inspire others to be that light as well. Something like that. it's like all you can really do is do your best and hopefully that it influences other people. So that's just how I live my life. It's like, you know what, I'm just going to go for it. Cause what good is keeping all of your time and talent, hidden, you just kind of have to show the world and hopefully inspire someone to do the same. So that's my motivation.

Raquel Quinet: 29:32

So good. And as we think about what's next for Jocelyn, what are you most excited about that you're working on?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 29:39

In addition to just working alongside my husband and growing both of our businesses, I think it's helping other people grow. our office has a lot of like young agents and I wish I had a senior agent like, me to them. then, just to go to for advice or for guidance and I love it. I didn't think I ever wanted to start a team or have a team, but now that I'm a little bit more mature, maybe it is time for that. Maybe it is time to start a team and like just have people like learn from my experiences. I think that's pretty interesting. That's probably on the horizon. And just to continue, like all the things that I love doing anyway, obviously continue my, my community service. Like one of the most recent things that, was introduced to me is, finding a location in San Diego. to erect a Filipino American community center. San Diego has a ton of Filipino Americans because, Navy, this is a port for the Navy. So we do have a lot of Filipinos in our community and gosh, what better way to honor, not only my parents, my dad was Navy, my mom was a nurse, the typical, Filipino story, what better way to honor parents and people like my parents, as well as give a legacy to my kids than, Something in San Diego, as a place that, Filipino Americans can come together. So that's next to my radar

Raquel Quinet: 30:59

Yeah, I love it. Love it. Love it. And as we wrap up, there's always one question that I ask every single guest on the show is what is Jocelyn do to play bigger in business or in life?

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 31:10

serve others. Simple as that.

Raquel Quinet: 31:14

Well, Jocelyn, it's been an honor and a pleasure to have you on the show. I know we've been talking about it for a while. I appreciate you, I value you, and I am so excited for what's next for you that I want to keep supporting you in playing bigger, my

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 31:30

Oh my gosh. I love you, Raquel.

Raquel Quinet: 31:33

You're like my soul

Jocelyn Soriano Lomahan: 31:34

I, you know, seriously, I believe that. And you already know this. I have a girl crush on you. So

Raquel Quinet: 31:41

you. It's mutual, my friend.