What is your name?
Nicole Vermillion
What is your title?
Realtor
What is your business name?
Nicole Vermillion, Realtor with Lamacchia Realty
What is your website URL?
www.nicolevermillion.com
What is your Instagram handle?
@NicoleVermillionRealtor
How long have you been a Boston Business Women member?
3 years
Where are you based? How did you end up there?
South Shore. I never strayed far from where I grew up. I went to college at BU, grew up in Boston, and now live just south of Boston.
Tell us more about your company! What do you do and what pushed you to start?
I am a Realtor with Lamacchia. I bought a home young, as that was a major goal of mine, and I knew I wanted to help others do the same. I am a big believer in education—an educated homebuyer is a strong homebuyer—so I host many free and informative homebuying workshops throughout the year. I have been selling real estate for 7 years now. It is my passion.
What is your definition of success? How do you know when you’ve reached it?
I am a big believer in goal setting. Every year I hit my goals, I feel successful. Success is accountability. Helping homebuyers and sellers each and every time also feels like success—there’s no better feeling!
Tell us about your most transformational moment as an entrepreneur.
Realizing I am in control of my success. I get out of it what I put into it.
What was one of your biggest challenges in business?
Recognizing that I cannot control everything and knowing when to ask for help.
How do you handle the harder days? The struggles? Those moments when you feel like giving up?
I use a Gratitude Journal every day and force myself to find the good, even on very bad days.
How has being a Boston Business Women Inner Circle member positively influenced your life + business?
I have met so many great people, some of whom have become clients. I have been able to offer value and help, which is very important to me.
Tell us about your most proud moment in your career.
Learning that I am the recipient of the Spirit Award for South Shore Realtors this year.
Who is the woman behind your business? What does she like? How does she spend her free time? What does she value?
I love my family and being a mom. I want to be present with them—they are my “why” and the reason I continue to reach new heights. I want them to travel with me and know that I work hard for them. I love to read and spend time at the beach. I value kindness, hard work, empathy, self-improvement, and goal-setting. I do not like excuses.
What makes you stand out from others in your field? What do you do differently?
I focus on forming relationships. I do not worry about the transaction; I worry about the people in the transaction first. I am an educator and want people to understand the “why” behind things. I especially love working with first-time homebuyers, which not many Realtors do because they assume they are lower budget clients.
Where can we keep up with you? What social media platforms do you use the most?
I use Facebook and Instagram the most. My personal handle is @niknak1219 and my business handle is @NicoleVermillionRealtor.