Top 100 winner Monument Realty leapfrogs to top of the heap

NO. 1 LARGE COMPANY

3-TIME WINNER

Real estate brokerage headquartered at The Star in Frisco with 4 D-FW locations and 760 local employees

Monument Realty played leapfrog — again.

The full-service brokerage firm headquartered at The Star in Frisco was the No. 1 small company in its Top 100 outing in 2020 and then climbed to our top midsize company last year.

No company had ever gone from one top spot to another in a larger category.

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This year, Monument made another remarkable leap, catapulting to the No. 1 spot among our largest organizations.

CEO Eddie Burns says growth has been fueled in part by sidling up with the Texas Rangers and with the Dallas Cowboys and its superstar quarterback, Dak Prescott.

These relationships give Monumenters a sense of mission in their ability to give back to the community, he said. “We can help in ways we really just dreamed possible before.”

One example?

One of its agents heard about Jackson Gutierrez, who at 19 was in a terrible accident while driving back to Dallas from California and lost both legs.

“We held the Dak Prescott Faith Fight Finish Charity Event and raised $10,000 for Jackson’s procedures and recovery,” Burns said. “Jackson still has some work to do, but he’s moving in a positive direction — continuing to recover from multiple procedures and hopes to soon be in prosthetics.

“I’m so glad that we’re in a position to provide some help for him and his family.”

Monument’s bragging points include a competitive split structure for its real estate professionals, bonuses and sales contests such as trips to Las Vegas.

“We like to highlight and give bonus opportunities for real estate professionals who go above and beyond,” said Tiffany Burns, co-owner and broker. “We tend to be more like a family who is always cheering for each agent’s success and supporting each other when times are tough.”

Eddie Burns describes his leadership style as “transformational,” where “leaders encourage, inspire and motivate employees to innovate and create change that will help grow and shape the future success of the company.”

Apparently he’s pretty good at it.

Monument also won our special award for communication, with its employees heartily agreeing with the statement: I feel well-informed about important decisions at this company.

“I love the flexibility my job provides as a new mom,” said one agent. “Eddie has a great sense of direction and is able to see where the market is going and plan for it. He’s a genius when it comes to business.”

Here are thoughts from other employees:

“I feel empowered to do my very best as a Realtor. I’m provided with the training necessary to succeed. I’ve been with Monument almost 4 years now, and it’s the best career decision I have ever made.”

“I feel like I am a part of something again.”

“We are building something amazing. Monument provides so many avenues to succeed. You can be an individual and still be part of something bigger working toward the same goal.”

“The leadership at Monument encourages me in both my strengths and weaknesses. This is my third brokerage in three years. I wish I had started at Monument. There is no comparison. Beyond grateful.”

“It challenges me and keeps me on my toes.”

Read all about the 2022 Top 100 Places to Work here.