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Opening The Gates To More Listings

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Mar 20, 2025 • 27min

Episode 173: Simon Squibb

Today's guest needs no introduction, but for those of you who don't know him, he is definitely not your usual entrepreneur.He started his first business while homeless at just 15 and later sold his agency, Fluid to PwC for more money than he’ll ever need.Known for his viral move of buying a staircase in London and slapping a doorbell on it where folks can pitch their dreams, he's on a mission to help 10 million people kickstart their businesses.With over 14 million followers on social media, he’s spreading the word through his #GiveWithoutTake movement and inspirational street interviews.He also recently became a Sunday Times best selling author with his book 'What's Your Dream?'This is not a conversation about estate agency or property, but instead one about leadership, purpose, learning to sell, finding happiness, thinking differently, community, and, authenticity.I promise you will want to listen to this conversation as it will leave you feeling inspired and motivated to take charge of your life and the destination you are going in.
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Mar 17, 2025 • 54min

Episode 172: Regina Mangan

Todays' guest is the Managing Director of Liberty Blue Estate Agents and is Amazon no.1 Best selling author of “How to Build A Smarter Faster Better Estate Agency Business”.Liberty Blue is Ireland’s No. ONE rated estate agent on Google with over 1,000 reviews and an average rating of 4.9*.Her path has been greatly influenced by the wisdom of remarkable mentors within the Estate Agency Industry, primarily from the UK.Participating in various agency mastermind groups fuels her inspiration and she fosters learning from industry leaders. In this conversation, you will take away some key learnings from her 28+ years working in the property industry that you can go action in your business today.
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Mar 13, 2025 • 1h 1min

Epsiode 171: Simon Leadbetter

Today's returning guest for an unprecedented fifth time is the founder of We Are Unchained, a strategic marketing consultancy that helps businesses grow faster by enhancing their market insight, strategy, activity, and talent.Over his 8 years experience in the estate agency industry, he has worked with Countrywide, Fine & Country, Keller Williams, and Knight Frank.He's also a mentor at Agents Together, Propertymark Trust Ambassador and Fractional CMO for Lemon and Lime Interiors.With over 30 years of marketing experience across multiple sectors, from startups to FTSE100, he has turned failing marketing teams around, and educated hundreds of people on the science and art of marketing.His mission is to make quality strategic marketing and practical advice accessible to every business, whether they need a virtual CMO, a one-to-one mentor, or a marketing trainer.In this episode, we discuss the third and final edition of the results from part one of the Voice of The Agent 2025, covering topics such as marketing, Net Promoter Score, lead sources and the portals. If you've not already read part one of the report, please do contact me for a copy of it and I will happily share it with you.You can also message me if you are interested in completing part two of the survey and sharing your voice to help shape the industry.Any insights shared will help define the future of the UK property market.
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Mar 10, 2025 • 1h 6min

Episode 170: Mat Steinwede

Today's guest has gone from homeless to the #1 agent for McGrath and has an incredibly inspiring story to share.He is a world-class Sales Specialist, High Performance Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur and Founder of the 31 Minute Movement.With over 23 years’ experience dedicated solely to the real estate industry across the Central Coast, he has one of Australia’s best track records in property sales.His achievements have seen him recognised by global sales leaders and a thought leader and emerge as an in-demand high-performance speaker.Outside his passion for Real Estate, he is an author and founder of the 31 Minute Global Movement which helps people who want to unlock their true potential and live their best life.By sharing his inspirational journey of growth he motivates and empowers others in their quest to achieve outstanding life success.This is not just a conversation about real estate, but a lesson on life and what to do if you want to achieve the things you desire, both professionally and personally.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 52min

