
Opening The Gates To More Listings
Opening The Gates To More Listings with Simon Gates is a podcast designed to help estate agents find more listings and increase the profitability of their business.
There will be a variety of different guests across the industry being interviewed to share their knowledge on how to achieve this.
Latest episodes

Dec 28, 2023 • 50min
Episode 93: Oliver Howard
Today's guest is an award winning London real estate agent and CEO/Founder of Oliver Howard Real Estate.
He started his estate agency career working at Marsh & Parsons but his dare to be different attitude and social media influence meant he went on to launch his own business.
If you are nervous about getting on video, leveraging social media and scared of what people might say, this conversation is definitely one for you to listen to.

Dec 21, 2023 • 55min
Episode 92: David Lindley
Today's guest is the CEO of By Design and also hosts the Property-Porn Stars podcast with Matt Giggs.
He was previously CEO of Fine & Country and we discuss his years of experience in the higher end of the market in this conversation.
If you are looking to enter the premium market or grow your share of this market, the episode is one not to be missed.

Dec 14, 2023 • 51min
Episode 91: Dan Brownhill
Today's guest has been an estate agent for 20 years and started his own business in partnership with The Agency UK during the summer of 2023.
He has quickly gone on to generate listings through a variety of strategies, which includes social media and being active in his local community.
If you want to find out how he has hit the ground running as a new business, this is definitely not one to be missed.

Dec 7, 2023 • 55min
Episode 90: Nicole Kirk
Today's guest has been working in the industry since 2018 having been in love with property for many years and taking on some pretty scary projects since buying her first home in 2002.
She is a trained negotiator and helps her clients achieve on average, 2% more for their property compared to the national average.
She is also a speaker at events to help empower women, through her ongoing experience of dealing with an aggressive breast cancer diagnosis.
This is a very powerful conversation that covers a variety of very important topics and I hope you enjoy it.

Nov 30, 2023 • 45min
Episode 89: Miranda Menzies
Today's guest launched her estate agency business in March 2021 and has taken the property market by storm ever since.
Before this, she began her career in the military before establishing her own business in the Health and Fitness industry, which she ran successfully for 26 years.
Having sold approximately £30,000,000 worth of property and helped almost 200 people move home in just over 2.5 years, there is a lot to learn from this conversation.

Nov 23, 2023 • 46min
Episode 88: Joe Bradley
Today's guest started a position at an independent estate agent in Barkingside back in 2011 under an apprenticeship role.
He knew immediately this was the career for him and fell in love with it.
He swiftly progressed and moved on to a large corporate agency nearby where he then managed and grew the sales team to become one of the largest and most successful in the Barkingside/Chigwell area.
Now, he is a director at Bowden Bradley, which he co-founded in March 2022.
He is passionate about the marketing side of Estate Agency and feels this area of the business is really undergoing a big shift, especially with technology and social media now being at the forefront of most, expanding Estate Agencies.
There is plenty to take away from this conversation for anyone looking to launch a new business or grow in another area.

Nov 16, 2023 • 58min
Episode 87: Toby Martin
Today's guest had a brief stint as an English teacher, before joining the industry in 2011 as an administrator with little first-hand experience of the sector, except as a renter himself.
His own role grew, as did the company, and he was appointed a Director in 2016. In 2018 he completed the Level 3 Award in Residential Letting & Property Management and became a member of ARLA.
He also joined the Propertymark Inspire programme, led by Nathan Emerson, to further advance his future knowledge of the industry.One of the good guys in the industry, a great networker, learner, and video content genius; there is lots to take from his conversation.

Nov 9, 2023 • 52min
Episode 86: James Clelland
Today's guest has 10 years of industry experience and has sold in excess of £850m worth of property and there is plenty more to come!
He operates in Staffordshire & the surrounding areas.
The recording of this episode came about from the power of the invisible audience after a conversation over Instagram.
There is lots of value to be had from this conversation and I hope you enjoy listening to it.

Nov 2, 2023 • 47min
Episode 85: Jonathan Webb
Today's guest is a sales associate at JLL in Greenwich and has been an estate agent for 10 years now.
He is a prime example of someone who is a big learner and puts things into action.
You will get an understanding of how he does this from our conversation.

Oct 26, 2023 • 46min
Episode 84: Levi Fowler & Julien Powell
Today's guests are the founders of Fowler & Powell and The Home Movement Property Experts.
Fowler & Powell launched in March 2019 and then The Home Movement followed suit at the start of 2023.
Between them, they are on a mission to change the estate agency industry and change lives by helping a select number of clients move home.
They also aim to continue to be adaptive and disruptive to the status quo of estate agency and to deliver excellence across the board.
They want to provide an exceptional experience for clients whilst building long-lasting relationships.
You will get some great advice on how to achieve the above with the content of this episode from two people who are walking the walk!