Opening Doors with Annette Compo

Annette Compo
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Opening Doors with Annette Compo is a guided conversation on home ownership, stability, and personal direction. Annette sits down with respected voices in the community and speaks from experience on what it takes to get started, build security, and move with purpose. Each episode is led by Annette Compo. Follow so you do not miss out on the great upcoming episodes.

  1. 6D AGO

    Legacy Giving & Estate Planning with Attorney Gene Richards | Opening Doors with Annette

    What does it really mean to leave a legacy — and how does CARES fit into that journey? In this Coffee with the President episode of Opening Doors, Annette Compo sits down with estate planning attorney Gene Richards, a partner at CMDA Law and member of the CARES Legacy Committee, to introduce the brand-new CARES Legacy Giving program. Together they walk through how the Legacy Committee was built, how donors can support CARES today, tomorrow, and as part of their final wishes, and why giving to a cause you love can be far simpler than most people think. Gene shares how easy it is to name CARES as a beneficiary, the different ways to give beyond cash, and the resources CARES has in place to guide you every step of the way. Whether you have a single bank account or a lifetime of assets, the new Legacy Giving pamphlet — now available online and at CARES — makes it easy to start the conversation. Reach out anytime and we'll walk you through it. 💙 LEARN ABOUT LEGACY GIVING AT CARES 🌐 Website: https://caresfh.org/where-cares-shows... 🔗 CONNECT WITH GENE RICHARDS 🌐 Website: https://cmda-law.com/attorney/norman-... 📧 Email: nrichards@cmda-law.com 📞 Call: (734) 261-2400 📍 Office: CMDA Law, Livonia, MI 🔗 CONNECT WITH ANNETTE COMPO 🌐 Website: https://vist.ly/4u5gv 📞 Call: (877) ANNETTE 📧 Email: annettecompo@kw.com 📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g3 👍 Facebook: https://vist.ly/4u5g4 ▶️ YouTube: @annettecompo 💼 LinkedIn: https://vist.ly/4u5gh 🎙️ OPENING DOORS PODCAST CHANNELS 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g9 🎵 TikTok: https://vist.ly/4u5gp Subscribe for inspiring conversations about purpose, growth, and building a life that truly works for you. Ask

    34 min

  2. MAY 19

    No Performer Left Behind: Rachael Rose on Building a Safe Space for Artists in Metro Detroit

    When the arts become a place of fear, people stop creating. Rachael Rose is making sure that never happens. In this episode of Opening Doors, Annette Compo sits down with Rachael Rose — founder and Artistic Director of Thistle Rose Academy of Arts, a 501c3 nonprofit built on one core belief: no cost, no skill level, no background should ever be a barrier to the arts. Rachael shares her journey from growing up at her mother's rehearsals as a baby, to building a thriving community of singers, actors, musicians, and dancers in Metro Detroit. She opens up about the philosophy of "no performer left behind," why curiosity is more powerful than correction, and how Thistle Rose is heading into its 10th season with its biggest concert yet. 🎭 Songs for Our Shared Home — live at Wayne State University on May 17th. Tickets on sale soon through Wayne State. Don't miss it. Want to support Thistle Rose? Every dollar matters: 💛 $20 sponsors a dance or pilates class 💛 $50 sponsors 3 dance classes 💛 $450 sponsors a pit musician for the concert 📧 For sponsorship & ad opportunities: info@thistleroseacademy.org 🌸 Connect with Thistle Rose Academy of Arts:  @ThistleRoseAcademy 🌐 Website: https://www.thistleroseacademy.org/ 📧 Email: info@thistleroseacademy.org 📸 Instagram:   / thistleroseacademy  👍 Facebook:   / thistleroseacademy  🔗 CONNECT WITH ANNETTE COMPO 🌐 Website: https://vist.ly/4u5gv 📞 Call: (877) ANNETTE 📧 Email: annettecompo@kw.com 📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g3 👍 Facebook: https://vist.ly/4u5g4 ▶️ YouTube: @annettecompo 💼 LinkedIn: https://vist.ly/4u5gh 🎙️ OPENING DOORS PODCAST CHANNELS 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g9 🎵 TikTok: https://vist.ly/4u5gp 🧵 Threads: https://vist.ly/4u5gk 🐦 X: https://vist.ly/4u5gy 📌 Pinterest: https://vist.ly/4u5gc 💼 LinkedIn: https://vist.ly/4u5ge Subscribe for inspiring conversations about purpose, growth, and building a life that truly works for you.