Episode 169: Lee Woodward

Today's guest is the Chief Education Officer of Lee Woodward Training Systems and has over 30 years of experience in the real estate market.He is a designer, producer, editor and presenter of multimedia education for progressive real estate agents, leaders and businesses and also author of The Complete Salesperson Course and multiple books.Renowned for bringing a fresh perspective to the challenges faced by real estate professionals, his gift is to take a problem, visualise the solution, drill down to the detail and create a system or method that transforms the challenge into an actionable opportunity.In this episode, he will inspire you to think and act differently to drive your future and smash your business goals.
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Mar 3, 2025 • 57min

Episode 168: Roger Black MBE

Today's guest is a retired athlete who competed internationally for Great Britain and England.During his career he won medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and European Championships.He was given an MBE in 1992 for services to athletics and was given an honorary degree at Southampton University in 1995.Today, he is now partner of BackleyBlack ltd, which is a performance based training company that combines the experience of two of Great Britain's finest Olympic athletes with the simple goal 'To transfer Olympic performance into the workplace'.He is also an ambassador for eXp and has been working with agents up and down the country in recent years.If you are looking to understand more about how to implement an Olympic mindset into your estate agency business and learn from someone who has achieved incredible results in their expert field, you do not want to miss this conversation.
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Feb 28, 2025 • 55min

Episode 167: Kirsty Franks

Today's guest is the Founder and Ceo of Frank Marketing.Frank Marketing specialise in growing market share and driving sales for estate agents and other property professionals, so we have the right person to come on the podcast. She is also Group Marketing Director for The Property Franchise Group and is also part of the committee for Women in Estate Agency.We have a great discussion around marketing and the importance of it, plus being consistent and knowing your client avatar. We also chat about juggling work and your personal life, the WIEA conference and so much more.Take a listen to this conversation to hear from one of the most highly thought of figures in marketing within the estate agency industry.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 54min

Episode 166: Simon Leadbetter

Today's returning guest for an unprecedented fourth time is the founder of We Are Unchained, a strategic marketing consultancy that helps businesses grow faster by enhancing their market insight, strategy, activity, and talent.Over his 8 years experience in the estate agency industry, he has worked with Countrywide, Fine & Country, Keller Williams, and Knight Frank.He's also a mentor at Agents Together, Propertymark Trust Ambassador and Fractional CMO for Lemon and Lime Interiors.With over 30 years of marketing experience across multiple sectors, from startups to FTSE100, he has turned failing marketing teams around, and educated hundreds of people on the science and art of marketing.His mission is to make quality strategic marketing and practical advice accessible to every business, whether they need a virtual CMO, a one-to-one mentor, or a marketing trainer.In this conversation, we discuss more of the results from part one of the Voice of The Agent 2025, covering topics such as the rental market, opportunities for letting agents, agent concerns, competitors, company resources, marketing, and portals. If you've not already read part one of the report, please do contact me for a copy of it and I will happily share it with you.You can also message me if you are interested in completing part two of the survey and sharing your voice to help shape the industry.Any insights shared will help define the future of the UK property market.
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Feb 24, 2025 • 51min

Episode 165: Linda Stringer MNAEA

Today's guest is a self employed estate agent with eXp covering Sheffield & Rotherham.She has been in the industry since 2010 and has worked in the corporate and independent sectors.We discuss self-employed estate agency, video, social media, women in estate agency, and growing a team, plus lots more.Don't miss this episode if you want to hear some of the secrets behind the success of someone that has the majority of their business coming from recommendations and social media.
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Feb 20, 2025 • 58min

Episode 164: Jo Bourne

Today's guest is Director of Impact ctmd Limited and uses her 30 plus years of experience to help businesses and individuals grow.This includes providing consultancy, people development and training across all aspects of customer service, estate agency, conveyancing and the house moving process.Having worked in the corporate space and hybrid model over the years, she has a wide range of experiences that we discuss in this conversation.She is also a mentor with Agents Together and discusses the importance of collaboration within the industry.If you are looking for an episode that is going to give you lots of practical tips on how to be a better estate agent, this is certainly one you don't want to miss.

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