The Spotlight Episode 4: Finding Your Authentic Voice: Mo Regalado on Social Media, CRE, and Entrepreneurship
In this lively and wide-ranging episode of The Spotlight, host Allison S. Weiss chats with her good friend and powerhouse marketer, Mo Regalado. Mo is the founder of MoVo Media Marketing, a Spokane Valley-based agency specializing in social media strategy for commercial and residential real estate professionals. As a StoryBrand Certified Guide, Mo brings clarity, creativity, and humor to the process of helping clients show up authentically online.
Mo shares how a (self-described) disastrous interview with industry legend Beth Azor unexpectedly launched her into the commercial real estate world. From there, she built a business that centers client voice, neurodivergent strengths, and marketing with heart.
Together, Mo and Allison dive into the realities of entrepreneurship, the power of showing up as yourself on social, and how Mo’s “super ADHD” helps her tune into clients’ voices better than any algorithm could.
Whether you're building a brand, navigating male-dominated spaces, or trying to figure out what makes your voice stand out—this one’s for you.
Key Topics
From Bombed Interview to Breakthrough
How a failed meeting with Beth Azor turned into a pivotal opportunity.
Building a Business from Scratch
Mo shares lessons from launching Movo Media Marketing—mindset shifts, financial truths, and what she wishes she’d known earlier.
Authenticity Over Algorithms
Why your real voice matters more than the latest trends—and how Mo uses mimicry and empathy to help clients sound like themselves.
Women Owning the Room
Breaking through cultural conditioning, taking credit, and celebrating your own wins.The Messy Middle of Marketing Trends Mo’s take on AI, content originality, and giving proper credit in a copy-paste culture
Neurodivergence as Superpower
How embracing her ADHD has helped Mo work smarter, not harder—and how it fuels creative strategy
Memorable Quotes
“I can almost hear the way my clients speak in my head, and that’s how I create content that sounds exactly like them.”
“Social media isn’t your marketing plan—it’s a piece of it. You need a whole strategy.”
“If you’re not ready, I’m going to tell you you’re not ready—and give you a plan to get there.”
Episode Timestamps
00:00 — Welcome & Intro
04:18 — Collaborating After a Failed Local Hire
08:52 — ADHD, Neurodiversity & Work
10:52 — The Dangers of Misused Pop Culture
14:25 — Client Budgets & Income Strategy
16:31 — Entrepreneurship: The Reality Check
19:12 — Unlearning Self-Diminishment
23:12 — Challenging Cultural Conditioning
28:38 — Authenticity > Professionalism
29:25 — What Connection Really Sounds Like
34:35 — Building a Social Strategy That Sticks
38:20 — AI in Marketing: The Good & The Caution
40:29 — Prompt Engineering Tips
44:23 — Giving Credit, Staying Original
46:54 — HypeFury, Repeated Tweets & Copycats
52:31 — Mo’s Take: Authenticity as Empowerment
53:41 — Closing Invitation: Join Women Speak CRE
Social Media Details
LinkedIn/Instagram/YouTube: @WomenSpeakCRE
Website: https://www.womenspeakcre.com/
Host | Allison S. Weiss
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsweiss/
Instagram: @allisonsweiss
Website: https://www.crerecruiting.com/
Guest | Mo Regalado
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themoregalado/
Website: https://movomediamarketing.com/
X: https://x.com/themoregalado
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Mentioned: StoryBrand Framework, AI prompt for action figure intros (linked in show notes)
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