    18 min

  3. MAY 13

    Teko Harmon on Demystifying AI: How Small Businesses Can Reclaim 10+ Hours a Week

    What if AI wasn't a buzzword to fear, but a tool that handed you back 10 to 15 hours of your week? In this episode of Opening Doors, Annette Compo sits down with Teko Harmon, founder of SoleIntel AI and a project manager turned certified AI consultant and coach, for a conversation that takes AI out of the tech bro corner and puts it in plain English. Teko shares why he built SoleIntel AI after watching enterprise companies gatekeep tools that solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and small business owners desperately needed. He breaks down the difference between ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity — and why you don't have to pick a favorite. Annette opens up about how she uses AI to soften her messaging, prep continuing education classes in 20 minutes (versus 20 hours), and reconnect with leads buried in her email. Teko also walks through a real client story — a motel owner who used HeyGen to clone a trainer and onboard staff in 55+ languages — proving that AI isn't replacing people, it's replacing the inefficiencies holding them back. If you've been overwhelmed, skeptical, or just plain curious about where to start with AI, this is the episode that finally makes it click. 🔗 CONNECT WITH TEKO HARMON 🌐 Website: https://soleintel.ai 📧 Email: Teko@soleintel.ai 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soleintel.ai/ 👍 Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/3448c7hf 📅 Book a Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/soleintelai/1-on-1-w-teko 🔗 CONNECT WITH ANNETTE COMPO 🌐 Website: https://vist.ly/4u5gv 📞 Call: (877) ANNETTE 📧 Email: annettecompo@kw.com 📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g3 👍 Facebook: https://vist.ly/4u5g4 ▶️ YouTube: @annettecompo 💼 LinkedIn: https://vist.ly/4u5gh 🎙️ OPENING DOORS PODCAST CHANNELS 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g9 🎵 TikTok: https://vist.ly/4u5gp Subscribe for inspiring conversations about purpose, growth, and building a life that truly works for you.

    37 min

  4. MAY 12

    Trevor Medema on Leadership, ADHD & Working Beside His Mom

    What happens when your business partner is also your son — and your best friend? In this deeply personal episode of Opening Doors, Annette Compo sits down with Trevor Medema, her son, fellow REALTOR®, and co-founder of the Compo & Medema Real Estate Group, for a conversation she admits brought her to tears. Trevor opens up about what it's really like working alongside the woman who raised him, the moment he had to pull her out of a Con Ed class to coach him through a tough loss, and the mindset shift that's defined his growth as a leader: radical personal responsibility. He shares how working with his coach, Tyler Ahlstrom, helped him hack his ADHD with a simple "parking lot" of sticky notes — a system that's transformed his follow-through and productivity. 🔗 CONNECT WITH TREVOR MEDEMA 🌐 Website: https://trevormedema.kw.com/ 📞 Mobile: 248-808-8738 📧 Email: trevormedema@kw.com 💼 LinkedIn:   / trevor-medema-b6a7a6221  📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 🎙️ TREVOR ALSO CO-HOSTS THE LOCAL LOOP 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4PGbcZD... 📸 Instagram:   / thelocalloopfh  🎵 TikTok:   / the.local.loopfh  🏢 COMPO & MEDEMA REAL ESTATE GROUP 🌐 Website: https://compomedemagroup.kw.com/ 🌐 Team Site: https://www.comporealty.com/ 👍 Facebook:

    22 min

  5. APR 29

    The Perfect Experience: Theodora Adamopoulos on Building Teleia Salon as a Family-Rooted Beauty Destination in Downtown Farmington

    In an industry where appointments have started to feel transactional, Theodora Adamopoulos is bringing the experience back. In this episode of Opening Doors, Annette Compo sits down with Theodora — owner of Teleia Salon in downtown Farmington — to talk about what it takes to build a salon where guests don't just get their hair done, they look forward to every minute of the visit. Theodora shares the meaning behind the name Teleia (Greek for "perfect"), the lessons she carried from growing up in a Greek family-owned business, and why she believes culture, education, and genuine human connection are what separate a great salon from a forgettable one. She also opens up about the one thing she'd tell her 16-year-old self starting out in the industry — advice every new cosmetologist needs to hear. ✂️ Visit Teleia Salon — 33405 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336 📞 Book your chair: 248.536.2586 💼 Stylists — are you ready to grow with a team that invests in education, culture, and clients who feel like family? 🌐 Apply here: https://teleiasalon.com/join-our-team 🌸 Connect with Teleia Salon: 🌐 Website: https://teleiasalon.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teleiasalon/ 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Teleia-Salon-61564178675158/ 📸 Theodora on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/as_theodora/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH ANNETTE COMPO 🌐 Website: https://vist.ly/4u5gv 📞 Call: (877) ANNETTE 📧 Email: annettecompo@kw.com 📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g3 👍 Facebook: https://vist.ly/4u5g4 ▶️ YouTube: @annettecompo 💼 LinkedIn: https://vist.ly/4u5gh 🎙️ OPENING DOORS PODCAST CHANNELS 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g9 🎵 TikTok: https://vist.ly/4u5gp Subscribe for inspiring conversations about purpose, growth, and building a life that truly works for you.

