REALTOR® of Distinction: Cheryll Woods-Flowers

The yardstick Cheryll Woods-Flowers uses to measure her success as a real estate agent has little to do with her annual sales figures. The Prudential Carolina agent prefers to assess her accomplishments based on the number of satisfi ed clients she has helped in the past three years.

Cheryll never held a sales job before she launched her real estate career, but she was well-prepared for a profession where personal service can draw the line between success and failure. In addition to a lengthy list of people-oriented community service activities, her resume includes six years as a member of the City Council and eight years as mayor of Mount Pleasant, one of the fastest-growing municipalities in South Carolina.

She points out that her 14 years in city government provided a solid foundation for her current career. “As mayor, I learned to communicate well and respond to peoples’ needs. In public office, especially when you’re sitting in the big desk, you really have to be able to respond in a timely manner to the concerns of the people you’re working for. I consider what I do not so much sales as taking care of people. That’s exactly what you do when you’re in public office,” she says.

Cheryll, who sells all types of residential property throughout the Lowcountry, from Summerville to the coast, said each client has unique needs. For example, some people care only about price, while others want to live in a specific community or send their children to specific schools. As a lifetime resident of the Charleston area, she has gained the knowledge and insight to help her clients f nd the perfect home.

Cheryll, who has lived in East Cooper most of her life, earned a bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Accountancy from the College of Charleston. After leaving public office, she worked as an accountant and as chief financial offi cer for the Carolina Youth Development Center, soon realizing that she wouldn’t be happy sitting behind a desk all day. She has no regrets about how she chose to solve that problem.

She said the most intriguing aspect of the real estate business is that success is limited only by the amount of effort a person wants to put into his or her career. “I really feel like I made the right decision. I’m about as happy as I’ve ever been in my life,” she says. “I like meeting new people and helping them make one of the most important decisions they’ll ever make.”

Cheryll also has been an integral part of the Charleston-area community. She is a member of the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission and its former chair, and a member of the College of Charleston Business and Economics Advisory Board and Cougar Club Board. She formerly served on the Boards of the College of Charleston Alumni Association and the Trident Boys and Girls Clubs. She has been recognized as a “Woman of Distinction” by the Lowcountry Girl Scouts and has contributed her talents to the East Cooper Kiwanis Club, the East Cooper Republican Women, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, East Cooper Community Outreach, East Cooper Meals on Wheels and the East Cooper Concert Series.

Cheryll and her husband, Harold, have two daughters: one is a kindergarten teacher in Spartanburg and the other is preparing to attend law school. They also have a 3-year old grandson.

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