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Being conscious of safety while you’re working with clients isn’t just about protecting yourself and them; it’s also a powerful way to show your expertise, build trust and win more business. In this episode of “Drive With NAR: The Safety Series,” host Tracey Hawkins talks with Chris Garrett and Chris Atwell, the 2025 chair and vice chair of NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Advisory Committee, about strategies to incorporate buyer and seller safety into every interaction.
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Meet the Guests
Chris Atwell, C2EX, is a real estate agent with Empire Network Realty in Orlando, Fla. He serves as the 2025 vice chair of NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Advisory Committee and the 2025 president-elect for the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association.
Chris Garrett, CRS, SRS, is co-owner of Weichert, REALTORS®, The Andrews Group in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He serves as the 2025 chair of NAR’s REALTOR® Safety Advisory Committee and the 2025 president-elect for Tennessee REALTORS®.
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Tracey Hawkins, also known as “Tracey, the Safety Lady,” is the host of The Safety Series and a former real estate agent who founded her own safety education program, Safety and Security Source, in 1995. Hawkins is a content creator who teaches 12 interactive safety classes that she wrote herself. She teaches agents to stay safe and build their businesses by protecting the consumer. She teaches brokerages how to reduce liability. Hawkins has written expert safety content for REALTOR® Magazine and other national real estate publications, including RISMedia, Inman and The Close.