{"id":1728,"date":"2018-03-14T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/14\/simon-chen-ceo-era-real-estate-creating-excitement-about-your-brand\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:30:16","slug":"simon-chen-ceo-era-real-estate-creating-excitement-about-your-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/14\/simon-chen-ceo-era-real-estate-creating-excitement-about-your-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Changers: Simon Chen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><audio src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/6521591\/Podcast-With-Simon-Chen-Creating-Excitement-About-Your-Brand.mp3\" controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Listen in as Tracey Velt, editor-in-chief of REAL Trends speaks with ERA\u2019s new CEO Simon Chen about his plans for the brand, his greatest challenges and strategies for becoming a better leader. 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