Lauren Duke

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Founder and CEO

Lauren Duke is the former COO of a top ten mega real estate team, where she helped close over 3,000 transactions, recruited and trained more than 150 agents, and launched 21 expansion locations across the U.S. Those years taught her exactly what it takes to scale in this industry - and what breaks along the way. Today, as the Founder and CEO of CoreOps Collective, she helps real estate agents replace survival mode with structure through 1:1 coaching and operational development and her Strategy to Scale program. CoreOps is redefining what a successful real estate business looks like: one built on systems, standards, and sustainability.

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Sept. 5, 2025

Lauren Duke: CoreOps Collective

Are you running a business or just duct taping one together? In this episode of the Real Estate Excellence Podcast, Tracy Hayes sits down with Lauren Duke. Lauren is the founder and CEO of Core Ops Collective, to unpack how she went from military spouse and hairdresser to running operations for one of the nation’s top real estate teams—closing over 3000 transactions and opening 21 expansion locations. Lauren explains why so many agents get stuck wearing every hat, how culture can’t just be “fami...
Guest: Lauren Duke