    14 min

  6. APR 17

    From Bosnia to Farmington: How Dragan Tasic Built a Business, a Brotherhood & a Community Legacy

    From Bosnia to Farmington: How Dragan Tasic Built a Business, a Brotherhood & a Community Legacy Forty years of friendship. Two decades of service. One community that feels it every day. In this episode of Opening Doors, Annette Compo sits down with Dragan Tasic — co-owner of Z Painting, current President of the Greater Area Farmington Chamber of Commerce, and one of the quiet forces behind CARES of Farmington Hills. Dragan shares his journey from Yugoslavia to the United States, why he and his business partner Z started their company later in life and never looked back, and what it really means to pour into a community from a place of contribution — not obligation. He also opens up about their partnership with Sherwin-Williams, how Z Painting meets every client exactly where they are, and why giving back through their craft — whether it's a fresh coat of paint or a restored food pantry — is just as important as any job on the books. 🖌️ Connect with Z Painting: 🌐 Website: https://zpaintingllc.com/ 📞 Phone: (248) 893-7761 📧 Email: admin@zpaintingllc.com 📸 Instagram:   / zpaintingremodeling  👍 Facebook:   / zpaintingremodeling  🔗 CONNECT WITH ANNETTE COMPO 🌐 Website: https://vist.ly/4u5gv 📞 Call: (877) ANNETTE 📧 Email: annettecompo@kw.com 📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g3 👍 Facebook: https://vist.ly/4u5g4 ▶️ YouTube: @annettecompo 💼 LinkedIn:

    18 min

  7. APR 6

    From City Hall to Center Stage: Big Band, Mentorship & the Music That Moves a Community

    Jazz, leadership, and the art of pouring into the next generation. In this episode of Opening Doors, Annette Compo sits down with Joe LaRussa — Mayor of Farmington and 32-year member of the Henry Ford Big Band. Joe shares what it was like to audition as a teenager and never leave, why the band made it their mission to uplift emerging artists like vocalist Olivia Van Goor, and how the Farmington Civic Theater became the perfect stage for something truly special. He also opens up about the joy of giving young musicians opportunities they've never had — and why a $20 ticket to a world-class show is exactly the point. 🎟️ Big Band Goes to the Movies is coming to the Farmington Civic Theater — and as a listener, you get an exclusive discount! Use promo code OPENINGDOORS at checkout to get your tickets for just $20 (reg. $29). 👉 https://tinyurl.com/BigBandGoestotheM... 🎷 Connect with Joe LaRussa & the Henry Ford Big Band: ▶️ YouTube:    / @henryfordbigband  📸 Olivia Van Goor:   / oliviavangoormusic  @oliviavangoormusic @councilmanjoelarussa 🔗 CONNECT WITH ANNETTE COMPO 🌐 Website: https://vist.ly/4u5gv 📞 Call: (877) ANNETTE 📧 Email: annettecompo@kw.com 📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 📸 Instagram: https://vist.ly/4u5g3 👍 Facebook: https://vist.ly/4u5g4 ▶️ YouTube: @annettecompo 💼 LinkedIn: https://vist.ly/4u5gh 🎙️ OPENING DOORS PODCAST CHANNELS 📸 Instagram:

    14 min

  8. MAR 27

    Healing What We Cannot See: Energy, Intuition & the Wisdom of the Human Body

    hat if your body knows more than you think it does? In this episode of Opening Doors, I sit down with Elaine Grohman — energy healer, intuitive, author, and lifelong Farmington Hills resident. Elaine shares the hospice moment that awakened her gifts, why learning to trust what we feel may be the most important thing we can do, and how true healing extends beyond the individual — into community, the earth, and each other. She also opens up about her work as a founding board member of CARES of Farmington Hills. 🌿 Connect with Elaine Grohman: 🌐 Website: https://www.elainegrohman.com/ 📞 Phone: (248) 514-5853 📧 Email: elaine@elainegrohman.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainegrohman1 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.grohman/ 🎙️ Going Beyond Medicine Podcast: https://www.empoweradio.com/home/m/podcasts/810592-Going-Beyond-Medicine-with-Elaine-Grohman.html 🛍️ Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ElaineGrohmanStudio ❤️ CARES of Farmington Hills: https://caresfh.org/  🔗 CONNECT WITH ANNETTE COMPO 🌐 Website: Annettecompo.com 📞 Call: (877) ANNETTE 📧 Email: annettecompo@kw.com 📍 Office: 30500 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 300, Fa

    25 min
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Opening Doors with Annette Compo is a guided conversation on home ownership, stability, and personal direction. Annette sits down with respected voices in the community and speaks from experience on what it takes to get started, build security, and move with purpose. Each episode is led by Annette Compo. Follow so you do not miss out on the great upcoming episodes.

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  • Creator
    Annette Compo
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Opening Doors with Annette Compo
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