

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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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!

Oct 19, 2023 • 52min
Episode 83: Ross McKenzie
Today's guest is the founder of Isla-Alexander who has been working in the industry since 2013 and is building the next generation of estate agency built on the foundations of media and marketing
He has previously worked as a director for some of the UK’s largest Estate Agency firms such as Purplebricks, Countrywide, and, Keller Williams.
There is so much gold in this conversation and plenty to take action on.

Oct 12, 2023 • 38min
Episode 82: Lauren Power
Today's guest has worked in estate agency for over a dozen years for independent agents, national corporates and online agencies.
She has helped over 1000 Leeds home movers throughout her career to date.
In the past two and a half years, she worked alongside self-employed estate agents, training and coaching them.
She now partners with great estate agents and supports them in building their own businesses as well as running her own business, only working with a maximum of 20 clients at a time to ensure they receive the best possible service.
Her results in 2023 from a cold start have been remarkable and this is a great episode to learn from someone who is walking the walk right now.

Oct 5, 2023 • 46min
Episode 81: Chris Buckler
Today's guest is back for round 2 having been guest number 3 over a year ago.
Since then, a lot has changed with him having, founded a new self-employed model called The Estate Agency.
He is also a coach, mentor and self-confessed estate agency geek.
Please follow the link below to take a quiz and find out if self-employment is the perfect fit for your estate agency career.
https://theestate.agency/eligibility
You will also gain valuable insights and make informed decisions about what is suitable for you.

Oct 5, 2023 • 47min
Episode 80: Robert Reed
Today's guest is a high-profile estate agent who worked his first day in Tarporley in 2004
He joined forces with Gascoigne Halman and launched their new Tarporley office in March 2020.
He believes that an estate agent's role is to understand a client's needs, set an appropriate strategy and remain actively involved from start to finish until the goal is achieved.
He has developed a reputation for innovative thinking and a positive, and, energetic approach.
He also has a national profile, with appearances on TV and radio, providing property comment on BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 5 Live.
Many still remember him for being the youngest ever panellist on ‘Have I Got News for You’ at just 17.


