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Real Talk, Whole Life

Are Real Estate and MLMs Really Predatory?

Real Talk, Whole Life

Cloud10

Science, Social Sciences, Entertainment News, Health & Fitness, News

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Are MLMs and real estate teams really predatory — or is that narrative oversimplified? In this episode, Stacy sits down with luxury real estate leader Lacey Newman to unpack hustle culture, independent contractor status, women and wealth, and what actually makes a business ethical. If you’ve ever questioned MLMs, entrepreneurship, or your own worth tied to productivity, this episode offers nuance, honesty, and a fresh perspective. Find Lacey: laceynewman.com instagram.com/alignedwithlacey Find Stacy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠realeverything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/realstacytoth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠missionmakersart.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠missionalchemists.com⁠ Thanks to our sponsor: Factormeals.com/stacy50off | New subscribers! Use code stacy50off to get 50% off and free breakfast for a year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

When was the last time you had space to feel?

0:04.0

With the National Trust, you might just find life standing still under towering trees.

0:10.0

Maybe you'll find connection among the stories of the past,

0:15.0

or a moment to disconnect from it all on a mountainside.

0:20.0

Whatever you're feeling, wherever you are, with the National Trust, you can make space to feel.

0:41.1

Hello listeners. Hello listeners.

0:51.2

I am excited today to introduce you to a guest that you might be like, Stacey, why are you having a real estate expert on your show?

0:52.4

And fair.

0:54.0

That's a great question. But Lacey Newman, who is, yes, a top 1%

0:57.7

luxury listing agent and leader at the Elevated Living Advisory at Compass and host of the Emmy

1:02.7

nominated and Tele award winning TV show The American Dream, also a coach, also 20 years in the

1:09.9

industry and all kinds of things we'll talk about,

1:12.1

is here because we align on two different things that I think are important to talk about right now,

1:17.2

which is one.

1:18.7

We have both grown our small women-owned businesses through hustle culture

1:26.6

and now are really leaning into fulfillment and making

1:31.0

sure that people are emotionally fulfilled and have a balanced life before we put that boss

1:40.0

mentality in front of things. And I think that that can be a difficult balance, and I'm excited

1:45.5

to talk about that. But also, because Lacey is not part of a direct sales company or a multi-level

1:55.0

marketing company, but is a real estate agent. And a lot of people don't understand and have misconceptions about

2:02.3

MLMs. And I thought, what better way to dispel some of these myths than with a realtor? Because

2:09.5

we've almost all used a realtor. We don't think of them as predatory or problematic. And yet,

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