Regardless of where luxury independent contractors (ICs) do business—be it in home offices or such shared workspaces as WeWork or Regus—at SmartFlyer, we believe that they need all the tools they’d have in a professional office environment to succeed.

By helping our independent advisors thrive, our agency reaps significant rewards.

For instance, our SmartFlyer Australia team was born out of the home-based concept. Brent Wallace, a SmartFlyer director in Australia, captured Virtuoso’s Most Admired Advisor award for the Asia/ Pacific this year during the luxury network’s 30th annual Travel Week conference in Las Vegas. This was quite an honor, as there are many fabulous agencies and agents in the Virtuoso network.

When our agency joined Virtuoso in 2010, it was a very different company than it is today. SmartFlyer Managing Director Erina Pindar and I were honored to receive the Virtuoso Most Hospitable Agency Award on behalf of all of our wonderful advisors. It’s a testament not only to our independent agents, but also to the guidance Virtuoso has offered us in growing our home-based program.

Our branding is paramount to our success. Erina created and supervises our image and public-facing messages, which in turn fuels the growth of home-based advisors’ businesses.

Are you looking for a new host agency? If so, look for one that shares your values, beliefs and growth plans. It’s a big world out there—make sure you’re prepared to take advantage of the wonderful opportunities!!