

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.
Episodes
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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.

Mar 30, 2023 • 38min
Episode 54: James Cocker
Today's guest is the founder of Agent Accelerator where he helps agents build a pipeline of sellers and landlords.
He loves property, & marketing, two things that tie into estate agency in a big way, and this definitely comes across in this episode. If you want to find out more about how to leverage social media to win more listings, you do not want to miss this episode.

Mar 23, 2023 • 43min
Episode 53: Jonathan Handford
Today's guest is a Non-Executive Director at Fine & Country.
He is a very experienced Speaker, Coach, Trainer and Estate Agent committed to the upper quartile of the market focusing on luxury property.
He was recognised in 2019 as the Best Overall Operator from 325 Fine & Country offices worldwide.
If you're looking to stand on the shoulders of giants (he is very tall) and see how they are getting the results they do, this is an episode not to be missed.

Mar 16, 2023 • 32min
Episode 52: Andy McHugo
Today's guest is a seasoned estate agent with over a dozen years of experience.
He started his business 18 months ago and is going from strength to strength.
If you're looking for inspiration in starting up your own estate agency, moving into a new market or trying new things outside of your comfort zone, this is one for you to listen to.

Mar 12, 2023 • 43min
Episode 51: Scott Gunn
Today's guest has over 15 years of experience selling homes, having sold his very first house in 2002, when he was just 18 years old.
Having joined eXp in October 2019, he was the 2020 eXp Top Performing agent in the UK, voted UK's Most Supportive Agent by his peers, and Rev Share Agent Of The Year.
He saw an opportunity and borrowed £20,000, fast-forward just over 3 years and his life is very different.
He was finally earning over £100,000 (by quite a way), took 6 weeks off last summer, refurbished his house and as of this week exchanged on his 4th buy to let.
He helps explain to estate agents how they can start their very own business, so I thought who better to get on the podcast and discuss how to get more listings.


