How Erin Krueger Built a $2B Real Estate Team Through Culture-First Leadership

How Erin Krueger Built a $2B Real Estate Team Through Culture-First Leadership

16 Feb, 2026

Guest: Erin Krueger
Host: Virginia Purnell
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What We Covered:

  • Walking away from a corporate job over ethics
  • Building a real estate team from scratch in a city where she knew only five people
  • Forecast-based hiring vs. hiring when overwhelmed
  • Why culture matters more than skill
  • The layered interview system that ensures 100% team buy-in
  • The power of listening in sales
  • How to generate referrals without a built-in sphere of influence
  • Running a championship team (not just a “family” business)
  • When and how to let top producers go
  • Expanding into speaking and coaching with Capture the Culture

Key Leadership Insights:

✔ Hire before you’re desperate
✔ Create tests in your interview process
✔ Difficult days don’t define you — your response does
✔ Put goals in pen and pathways in pencil
✔ People are the power behind the business vehicle

Erin Krueger

https://capture-the-culture.com/

https://erinkrueger.com/meet-erin-krueger/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinkruegermba/

https://www.instagram.com/capturetheculture_/


Virginia Purnell

Funnel & Visibility Specialist

Distinct Digital Marketing

(833) 762-5336

virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.com

www.distinctdigitalmarketing.com

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Virginia Purnell

Virginia lives in Northern Alberta on a small farm with her husband and three children. Virginia is a master funnel builder having been certified as an FG Society Master Marketer, Funnelytics, and ClickFunnels Certified Partner. She uses that knowledge to help businesses with their online presence, visibility, and sales.