Doubt Less, Trust More with Katrina Gaidry ’24
Katrina Gaidry is an undergraduate Mays marketing student and the founder and president of REAL, Real Estate Aggies in Leadership. From worrying about what her future held, to building an organization from the ground up, we learn about Katrina’s grit and determination to encourage Mays students to keep growing. 1:04: The creation of REAL What once was a fleeing thought, became her biggest goal to achieve. REAL started unlike any other club, and Katrina expresses the greatest influences the organization has made in just one year. 7:52: What can you get from REAL as a college student? Katrina desires REAL to make real impacts on real lives. By joining REAL, Katrina speaks about how you, too, can continue to grow, learn, and encourage other students, no matter your major or interests. 12:14: Battling the biggest enemy: perfectionism Perfectionism was a barrier Katrina had to overcome, and she touches on exactly how to do that: doubt less, trust more. From starting REAL, being an intern, and making relationships, Katrina has learned to trust herself and worry less about the “what ifs.” 15:56: How has Mays made this possible for you? Mays consistently encourages its students to learn and grow, and Katrina touches on its encouragement of entrepreneurs. Katrina states that Mays will build you up, and always puts the time and resources into helping others. 22:00: Katrina’s goals for real estate and REAL Katrina never imagined going into real estate, but when her desire grew for a multifaceted industry, she knew she had to keep learning to make an impact on it, too. Katrina expresses what she wants for the organization, and what it can do for her, its members, and the real estate industry.