

Opening The Gates To More Listings
Simon Gates
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.
There will be a variety of different guests across the industry being interviewed to share their knowledge on how to achieve this.
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Aug 15, 2024 • 53min
Episode 128: Matt Lahood
Today's guest is The Agency Founder & Real Estate CEO.
He lives by his motto "great leaders are those that empower and inspire others" and you definitely get that feeling when hearing him speak.
He's synonymous with Australian real estate, during more than two decades at the forefront of the industry, he’s honed his expertise in everything from property sales to auctioneering.
Having personally coached and mentored many of the industry’s finest sales agents to become million dollar writers, he knows what it takes to significantly grow their businesses.
He's also well known around Australia for his outstanding leadership skills and for building super sales and operational teams.
Having been recognised with countless performance awards, he is considered a thought leader within the Australian real estate space and also provides media commentary on a national level and is a regular keynote speaker at real estate and financial events.
He is by far one of the industry’s most respected and successful names across Australia and I was very lucky to have him on the podcast to deliver such incredible value.

Aug 8, 2024 • 50min
Episode 127: Lisa Novak
Today's guest is ranked Top 100 Agents in the Country '22 & '24, ranked Top 50 Women Agents in the Country '22 & '24, and #1 Agent for Sales in Northern Beaches.
She has also been awarded by REB in the Top 50 Women in Real Estate together with the Top 100 agents country wide.
Her accolades also include the Most Innovative Person in Real Estate & one of Australia's most influential agents.
She is well known & awarded as one of the top agents in Australia for selling property for record prices & record time frames directly off her social media, amidst many other platforms, including the generic property platforms, often for $0 marketing spend to vendors.
She heads up a team of 50 employees out of the most innovative & dynamic headquarters that Australia has seen including a 6 metre anti pasto bar & an indoor garden!
Quoted by John McGrath as ‘one of the best examples of selling properties in this environment he has ever seen’.
You definitely do not want to miss this incredibly motivating and inspiring conversation!

Aug 1, 2024 • 54min
Episode 126: Jamie Minors
Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Minors & Brady Estate Agents.
Not only that, but he is also founder of 360 Growth Coach LTD, Co-Owner of Norfolk Mortgages, and founder of The Growth Cast.
He's an experienced business leader, having set up his own estate agency back in 2014 at just 22, without an investor and co-grown Minors & Brady to Norfolk’s most chosen agent.
As mentoring is such a passion of his, he launched 360 Growth Coach, helping business owners overcome their challenges, attract new customers, build their roadmap and help them grow their business.
Through his love for entrepreneurship, he set up The Growth Cast, a podcast highlighting successful business owners in Norfolk, hearing their stories and journeys of the highs and lows of life, to where they are today.
If you are wanting to learn from someone who is at the top of their game and still going from strength to strength, you do not want to miss this episode.

Jul 25, 2024 • 53min
Episode 125: David Adams
Today's guest is Managing Director of Cavendish Estate Agents and has been working in the industry since starting as a tea boy in 2002.
He is also a mentor with Agents Together and Vice Chairman of Chester Association of Property Professionals (CAPP).
If you're looking to start or grow your lettings business, this is definitely a conversation you do not want to miss.
You will be hearing from someone who has worked their way up the ladder from the very bottom to running a highly successful business.
He also is a great testament to having a growth-mindset and showing what can be achieved from being an open-minded and having a bias for action and implementation.
Have a listen to this episode and make sure you do one thing from the bags of value that was given.

Jul 23, 2024 • 51min
Episode 124: Two Year Anniversary Special With Richard Donnell
Today's guest is the Executive Director at Houseful.
As the Executive Director at Houseful, he delivers data-driven, commercially focused, thought leadership and strategic advisory on the housing and mortgages sector to investors, boards, and regulators.
He has over 30 years of experience in residential real estate consultancy, technology, and advanced data and analytics, and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).
His mission is to help clients make intelligent home decisions by leveraging data, insights, and innovation.
He has a unique career experience that spans across Savills, Zoopla, and now Houseful, a private equity backed technology business reimagining the housing market.
If you are wanting to understand more about data in the property market and get more out of it for your business, you do not want to miss this conversation.

Jul 18, 2024 • 49min
Episode 123: Paul Long
Today's guest is the Managing Director of Drewery Estate Agents and has been in the business since 1999.
He is probably most well known for being a Facebook marketing expert for property professionals, having been mastering this craft since 2014.
Having helped 2,000+ UK agents grow, scale, and increase valuations through social media advertising, there is so much learn from this conversation.
If you're looking to get better with attracting new clients via social media advertising, you do not want to miss this episode.

Jul 11, 2024 • 55min
Episode 122: Kieran Slinger
Today's guest is the Co-Founder of Propalt and is passionate about driving change through the moving process.
Having access to an incredible amount of data, we have a very informed conversation on how to leverage this information to help estate and letting agents more efficient and effective with their prospecting.
From landlord lead generation, the probate market, direct mail, and VIP buyer campaigns, we cover a lot of very powerful points to help you stay ahead of your competition.

Jul 4, 2024 • 55min
Episode 121: Jack Durkin
Today's guest is the Co-Founder of The Avenue and is helping some of the best estate agents build 6 figure businesses through selling the finest homes in their area.
Having worked in the corporate world, hybrid space, and having successfully launched a self-employed business in the past few years, there is so much to be taken from this conversation.
If you're wanting to get more out of your socials, video content, direct mail, and much much more, have a listen to this conversation.

Jun 27, 2024 • 38min
Episode 120: John Paul
Today's guest is an entrepreneur, coach, author, podcast host, and SaaS Co-founder.
He's been in business since 2008, where he quickly grew the business to 10 branches, 60 staff and over 2300 properties under management and was selling over 400 properties a year as well.
I would recommend checking out his Facebook group 'Agency Growth Strategies' which is for estate and letting agents dedicated to improving and growing their business.

Jun 20, 2024 • 58min
Episode 119: Richard Palfreeman
Today's guest recently sold Northfields Estate Agents to Leaders Romans Group having originally bought the business in 1988.
He is now on the board of trusted advisors at the Property Academy having been the very first member to join in 2008.
In our conversation, we discuss his decades of experience and cover everything from fees, lettings, new builds, selling a business, and so much more.
If you are looking to learn from someone that has very much walked the walk and has so much knowledge to share, look no further than this episode.


