
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

Jun 15, 2023 • 42min
Episode 64: Megan Eighteen
Today's guest is Operations Director for Location Location, Regional Executive for Propertymark, and a mentor at Agents Together.
She is a member of NAEA & ARLA and subsequently, a fellow of ARLA, being a Finalist for a Propertymark Award 2019, Thames Valley Property Awards Young Person of the Year 2021 and Propertymark Executive of the Year 2022.
Not only is she doing all of the above but, she is also running for Vice Presidency of ARLA Propertymark.
There is a lot to take from this episode about social media, getting a work/life balance and so much more.

Jun 8, 2023 • 44min
Episode 63: Danny Lambert
Today's guest is a senior sales consultant at Rex Software and a former colleague of mine at Homesearch.
He talks about getting the best out of a CRM, social media, websites, and much more.
Using his experience of speaking to agents daily about the above, he is very well-positioned to talk about what is working and not working in this ever-changing industry.
Stay tuned for his prediction of the West Ham - Fiorentina score!

Jun 1, 2023 • 52min
Episode 62: Chris Webb
Today's guest is approaching 20 years of experience in the property industry and shares some amazing advice in this episode.
He leverages his Estate Agency expertise to help businesses of all sizes to grow and become more profitable.
Specialising in providing tailored guidance to estate agencies, enabling them to optimise their operations, improve their sales processes, and drive long-term business growth.
From independent, corporate, franchise and now running his own business, there is a lot to be taken from this discussion.

May 25, 2023 • 39min
Episode 61: James Hummerstone-Pope
Today's guest is known as The Straight Talking Agent and you will know why from listening to this episode.
He has worked in the industry for almost 20 years and has seen it all from working on the high street to the hybrid model, he started his own self-employed business at the start of 2023.
There is lots of practical advice to take from this conversation and go action in your business immediately.

May 18, 2023 • 39min
Episode 60: Tom McGee
Today's guest has been serving the industry for 20 years and is a regular contributor to various estate agency groups across social media, so who better to have on the podcast to share some pearls of wisdom?
There is a lot of valuable content in this episode from one of the most knowledgeable people in the sector and it's definitely not one to miss.

May 11, 2023 • 38min
Episode 59: Lucy Noonan
Today's guest has been involved in the property industry for over 20 years now and has loads of experience to share.
She started her own business towards the end of 2021 and it continues to go from strength to strength by providing specialist acquisition management to support growth for estate and letting agents.
Having been involved in hundreds of acquisitions and having several thousand buyers registered with her business, she is very well-placed to offer advice on how to increase the value of your business.

May 4, 2023 • 39min
Episode 58: Paul Ivens
Today's guest has been serving our industry longer than I've been born (sorry Paul) and he brings bags of experience to this episode.
He shares fantastic advice on how to get the best out of direct mail and offers great expertise from someone who was working the difficult markets of the late 80s/early 90s and the 08/09 recession.
Never standing still and always looking to constantly move the needle in his business, this is not one to be missed.

Apr 27, 2023 • 45min
Episode 57: Steve Betts
Today's guest has been working in the industry for coming up to 20 years and has run his own estate agency for the past 4 years.
There is lots of fantastic content around leveraging social media and using video in your business to grow your audience.
You will not want to miss the end of this episode, where an absolute golden nugget is dropped about winning listings in a new market by targeting properties that are on the market with your competition.

Apr 22, 2023 • 40min
Episode 56: Ebrahim Turner
Today's guest is someone that I have wanted to get on the podcast since I decided to launch it, having been a guest on his podcast a couple of years ago.
We have been aligned on many things since our first conversation and I always come away from our chats inspired and with lots of energy.
This episode offers a different perspective on things from a few different angles such as mindset, social media, and learning.
I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did recording it.

Apr 6, 2023 • 51min
Episode 55: Dan Firth
Today’s guest has served our industry for 18 years. From corporate to hybrid, high street to self-employed, he has seen it all. This episode is definitely not one to be missed from the training and development side of things.