July 6, 2024 – St. Catharines, ON – The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) is thrilled to announce that Christine Rae, founder of CSP International™, has been recognized as a Top Ten Finalist in the RESA® Partner of the Year Award for the 2024 Home Staging Industry Awards. This accolade highlights the exceptional talent and dedication of Rae and her contribution to the growth of real estate staging industry.
CSP International™ Staging Business Training Academy has offered professional development training to professional real estate stagers since 2005. After a successful staging career herself, Rae used her business acumen, skills and knowledge to develop an advanced curriculum for new and struggling stagers to build a legacy business.
“Being named a finalist is a tremendous honor and a testament to the hard work and passion my team and I put into every graduate,” said Rae. “The goal of every graduate is to not only create captivating spaces to resonate with potential buyers, but their main goal is to secure the seller’s equity. My personal goal is to provide a solid foundation, and roadmap for the growth of the student’s personal wealth & happiness.
“We would like to thank everyone for their participation in the awards process, without the support of our membership we would not be able to recognize so many well deserving people in our industry. All of the finalists in all categories can be seen at www.HomeStagingIndustryAwards.com. All of the winners will be announced at RESACON during the awards premier July 26, 2024.” said, Shell Brodnax, CEO Real Estate Staging Association.
About Christine Rae & CSP International™
Christine Rae influenced the staging industry from the beginning of her career, through the innovative development of a business training and certification program.
In a non-regulated industry where “anything goes” she established value for education, maintaining a steady, clear message that ethics, professionalism, systems, training, actionable knowledge and continuing education count, especially when dealing with the largest investment most people make.
An industry pioneer, bestselling author, multiple award-winning entrepreneur she is most proud of the thousands of Academy’s graduates’ success and the quality of the certified trainers who travel North America and Australia teaching the CSP® process, systems and proctoring the “in-field” examination. Those trainers are exceptional examples of success in their own right, and graciously maintain the integrity of the CSP® brand in their work, and in sharing their experience with students. A pioneer of the staging industry, charter member of RESA, and a visionary thought leader Christine’s influence has affected the business development of thousands.
CSP International™ Business Training Academy Founder
The Academy is known as a successful incubator for would be entrepreneurs with a decorating flair who want control over their own destiny, while building successful, profitable businesses of their own. CSP International™ provides a stimulating safe-haven for learning, support, knowledge development, best practices, and leading market trends. With a strong commitment to innovation, skill development and marketability, CSP® consistently releases content-rich trainings as well as specific marketable designations to help develop the industry and its practioners. CSP® trains stagers how to correctly set up, skillfully manage, and passionately grow lucrative staging businesses… ones they’re proud of. Graduates from the Academy benefit from a reputation of excellence, which helps them gain credibility and recognition as they market and develop their own business.
About The Real Estate Staging Association®
The Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) is the trade association for professional real estate stagers and redesigners For more information on the real estate staging and the convention visit www.RESAConvention.com. For more information about the awards please visit www.HomeStagingIndustryAwards.com. For more information about real estate staging, or to find a professional stager or redesigner call 800-201-8687 and speak with Shell Brodnax, or visit the RESA® Web site at www.RealEstateStagingAssociation.com
