Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

How many employees did you start with and how many do you have now? Lifestyle Real Estate Firm started with just the family. Trevor Niswanger as Supervising Broker, Madyson Oakes as Realtor and Executive Marketing Developer, and Candra Niswanger as Business Development and Consultant. LifeStyle has extended its family and impact and now has 12 Agents and 1 Admin. Haute Hive is run by a team of us now. Madyson, Candra and Trevor operate the business and we have a wonderful admin who assists with day-to-day details. We also just hired a second assistant who helps host events booked after normal business hours. (Normal business hours are Mon-Friday 8am-5pm in the winter, 8am-6pm in summer) What is unique about your business? We love to see people flourish and grow and when they succeed it is always a win for all. We truly believe in investing in others through training, business developing, mentoring, and empowering people to build their best business to impact those they have influence with. From our years of experience in the marketplace, our goal is to pour all we have learned to others so they can grow at a pace unique to each individual. We have always worked from a posture of excellence and want to offer others the same as we work as a family unit where everyone's voice is heard. As a team, we are always evaluating and adjusting to make sure we can offer the best experience, while understanding the talents and gifts of those we work with. What has been your biggest success? Our greatest success to date is purchasing and renovating the new LIFESTYLE Building in downtown Great Falls, MT., at 721 Central Avenue. It is a historic downtown building offering our community 15,000 sq.ft. The LIFESTYLE Building hosts 18 executive offices, two presidential suites, two luxury conference rooms, a gorgeous event room (60-person Capacity), five semiprivate offices, a co-working space, four phone booths, a media room, two production rooms, a public production center, two kitchens, a break area, storage, four bathrooms, a garage, and more! We relocated LifeStyle Real Estate Firm to the main floor of the building and have expanded our business strategies and concepts. We welcome new realtors to our family and love seeing the pure joy from our new location and what we offer. Haute Hive was launched June 2021 and now resides on the top floor of the LIFESTYLE building. This Co-Working concept is our second greatest success. To top it all off, we managed to finish renovations and launch Haute Hive all while in the middle of the COVID pandemic. What has been your biggest challenge? One of the biggest challenges is educating and spreading the word of the Haute Hive and what it offers. Co-working spaces are very common in big cities and heavily populated areas. However, it is relatively a new concept to Montana. Surrounding cities do have a few co-working spaces available but for Great Falls, this is a first. One of the questions we receive is, "What is a co-working space?" The second statement is, "I love this, I just had no idea it was open here." We have made it a goal to partner with businesses around town, catering companies, Great Falls Development Authority, Great Falls Tourism, and Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce to increase the community's awareness. This list could go on, but it truly is an act of outstanding marketing strategies and community involvement to make it a true success. The Great Falls community is the foundation and heart of what we do and how it can be successful for all. What are your plans for 2022 or in the future to grow and develop your business? As business developers, our goal is to continue to invite others with an entrepreneurial passion into our business family so we can come alongside them and help them build a legacy for their families. We named LifeStyle Real Estate Firm with the intentional purpose and awareness that every individual lives out a different lifestyle. We will continue to build work ethic, motivate, and lead a successful business day-to-day with a visionary future. We are dedicated to learning, inspiring and fostering a productive and successful work environment not only for our realtors and our clients but for the Haute Hive and every entrepreneur who enters our building. The LIFESTYLE Building constantly encourages creativity and innovation challenging and exceeding the expectations of our community. We strive to foster a mentality of "Lifestyle by Design" in all relations, transactions, and communities we influence. We are so excited to see what is to come in 2022. We are grateful for the blessings, challenges, and opportunities coming to the LifeStyle Family! 59 Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce www.greatfallschamber.org F E AT U R E D Q & A Photo by Photo Solutions

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