Nick Bristow
Managing Broker, United Real Estate | Dallas
After graduating from high school, Nick Bristow went into the Marine Corps and was assigned to the infantry unit. After weeks of punishing physical and mental screening, he was accepted into the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and was deployed to Panama in 1984.
After being discharged in 1987 and completing some college, being in the military was his desired career path. He joined the Army and after a brief stint in artillery, applied and was accepted into the U.S. Army Special Operations which required Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) training and Arabic language training. He became the Arabic translator on his Special Op Team for nearly six years.
During this time in the service, he also developed, trained, equipped and deployed operating teams to Africa, in conjunction with the United Nations, for Humanitarian Demining Operations with an area of expertise in the public awareness sector.
His team was also responsible for writing and deploying radio broadcasts for the “Voice of the Gulf” which was transmitted into Iraq. After being injured in the line of duty in 1995 and multiple surgeries, he medically retired from the military.
In 1997, he returned to Dallas and started flipping homes for about 9 years before getting his Real Estate license in 2006. Over the course of 8 years, he grew his real estate team from the bottom up reaching 60,000,000 in sales volume and is currently serving as the Managing Broker at United Real Estate | Dallas.
He later went on to finish his Bachelor’s Degree at Texas A&M with a BAAS in Organizational Leadership, graduating Magna Cum Laude .The degree focuses on the structure of corporate leadership, leadership education and training, assessment of current companies, change management and process change/development.
In addition to his Bachelor’s Degree, he earned a Master’s of Science from Texas A&M in Adult Training and Education which focuses on developing mobile training platforms.